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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

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Coonabarabran Sub-divi- Sional Council, U.cj

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 30 June 1938 · page 7

The annual meeting of the branch was held at Binnaway on Saturday last when the accounts in connection with tie recent Federal…

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Macquarie Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 July 1938 · page 5

The usual monthly meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council was held at the Shire Office on Saturday. There were present: Crs. H. J. Wykes (President), J. Goninan, W. Johanson, F. J. Hubbard. An apology was received from…

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Wellington Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting Lengthy Correspondence

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 July 1938 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday night last, there being present: Ald. V. W. Savage (Mayor), J. F. Walker (Deputy Mayor), J. M…

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Still on Larum-Fotts Controversy Discussed at Council Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 July 1938 · page 3

The matter of street vendors was again discussed at the meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council on Thursday night last…

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NARROMINE Well Lighted Town Aldermen Sanction Further Improvements Mayor's Suggestions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 6

Narromine aldermen are pardonably proud of the fine lighting of the town. It is one of the best lighted provincial centres of its…

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Fine Record of Retiring Mayor

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 6

Ald. J. W. Smith, retiring Mayor of Narromine, has reason to be proud if his municipal record. Only the archives of the…

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Narromine's Mayor Ald. M. V. Duffy Tributes to Services of Ex-mayor Smith

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 1

Ald. M. V. Duffy, who has [?] Deputy Mayor of Narro[?] Municipality for the past [?] months, was last night…

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Mayor Was Dubbo Footballer in 1913

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 2

It is not generally known that the Mayor (Aid. E. B. Serisier) was a member of Dubbo's first representative League team in…

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Council Brevites

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 7

Gravel has been spread under the swings in the cricket oval, and 24 cubic yards of the same material is filling a depression in the road…

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Narromine Municipal Council Immunisation Scheme Dundas Park Improvements

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 7

The necessity of having local children immunised against diphtheria was one of the matters discussed at a meeting of the…

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MAYOR J. W. Smith's Resignation. Deputy Mayor H. V. Daffy's Election. "Saw the Town Grow."

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 4

Handing in his resignation from the position of Mayor for nations of health, Ald. J. W. Smith received many well-earned compliments at Monday night's Council meeting. Appreciation of his long service was recorded and he was given a testimonial under the seal…

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Mayor M. V. Duffy's First Meeting Petrol Pumps Cause Discussion. Programme Of Works For Municipality To Be Planned

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 1

Probably the most unusual part of Monday night's meeting of the Municipal Council was seeing Ald. J. W. Smith present and not in the chair. He has been Mayor for so many years in succession that it was most strange to bear him stand up and say "Mr…

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Shire Relieved of £1000 Annual Expenditure on New State Highway

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 1

As from 1st July, the road previously known as Trunk Road 56 (Dubbo-Coonamble), will be knpwn as State…

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Municipality of Bourke Electric Light Undertaking New Lawn Mower for Park

The Western Herald · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 7

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Aldermen was held on Monday evening last. Present: Alds. S. Coleman…

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Talbragar Shire Council District Matters Discussed at Monthly Meeting Wongarbon Water Supply—New State Highway—Alleged Breaches of Slaughtering Act

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 7

Information regarding the proposed water supply at Wongarbon was received at the monthly meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council at Dubbo yesterday, when many matters of district interest were discussed…

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Balladoran Macquarie Group Council of C.W.A. Meeting at Arthurville

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 6

A most successful Council meeting of the Macquarie Group was held at Arthurville, where there were over 70 delegates and visitors,…

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Local Jottings Macquarie Shire By-election

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 July 1938 · page 2

Nomination's for the vacancy in B Riding of the Macquarie Shire caused through the resignation of Cr. J. W. Brazier through ill…

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Dumbo's First Mayor

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 8

THE LATE JAMES SAMUELS, who was Dubbo's first Mayor in 1872…

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Mayor of 1938

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 8

Among those present at the ceremony were four ex-Mayors of Dubbo, Messrs, D. McGuinn, Geo. Palmer, A. M. Corbett and Dr. G. Fitz Hill. Many…

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Items of Interest Municipal Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 5

Nothing contentious is listed for to-night's Council meeting. Included in the correspondence are letters from the Minister for Defence (Mr. H. V. C…

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