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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

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Timbrebongie Shire Council. Regular Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 5

The regular meeting of Councillors of Timbrebongie Shire was held at the Shire Office on Friday last. Present: Councillors T.M. Scott (President).T…

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Cobar Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Western Age · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Cobar Municipal Council was held on Thursday last, with his Worship the Mayor (Ald. P. J. Condon), and Alds,…

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Latest Telegrams. Trades and Labour Council. Suggest Break with Arbitration Court. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 6

The Trades and Labor Council has carried a resolution advocating a complete break in the Federal Arbitration Court and transference by the unions…

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Bourke Municipal Council. Monday, August 1

The Western Herald · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting was held on Above date. Present : A'ds Kessey (Mayor), Jones, Griffith, Doyle, Clifford, Brown…

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Macquarie Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Macquarie Shire was held on Saturday, and, owing to discussion of financial matters, the meeting did…

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Council's Finances

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 2

The Macquarie Shire, like all other shires and municipal councils in the State, is beginning to feel the pinch of the extra taxation and burdens on…

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Local and General Council Employees Strike

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 2

Yesterday morning, daymen in the employ of the Dubbo Council went out on strike, the men having refused to work with a man named Flood, who…

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Late Telegrams. Trades Union Council. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 3

When the first meeting of the [?]tive of the newly established Australian Council of Trades Unions opened in Melbourne for the purpose of taking…

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Council of Trade Unions Up Against Judge Beeby. Protest re Electrocution. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 2

The first meeting of the newly established Australian Council of Trade Unions opened in Melbourne yesterday, and it was decided to take united…

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Wellington Municipal Council a Big Overdraft. Roads and Footpaths

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 August 1927 · page 10

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night. Present, Aldermen M. Bembrick (Mayor), N. Cook,…

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Dubbo Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 3

His Worship the Mayor (Alderman J. Barden) presided at the usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council held last. Tuesday night. Others…

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Trades Union Council

Western Age · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

When the first meeting of the crecutive of the newly established Australian Council of Trades Unions opened in Melbourne for the purpose of taking…

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Dubbo Council Fortnightly Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

There were seevral absentees from Tuesday night's meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council. Whether this had any influence on the conduct of…

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Council's Strong Move. to Borrow for General Construction

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 5

At the Municipal Council meeting held last. Tuesday night the following recommendation in slightly altered, form was approved of by the adoption…

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Loan for Works Dubbo Council Approves. Roads, Footpaths, Drainage

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

Dubbo Council had before it an Tuesday night a recommendation from the works committee for the raising of n loan for constructional work on…

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Municipality of Dubbo. Engineer's Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 10

The report of the Engineer to the Municipal Council, Mr. H. J. Lawson, presented and adopted at the meeting of the Council on Tuesday night read as…

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Talbragar Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 1

The usual monthly meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council was held at the Shire Office, Dubbo, on Friday evening. Presents-- Councillors F. W…

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Governor General's Visit Dubbo Council and Shire Co-operate

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 2

The Mayer of Dubbo (Ald. Burden) does not believe in doing anything by halves. On Friday evening he attended the meeting of the Talbragar Shire…

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Talbragar Shire Co[?]cil Monthly Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 6

The president (Councillor F. W. Brownlow) was in the chair at the monthly meeting, of the Talbragar Talbragar Shire Council held last…

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Municipal Council. Regular Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1927 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of the Narromine Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall on Monday of last week. In the absence of the Mayor Alderman…

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