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

Council & local affairs, 1954

437 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 18 of 22

Jemalong Shire Census Rise

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 11

Jemalong Shire, like Forbes Municipality, showed an increase in population since the previous census in 1947…

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Shire Seeking Cadet Engineer

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 3

Jemalong Shire electricial engineer (Mr. Murray McDonald) recommended at the last meeting the appointment of a junior cadet…

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Shire to Continue Road Programme

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 3

A number of road matters were before last week's meeting of Jemalong Shire Council for consideration…

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Shire President's Appeal to Men Seeking Pilot

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 1

Search for the missing pilot, Max Hszelton, and his Auster plane, which disappeared in a flight between Bankstown and…

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Gates Over Shire Roads Must Go: Engineer's Report

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 5

A number of gales on roads are to be removed as a result of a report presented to last week's meeting of Jemalong…

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'Pat on Back' for Shire Engineer

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 25 October 1954 · page 1

Apprciation of work performed by the shire engineer (Mr. C. H. Martin) was expressed at a…

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£14,795 Subsidy on Jemalong Shire Electricity

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 25 October 1954 · page 5

Jemalong Shire Council, Forbes has been granted additional subsidy of £14,795 for electricity extensions…

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"Cowra Shire Staff Up 100 p.c. If Cadet Employed"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 25 October 1954 · page 5

WAUGOOLA SHIRE COUNCIL'S STAFF WOULD BE INCREASED BY 100 PER CENT. IN UNDER FOUR YEARS, IF A JUNIOR ASSISTANT TO THE ENGINEER, WAS APPOINTED, SAYS OR. C. P. TREASURE…

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Attack On Council Street Sale Rule: Praise For Nurses

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 1

A BRICKBAT and a bouquet were dished out by a visitor to Forbes, Country Officer of the Anti-Tuberculosis Association of N.S.W. (Mr. W. Desmond Wheeler), who conducted a badge day with the aid of the…

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"Shire Council Cant Tie-up Employees"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 1

Bland Shire Council cannot ask administrative employees to give a guarantee that they will remain in the employ of council for a specified period. This was ruled by the…

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Council Table Comments

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 2

The following exchanges were heard at the last meeting of the Bland Shire Council. held at the Council…

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Alderman Failed To Learn Lesson

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 1

AN Alderman who would like to be a censor Had a few more words to say in that strain to Forbes Council on Thursday. The Press, or more…

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Mayor In Attack On Neglect By State Ministers

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 1

A SHARP attack was made in Forbes Council on Thursday night by the Mayor (Ald. M. H. G. Gunn) on the offhand way in which State Ministers and Departments treated Council as compared with the attention…

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Building Boom In Municipality

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 5

ANOTHER £10,057 worth of buildings was approved by the Forbes Municipal Council for this fast growing town on the recommendation of the Acting Building Inspector (Mr. T. H. Morrow) last week…

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Suggested Move For Council Brickworks

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 1

Ald. J. A. Meagher, Deputy Mayor, who called at Dubbo, with the Mayor (Ald. M. H. G. Gunn) and the Town Clerk (Mr…

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R.s.l. Thanks to Mayor Gunn for Putting Up Views

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 4

Every Council was in the same position, said Cr. Cutcilffe. Roads litre were probably as good as elsewhere but were far…

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Kelly to Tell Govt. of Hospital Needs Mayor Of Forbes Pulled No Punches

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 1

PROMISES to urge on his Ministerial colleagues the needs of Forbes, particularly for a new hospital, were made by the Chief Secretary (Mr. C. A. Kelly) when he came here to open the new Lachlan Producers' Cooperative vegetable…

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Bund Shire Rating

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 2

Bland Shire Council, West Wyalong, has given no indication that rates in any the four Ridings will be…

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Annual Meeting of Council of South-western Show Associations

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the council of South-western Show Associations, held recently at Ardlethan, Mr. R. G. Buttenshaw was re-elected president for the…

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Privy Council's Decision on Land Resumption

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 4

London.—The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council affirmed the decision of the High Court of Australia on the amount of compensation the N.S.W…

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