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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1912

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Municipal Electors' Roll

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 2

The Municipal Council notifies that those who desire to have their names placed on the Municipal roll of electors must lodge their applications with the…

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Municipal Election

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 September 1912 · page 4

As foreshadowed in these columns, two nominations were received for the vacancy in the representation of Macquarie ward in the municipal council…

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Shire Valuations

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 8

Shire Councils have no definite principle upon which to tax themselves, it has always been a difficult proposition for taxpayers to understand their…

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Mayor Through a Joke

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 3

The son of an English bookmaker was recently elected Mayor of Mouffy, a village near Auxerre, in the Department of Yonne, Control France,--…

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Local Government. The Shire Roads

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 8

The Minister for Works, speaking at a luncheon given under the auspices of the Million Club, admitted that the main roads of the State were in a very…

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The Beef Trust. Action in the Victorian Legislative Council. Commonwealth. Powerless

The Cobar Herald · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 5

In the Victorian Legislative Council it was declared that the people were confronted with a danger of great magnitude, owing to…

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Municipal Election

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 September 1912 · page 4

We would draw the attnetion of Municipal Electors to the fact that applications for enrolment or alterations of enrolment must be lodged with the Town Clerk, Mr G…

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Macquarie Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 September 1912 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Macquaric Shive Council was held at the shire office on Saturday, there being present Crs. Fuller. (President), Sparke, T. C…

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The Mayor Honoured

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 September 1912 · page 2

Ald. W. P. Kelly, Mayor of Wellington, was a prominent figure at the Local Government Conference held in Sydney hist week, which he attended…

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Macquarie Shire Re-valuation

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 September 1912 · page 2

Steps were taken by the Macquarie Shire Council on Saturday in the direction of removing some of the anomalies which crept into the recent re-valuation…

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What the Council did

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 3

Further reference was made by the Minister for Education (Mr. Carmichael) to the action of the Legislative Council in rejecting the Savings Bank…

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A Popular Ex-Mayor. Honored by Citizens of Narromine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 2

Last evening in the spacious commercial room of Mr. T. S. Green's Commercial Hotel, Narromine, a large number of gentlemen, fully representative of…

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Municipal Conference

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 3

At the Municipal Conference last week, Ald. Moxon (Mayor of Wrightville) proposed that Conference recommend to the Minister…

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Municipal Election

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 4

The polling for the Macquarie ward election will take place on Saturday, and a considerable amount of interest is being evinced in the contest,…

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GILGANDRA. Shire Coucil

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 6

A special meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council was held on Tuesday, when Councillor James Patrick was elected President for the remainder of…

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Dubbo District Caledonian Society. Meeting of the Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 3

The first meeting of the Council of the Dubbo District Caledonian Society since the great and successful gathering on the 28th of last month was held…

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Wellington Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 September 1912 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council was held in the council chambers on Thursday evening, there being present Aldermen…

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The Municipal Rolls

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 September 1912 · page 2

The extraordinary election for Macquarie ward has again drawn attention to the condition of the municipal rolls. Reference was made to the matter in…

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Talbragar Shire Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 5

The ordinary montly meeting of the above Council was held at the shire office on Saturday. Present: Councillors F. C. Wake (President). T. H…

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Dubbo Municipal Council Mr. G. H. Taylor's Subdivision. Lord Mayor's Visit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 2

The adjourned and regular meetings of the Dubbo Municipal Council were held last night, when there were present: His Worship the Mayor…

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