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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

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Municipal Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 4
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

A meeting of the above was held last night. There were present: Aldermen Palmer (Mayor), Burden,Corbett, Astley, McGuinn, Gay, and Hill…

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The Council Officers' Reports

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 2

Alderman R. T. Hill seems to have a pet grievance which he persistently airs at the meetings of the Municipal Council. He contends that every…

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Talbragar Shire. a Meeting Full of Interest

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 2

The regular meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council was held on Friday night, when there were present: Crs. G. Graham (President), F. C. Wake,…

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Municipal Bye-election

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 1

Mr. G. W. Bell will not, after all, be a candidate for the Municipal Stakes. It is, therefore, quite possible there will be no race-- that it will be a walk…

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The Municipal Vacancy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 2

Through some trifling technicality the nomination of Mr. G. Bell as a candidate for municipal honors in the extraordinary vacancy in the local…

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Letter to the Editor. Municipal Music Subsidy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 3

Sir,—In looking over the statement of the Dubbo Municipal accounts for the period 1915, published in your issue of the 14th, I noticed the very small,…

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Talbragar Shire Council

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 July 1916 · page 8

At the last meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council, Cr. Morley drew attention to the condition of the road at the back of the Wongarbon railway…

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A Hint for Shire Ratepayers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 July 1916 · page 8

A ratepayer of Talbragar Shire is endeavoring to establish a precedent that would have a revolutionary effect on the administration of local governing…

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Alderman Fined

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 July 1916 · page 2

At the Grafton 'Police Court, Normaim Schaeffer was fined £50 and £3 13s costs for having, while holding the position of an alderman of the…

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Our New Alderman

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 July 1916 · page 1

Mr. J. F. White has been elected unopposed to the vacancy in the Dubbo Municipal Council caused by the resignation of Aid. W. T. Lewis…

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Aldermen Trading with Councils

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 July 1916 · page 2

The recent prosecution at Grafton of aldermen who had been trading with the council has led to a number of resignations in other councils…

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Cobar Municipal Council

Western Age · Friday 21 July 1916 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held at the council chambers on Wednesday evening There were present: Ald…

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Dubbo District Caledonian Society. Monthly Council Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 July 1916 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Council of the Dubbo District Caledonian Society was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Tuesday evening last, when…

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The Municipal Vacancy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 July 1916 · page 4

Nominations of candidates to fill the extraordinary vacancy in the Dubbo Municipal Council closed with the Town Clerk at five p.m. yesterday…

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Labor Council and Conscription. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 4

The half-yearly report of the Labor Council declares its opposition to conscription on the grounds that it is opposed to the best interests of the…

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Forbes Council's Drastic Retrenchment

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 July 1916 · page 2

At the meeting of Forbes Municipal Council last Tuesday night, the finance committee's report, as follows, was adopted:—"That the present…

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Visit of the Chief Secretary. Welcomed by the Mayor

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 July 1916 · page 2

The Chief Secretary, accompanied by Mr. Thrower, M.L.A., arrived in Wellington on Saturday morning with the object of inspecting the hospital, and…

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Municipal Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 4

At a meeting of the Council last night there were present: Aldermen Palmer (Mayor), Burden, Corbett, Whiteley, White, Gay, and Hill…

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Talbragar Shire Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 5

Sir,--In recent references to shire finance, and the too frequent lapses in the matter of attendance at the Council meetings, I asked where is this…

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