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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1930

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Municipal Matters. Discussed by Civic Fathers Fortnightly Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 4

Many important municipal matters were discussed at the usual fortnightly meeting of live Council, held in the Town Hall on…

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Municipal Water Supply

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 4

The water shortage for 1930 appears to be over as for as Dubbo is concerned. According to the waterworks engineer's report, submitted to…

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Timbrebongie Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 10

Present last Friday for the monthly meeting of the Timbrebongie Shire Council were President Heane in the chair), and Crs Job, Scott, Craig and…

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Bourke Municipal Council. Monday, March 3

The Western Herald · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 5

A meeting of the Council was held on above date. Present: Alds. Keesey (Mayor), Francis, Lee, Dawson, Morrall and…

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Local & General News Council Auditors

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 2

Messrs. Truman, Harrison and Co., of Sydney, were reappointed auditors to Council on Tuesday night. Reference was made to the firm's good work,…

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Main Road Tenders. Received by Peak Hill Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 9

The following tenders were received and opened at the Peak Hill Council meeting on Tuesday night for the work in connection with the…

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Council's Sane Decision To Soft Appeal Charity Begins at Home

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 6

Charity, like love, covers a multitude of sins, but whatever shortcomings our Civic Fathers might have to their detriment, a healthy majority had no…

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Purely Routine Matters In Dubbo Council Ald. Fitz Hill Only Absentee

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 10

The ex-Mayor is still holidaying, and his chair gaped a regrettable absence on Tuesday evening. The Engineer (Mr. S. R. Hooper), still sick in a…

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Shire Council Monthly Meeting Interesting Matters

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 3

Matters of interest to the district were discussed at the usual monthly meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council, held in the Council…

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Splendid Implement Great Work Done by Shire Grader Shire Council Pleased

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 4

Talbragar Shire Councillors were pleated on Friday afternoon when the engineer (Mr. H. J. Lawson) reported that the power…

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Happy Evening Shire and Municipal Employees Meet Organiser Welcomed

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

The presence in town of Mr. G. Ross, the well-known and popular organiser of the Federated [?]cipal and Shire Council Employees'…

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Shire Works Engneer's Report Bridge Over Eulomogo Creek

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 3

The following report submitted to the Talbragar Shire Council on Friday afternoon, by the engineer (Mr. H. J. Lawson)…

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FOOTBALL Council Club Arrangements for Season

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 4

With Mr. S. Lovett in the chair. a meeting of the recently formed Council Football Club was held during the week-end…

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Will Help Mr. Weston Talbragar Shire's Decision "Annoyed Wellington Engineer"

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 2

Talbragar Shire Councillors were surprised when they received word of the Macquarie Shire's decision at Friday's meeting. They…

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Shire Finance Rate Notices Out This Month Money Not Too Plentiful

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 2

Like other Local Government bodies, the Talbragar Shire Council is feeling the effect of the tightness of the money market…

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Dubbo Praised by Wellington Alderman a Progressive Town Good Streets -- People Observe Traffic Regula[?] [?]Tions -- Watering Trees in Streets

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 3

Dubbo aldermen and citizens will blush with modesty when they hear all the nice remarks that were passed about our town at the…

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Inequitable Shire Resents Action of Main Roads Board Taking Control of Roads

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 4

A bombshell dropped in the Council Chambers could not have caused more surprise to the Talbragar Shire Councillors on…

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Cheap Soil Costs 9- a Load Council Prosecutes Young Man

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 4

When at young 18-year-old Dubboite took two loads of soil from one of the Municipal streets recently, he bought that he was…

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Farmers Meet Dubbo District Council of Farmers & Settlers' Association Election of Officers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 4

Broadminded men of the land met in the Farmers and Graziers' Office on Friday night, when the annual meeting of the Dubbo…

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Little River Crossing Still Bone of Contention Macquarie Shire Will Not Help Objects to "Bounce" From Mr. Weston

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 2

For some time past, the crossing at Little River, the boundary between the Macquarie and Talbragar Shire Councils has been a…

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