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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1930

972 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 10 of 49

Labour Matters Dubbo Branch Meets. Will Form Debating Society Mr. Rogan for Municipal Honours?

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 1

A meeting of the Dubbo branch of the Australian Labour Party was held in the Oddfellows' Hall yesterday, when Ald. J. A. Clark…

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Shire Engineer's Report The Power Grader Has Crawled 10,000 Miles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 7

At Friday's Shire Council meeting, the Shire Engineer (Mr. Hugh J. Lawson) presented the following report:—State Highway No. 7.—On February…

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Agricultural Bureaux Special Meeting Dubbo Sub-district Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a special meeting of this organisation was held at the Lands Office, Dubbo. The President (Mr. D. Kelly)…

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F.S.A. District Council Annual Meeting Mr. Mawby Again Chairman

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 4

The annual meeting of the District Council of the F.S.A. was held at the Farmers and Graziers' rooms, Talbragar Street, on Friday night. Mr. A…

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The City of Sydney From Our Special The City Council Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 5

The explosions of an oil tanker in Newcastle Harbor recently were not an isolated incident of the kind, and evidently these steamers are a source of…

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The Long-promised Benalong Bridge R. Biggs' Tender Selected Is Main Roads Board Filching Shire Control? Talbragarians Troubled

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 8

A full Council commenced business punctually to time on Friday afternoon. In spite of a beautiful electric fan, and a well ventilated office…

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Aldermen Put Heads Together

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 4

A committee meeting of the Muni[?] Council was held in the Town [?] on Tuesday night, when the al[?] put their [?] together in…

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Brewarrina Council

Western Age · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

There must have been some excitement in Brewarrina when the extraordinary election of an alderman to [?] a vacancy on the Municipal Council…

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Little River Crossing Will Help Mr. Weston Talbragar Shire's Decision

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 7

TALBRAGAH Shire Councillors were surprised when they received word of the Macquarie Shire's decision at Friday's meeting (says the…

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Notes O' Nyngan. Began Shire Business. a Golfers' So Long When Wedding Bells Ring

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 7

A heavy dust and windstorm, with thunder mid lightning, broke over the town on Thursday evening. No rain fell in town, but 66 points were…

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Notes O' Nyngan Bogan Shire Business a Golfers' So Long When Wedding Bells Ring

Western Age · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 3

A heavy dust and windstorm, with thunder and lightning, broke over the town on Thursday evening. No rain fell in town, but 66 points were…

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When Ballot Is Held. Council Will Need Big Hat Unemployed Want Work

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 4

Following a resolution from Ald. J. Clark, Council recently decided that when any men were wanted for Municipal works, a…

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Narromine Municipal Council. Monday Night's Sitting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 3

With the wind howling loudly round the Town Hall and rattling anything loose on the old building; with the lightning vividly flashing and illuminating the White Elephant; the heat stifling in a closed room, the Narromine aldermen, on Monday night, sat solemnly…

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Noxious Weeds. Aldermen Wake Up. Will Prosecute If Land-Owners Do Not Destroy. But What About Themselves?

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 9

For months past Khaki weed—and other noxious plants—have been allowed to grow unchecked within the Municipality of Narromine, but now…

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Council Protests. Against Reduction in Local Railway Staff. Aid. Dundas Explains Where The Axe Should Be Put In

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 7

At the Council meeting on Monday night Aid. Dundas said he had heard that Mr. Bishop, good's clerk at Narromine, was to be shifted, and nobody…

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Wellington Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday night last there being…

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[?]Ference to Returned Soldiers. Deputation to Council [?]tter Thrashed Out at Council Chambers

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 3

Council Chambers was crowd [?] Thursday night last, while a many spectators were outside [?] in at the windows, when a…

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FOOTBALL Council Club Meets Preparing for Season

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 1

With the president (Mr. H. J. Lawson) in the chair, a meeting of the Council Football Club was held in Mr. E. O'Neill's…

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Cobbora Shire Council Monthly Meeting. Big Amount of Repair Work

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 March 1930 · page 12

THE usual monthly meeting of the Cobbora Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers, Geurie, on Tuesday last, when the following…

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