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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 5 of 22

Shire Tribute To Late J. F. Hammond

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

The Councillors of Jemalong Shire stood in silence for one minute as a tribute to one of their number in past years…

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Jemalong Shire Voles Its Contribution To L.V.D. League

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 1

In the absence of Cr. Cutcliffe from the annual meeting of the Lachlan Valley Development League on the 13th inst…

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F. & S. District Council Seven Branches Represented

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 5

The representation of seven branches and over 20 delegates at the Ashburnham District Council meeting of the…

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Road Repair Requests to Shire Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 4

Requests for road repairs from all four ridings of the Bland Shire were placed before the shire councillors at their last meeting at West Wyalong…

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Shire Moves On Noxious Weeds

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 7

Notices will be served on landholders throughout the Bland Shire who have failed to destroy noxious weeds on their properties…

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Shire's C'wealth. Aids Road Programme

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 4

Shire engineer Mr. C. H. Martin submitted the Bland Shire's Commonwealth Aids Programme forthe year 1954-55…

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Shire Received £529 at Auction Sale

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 5

Shire engineer Mr. C. H. Martin reported to the last council meeting that a nett amount or £529/1/5 had been…

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Council to Sell Stone Crusher

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 5

Bland Shire Council, on the motion of Crs. R. J. Murrells and H. R. C. Kalms, has decided to sell its stone crusher…

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Council to Sell Baths Building

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 5

Following a report by the shire engineer, Mr. C. H. Martin, the Bland Shire Council decided to sell the building on…

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Council to Repair Sale Yards Kiosk

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 2

Bland Shire Council has authorised expenditure of £145 to put the kiosk at the sale yards in order…

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Council to Seek Cost of Assisting Hostel

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

Bland Shire Council will seek an estimate if cost of carrying out works required by the West Wyalong and…

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Meeting of Temora A.L.P. Elect. Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Temora Electorate Council of the Australian Labor Party was held at West Wyalong…

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Buildings In The Boree Shire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 8

The following building applications were approved at the last meeting of the Boree Shire Council:…

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Shire Electricity Works Heavy Committee Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 9

JEMALONG Shire Council, as a committee of the whole, held a lengthy electricity committee meeting on March 12, when the only absentee was the President, who was away in Sydney at the time. In his absence…

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Hume C.W.A. Council Meets at Ungarie

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

More than 120 members of the Country Women's. Association travelled from all parts of the Hume Group to attend the Group Council meeting held at Ungarie this month It was a happy meeting and…

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Council's Financial Statements

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 4

A statement of income and expenditure of Forbes gasworks for the two months ending February, presented to last week's finance…

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Shire Tribute to Late J. F. Hammond

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 10

The councillors of Jemalong Shire stood in silence for one minute as a tribute to one of their members in past years,…

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Tullibigeal F S.A. Council Elects Of Officers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Tullibigeal District Council of the Farmers & Settlers' Association reviewed a successful year's activities…

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Pig Farms in Municipal Areas

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 8

It's not only shearing sheds within municipal boundaries (as witness Cowra) that is giving western aldermen concern,…

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Mayor Welcomed At Opening Of Quarter Sessions

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 2

Following his usual custom His Honor Judge McKillop opened Tuesday's sitting of Forbes Quarter Sessions with a welcome to…

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