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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

571 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 7 of 29

Saturday's Election For Two Aldermen Hooper and Ryan Selected

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 6

The absence of any vital question in Council took the gloss off the by-election, held on Saturday. Mr. Hooper was voted a certainty…

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Spooner Criticised By Hornsby Council "Pettifogging Accountant" Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 1

Strong criticism of the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) was voiced at a public meeting at Hornsby last night, because of his proposal, by…

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Prospects of Peace Italy-Abyssinia League of Nations Council Addis Ababa

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 1

It is feared in Royal circles that the meeting of the League of Nations Council in London, at which Abyssinia will not be represented, may lead to a…

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Gilgandra Shire Council Most of Time in Committee Matters of General Interest

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 3

The March meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council, held on Friday last, was a quiet one as far as the Press was concerned…

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Dunedoo News 25,000 Miles for Shire

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 5

ONCE again the town and district has received a glorious fall of rain, 103 points being recorded, and indications point to a continuance. It…

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League Council Russian Rep. Makes a Sound Speech London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 1

The German Government will attend the League Council on Thursday. Heir von Ribbentrop will head the delegation, and it will attend on the…

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Swimming Baths Public Meeting Held Petition to be Presented to Council Opposition Encountered

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 4

Despite the rain there was an attendance of over one hundred residents at the public meeting held in the Australian…

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Cobar Municipal Council Ordinary Meeting

Western Age · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 2

The usual meeting of the Cobar Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening, 10th instant. Present: Ald. T…

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No Money For Proper Maintenance. Council Faces the Position

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 4

Contending that three permanent maintenance men were needed instead of the one employed by Council, and that additional…

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Council's Auditor. Preference To Local Man? Decision to Call for Further Applications

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 1

The question or giving preference to a local application for re-appointment as Council's auditor was discussed at Monday…

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Germany and League of Nations Hitler Accepts Council's Invitation Fateful Days for Europe

Western Age · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 1

Herr Hitler has accepted the invitation of the Council of the League of Nations for Germany to be represented at the meeting of the Council in London when it considers the Rhineland position…

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Over The Council Table Closing the Swimming Baths. Tender Let For New Band Rotunda

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 4

At Monday night's meeting of the Municipal Council the Mayor [?] that a lad had been chosen from Narromine to go for three weeks' free entertainment with the Young Australia League. There was a difference of opinion regarding the requests of the…

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Talbragar Shire Monthly Council Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 6

Apart from the question of the engineer, which is detailed elsewhere in this issue, fow contentious matters were discussed at…

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Narromine Municipal Council Police Officer Honored PERSONAL

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Crawford, of "Willcughby," Narromine, are receiving the congratulations of their friends on the birth of a daughter. The…

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Wants Set-off Shire and Overdraft

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 8

Financially, the Talbragar Shire Council is having a torrid time. Efforts to improve the position slightly will be made as the result…

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Shire Engineer Termination of Services Talbragar Dilemma

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 6

That he had brought his family to Dubbo because he believed he was to be employed as permanent full-time engineer to the Talbragar…

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Shire Councillors In Tight Corner Facing Police Court Charge Gosford, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 1

Three members of Erina Shire Council, Albert L. Taylor (president), William A. Chapman and Edward P. Braithwaite (councillors)…

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Dubbo Municipality's Loan of £18,000 for Stormwater Drainage Work Engineer Donnan Airs Views on Preliminaries Considers He Was Harshly Treated

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 5

One of the conditions of the grant of £18,000 was that Dubbo Council would appoint an engineer. I was appointed joint engineer to Talbragar…

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For Municipal Honors Five Candidates

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 March 1936 · page 2

Nominations for the position of alderman to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Alderman T. E. Bassett for the…

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"Lot of Crooks" Irate Ratepayer Has Bouquet for Aldermen Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 1

During a meeting of the City Municipal Council, a man in the public gallery threw clown a bundle of letters to the floor of the chamber, concerning…

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