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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

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The Municipal Council's Bookkeeping

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 4

Some two months ago the Dubbo Municipal Council advertised for applications for a bookkeeper and clerk to [?] Town Clerk in the office. A…

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Shire Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2

The regular meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council was held on Friday night, when there were present: Crs. F. C. Wake (in the chair), W. W. Baird, W…

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Talbragar Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 4

The regular monthly meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council was held on Friday evening last, when there were present: Councillors F. C. Wake (in the…

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Castlereagh Electorate Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 2

A meeting of delegates of the Castlereagh Electorate Council was held in Dubbo on Wednesday night. All the branches of the P.L.L. in the…

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Municipal Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 4

A meeting of the above was held lust night. There were present: Aldermen Palmer (Mayor), Barden, Corbett, Whiteley, Astley) McCulan, Gav, and…

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The Council's Bookkeeper

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

At last night's meeting of tbc Dubbo Municipal Council the applications received for the position of bookkeeper and assistant clerk to the Council were…

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Up Against the Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

The Municipal Council's recentlyappointed Sanitary Inspector came here with the reputation of a man who knows his business, and he evidently…

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Municipal Rolls

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 4

Several persons have been caught napping, and now find themselves with their names absent from the municipal electors' lists, and naturally they have…

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Cobar Municipal Council. Wednesday, November 22

Western Age · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Cobar was held on Wednesday evening last. Present: The Mayor…

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Wellington Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 November 1916 · page 3

The regular meeting of the Municipal Council was held last Thursday evening. The Mayor (Alderman T. Kennard) presided, the other members…

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Not the Mayor

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 1

Mr. A. E. Roberts, "Mascot," Ballimore, informs us that Mr. J. M. Dodd, one of the probable nominees of the Legislative Council, is not the Mayor…

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The Council's New Mower

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 2

The new horse mower acquired by the Municipal Council has bees doing great execution amongst the grosses in Victoria Park during the past week or…

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Alderman and Town Clerk. Inquiry by Council

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 November 1916 · page 3

The Mayor (Alderman T. Kennard) presided at a special mooting of the Municipal Council last Monday night, called for the purpose of making…

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Cobbora Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 November 1916 · page 5

The ordinary meeting of the Council of the Cobbora Shire was held at Geurie on Wednesday, 22nd November. There were present. Crs. D. Ross…

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Is This a Prophecy? Kaiser's War Council. Meaning and Intention

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 November 1916 · page 7

The new battle of the Somme is an astonishing spectacle, for it shows the British and Trench armies advancing in inexhaustible strength, and with a…

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Macquarie Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 December 1916 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council was held on Saturday last, when the president (Cr. A. E. Fuller) was in the chair, and there…

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Municipal Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 1

At a meeting of the above, held last night, there were present: Aldermen Palmer (Mayor), Barden, Whiteley, Corbett, Astley, Wheeler, White, and…

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The Council's Bookkeeper

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council a recommendation was made in the Finance Committee's report that as there was great…

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No Municipal Prolongation. Elections As Usual

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 December 1916 · page 6

Great unrest was created among all the councils of the State by Parliament's proposal, made at the eleventh hour, to alter the franchise and extend…

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Cobar Municipal Council. Wednesday, December 6

Western Age · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 3

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Cobar was held on Wednesday evening last, Present Ald[?]…

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