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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 9 of 19

Council Crumbs From The Municipal Table

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 3

The full Council was present, with the Mayor in the chair. The electrical engineer was instructed to quote Construction…

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Council Works Committee Recommendations Adopted

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 6

Reversing a decision of the Council made at its meeting on May 14, Forbes aldermen on Thursday night granted the…

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Forbes Council's Contribution To L.V.D.L.

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 3

Forbes Municipal Council at its meeting on Thursday night, decided to make the first half of its £250 contribution for the…

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Scouts & Girl Guides' Hall On Nelson Park: Council Approached

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 4

As the result of a recent request to Council by the Girl Guides' Association, a deputation from that body, to which a…

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Odds and Ends From Municipal Engineer's Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 5

In the course of his report to last week's Council meeting Mr. Prendergast, engineer, stated:-- Lake Forbes Reserve.--There is…

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District Council Meeting To-day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 1

Delegates from all branches are attending are meeting of the Wyalong District Council of the Farmers and Settlers'…

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Motion of Loyalty To Queen: Shire Council's Pledge

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 2

At the commencement of yesterday's meeting of Jemalong Shire Council the president, Cr. T. E. Cutcliffe, said since their…

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Shire Items

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 8

At the Boree Shire meeting held on Monday last, it was stated that the electricity subsidy had been increased from £250 to £400…

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Coronation Medals for Forbesites Jemalong Shire Congratulations

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 2

The Jemalong Shire Council, at its meeting yesterday, extended its congratulations to all local residents who had been…

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£12,842 For Rural Electricity To Jemalong Shire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 7

The Minister for Local Government, Mr. J. B. Renshaw, has approved payment to the Jemalong Shire Council of subsidies…

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M. & D. NOTES Arts Council Play

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 7

Because of the prolonged indisposition of Miss Sheila Sewell and Richard Ashley, members of the Arts Council Touring Theatre…

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Subsidy Increase Will Assist Bland Shire Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 5

The increase of subsidy from £250 to £400 for rural electricity connections would be of great assistance to the Bland Shire…

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Shire Calls for Report on Baths Repair

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 5

Bland Shire Council has instructed its health inspector, Mr. W. J. Graham, to bring forward a report on the cost of repairs to the dressing sheds at the Holland Park Olympic Pool at West Wyalong…

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Council to Engage Meter Reader

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 2

The Bland Shire Council at its meeting on Tuesday, decided to engage the services of a meter reader-storeman for the…

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Tullibigeal District Council of F.S.A Meets

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 4

All branches were represented at the meeting of the Tullibigeal District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association held at Tullibigeal recently. A number of local matter…

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"Television Can Wait:" F. and S. Council Sends Resolution

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 1

The Wyalong District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, meeting last Thursday, decided that the time is not opportune for the…

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Queen's Photo For Shire Chambers

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 2

In reporting to the Jemalong Shire Council meeting on Thursday that he had attended the Forbes Coronation celebrations on…

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Shire Clerk's Report: Stale Of Finances

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 2

In the course of his report to last Thursday's meeting of Jemalong Shire Council the Clerk, Mr. Copeland, dealt with the…

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Shire Electricity Schemes Privately Built Line To West Plains

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 5

THE President of Jemalong Shire, Cr. Cutcliffe, reporting upon matters attended to by the Clerk and himself while in Sydney at the Shires conference, said he had seen Mr. Hawkins, Minister for Lands, about…

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Jemalong Shire Correspondence: Thursday's Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 4

The full Council was present when the monthly meeting of Jemalong Shire was held last Thursday, President T. K…

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