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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

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[?]Maly of Law [?] Shire 'Tricked'. Government Farce

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 3

[?]stance of the overlapping [?]trol in Local Government [?]ts, a case was cited at the [?]ng of the Cobbora Shire…

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Mr. Blue[?] Reply. Council Ha[?] Power

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 2

Owing to Mr. [?]ett being indisposed a delay [?]ed in his replay coming to h[?] but it was received on April [?] and was read…

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Town Eyesore. in Narromine Main Street. Council Has Power to Sell the [?]And

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 2

About the first thing that hits a visitor to Narromine plum[?]in the eye is the vacant [?]ment of land in Dandaloo-street [?]ned by Mrs…

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Pulse of the District Gleanings From Adjacent Centres News O' Narromine Filling Municipal Vacancy Footballers Seek Coach a New Town Clerk

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 4

The recent rains were well distributed throughout the Narromine district and farmers are now busy sowing. Gross is shooting nicely, and prospects…

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Football on the Oval. An Emphatic Protest. Council Should Refuse Request

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 1

Football is a man's game. It is a red-blooded recreation which commands the admiration and support of a large section of the sports-loving…

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Municipal Vacancy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 5

Owing to a vacancy occurring in the ranks of our Civic Fathers, through the resignation of Alderman A. Hannigan, who has been transferred to…

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Macquarie Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 3

THERE was a bare quorum at the last monthly meeting of the Macquarie Shire, which was held on Saturday last, those present being…

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Wellington Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 1

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Thursday night last, and the business was gone through in quick time,…

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Our First Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 1

The Dubbo Municipality was incorporated in 1872, and the first election aldermen took place on…

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The Municipal Baths. Last Season's Receipts

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 3

IN his final report to the Council, the baths caretaker of the Municipal baths (Mr. A. E. Musgrave) gave some interesting figures. His…

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Narromine Municipal Council. Monday Night's Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 4

Those present at the above meeting on Monday night were Mayor Dundas and Alds. Bishop, Cox, Everingham, Golding and Murphy. Mr…

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Council Hours

The Western Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 2

The office of the Bourke Municipal Council is open for business between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 "p.m. from Monday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 12…

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Nyngan Council's Trouble

The Western Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 2

At the Nyngan Police Court on Monday last, the Local Government Clerk's Association proceeded against the Nyngan Municipal Council for…

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Gilgandra Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 4

The monthly meeting or the Gilgandra Shire Council was held on Friday last. There were present: Crs. E. Townsend (President), K…

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Shire President's Accident

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 4

Partculars of the accident to the Gilgandra Shire President, in Sydney, on Saturday, show that he had a most providential escape from much…

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New Shire Car. Chevrolet Six Purchased

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 4

The Gilgandra Shire Council considered tenders for a new car for the shire engineer, at last Fridays meeting…

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The Shire Staff. First Assistant Asked For

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 5

A. Donnelly, assistant clerk, applied to last Friday's meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council for ten days of absence from 7th May to…

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Complaint From Shire Employee. Payment for Horse and Dray

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 4

At Friday's Shire meeting the following letter was read:—From G. Berry, who stated that be was a leading hand in the Gilgandra…

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Collie-dubbo Road. Timbrebongie Shire Acts at Long Last

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 5

At the meeting of the Gilgandra Shire on Friday last a letter was read from the Timbrebongie shire clerk, intimating that that shire had…

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Council Meets Usual Monthly Business Dangerous Well

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 2

The Mayor (Aid. G. Fitz-Hill) presided over the following aldermen at the usual monthly meeting of the Municipal Council held in…

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