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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1925

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Municipal Elections

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 November 1925 · page 6

The Municipal Council elections take place next month, and there are likely to be one or two vacancies to be filled, as Ald. Spring does not…

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Dubbo Municipal Council Designation of Dr. Burkitt. Pumping Plant Tenders

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 November 1925 · page 8

Business was expeditionary put through at the fortnightly meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council on Tuesday night. Mayor Macdonald was in…

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Car Backs Into River. Mayor and Mayoress's Narrow Escape. Grafton

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 November 1925 · page 6

A motor car containing Alderman S. A. Jones and the Mayoress of South Grafton was leaving the punt at 6 p.m. yesterday when the car ran back…

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Wellington Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 November 1925 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Thursday night. Present: Alds. J. F: Walker (Mayor), W. Rose…

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Shire Elections. Contests in Macquarie and Cobbora Shires

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 November 1925 · page 5

Thursday last was nomination day for the Shire Councils. In the Macquarie Shire there will be a contest in each riding. Following are…

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Labor and Municipal Elections. (To the Editor.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 November 1925 · page 5

Sir.—My attention has been drawn to a couple of items published in your news columns of your Monday's and Thursday's issues of…

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Municipal Nomination Day

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 November 1925 · page 2

The Municipal elections will be held on December 6th next, when nine aldermen are to be elected. All nomination papers much reach the…

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Shire Elections

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 November 1925 · page 2

The only riding of the Talbragar Shire to have on election is the "B" Riding. In this there are four nomination, the two retiring councillors, Messrs…

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Shire Elections

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1925 · page 2

[?] have [?] from persons [?] willing to act as councillors to the [?] Shire Council for the [?] In A. Riding the…

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Shire Council

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 8

The following were present at the last meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council: Crs. Townsend (president), Hitchen, O'Brien, O'Neill, Watt and…

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Cobbora Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 4

The monthly meeting was held in Medway Hall, Dapper, on Thursday, 12th November, 1925. The following Councillors were…

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Shire Matters

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 4

At the last meeting of Gilgandra Shire Council, it was agreed that the repairs to the plant engine be carried out by the incoming council. The…

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Cobbora Shire. (To the Editor.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 9

Sir.—Mr. James Whiteley has taken offence where none was intended. I have no wish to throw dirt and advise Mr. W. not to indulge too…

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An Alderman and the Engineer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 4

At the Municipal Council meeting last Tuesday night Alderman Rogan accused the Engineer (Mr. W. J. Fordyee) of interrogating one of the…

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Advice or Interference. Trouble Between Municipal Employee and Engineer. Aldermen Take a Hand

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 6

The alleged hostile attitude of a Dubbo Council employee towards some of the election tale-tellers led the engineer…

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Municipal Council. Last Meeting But One

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 2

The penultimate meeting of the Municipal Council that has served Dubbo for three years, was held last Tuesday night. The Mayor, Alderman J. B…

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Questions at the Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 6

At Tuesday night's meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council Ald. Bell asked that representations be made the P.P. Board to have…

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Good Night's Work. Dubbo Council in Business Mood. Sewerage and Water Schemes Adopted. Oyer £60,000 to Be Spent

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 1

"A good night's work," was the verdict of [?]idermen when the Dubbo Council rose on Tuesday night. They had sanctioned the commencement of…

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Municipal Nomination Day

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 November 1925 · page 2

The Municipal elections will be held on December 5th next, when nine aldermen are to be elected. All nomination papers much reach the…

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Municipal Elections

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 November 1925 · page 2

Nominations for the forthcoming municipal elections close on. Thursday next, and all nominations must be in by 5 p.m. on that date. There…

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