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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 28 of 49

That Condemned Roadwork Is Engineer Flouting Council Aggreviated Man's Explanation (To The Editor)

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 31 July 1930 · page 1

Sir,—At the June sitting of the Gilgandra Shire Council a motion was passed that Mr. Almeida supply me with the name of the Main Roads…

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Timbrebongie Shire Council. Last Friday's Sitting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 10

Present last Friday at the July sitting of the Timbrebongie Shire Council were President Heane (in the chair), and Crs. Craig, Job, Scott…

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Narromine Municipal Council. Monday Night's Sitting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 3

Mayor Smith and Aid. Dundas, Bishop. Cox, Murphy, Tuck, Cusack, Mr. B. J. Mooney (Town Clerk and Mr. J. Waldron (Electrical Engineer) were…

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Matters Municipal at Narromine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of Narromine Council was held at the Town Hall on Monday night. His Worship the Myor (Ald. J. W. Smith),…

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Macquarie Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 August 1930 · page 3

[?] monthly meeting of the [?]Shire Council was held on there being present Crs. [?]President), Goninan[?]…

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Wellington Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 August 1930 · page 6

THE usual-fortnightly meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council was held on Thursday night last, there being present, Alds. B. G. Wade…

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Off to Canberra Treasurer For Loan Council SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 4 August 1930 · page 1

State Treasurer Stevens left for Canberra last night in order to attend a mooting of the Loan Council at the Federal capital…

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£5,000 Offered to Council for Relief of Unemployed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 4 August 1930 · page 2

The Hon. H. V. C. Thorby has notified the "Dispatch" that a grant of £2500 and a loan of £2500 is to be offered to the…

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Newtown's Wants More Letters to Council Meeting of Progress Association

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 4 August 1930 · page 2

The wants of the progressive suburb of South Dubbo occupied the attention of the Newtown Progress Association on Friday night,…

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Write to Council Newtown's Panacea

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1930 · page 2

President E.A. Tink president at the regular monthly meeting of Newtown Progress Association on Friday night, others present included Messrs. J.E…

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Acquarie Shire Council [?]Pecial Finance Meeting Office Salaries Reduced

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 3

[?] meeting of the Mac[?] Council was held in the [?] yesterday morn[?] purpose of…

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Council Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 4

Probably owing to the fact that the Beautification committee was scheduled to wait upon Council, twelve residents, including a youth in his teens,…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting Items of Interest

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 2

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

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Shire President Advertises His Roads

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 4

For the second time this wet winter the President of the Gilgandra Sh[?]re Council (Cr. E. V. Townsend) has been hopelessly bogged on two of the…

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Graziers' Association. Dubbo District Council

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 6

THE meeting was held at Trangio on Friday, 1st August, 1930, and the following are the minutes:— Present: Messrs T. M. Scott…

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£8000 Loan to Parkes Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 4

Parkes Council has accepted the terms of a loan of £8,000 offered by the brokers to the Commercial Bank of Australia for the purchase of the…

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Municipal Works Engineer's Report to Council Main Roads Work-- Quarry Inspection-- Faulty Grader-- Streets, Footpaths and Sewerage

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 4

Dealing comprehensively with the work carried out in the municipality, the fortnightly report submitted by the engineer (Mr. S…

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Road Metal Charges Fixed By Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 5

Council has axed the following scale of charges for the supply of metal from the quarry crushing plat:-- Two-inch metal, 93 per ton:…

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Graziers' Association Dubbo District Council Meets. Many Matters Discussed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 2

An important meeting of members of the Dubbo District Council of the Graziers' Association was held at Trangle on Friday,…

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Balloting for Jobs Council Rejects Old System Ald. White's Move

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 8

Some months ago, when the unemployed beseiged the Council Chambers in search of work, the Civic Fathers decided that in the…

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