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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1930

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Notes o' Nyngan Ex-mayor Honoured Splendid Rains Helping the Hospital

Western Age · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 1

At a gathering in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening last, Mr. P. C. Knight, who is shortly to leave the district, was made the recipient of a…

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Cobbora Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 10

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

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Civic Circle Council's Fortnightly Meeting Municipal Matters Discussed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 8

The Mayor (Ald. J. Barden) was in the chair at the usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council, held in the Town Hall on…

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Brick Areas Should Ratepayers Build Brick Fowl Houses and Dog Kennels? The Mayor Thinks Not Discussion in Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 4

Rigid restrictions apply to brick areas, and if a ratepayer wishes to build a garage, fowl house or a dog kennel, he must, to comply…

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Council Brevities Topical Tit-bits

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 1

Only one property changed hands in Dubbo during the past fortnight. Valued at £1150, its transfer was approved at Tuesday night's Council meeting…

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Public Holiday for Hardcourt Tennis Lengthy Discussion by Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 5

Although Council unanimously agreed to take steps to have July 14, the last day of the New South Wales Hardcourt Tennis…

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Council's Values Disturbed Anglican Church Wins Appeal A Substantial Reduction

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 6

Easily the most interesting of the three appeals dealt with in the Gilgandra Shire Appeals Court on Tuesday was the one instituted by Dr…

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Alleged Trespassing On Council's Gravel Pits Action to Be Taken

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 1

"This is not the only carter who has gone to the pits and taken gravel on a Sunday afternoon," said. Ald. Bain at Tuesday night's…

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Parking Cars In Dubbo Streets Council Will Legalise Present System

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 1

"That with reference to the letter from the Police Department regarding the correct method of parking cars, your committee is…

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Local Industry Should Be Encouraged Council and Dubbo-made Sewerage Pipes

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 1

Local enterprise should be encouraged, not only by our Civic Fathers, but also by every ratepayer in the town. While the…

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Municipal Water Supply

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 7

According to the waterworks engineer's report, submitted to Council on Tuesday night, 2,732,000 gallons of water, using 3,416 electric units, were…

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Municipal Finance

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 4

The Town Clerk (Mr. J. Healy) told Council on Tuesday night that the rate collections during the fortnight totalled £[?]55. The bank balances on June 21,…

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Memo for the Mayor I'll See to It, Gentleman

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 4

The danger of parking cars on street corners was cited by Ald. Fitz Hill, at the Council meeting on Tuesday night…

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Politics of the Week The New Lord Mayor [?]te Member for Lane Cove

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 7

Strange as the whirligig of life itself the passing show of politics where Mr. E. S. Marks can be the unob[?]sive member for North Sydney…

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Dubbo Brick Area Exemption Claim Rejected by Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 2

"That the erection of motor garages motor sheds, and buildings of a like nature be exempted from the provisions of the brick area, as…

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Fortnightly Reports At Dubbo Council No Quorum for Finance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 7

The fortnight's collections, vide the Town Clerk's report, totalled £455. Current rates netted £238; lighting, £23; water, £76; sewerage, £110; loan,…

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The City of Sydney Tragic Country Floods City Council Elections Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 9

Graphic stories of the tragic country floods have been pouring into the city, but people here who never experienced a flood find it hard to visualise, Living…

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Burrendong Weir. Warren Graziers Do Not Favour Proposition. Evidence Taken at the Council Chambers, Warren, Before the Public Works Committee, on April 11, 1927, and Never Previously Published in the "News."

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 5

Charles Bernard Egan, grazier, Mount Harris, sworn, and examined:— Chairman: What is the area of your…

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Talbragar Shire Council's Monthly Meeting Cr. Godwin Back on Deck Many Matters Dealt with

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 30 June 1930 · page 2

Councillors present at the usual monthly meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council, held in the Council Chambers on Friday afternoon, expressed pleasure' at seeing the genial president (Cr. W. H. Godwin) back on deck again after his recent illness…

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Engineer's Report on Shire Works

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 30 June 1930 · page 3

The engineer's report reads: -- Contracts on Trunk Road No. 56 (section towards Peak Hill) are approaching completion, and the class of work…

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