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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1935

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Talbragar Council Skeleton Weed So Far Shire Is Free

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1935 · page 5

The usual monthly meeting was held yesterday afternoon. There was a full attendance, the president (Cr. F. W. Gavel), and Crs. A. S. Wright, C…

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Macquarie Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 May 1935 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the above was held at the Shire office on Saturday last, there being present, Crs T. J. Edwards (President) H…

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Wellington Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 May 1935 · page 6

THE usual meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday night last. The business paper was…

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Doing Up Streets. Council Makes Move Good Work

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 May 1935 · page 1

GOOD work is being carried out by the Municipal Council in doing up the back streets of the town. Gutters in many streets are being…

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Shire Meeting

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 1

The usual monthly meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council is listed for Friday next, 10th. May. Cr. Se[?]sier has gave notice that it is his…

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Reconstituted Defence Council

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 1

Four of the reconstituted Defence Council. Mr Parkhill and Sir George Pearce are alto members…

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Why He Refused Reception to Consuls Mayor Duffy Gives His Reasons Alleges an Attempt to Cowardly Attack Him "Council has been Deliberately Misled"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 4

The Mayor (Ald. M. J. Duffy) told Council on Tuesday night why he had refused to tender a civic reception, at the request of the C.W.A. Younger Set, to the Mexican and Argentine Consuls who recently visited Dubbo for the All Nations' Ball. In a prelude to his…

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[?] Sitting on Municipal Matters Council Turns Down Hospital Appeal [?] Resurrected—Sent on to Finance [?] Effort to Secure Insurance Benefit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 7

[?] midnight before Council finished dealing with the fort[?] of Municipal matters on Tuesday. It took two hours [?] an exceptionally long correspondence, list, several contro[?] being ventilated. On the casting vote of the Mayor…

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Another Somersault New Town Hall Council Shelves Proposal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 7

Because the Mayor has changed his mind about the building of a new Town Hall, the proposal has been shelved indefinitely. In…

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The Mayor of Parkes Ald. F. W. Spicer, M.L.C. Sums Up Lang Candidates

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 8

Presiding at a meeting for the popular Ossie Elliott, member for Ashburnham, Mr. Spicer unburdened himself in no uncertain manner on his…

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"Certain Lady" Replies to the Mayor Gives Her Side of the Regrettable Incident On His Refusal to Give Civic Welcome to Consuls Should Private Prejudice Over-ride Public Duty? Letter to "The Liberal" Editor

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1935 · page 5

Sir,—As the "certain lady" referred to by the Mayor of Dubbo (Aid. Duffy) at Council meeting on Tuesday night, I was greatly amused at his feeble…

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Cobbora Shire Council. Monthly Meeting. Combo School—Satisfactory Rate Payments

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 May 1935 · page 4

CRS. McLEOD, K. Masters, J. E. Whiteley, J. Sullivan, accompanied by the works overseer, Mr. D. Hannon, prior to the holding of the…

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Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 6

The May, meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers on Friday last, the President (Cr. P. P. Fanon) occupying…

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Shire Records Were They Altered?

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 1

At Friday's meeting of our Civic Fathers, Cr. Hitchen asked that Ordinance 1, clause 56d, be read, at the same time asking the…

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Shire Appeals Valuation Court Reductions Made

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 4

A Shire Appeal Court, for the hearing of objection to valuations under £5000 U.C.V., for the year[?] 1935, was held at the…

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Bourke Municipal Council. Net Fishing Closure Supported. Lengthy Auditor's Report

The Western Herald · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 4

A lengthy meeting of the Aldermen was held on Monday evening last in the Council Chambers…

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The Loan Council Stevens Airs His Views Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 1

Mr. B. S. B. Stevens, Premier of New South Wales, interviewed at the conclusion of his conference with the Victorian Premier (Mr. Dunstan), said…

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Dubbo Sub-district Council Meeting of the Agricultural Bureau Important Problems of the Industry Paraded Appointments for State Conference

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 4

In the unavoidable absence of the President (Mr. Radburn), who was "up to his neck in work," Mr. P. J. Baker (Little Riven, immediate past…

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Shire Council for Truck

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1935 · page 3

[?]orsed as such, will be [?] undersigned up till in, 1935, for the supply [?]. MOTOR TRUCK…

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Turned Down Health Centre Subsidy Aldermen Air Their Opinions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1935 · page 9

Despite the strong advocacy of Aldermen Fitz Hill. Francis, Wark and White, Council, at Tuesday night's meeting, defeated a motion…

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