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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

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Mr J H Truman Welcomed Back to Council After Serious Illness

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 4

At the meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council held on Thursday night last, the Council Clerk, Mr. J. H…

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Camping Area Improvement Urged Request to Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 2

Dubbo Chamber of Commerce last night adopted a report from a sub-committee appointed at the previous meeting suggesting that…

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Shire Meeting

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 2

The July meeting of the Gilg[?]ndra Shire Council will be held at the Council Chambers to-morrow (Friday). The finance…

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No Council Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 4

Formal notification that there would be no triennial elections for municipalities and shires was contained in a letter from the Department of Works and…

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Air Officer's Thanks To Timbrebongie Shire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 2

Flying-Officer Forrest, of the Narromine Air Training School, had morning tea with the Timbrebongic Shire Council on…

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Around the Council Table

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 1

Those in attendance at Tuesday’s meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council were Councillors J. B. Renshaw (president), W. T. Neilson, J. C. Masman, M. B. Redden, A. J. Sullivan, S. H. Regan and Messrs. A. J. Fitzherbert…

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Timbrebongie Shire Work on Roads Trangie Water Supply

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 3

Formation work on the Backwater road had been carried out by the tractor grader plant, and re-shaping T.R. 57 had proceeded since last meeting…

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Anti-Waste Move Made By Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 4

Instituting an anti-waste campaign, the Dubbo Municipal Council on Tuesday night appointed the Deputy Mayor (Ald. F. Gilbert) to the post of group controller of salvage…

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Roads in a Riding of Macquarie Shire Result of Inspection

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 6

Mr. H. Bode, engineer, submitted the following report at the meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council on…

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Water Augmentation Promise to Expedite Dubbo Council Discussion

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 2

Further reference was made at a meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council on Tuesday night to protracted negotiations connected…

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Unemployed Area Plans for Improvement Dubbo Council's Decisions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 2

A series of recommendations by the works committee for improvements to the unemployed area in East Dubbo was adopted by the Dubbo Municipal…

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Council Finances One Fund in Debit Heavy Loan Repayments

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 7

A statement of the financial position of the Dubbo Municipal Council, submitted to a meeting on Tuesday night by the town clerk…

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Rate Collections £1718 Received in Fortnight Dubbo Council Revenue

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 7

Payments of rates and fees, the former both current and arrears, during the past fortnight amounted to £1718 11/11, according to a financial…

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Miniature Range Dubbo Council Agrees with Proposal Train Youths to Use Rifles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 2

Dubbo Municipal Council, on Tuesday night, referred to the parks committee a proposal that a miniature rifle range should be…

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Chamber of Commerce to Meet Council To-morrow Night Important Meeting Arranged

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 3

At the regular meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, held in the School of Arts last night, it was…

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Timbrebongie Shirk Will Help Farmers Who Enlist Council Decision Support For Proposal To Defer Elections

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 6

The general fund was in credit £1919/14/6, the shire clerk (Mr. W. R. Payten) reported to the July meeting of the Timbrebongie Shire Council on…

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C.w.a Group Council Meeting Held at Dubbo Meeting to Be Held at Gular in September

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 1

A meeting of the Macquarie Group Council of the Country Women's Association was held at Duabo last week…

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Macquarie Shire Assisting in Defence Works

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 2

Work in connection with the defence of Australia has commenced in Wellington. The Macquarie Shire Council…

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Coordination Council Meeting of Delegates

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 3

Recently it was decided to form a co-ordination Council in Wellington for the purpose of co-ordinating the various…

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Rural Electricity Proposed Extension to Cobbora Shire Round Table Conference

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 6

Representatives of the Wellington Municipal Council and Cobbora Shire Council met at a round table conference at the Council Chambers on Thursday afternoon last for the purpose of considering the possibility of…

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