Shire Reports From Officers
The following reports from officers were submitted to Friday's meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council:—…
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Council & local affairs, 1940
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Around the Council Table
Those in attendance at Tuesday’s meeting of the Coonabarabran Shine Council, were Councillor J. B. Renshaw (president) W. T. Neilson, J. C. Masman, A. J. Sullivan, S. H. Regan and Messrs. A. J. Fitzherbert (engineer) and W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Around the Council Table
Those in attendance at Tuesday meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council, were Councillors J. B. Renshaw (president), W. T. Neilson, J. C. Masman, A. J. Sullivan, S. H. Regan and Messrs A. J. Fitzherbert (engineer) and W…
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The following questions were, asked at last Shire Council meeting:— Cr. Kennedy: Did the Clerk…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Supreme War Council Plan For House of Lords London
Lord Davies gave notice of a question in the House of Lords suggesting the formation of a Supreme War Council, including the Dominions and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£1665 for Work on Roads No Coast to Council Department Schedule
Dubbo Municipal Council on Tuesday night was asked by the Department of Main Roads to notify its acceptance of otherwise of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council's Policy Towards Men Who Enlist Measure of Assistance Will Be [?]Iven
At last week's Council meeting advice was received from the Shires' Association that councils could use their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mayor Will Seek Funds to Alleviate Distress of Air Raid Victims Appeal Will Be Launched ai Public Heeling In Dubbo To-morrow Night
The Mayor (Alderman E. B. Serisier) will make an appeal to the citizens of Dubbo, at a public meeting to-morrow night, to give freely to alloviate the sufferings of air raid victims in Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Increase in Dubbo's Water Consumption in Past Month Council Report Discloses Daily Average Of 782,035 Gallons
A marked increase in water consumption has been the experience of Dubbo in the past month. From August 15 to September 11 inclusive, the amount of water pumped at the Dubbo waterworks…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Council Decides to Wage War Against Water Wastage Leaks To Be Checked. Legal Action If Order Not Observed
It has been computed that leakage from tans, cisterns, pipes and other fittings causes almost half as much water wastage as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →C.W.A. Group Conference OVER 100 Delegates and Visitors Meet at Gulargambone Conference and Council Meetings Will Be Held at Gilgandra for Duration of War
The annual conference of Macquarie Group of the Country Women's Association was held in the Majestic Theatre, Gulargambone, on Tuesday, and was attended by over 100 delegates and visitors. An important…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipality of Bourke More Lights on North Bourke Road. Water Shortage Discussed More Concrete Work Foreshadowed
A meeting of the Aldermen of the. Municipality of Bourke was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Road Works Engineer Details Activities
Repairs were being carried out on the Cobbora road as part of the current maintenance programme, reported the engineer (Mr. J. P. Holmes) to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Treatment of Aborigines Protection Board Outlines Views Devil's Hole Families Not All Full-bloods
Replying to a letter from the Talbragar Shire Council respecting the removal of colored people from the Devil's Hole reserve to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Talbragar Shire Machine Will Go to Aid of British Army Councillors Decide Roads Can Wail in Time When Sacrifices are Demanded
Expressing an opinion that the Talbragar Shire Council should do all in its power to help the nation in its effort to win the war, Cr. F. W. Gavel, at the monthly meeting yesterday, said that the sacrifice of being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Consulting Engineers' Offer on Water Augmentation Scheme Say Council Will Pay £1000 For Designs——Firm Would Give Money to Hospital
The recent decision of the Dubbo Municipal Council to augment the Dubbo water supply is the subject of comment by Mr. G. I. Davey of the firm of Haskins, Davey and Gutteridge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Amaroo Shire Council Loan for Electricity Scheme Discussed
There was a full attendance of Councillors at the usual monthly meeting of the Amaroo Shire Council, held in the Shire Chambers, Cumnock, on Friday last. The President, Cr. S. R. Reynolds, occupied the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cobbora Shire Council Monthly Meeting Bush Fire Precaution
At the monthly meeting of the Cobbora Shire, which was held in the Shire Chambers, Geurie, on Tuesday, it was decided to take the necessary precautions against bush fires during the coming season, and it was also decided to procure…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£8542 in Rates Cobbbra Shire Finances Clerk's Report to Council
The clerk (Mr. W. C. Pruden) told a meeting of the Cobbora Shire Council on Tuesday that rate collections to date amounted to £8542/1/10. His…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Lord Mayor's Fund Repply to Complaints
Mr. J. B. Sword, Secretary of the Glgandra and District Pattriotic land War Fund, has received a reply from Mr. C. T…
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