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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1907

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Macquarie Shire Council

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 July 1907 · page 4

The Macquarie Shire Council is to be congratulated on its businesslike methods of administration and general control. The first balance sheet issued…

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Macquarie Shire Council. Haly-yearly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 July 1907 · page 3

The following business was transacted at the half-yearly meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council on Monday last after our report closed for the…

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Gilgandra Shire Council

The Castlereagh · Friday 5 July 1907 · page 9

The usual monthly meeting of the above wash Id in the Council cham [?] on Monday last present: Councillors Barden [?] Berryman,…

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Municipal Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1907 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council will be held on Monday evening next, the 8th inst. Alderman Nicholas will move as follows:…

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Dubbo Municipal Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 6 July 1907 · page 4

AT the forthcoming meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council on Monday Alderman Nicholas is to move: "That Darling-street in the added area, from…

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What a Shire Council has to Administer. "Some" of the Acts

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 6 July 1907 · page 4

SAYS the "S.M. Herald":--"It may be interesting to give some of the Acts of Parliament which are effected by the passage of the Local Government Act, and of which the powers may…

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Council Meeting Lapses

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 July 1907 · page 2

The Municipal Council meeting set down for last Thursday night lapsed, there not being a quorum present when the time arrived for starting. At that…

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Shire Council

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council was held on Friday last. Present : Councillors Watt (chair,)…

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Mun1cipal Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1907 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the council was held- on Monday evening last, the 8th inst. The Mayor occupied the chair, and there were alao present Alderman Palmer,…

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An Ex-mayor Imprisoned

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 July 1907 · page 4

According to one of this morning's cablegrams wild scenes of delight were enacted at San Francisco when the sentence of five years' imprisonment on…

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Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 July 1907 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Wellington Council, which lapsed on Thursday night for want of a quorum, was held last evening. There were…

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Dubbo Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 3

THE fortnightly meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council was held on Monday evening Present: The Mayor (Alderman D. McGuinn), Aldermen Palmer, Ryan, Cadell, Tighe, Ritter,…

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The Miniature Rifle Range. Opened by the Mayor

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 4

THE Miniature Rifle Range in the Band Hall, in Darling-street (as wo reported in a recent issue) his been fitted up by the military authorities for the purpose of encouraging, in…

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Talbragar Shire and Local Government. Those "Remissions" of Taxation

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 4

IN the address recently delivered here by Mr. Thrower, M.L.A., reference was made by him to the increased taxation imposed on country residents hereabouts by the Local Government…

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The Cobbora Shire Council. (To the Editor.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 July 1907 · page 2

SIR,—Great praise is due to the Shire Councillors for the improvements effected on the roads during the first half year of their administration…

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Municipal Council. Squabble Over Gas Matters

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 July 1907 · page 4

The Council meeting last Wednesday attracted notice more from the point of rows than the amount of business done This is nothing unusual but the…

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A Municipal Pooh-bah. What Is Expected of a Nuisance Inspector

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 July 1907 · page 2

"Hullo!' exclaimed a man in the street as he caught sight of a friend, "Haven't aeon you for a long time. Where're yer workin'?"…

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Talbragar Shire Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1907 · page 3

A spcial meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council wns held on Saturday last, the 13th instant The president (Mr. Isaac Roberts) occupied the chair, and there were also…

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Talbragar Shire Council. Special Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 17 July 1907 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council was held on Saturday morning. Present: The President (Councillor Roberts), Councillors Wake, Graham, Cummins, and…

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The Cobbora Shire Council. (To the Editor.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 July 1907 · page 4

Sir,—In common with many residents of this part of the district I have noticed with regret that reports of the proceedings of the Cobbora Shire…

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