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

Council & local affairs, 1953

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Jemalong Shire Correspondence: Thursday's Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 3

Only absentee from Thursday's meeting of Jemalong Shire Council was Cr. Rout, from whom an apology was accepted…

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Shire Engineer's Report Crushing Plant Arriving

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 6

Mr. Gordon Duff, engineer, reported to last week's Shire Council meeting on the work carried out by the various gangs and plant…

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Shire's Concern At Straying Stock Nuisance Increase

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 4

Jemalong Shire last week expressed concern at the increase in the straying stock nuisance and the high percentage of…

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Shire Electricity Proposals Pinnacle and Warroo Extensions

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 3

THE electricity committee of Jemalong Shire Council held a meeting on March 6, and the minutes of its meeting were adopted at the monthly…

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Jemalong Shire And The L.V.D.L.

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

Jemalong Shire at its meeting last week decided to continue its association with the L.V.D.L. for the ensuing six months and to…

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Council Defers Decision on £7 433 Bulldozer

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 1

Bland Shire Council, at its last meeting, deferred the question of purchasing a D bulldozer which…

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F. and S. Council Re-elects President

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 1

Despite his wish that a younger man be elected to fill the position of president of the Wyalong and District potincil of the Farmers and Setllers…

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Council Is 83 Next Week Revenue Now £140,000

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 1

NEXT Wednesday, April 1, the Forbes Council will celebrate--if it remembers --its 83rd birthday. On that day in the year 1870 the first Forbes Municipal…

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F. & S. Council Secretary Congratulated

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 2

Tributes to the work of Mr H. J. H. Knight as secretan of the Wyalrng District Coun cil of the Farmers and…

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Tullibigeal F. S. Assn. District Council's Annual Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 2

All branhes were represented at the recent annual meeting of the Tullibigeal District Council of the Farmers & Settlers' Association. Delegates present were:—…

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Forbes Council Pays Tribute to Queen Mary

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 2

At Thursday's Council meeting the Mayor, Ald. P. Conridge, reported that he had forwarded a telegram of sympathy, through the…

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Trouble Over Gasworks Roofing Council Temperature Rises

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 1

THERE was a little warmth in a discussion about the gasworks at Thursday's meeting of the Forbes Council. For a few moments the atmosphere was considerably less chilly than the outside air…

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Activities of F. and S. District Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 5

In his report of the year's activities in 1952, the president of the Wyalong District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. H. R. C. Kalms, touched on all activities of the association…

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Jemalong Council's Aid to LVD League

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 2

Jemalong Shire Council at its last meeting, adopted the report and recommendation of its delegates, Crs. Cutcliff and Smith,…

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The Saleyards Questions and Answers In Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 3

AN INTERESTING series of questions on notice regarding the Forbes saleyards, and the replies furnished in writing by the engineer (Mr. Prendergast), were read to the meeting of the Municipal Council last Thursday night…

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Municipal Works Crushing Started At Quarry

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 4

Works carried out in the municipality during the past month, according to the report of the engineer (Mr. Prendergust) to last…

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Municipality And Shire Combine: Rural Electricity

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 7

Co-operative action on the part of Forbes Municipal and Jemalong Shire Councils in regard to the carrying out of rural…

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Chamber of Commerce Shire Reps. Attend Lively Meetings

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 6

Of considerable local interest was the Chamber of Commerce meeting, held on Wednesday night of last [?]ek…

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Lachlan Valley Some Criticism Of Body In Council

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 1

SOME criticism of the Lachlan Valley Development League for its failure to provide Forbes Council with a statement of its affairs for the initial year of its activities, before the Council is called upon to consider the…

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Shire Engineer's Report On Roadworks

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 3

The report of Mr. Gordon Duff, engineer, to last week's meeting of Jemalong Shire Council dealt mainly with the…

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