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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

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Cobbora Council Request From Mendooran

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 3

At last week's meeting of the Cobbora Shire Council a letter was received from the Mendooran Chamber of Commerce which informed…

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Large Attendance at Graziers’ Meeting Insurance of Voluntary Bush Fire Fighters Council to be Approached

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 6

A good attendance of members was present at the meeting of the Coonabarabran branch of the Graziers’ Association of N.S.W. at the Mechanics’ Institute on Saturday. Members discussed the necessity of insuring voluntary…

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Bulk or Local Electricity? the Case for Local Generation Council Has Important Question to Decide

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 12

Because of the importance of the question which the Council has to decide in choosing between the purchase of additional plant for the Wellington power house or the introduction of bulk electricity from Lithgow, and…

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Wellington Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 June 1936 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday night last, there being present Alds. J. M. Whiteley (Mayor), H. Ziehlke, T. Dennis, J. Longhurst, J. F…

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Bulk Electricity. Aldermen Divided in Opinion Finality To-morrow Night

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 June 1936 · page 3

The all important question as to whether Wellington will fall in line with other towns and adopt the bulk supply of electricity or whether they will continue generating their own supply per medium of a new engine, will be…

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Local and General Council Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1936 · page 2

The business sheet for to-night's Council meeting is short, but that is no guarantee that the sitting will not be late. There is nothing contentious…

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Shire President Wins Appeal Informant to Pay All Costs Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1936 · page 1

The conviction of Albert Charles Leslie Taylor, former president of the Erina Shire Council, at the Gosford court, on a charge of having acted in…

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To Approach Coonabarabran Shire

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 2 July 1936 · page 8

Correspondence was received from the Binnaway F. and S. Association at the last meeting of the Coolah Shire Counil agreeing to co-operate…

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Warung State Forest Closer Settlement Proposal by Coolah Shire

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 2 July 1936 · page 2

The Coolah Council at its last meeting decided to bring under the notice of the Government the immense possibilities for closer…

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Bulk Supply of Electricity Scheme to Be Adopted Council Arrives at Decision Close Voting on Vital Question

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 July 1936 · page 6

At a special meeting of the Wellington Council on Tuesday night last, at which there was a full attendance of Aldermen, it was decided by five votes to four to adopt the bulk supply of electricity for Wellington as…

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Breach of the Law. by Innocent Aldermen

The Western Herald · Friday 3 July 1936 · page 2

There are hundreds of aldermen and councillors in New South Wales who have, in the past and daily are unwittingly committing…

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Macquarie Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 July 1936 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held at the Shire Office on Saturday morning last, there being present Crs. T. J. Edwards (President), J. Goninan, A. J. Knowles and H. J. Wykes…

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Labour Council And A.L.P. Executive Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 July 1936 · page 1

Mr. R. King, M.L.C., secretary of the Labour Council, said to-day by declaring the Labour Council conference "bogus" the A.L.P. Executive…

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Baradine Meeting Farmers & Settlers District Council Report

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Barad[?]ne branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association was held on Saturday, twenty members being…

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£2 Per Stump. For Damaged Trees. Prosecution by Shire Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 5

Damages at the rate of £1 per tree and fines of £S each, with damages, making up a total of over £15 each, were inflicted on…

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Prosecutions Waiting Straying Stock. Council and the Impounding Offices

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 7

The matter of straying stock has been given a good deal of attention by local Government bodies lately, and the latest to…

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"Heap of Stones" Is Tarpaving Success? Council Asked for Nearly £500

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 4

That the Department of Main Roads' efficiency extends to bookkeeping operations was shown at Monday night's Council…

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Bourke Municipal Conncil. Park Improvements. New Grader for Streets. New Valuations for 1937

The Western Herald · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 6

Teh usual fortnightly meeting of the Aldermen was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last…

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Wellington Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday night last, there being only one absent, Alderman W. G. Rose having sent an apology. Those…

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Proposed Municipal Hall Sub-Committee Appointed

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 2

The need for an up-to-date hall in Wellington was ventilated at the Council Chambers on Thursday night last, when Ald…

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