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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1907

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Talbragar Shire Council. Special Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council was held at the temporary offices on Saturday afternoon. Present: The President (Mr. I. Roberts) in the chair, Councillors Wake,…

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Dubbo Municipality. Increase In Number of Wards and Aldermen

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 2

A PROCLAMATION in the 'Government Gazette' of Dec. 26th notifies that, owing to the increase in the area of the Municipality of Dubbo, the number of wards in the…

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Timbrebongie Shire Coungil

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 3

The councillors of Timbrebongie Shire held their meeting at the Narromine Council Chambers on the 27th December, when there were present the president (Cr. T. M…

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Lord Mayor in Paris. the Third Visit

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 7

The third State visit of a Lord Mayor of London to Paris was very notable. It occurred in January, 1875, after an interval marked by…

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Inter-Shire Conference. Re appointment of Engineer

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 4

A CONFERENCE of Began, Marthaguy, Timbrebongie, and Talbragar Shires.--each being represented by one member--was hold at the Royal Hotel on Thursday evening. The object…

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Municipal Newspaper

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 8

Dresden is one of the few cities possessing a municipal newspaper, and this was bequeathed to the city by the late Dr. Gunt. The bequest is a very valuable…

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Municipal Council. [?]Er and Other Matters

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 3

[?] fortnightly meeting of [?] was held on Thursday [?] there being present the [?] A. E Rose), in the chair…

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Shire Council

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 5

The Coonabarabran Shire Council met in the Council Chambers on Thursday afternoon last, Present; Councillors D. I. Watt…

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Municipal Council. Correspondence

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last. Alderman J. A. Ryan (in the absence of the Mayor) presided, and…

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Dubbo Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council of Dubbo was held on Monday everting. Present: Alderman Ryan, McGuinn, Ritter, Peterson, Tighe, and Bain. In the absence of…

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Local Government. Powers and Functions of Municipalities

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 6

With the view of assisting municipal councils in the discharge of the fresh duties devolving upon them by the coming into operation of the Local…

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Shire Council

The Castlereagh · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 7

A special meeting of the Shire Council was held on Monday morning last. Present : Councillors Barden (in the char), Mitchell, Hitchen,…

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Cilcahdra. (From Our Own Correspondent). Shire Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 4

A special meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council was held on Monday, January 7, to decide what salary should be paid to the shire clork, which, after considerable…

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Municipal Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 5

A special meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council was held on Thursday evening, the 10th in[?]tant. Alderman Ryan presided, and there were also present Aldermen…

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Shire Councils' Subsidies

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 3

Though most of the shire councils have contrived to get into working order, they have been able so far to accomplish very little owing to the lack of funds. The…

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Dubbo Municipal Council. Special Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council was held on Thursday evening. Present: Aldermen Ryan, McGuinn, Palmer, Ritter, Peterson, and Bain…

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The Municipal Position

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 4

THE Municipalities of the State are placed in ft most peculiar position by the notion of the Government in driving the new Municipal legislation till the very last thing in the…

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Talbracar Shire Council. the New Secretary

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 3

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Tulbragar Shire Council was held at the temporary council chambers on Saturday afternoon last, the 12th instant, the…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Wednesday, January 16, 1907. the Shire Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 2

The Talbragar Shire Council is among those shires which have been held to be "first class," and so are debarred from, participation in the sum voted by…

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Shire Councils

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 6

The Meroo shire has been proclaimed fourth class, entitling it to a subsidy of 25s on the £. It is estimated that the unimproved capital value of the…

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