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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1908

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Narromine. (From Our Own Correspondent). Municipal Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening last, it having been postponed from Monday night, owing…

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Alderman Brown in Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 August 1908 · page 2

Notwithstanding a letter from the Town Clerk intimating that Ald. Brown had been appointed to represent the Wellington Municipal Council at the…

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Wellington Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 August 1908 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council was held on Thursday evening, there being present Aldermen Rose (Mayor), Read, Brown…

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Talbragar Shire Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 3

The regular meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council was held on Saturday, the 29th August. The president (Councillor T. H. Mathews) was in the chair, and there…

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Talbragar Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of Talbragar Shire Council was held at the Shire offices on Saturday. Present: The President (Councillor Mathews), Councillors Wake, Baird,…

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Municipal Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 2

The [?] meeting of the Dubbo Municipal [?] was held on Monday evening last, the 31st August. In the absence of tbe Mayor and Deputy-Mayor,[?]…

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Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council was held on Monday evening. Present: Alderman Ritter, Bain, Cadell, Field, Hawke, Orbell, Palmer, Corbett, and Nichols…

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Cobbora Shire Council and Dubbo Land Board. Trouble under the L. G. Act

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 3

THE Cobbora Shire Council has thrown down the gauntlet to the Dubbo Land Board. It appears that the Board gave permission to Mr. W. T. Green to erect a rabbit-proof…

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The Municipal Appeal Cases. Tuesday, Sept. 1. (before Mr. W. G. Burton Smith. P.M.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 2

THE Police Magistrate, sitting as Court of Appeal against valuations of property by the Council, delivered his reserved judgments as to the salability of various properties used in…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 2

Mr. W. Burton Smith, P.M., sat on Tuesday to deal with the appeals in regard to the [?] of church properties, postponed from last month…

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Cobar Council

The Cobar Herald · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of the above Council was held at the Chambers on Wednesday evening. Present : Aldermen Hogan, Duffy, Phillips…

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Gilgandra Shire Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 5

The regular monthly meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, 1st September, a fall council being present…

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The Additions to the Municipal Water Supply

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 4

TENDERS for supply and erection of pumping machinery, water supply extensions at Dubbo and construction of pump, well, engine-house, rising main, and reticulation, water…

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The Municipal Taxation of Church Properties

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 4

THERE is at first glance much to be said in favor of the Darlington Council's proposal that, in the case of Municipal taxation of properties, there should be no…

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Macquarie Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 September 1908 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council was held at the Shire offices on Saturday. There were present—Crs. Gaden (president)…

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Appreciation of a Shire Council

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 September 1908 · page 2

Generally speaking Shire Councils get "more kicks than ha'pence," but at rare intervals their work is appreciated by the ratepayers. The…

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Shire Council

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Friday last. Present: Councillors Failes (President), Watt, Murchison, Hutchinson, O’Mearss…

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The Lighting Proposal. Discussed by Cobar Aldermen. Voting Equally Divided. the Mayor's Casting Vote Says "Light!"

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 2

The special meeting of Cobar Council on Thursday evening was attended by Aldermen Hogan (Deputy Mayor), Morrison, West…

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Municipal Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 4
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

THE following motions will be dealt with at the Council meeting on Monday night next :-- Alderman Nicholas to move; "That the Work of forming, draining, and kerning…

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