Fighting For Prosperity. Meeting of Local Committee of Advisory Council
A meeting of the local committee of the Advisory Council was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday afternoon, when the following were present:—…
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Council & local affairs, 1931
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No Quorum Council Meeting Again Lapses Disappointed Aldermen
Six disappointed aldermen wait- in vain for a quorum on Thursday night, when the fortnightly meeting again lapsed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Macquarie Shire Council Monthly Meeting
THE usual monthly meeting of the above was held at the Shire Office on Saturday morning last, there being present, Crs. Edwards…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LATE W. H. GODWIN Photograph in Shire Council Chambers
A splendid framed photograph of the late W. H. Godwin, formerly president of the Talbragar Shire Council and a grazier…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Rates
Since the beginning of the year, Shire Clerk Stevens has been able to collect only £111 in rates. As £50 of this amount came from one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wellington Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting
THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday night last, the Mayor, Ald. W. Rose, presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shire Engineer Asked to Take Another Three Months' Holiday Council Has No Money To Paay Him
Mr. H. J. Lawson, Talbragar Shire Engineer, is at present on leave without pay. On Friday afternoon, Council decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Ratepayers Benefit By 40 Per Cent. Reduction Talbragar Council's Decision Many Matters Discussed at Monthly Meeting
An important decision made at Friday's meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council was the fixing of the rate for 1931 at 112d in the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Advisory Council Mid-West Conference at Eugowra
FOLLOWING up the meetings held in various towns under the auspices of the Producers' Advisory Council, a conference was held at Eugowra…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council's Overhead Expenses Ald. Whiteley Wants Them Reduced
AT the usual fortnightly mooting of the Municipal Council on Thursday night last, Ald. J. M. Whiteley again brought up the matter of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two New Aldermen Messrs. Orbell and Gilbert Elected by Large Majority Decisive Defeat of A.L.P. Candidates Intense Interest Shown in By-election
By more than a two to one majority, Frank Gilbert and Albert Ellis Orbell have been elected aldermen of the municipality of Dubbo. Backed by the combined Progress and Ratepayers' Associations, they polled 2318 votes between…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Must Reduce" Shire Councillors Set An Example Reduce Travelling Fees by 25 Per Cent
"We have reduced the wages of our staff, our president has accepted a reduction in his allowance, and our officers' salaries have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£6,000,000 Loan for Farmers Action by Loan Council
The Loan Council on Saturday approved of the immediate raising of a loan of £6,000,000 to aid wheatgrowers. Of this, £3,500,000 will be used to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Talbragar Shire Council All Round Reductions Financial Outlook not Bright
Friday's mooting was in keeping with the times. There was a note of depression about the proceedings; more than one Councillor, admitting that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Meeting
A meeting of the Aldermen called for last night lapsed, for wadt of a quorum. The Mayor and Alds. Morrall and Dawson were present. This…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Around The Council Table Ordinary Meeting of Aldermen
An ordinary meeting of the Cobar Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, February 3, 1931. Present: Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cobar A.l.p. Candidate Selected for Municipal Vacancy
A largely attended special meeting of the Cobar branch of the Political Labor League was held in the Council Chambers, Cobar, on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Rates
Since the beginning of the year, Dubbo's Shire Clerk Stevens has been able to collect only £111 in rates. As £50 of this amount came…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cowra Council
As the rates have been reduced by £800, the Cowra Municipal Council has decided to ration its working staff one week in six, and to reduce the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dubbo Australians "Have Lit a Torch" Shire Council and P.P. Boar Rate Reductions
Talbragar Shire Council and the Dubbo P.P. Board will realise that their recent rate reductions have been responsible for eulogistic…
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