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

Council & local affairs, 1952

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The Municipal Mail Bag

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 3

All the aldermen were present when the Forbes Municipal Council, at its meeting on Thursday night, opened the…

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£2068 Flood Grant For Jemalong Shire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 4

The Minister for Works has made a grant of £2068, half the cost of the estimated work for the damage done 10 the roads of…

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Shire To Do Work On Tullibigeal School Area

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 5

Gravelling of the school assembly area and the driveway to the school residence at Tullibigeal is urgently required…

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Compulsory Shire Enrolment Urged

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

Although voting in Council elections is compulsory, enrolment is not. The Carrathool Shire clerk…

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Carrathool Shire Has Loan Trouble

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 8

The Shire clerk, Mr. L. M. S[?] told Carrothool Shire Council that although he had eventually succeeded in…

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County Council Correspondence

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 2

Present at the meeting of the Mid-Lachlan County Council held on 28th March were Crs. J. C. Chanter (chair), L. J. Craft, and…

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District Matters at Lachlan Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 5

The following matters of district interest were before the last meeting of the Lach[?]an Shire Council:…

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Shire Obtaining Timber for Barmedman Bridge

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

The Bland Shire Council is trying to procure timber to repair the Barmedman Bridge…

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Children Attend Council Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 4

Primary school pupils from the West Wyalong Intermediate High School attended the last meeting of the Bland Shire Council to listen to the…

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Big Account to Council Junee Hospital Can Not Pay Yet

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 5

The Board of Directors of the Junee District Hospital have an unpleasant communication to transmit to the Junee…

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Protest Meetings Against Shire Ratings

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 6

PROTEST meetings against the high Shire rates for 1952 have already been held at Canowindra and Cudal, and one is advertised for Eugowra on Tuesday next…

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Presidential Minute To Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 4

In his presidential minute presented to the last meeting of the Bland Shire Council, the president, Cr. A. T. B. Holland…

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Council Changes Meeting Day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 2

The Bland Shire Council has changed its regular meeting day. At the last meeting, Cr. R. J. Murrells moved that the…

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District Wide Requests for Road Works Confront Shire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 4

Requests for road works from all parts of the Bland Shire were placed before the last meeting of the council at West Wyalong. Included in the…

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"Please Refund": Jemalong Shire Grant

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

Main highways and other roads have been affected by the State's financial stress. At last meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council,…

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Jemalong Mail Bag; Decisions Of Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 6

The Jemalong Shire Council when it met on Thursday had some thirty letters to deal with. The Forbes Council wrote…

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Lachlan Shire Council Welcomes New Member

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 2

The President of the Lachlan Shire Council, supported by other members, extended a cordial welcome at the last meeting of…

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Condobolin Council Joins Development League Delegates Appointed

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 1

The Condobolin Municipal Council has finally decided to join the Lachlan Valley Development League, with a yearly contribution of £150. This was unanimously resolved at the meeting held last Monday night…

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" Reduce Rates or Resign" Boree Shire Under Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 6

BOREE Shire ratepayers are up in arms and are protesting vehemently against what they claim are "outrageously high rates" for 1952. "If a substantial reduction is not made in our next…

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Month's Work In Forbes Municipality

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 8

Work carried out during the past month in Forbes was set out in the Engineer's report presented to last Council meeting…

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