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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1928

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Sharp Shots. Questions for the Mayor. Aldermanic Bombardment

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 3

Sharp shots are usually fired at the Mayor at the conclusion of each Council meeting. Here is the budget of Tuesday night's bombardment:--…

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Sub-district Council Meeting at Narromine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Dubbo Sub-District Council was held at Narromine on the 23rd June, when the following branches wore represented:…

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What About the Weir? Council Asked a Question

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2

In order that the project of the weir across the Macquarie River at Dubbo should not be allowed to rest, the Dubbo Progress Association wrote to…

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House Numbers. Dubbo Council Decides. Aluminium or Enamel?

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 3

Acting on the recommendation of the works committee, the Dubbo Municipal Council at its meeting on Tuesday night, decided that house…

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Bureau Activities. Dubbo Sub-District Council. Spreading Education

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the Dubbo Sub-District Council was held at Narromine on June 23, when the following branches were represented:…

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Dubbo Council. Fortnightly Meeting. Variety of Matters Dealt With

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Dublin Municipal Council on Tuesday night was attended by the Mayor, Alds. White, Francis,[?] Macdonald,…

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Evasive Mr. Fraser. Variation to Monotonous "No." Council Makes Complaint

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2

As if in variation to the monotonous "No" which the Railway Commissioners are wont to give, the latest type of reply, according…

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Bourke Municipal Council. Tuesday, June 26

The Western Herald · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 5

Present : Alds Kessey (Mayor), Doyle, Brown and Clifford, Engineer Flowers and Clerk. Daring the reading of the minutes…

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Trades Union Council. Not Affiliated Abroad. SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 6

The secretary of the Australian Trades Union Council says that the report that the Council is affiliated with the "Red" or any International…

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Council of Churches. Anglicans and the Eucharist. SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 6

The statement that the Anglican representatives on the Council of Churches were withdrawn since Council began to discus the Eucharistic…

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Roping in Unions. Move By Australian Council. SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 6

The Sydney Trades and Labor Council has decided to organise the workers to combat the Federal Arbitration Act and to make every effort to…

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Macquarie Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 July 1928 · page 6

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

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Talbragar Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 6

Councillor F. W. Brownlow (President) was in the chair at the monthly meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council held last Friday night. Others…

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Talbragar Shire. Month's Business

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 3

A varied buget of business was before the monthly meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council on Friday night, some of it being of more than usual…

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The Shire Council's Venture. Great Saving in Time and Money. Astounding Work by Motor Grader

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 2

Shire councillors, aldermen and upwards of a hundred others, interested in goods roads and their manufacture, gathered last Friday afternoon on the…

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New Road Making Era Remarkable Renin From Power Pleat Test. Talbragar Shire's Purchase

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 2

Manual labour is not in it with mechanical power, and the era of the machine is at hand. This was demonstrated in tests, made on Friday of a…

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Narromine Municipal Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1928 · page 6

The Adjourned meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Narramine was held, on Monday night, July 2, those present being The…

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Ructions in Municipal Council Aldermen Object to Deputy Mayor's Attitude. Deputy Mayor Refuses to Withdraw Remarks

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 July 1928 · page 12

THE usual fortnightly meeting was fixed for Tuesday night last, and there were present Ald. J. P. Walker (Deputy Mayor), Mitty,…

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Aldermen Fight. Newcastle Council Trouble. Newcastle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 6

The sequel to a heated discussion on Municipal Administration at Newcastle at a recent special meeting of the City Council was a stand-up fight between…

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Please Mr. Mayor! Question Time in Council. His Worship's Cyclopedic Knowledge

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 5

The verbal bombardment of the Mayor's citadel which took place during question time at a meeting of the Dubbo Council on Tuesday…

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