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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

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Boree Shire Items From Last Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 6

The Housing Commission stated that no tenders had been received for the erection of three houses at Eugowra. The meeting decided…

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Lord Mayor Going to Holland

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 1

The Lord Mayor, Alderman E. C. O'Dea, said he had accepted an invitation from the Burgomaster of Amsterdam, Mr…

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Ungarie Requests Before Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 2

Several requests from the Ungarie Progress Association were placed before the meeting of the Bland Shire Council on Tuesday. The association asked…

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Bowling Club Requests at Council Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 2

Several requests on behalf of the Barmedman Bowling Club were made by Cr. A. Kelly at the meeting of the Bland Sh[?]…

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Gas Can Be Produced, Said Mayor Of Forbes When Interviewed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 1

"THERE is no reason in the world why gas can't be produced by experienced labor," said the Mayor of Forbes, Ald. P. Conridge, on Tuesday, after his arrival back from Sydney…

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Gas Report to Council Submitted

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 5

The acting gas manager, Mr. J. L. Collins, submitted his report to Council at last night's meeting. It read:…

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The Atlantic Council Meets in Rome

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 4

A meeting of the Atlantic Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was recently held in Borne, under the chairman ship of Mr. Peason, the Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs. Each of the emember countries were represented by their Foreign, Defence…

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Meeting of F.S.A. General Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 3

The F.S A. General Council will meet oil January 29-30. Wheat, meat and wool probems are listed for discussion…

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Municipal Engineer's Report to Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 3

The Municipal Engineer, Mr. T. K. Prendergast, submitted his report to assembled Council last Thursday…

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"Riding" Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 1

Following a letter received from the Road Safety Council concerning the £25 subsidy to which the Forbes…

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Council Mail Bag

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 3

Correspondence and decisions by Council at Thursday's meeting are hereunder: Minister for Conservation…

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Bailey Bridge Equipment for Jemalong Shire

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 3

Mr. F. J. Cahill, M.L.A. for the district, forwards the following copy of a letter received by him from the Main Roads Department…

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Report Of Council Electrical Engineer

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 5

Mr. D. A. Shields, Municipal Electrical Engineer, presented his report, appearing hereunder, to Council last Thursday…

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Statement of Rating Limits Adopted By Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 4

Council adopted the Town Clerk's statement of Council's rating limits for 1952, and presented at last Thursday's meeting…

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Council Still Searching For Information About Gas Undertaking

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 1

SAYING that it was his fault that Forbes had been without gas the previous week-end, for the early part of the week, Mr. J. L. Collins, on loan from the Orange city undertaking and lately temporary acting gas…

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Casting Vote on Shire Rate

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 1

The casting vote of the president, Cr. R. A. Munro, was used at the Carrathool Shire meeting in favor of adopting…

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Jemalong Shire Correspondence and General

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 5

Jemalong Shire Council held its monthly meeting yesterday, there being a hare quorum only owing to the illness of Cr…

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Boree Shire Increased General Rate

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 6

The general rate for 1952 has been fixed at 93d., plus 1d. electricity rate. The increase was deemed…

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Lachlan Shire Supports Valley Development

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 1

The Provisional Committee of the Lachlan Valley Development League has adopted a scale of levy on Local Government bodies…

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Bailey Bridge Equipment for Jemalong Shire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 5

As indicated in our last issue, the question of Bailey bridge equipment for Jemalong Shire was referred to at the meeting…

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