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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1907

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Position of Shire Clerks

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 4

The clerk of the Canoblas. Shire Council has resigned in order to prepare the way for proper legal appointment. An ordinance, dated December…

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Shire Council

The Castlereagh · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 3

A meeting of the above was held at the Council chambers on Saturday morning last. Present: Councillors [?] (in the chair). [?] Berryman,…

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The Shire Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 4

It was mentioned in error that the next meeting of the Talbrogar Shire Council would be held on the 19th. The next meeting of the council will be held on the…

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Municipal Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 4

On Monday the usual meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall. Present: Alderman D. Fitch (Mayor),: Aldermen Cohen, Simon, Atkinson, Hogan,…

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Dubbo Municipal Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 5

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Thursday night, Alderman Ryan presiding. Alderman MoGuinn moved: "That this…

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Dubbo Municipal Council. Special Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday evening. Present: Alderman McGuinn, Ryan, Petersen, Palmer, Bain, Ritter,…

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Cobar Council

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 3

A meeting of the above Council was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last. Present:—Aldermen Leah (Mayor), Cornish, Hogan…

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The New Local Government Legislation. Dubbo Municipal Finances

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 3

ACCORDING to the returns published by the Local Government Office, Sydney, in conjunction with the Government Statistician, in view of the recent passing of the Local…

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Municipal Council

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 January 1907 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting was held on Thursday. There were present— Aldermen Rose (Mayor), Lorton, Lauer, Larance, Deveson, Bembrick…

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Compliments in the Council

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 January 1907 · page 2

After a slightly acrimonious discussion at last week's Council meeting, Alderman Kelly said it seemed to him that the reason Alderman Bembrick…

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The Shire Council

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 4

I CANNOT help thinking that toy previous comments had a good effect, seeing the earnest way in which the Councillors set to work to grapple with the business…

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Liability of Aldermen as Commons Trustees. The Nyngan Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 3

SEVEN of the Nyngan aklermen out of nine were hauled up before the Bunch for not doing their duty to the satisfaction of the inspector, as Common trustces, in the…

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The Death of the Mayor

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 2

IT is not necessary that one should have seen eye to eye with the late. Mr. HEANE-- the Mayor of this Municipality for the presentterm-- in order to reasiso that the loss to the…

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Dabbo Municipal Council. Reference to the Mayer's Death

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 2

THE fortnightly moating of the Dubbo Municipal Council was duly convened for Monday evening and there were present Aldermen Ryan, McGuiun, Palmer, Ritter, Poterson, and Bain…

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Death of the Mayor. The News in Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 2

A painful feeling was caused on Monday afternoon when a rumor was circulated in town that Mr. James Heane, J.F., the Mayor of the town, bad died in Sydney that…

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Reference at the Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 2

On the council assembling on Monday night the Council Clerk briefly announced that news had reached Dubbo of the death in Sydney of the Mayor (Alderman James…

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Death of the Mayor. Mr. J. Heans's Unexpected Decease

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 2

THE report of the death of his Worship the Mayor (Mr. J. H[?]ne, J.P.), on Monday, was hardly credited by the general public, but subsequent investigations inns proved the sad news…

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Death of the Mayor of Dubbo

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 4

The death occurred in Sydney on Monday last of Mr. James Heane, Mayor of Dubbo, from a rheumatic affection. Deceased was a native of…

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Shire Council

The Castlereagh · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 3

A special meeting of the above who held on Saturday last at noon. Present Councillors Barden (president), Mitchell, Berryman and Wheaton…

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The Mayor's Death. The Funeral

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 3

THE interment of the remains of the late Mr. J. Heane, Mayor of the Municipality of Dubbo, took place on Wednesday morning. The coffin and mourners were received at…

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