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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 4 of 22

Commonwealth Should Pay Rates to Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 1

"The onus of satisfying Loca[?] Government needs for more money belongs primarily to the State Government," said…

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Jemalong Shire Cuttings From Correspondence

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 6

Jemalong Shire Council, in full attendance on Friday with the exception of Cr. G. S. Shannon, decided to donate £25 to Dubbo…

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Inspector of Accounts for Bland Shire? Labor Party Move

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

The West Wyalong branch of the Australian Labor Party wants an Inspector of Local Government Accounts to be appointed to investigate the water rates levied by the Bland Shire for 1954, and the expenditure of general rate revenue…

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Shire Engineer's. Report C'wealth Aid Roads Works

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

In his report to last Friday's meeting of Jemalong Shire, the Engineer, Mr. G. Duff, dealt with the work that had been…

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WIRRINYA Shire Grader's Work On Forbes Road Final Of The Cricket Comp

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 8

A Council grader has done a good job on the road from Forbes to Wirrinya during the past fortnight. The previous three months…

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Jemalong Shire Electricity Schemes Loan Programme Works

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

THE Jemalong Shire electricity committee held a special meeting on February 23, and the minutes of that meeting came before the Council meeting last Friday week and were generally adopted…

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Shire Clerk's Report New Rates Coming In

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 4

In his report to last meeting of Jemalong Shire the Clerk, Mr. F. M. Copeland, reported the collection of £12,62111 general…

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Sports Council for Forbes Following Parkes' Lead

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

The meeting which was held last Tuesday night with the idea of forming a Sports Council, on the lines of that operating at Parkes for the past four years, did not get around to the formation of the Council, but a small…

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Municipal Mail Bag Letters Before Last Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 4

The Department of Lands notified that the Minister had refused J. C. Pund's road purchase application on January 26, 1954…

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Special Lease Applications Approved By Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 4

Following an inspection and meeting of the works committee on March 3. Forbes Council, at its meeting last night, decided to…

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Municipal Mail Bag Letters Before Last Week's Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 7

A variety of matters were dealt with in the correspondence received at last week's meeting of Forbes Municipal…

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Municipal Works Flood Repairs and Other Jobs

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 3

Elsewhere we give a resume the Municipal Council works which have been carried out under the flood damage restoration…

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Spastic Centre Council May Be Formed Here

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 1

A Spastic Centre Council may be formed at West Wyalong at a meeting to-night (Thu[?]sday)…

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Report on Shire Water Matters

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 4

Mutters referred to by acting electrical engineer Mr. W. Caldwell in his report to the Bland Shire Council on water…

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Spastic Centre Council Formed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 1

A Spastic Centre Council was formed in West Wyalong last Thursday in an endeavour to raise funds for the centre at Mosman and the proposed new…

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Shire President Asks for More Appeal Funds

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 1

President of the Bland Shire Council, Cr. A. A. Wallace, has appealed for more funds for two appeals recently opened throughout the shire…

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Council To Try For £20,000 Plant Loan

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

The Bland Shire Council decided last week to try and raise a £20,000 loan for new plant. This was decided following…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 6

In his report to last week's meeting the Engineer, Mr. Gordon Duff, detailed the work done during the past month by the…

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Jemalong Shire: Correspondence And Other Matters

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 5

Jemalong Shire Council meeting on Friday was attended by Crs. Cutcliffe (President), O'Connell. Herbert, Toole…

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Sound Position Of Shire Electricity Trading

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 1

THE sound position of the Jemalong Shire Electricity Trading Fund was revealed in a statement presented to Friday's meeting of the Council by the Shire Clerk, Mr. F. M. Copeland…

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