Municipal Council Town Hall Land Department Won't Rededicate
The refusal of the Department of Local Government re-dedicate for Town Hall purposes the land adjoining the Council Chambers in…
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Council & local affairs, 1940
778 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 14 of 39
Special Council Meeting
A special meeting of the Wellington Council will be held to-morrow night to consider the appointment of a gas manager. Also the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Around the Council Table
Those In attendance at Tuesday’s meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council were Councillors J. B. Renshaw (president), W. T…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Question Time at Council Meeting
The following questions were asked at Friday's Council meeting: Cr. Semmler; What is the position regarding the proposed deviation on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local & General News Council Assists Airman
R. W. Jackson was granted extended leave of absence by the Municipal Council some time ago, when he joined the R.A.A.F. At Tuesday night's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sailors & Soldiers Welfare Committee Becomes Sub-branch of Lord Mayor’s Fund
A public meeting for the purpose of considering the advisability of the Coonabarabran and Soldiers’ Welfare…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Timbrebongie Shire Road Works State Premier To Be Entertained General Business
At the meeting of the Timbrebongie Shire Council at Narromine on Tuesday, much time was devoted to the consideration of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Timbrebongie Shire Engineer's Report Acceptance of Tenders For Various Road Works
After forming part of the Backwater-Mungeribar road, the tractor grader plant had gone to the Narromine Aerodrome and was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Timbrebongie Shire Cr. Trescowthick's Motion Out of Order Road Plant Driver
In March the Timbrebongie Shire Council negatived a motion that an appointment be made respecting the control of the new roadmaking…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Making Alterations Bringing Everything Up to Standard
The Shire Council has decided to make several alterations that should be definite Improvements. Approval has been given for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Producer Gas For Council Vehicles No Action Taken
For the time being Dubbo Municipal Council has decided to take no action in connection with the fitting of producer gas units to its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Engineer for Dubbo Council Action to Have Appointment Deferred
Dubbo Municipal Council recently was advised by the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Martin) that its request for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Loud Speakers in Main Street Mention Made at Council Meeting
Following a question raised at last week's Shire Council meeting by Cr. Christie, regarding the use of loud speakers in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council’s Plant Are They Doing Their Bit ?Cr. Neilson Concerned
Cr. Neilson is very concerned as to whether all plants, etc., employed by the Coonabarabran Council are working in the best interests of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Start at Last to Improve Recreation Ground Council to Call Tenders for Erection of Shed
Local sporting bodies will welcome the news that the Gilgandra Shire Council has decided to call tenders for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Communists Attacked Should Be Driven From The Country Dubbo Council Supports Motion to Declare Party Illegal Organisation
Strong attacks on Communism were made by several aldermen at a meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council on Tuesdday night, when it was decided by seven votes to four to support the Katoomba municipal Council in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council Determined To Collect Rate Arrears Land Might Be Sold to Secure Payment of Money Owing Seven Years
A recommendation designed to pave the way for the selling of land to recover rates overdue more than seven years, was submitted to the Municipal Council on Tuesday night by the Finance Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Government Apathy Over Water Supply Council's Patience Exhausted Public Meeting to Be Called If Action Is Not Taken Soon
If the Department of Works and Local Government does not take action in the near future to expedite the Dubbo water augmentation scheme, the Mayor will call a public meeting and place the full facts of the position…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipal Powers Should They Be Vested in Urban Committee? Motion to Shires Conference
At the shire meeting on Tuesday It was revealed that during the month, with council’s permission, Cr. Neilson had had a motion…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Opinions of the People Council and Communist's (To the Editor)
Well, well, well! What a lot of noise from the Dubbo Fascist Grand Council! And how blood-thirsty! Dear me—…
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