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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 20 of 22

Spastic Council Drive Fro Funds Soon

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 1

The West Wyalong Spastic Centre Council will soon make a drive for funds for the centre's new country hostel, to be built in French's Forest…

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Jemalong Shire Electricity Work

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 3

Rain had prevented stringing Yarrangong and Gunning Gap lines and delayed carting poles to Tallagung line…

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Shire Support for Hospital; Teachers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 5

THE Forbes New Hospital Citizens' Committee asked the cooperation of Jemalong Shire Council, at its meeting last Friday, to its effort to try and induce the Minister for Health (Mr. M. O'Sullivan) to visit Forbes…

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Road Requests to Jemalong Shire: Engineer's Report

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 3

The report of the Shire Engineer (Mr. G. Duff) to Inst week's meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council covered the work…

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Election Of Mayor Tomorrow Night

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 1

The election of Mayor of Forbes for the ensuing year will take place at a special meeting of Council to be held tomorrow…

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No Prizes Were Won by Mayor

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 1

Congratulating the successful boys at the Marist Brothers' College prize giving in the Town Hall on…

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Forbes Council News in Brief

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 4

The full Council on Thursday night was in attendance with the exception of Ald. E. W. Brenner, who is on the sick list…

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Council Talks on Electricity Plans

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 1

Forbes Council is to hold a special meeting tonight to consider a proposal of the N.S.W. Electricity Authority that the…

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Council Committee Investigates Many Town Complaints

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 6

When the works committee of Forbes Council met on November 17, it made a number of inspections and witnessed a…

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Council Says Town Planning To Go On

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 1

SOME months ago Forbes Council refused final payment of the account of Mr. A. J. Brown, Town Planner, Sydney, appointed under contract to handle the Forbes town planning scheme, because his work had not been…

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Rsl Concerned on Council Inaction Over Monument

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 1

Forbes subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' League is concerned at the tardiness of the Council in restoring the South…

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Spastic Council Plans Its Activities

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 8

Plans for a vigorous money-raising campaign were made at a meeting of the West Wyalong Spastic Centre Council on Monday night…

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Commissioner's Thanks To Mayor

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 5

A letter was received by the Mayor of Forbes (Aid. M. H. G. Gunn) from the Commissioner of Police (Mr. C. J. Delaney)…

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Ald. M.h. Gunn Mayor Again

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 1

WIDE popularity of Aid. M. H. G. Gunn was indicated in his unanimous reelection unopposed as Mayor by a special meeting of Forbes Municipal…

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Shire President Election Dec. 15

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 1

Jemalong Shire Council will elect the new President on December 15. The sitting President (Cr. T. E…

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Council 'Generous' With Town Money

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 1

The question of overtime paid in connection with the plan prepared by the former Municipal Engineer (Mr. Kevin…

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Council Plan to Confer on State Electric Proposal

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 1

Forbes Municipal Council held a special meeting of its finance committee on Tuesday night to consider the proposal…

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Forbes Delegate To Dubbo Conference Of R.S.L. Council

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 5

The president (Mr. A. C. Perry) was chairman at a meeting of 25 members of Forbes sub-branch of the R.S.L…

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Council Not Given Full Facts On Belah Lane Closing (To the Editor "Advocate)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 December 1954 · page 4

Sir,— I refer to the article which appeared in your issue of Monday, November 29, re Cr. J. H. O'Keeffe's comments on the…

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Understanding Between Chamber & Council Urged

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1954 · page 9

The Bland Shire Council and the West Wyalong Chamber of Commerce had not understood each other, and there had not been good teamwork, shire president Cr…

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