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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

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Dubbo Municipal Council's Meeting Curator's Cottage Sealed at Last Additional Reticulation for Water Service The Big Four for Country Schemes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 5

There were three vacant chairs when the Mayor (Ald. G. Fits Hill) opened Tuesday night's Council meting. Ald. G. H. Cole was away on his…

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SUSPENDED Council Engineer Inquiry Granted Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 1

The Eastwood Municipal Council last night suspended its electricity engineer, Joseph Welsh, on the allegation that he had made insulting remarks to…

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Dubbo Municipal Baths In Victoria Park Still a Distant Dream

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 5

Tho gallery inside the stuffy chamber, standing in the dimlylit portal and out under the stormy sky got a poor run for its presence…

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Timbrebongie Shire Council Business Concluded In Record Time

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 1

RATES PRACTICALLY UNCHANGED—PROGRESS MADE BY PLANT —NEW PENCE FOR SHIRE OFFICER—ENGINEER EMPOWERED TO DEAL WITH STOCK NUISANCE—RECLAIMING MUNGERIBAR DEVIATION…

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Cobar Municipal Council Lights Out !

Western Age · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Cobar Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Friday last. Pretest: Aldermen J. T…

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Wellington Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 February 1934 · page 5

WE usual fortnightly meeting of Wellington Municipal Council is held at the Council Chambers on Thursday night last, there being…

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Unemployed Relief Council

The Western Herald · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 3

Mr. M. A Davidson, M.L A., has received the following letter from G. Tye, (Secretary of the Unemployed Relief Council) and has forwarded it…

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Doings Around Dubbo District NARROMINE New Deputy Mayor

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 4

At last meeting of the Municipal Council, Ald. R. H. Barnett was appointed Deputy Mayor, in place of Mr. G. F. Cox, who has resigned from the…

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Loan Council Has Short Session Melbourne, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 1

A meeting of the Loan Council was held to-day, and after a short sitting an adjournment until next week was made…

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Successful Hospital Broadcast Appeal Messrs. Pickering and Holmes' Enterprise Directors Mitchell and Tweeddale State a Case Deputy Mayor Tihk's Civic Blessing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 4

The radio broadcast, on Sunday morning from Mr. Douglas Holmes's experimental station, VK 2MX, Tamworth Street, Dubbo, was a signal success. Artistically, musically, oratorically, financially, or technically, on the point of production, it was all that could be…

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Loquacious Aldermen Talked Two Hours Old Men's Sanitary Charges

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 4

Although only seven letters were tabled, and the Works Committee report the only one of length to be dealt with, Council found enough…

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Only in Fun When Aldermen Squabble Mr. Bluett Says So

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 10

Mr. Bluett, secretary of the Local Government Association, has some quaint ideas concern ing aldermen and shire…

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Graziers' Association District Council Election of Executive

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 2

Mr. T. M. Scott chaired a representative meeting of graziers at the Court House Hotel on Monday, opening punctually at 10 o'clock in the morning, the…

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Council Concerned A.B.C. Bank Remodelling

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 6

Professional etiquette prevented Ald. Macdonald from giving his reasons for intimating that he would vote against the Works…

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Municipal Financiers Civic Lottery

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 2

Although lotteries are condemned by many people, they have their uses. The Dubbo Council, for instance, had recourse to one to…

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Cobar Municipal Council Mr. Padula's Circular

Western Age · Friday 2 March 1934 · page 2

At the fortnightly meeting of the Cobar Municipal Council, held in the Council Chambers last Friday night, keen exception was…

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1928-1934 Municipal Power Station Steadily Growing

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 2 March 1934 · page 1

From the commencement of the operation of the plant at 8 p.m. on the 23rd January, 1928, through the six years to the present day, the…

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Talbragar Shire Helping the Unemployed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1934 · page 5

Although the Dubbo Council is doing good work in connection with finding employment for the unemployed, under the emergency…

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District News Narromine Municipal By-election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1934 · page 4

More than ordinary interest is being taken in the Municipal by-election, which takes place on Saturday next. Two candidates , Messrs. A. Baker and…

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Macquarie Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 March 1934 · page 3

Monthly meeting of the Mac Shire Council was held at the office on Saturday last, being present Crs. Edwards…

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