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

Council & local affairs, 1953

362 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 19

Shire Works Unauthorised Banks On Roads

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 4

In the course of his report to last Thursday's meeting of Jemalong Shire Council the engineer, Mr. Gordon Duff, drew…

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Shire To Assist In Forbes Coronation Celebrations

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 1

The president of Jemalong Shire (Cr. Cuteliffe) reported to Thursday's meeting that he had attended the public meeting at Forbes…

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Spastic Centre Work: Forbes Council Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 1

The Forbes Council of The Spastic Centre, Mosman, which meets tomorrow night, is getting into swing. Later this year it…

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The Electricity Works Of Jemalong Shire Some Complaints As To Low Voltage

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 1

AS there was no meeting of the electricity committee of Jemalong Shire prior to the monthly meeting of that Council last week, owing to the Shire Clerk being on holidays, it has been resolved that there be a special meeting…

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Young Anglican Rally At Forbes First Zone Council Formed

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 2

MORE than one hundred and fifty members of the Young Anglicans, Junior Anglicans and Church of England Boys' Society members marched through the streets of Forbes on Sunday evening to Festal Evensong at St…

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Shire Rate's In West Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 1

At last week's Bland Shire Council meeting, a letter was received from the West Wyalortg…

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Shire To Auction Horse Graders

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 4

The Bland Sliire Council decided at its last meeting to hold an auction sale for the disposal of its old horse…

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Bland Shire Ambulance Will Go to Naradhan

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 6

The Bland Shire ambulance would definitely go to Naradhan if called to do so…

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Report on Inspection of Bland Shire Roads

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 4

A lengthy report on inspections of roads throughout the shire was presented to the last meeting of the Bland Shire Council by the engineer, Mr. C. H. Martin. In his seport, Mr. Martin…

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Requests To Council From Barmedman

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 2

A letter to the Bland Shire Council received at its last meeting from the Barmedman District…

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Council to Install Lights for Football

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 3

The Bland Sliire Council a its last meeting, authorised the [?] lights for tlie recreation…

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Mayor Returns on

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 4

The Mayor of Forbes, Ald. P. Conridge, who has been in Sydney at a Dairy Factory Managers' Conference this week, is expected…

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Jemalong Shire's Irrigation Charges: Reply To V.G.A. Co-operative

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government considers that the tariff which Jemalong Shire Council has imposed for pumping…

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Orders to Buy Council Plant

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 1

Two offers to buy council plan were placed before the May meeting of the Bland Shire Council…

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"Work Retarded Because Maps Are Almost Obsolete" Council Will Engage Draughtsman

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 4

Even at the expense of employing an assistant-engineer-draughtsman, Bland Shire council (West Wyalong) must have up-to-date maps to enable engineers to function in an expeditious and efficient mannner…

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Aldermen And Engineer Clash Over Power Lines Council Priorities And Obligations

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 1

THERE was a stormy interlude at Thursday's meeting of the Forbes Council. Priorities in electricity extensions started the debate, and there were accusations of disobeying Council instructions, to which the answer was…

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Street Stall Rules Modified By Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 1

A recommendation of the works committee, not acceptable to the applicants, led to the modification of the Forbes rules…

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Horse in Council Service for 25 Years

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1953 · page 7

After 2G years' service in the Temora municipal garbage cart the old horse has been "pensioned off."…

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Temora Council Declines to Rebate Pensioner's Rates

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 1

Because it would discriminate between rent-payihg pensioners and rate-paying pensioners the Temora. Muncipal Council on a…

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Council Meeting Tomorrow

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 4

The July monthly meeting of the Bland Shire Council will be held at the Council Chambers tomorrow…

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