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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

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Bourke Municipal Council. Monday, May 16th

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting was held on above date. Present: Aids Brown (in the chair) Griffith, Jones, and Doyle, Engineer…

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Municipal Council. Regular Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 2

The regular meeting of the Narromine Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall on Monday evening, when there were present: Alderman A.B…

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Municipal Council v. George Sorlie

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 4

The Municipal Council proceeded against George Sorlie, on a charge of a breach of the ordinances, that he erected a tent in Swift Street,…

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Wellington Municipal Council. Bitter and Sweet Minties and Straying Stock

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 8

The adjourned meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night in the Council Chambers, and although the atmosphere outside…

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Support From Labor Council. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 6

A meeting of the Labor Council endorsed Mr. Lang's action, which it was declared would greatly assist to solidify the working class who stood for the…

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Timbrebongie Shire Council. Ordinary Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 1 June 1927 · page 2

The regular meeting of the Shire of Timbrebongie was held at the Shire Office on Saturday, when the following Councillors were present:—Councillors…

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Wellington Municipal Council. The Gas Service. Ald. Stewart Takes the "Times" to Task

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 June 1927 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night last. Present, Alds. M. Bembrick (Mayor), W. Rose, J…

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Cobar Municipal Council

Western Age · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Cobar Municipal Council was held in the Municipal Council Chambers on Tuesday night last, when His worship…

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Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 4

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

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Gravel on Metal Bourke Street Job Will Stand. Mayor in Defence

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 8

Mayor Barden to prepared to pit his knowledge of road-making against the censurists of the North Dubbo Progress Association. The association's opinion…

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Poetry in the Council. Parks Committee Castigated

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2

"It was years sinec last they met, And they might not meet again; Ratepayers struggled to forge[?], But their struggles were in vain."…

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Visit of Commissioners. Council Will Have No Gobetweens

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2

At the Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night a letter from the District Superintendent of Railways informed that the Chief Commissioner would visit…

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Who Should Provide? Dressing Sheds for Footballers. Council Thinks Sporting Bodies

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 6

Who should provide dressing sheds in the Sports Oval--the council or sporting bodies? This question [?]…

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It's Acomin' Yet Ald. Rogan Prophecys Sunday Football. But Council Is Unimpressed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 3

Sunday football, like Burns' "Brotherhood of Man," is, according to Ald. A. Z. Rogan, "A'comin' yet."…

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Sunday Football. Discussion in Council. League Request Turned Down Dressing Sheds Required

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2

The Rugby Deague wrote to the Municipal Council asking for permission to play football on the Sports Oval on Sundays, and the letter was dealt…

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Dubbo Council Another Motor Sanitary Waggon. Go Slow Parks Committed Much Ado About Matters of Interest

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 5

Many matters of general interest were included to the business transacted at the fortnightly meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council on Tuesday…

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North Dubbo Awake Pressure for Belated Recognition. Ald. Rogan and a New Municipality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 8

North Dubbo was very much in the picture at the Dubbo Council meeting on Tuesday night. A letter from the secretary of the Progress Association…

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Macquarie Shire Council Engineer Tab rett Resigns. President says "My bark is Worse Than My Bite"

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 June 1927 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Macquarie Shire was held on Saturday last. Present: Crs. J. T.. Edwards (President), Goninan, Brazier…

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Buninyong Bureau District Council Proposed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 1

Further progress in the organisation of the Agricultural Bureau movement was mooted at the last meeting of the Buninyong branch. This was in the…

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Amaroo Shire

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Amaroo Shire Council was held at Cumnock on Monday week, when the Following matters of interest to the…

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