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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

778 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 32 of 39

£22,800 Water Loan Dubbo Council Applies for Consent 10-Yearly Review of Rates for Augmentation

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 31 October 1940 · page 4

A tangible move toward raising a loan of £22,800 for water augmentation was made by the Dubbo Municipal Council on Tuesday night. Council authorised its seal on an application for the Governor's consent to the…

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Final Leave For Soldiers: New Scheme Now Needed Men Are Farewelled and Then Wait Long Before They Go Luxury in Poverty One Digger's Experience— Lord Mayor's Attributes for Big Job

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 31 October 1940 · page 8

One little game the authorities play with the soldiers is not at all to the liking of the boys. The men in Khaki are given pre-embarkation leave. Farewell parties are given in their honors; presents are…

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Filtration Works Council Seeks Tenders

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1940 · page 5

Tenders called in "The Liberal" to-day for the filtration works at Dubbo. close at noon on Saturday, November 23…

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Lord Mayor's Fund Not Fully Supported Administrator Tells Some Shires Have Retained Money, Says Mr. Docker Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1940 · page 1

Delivering an address at the Local Government Clerks' Association Conference to-day, Mr. C. T. Docker, honorary administrator of the Lord…

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New Conditions New Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of Now South Wales)

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 4

New conditions caused by petrol rationing have created a few more causes of road accidents…

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Municipal and Shire Elections Proposed Legislation

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 1

Proposed legislation by the State Government will postpone municipal and shire elections for a period of 12 monthly only…

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Lord Mayor's Fund and Country Organisations

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 1

Country organisations collecting for comforts funds cannot be compelled to pay them into the Lord Mayor's Fund…

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Lord Mayor's Fund Protest From Botany

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 5

Botany Municipal Council has entered an emphatic protest against the proposal of the State Government to give the Lord…

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Shire Clerk Attends Conference "Officialdom in Charge"

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 9

The clerk to the Coonabarabran Shire Council, Mr. W. J. Lockrey, has returned from the annual conference of the Town and Shire…

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Gilgandra's New Shire Engineer Mr. J. Harpur Arrived

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 5

Mr. J. Harpur, who has been appointed Acting Engineer to the Gilgandra Shire Council during the absence on…

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Improvement To Hill Street Requested Residents Petition Urban Committee Council Asked to Take Action

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 6

At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Urban Committee petition was produced from residents of Hill Street, requesting that that street be cleared and formed. This particular area is on the outskirts of Coonabarabran Nert, and to date has…

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Western District Centres NARROMINE Promise About Weir Council Hostility Book Prizes Planned For School This Year

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 2

Judging by the tone of a letter [?] at Friday night's meeting of the Municipal Council from the Minister for Works and Local…

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Resident Says Newtown Disgrace to Dubbo Many Noxious Weeds Association Holds Protests To Council are Useless

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 5

"I am ashamed of New[?]n. It is a disgrace to Dubbo. and I firmly believe it is one of the worst sports in New South Wales for noxious…

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Municipality of Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 8 November 1940 · page 3

The usual bi-monthly meeting was held at the Council Chambers on Monday evening last…

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Macquarie Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council was held at the Shire office on Saturday last, there being present Crs. A. T. K K[?]owles (President), J. Goninan, W. Johanson, A. Brazier, H. J. Wykes and F…

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Agricultural Bureau Sub-district Council Officers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 4

The vice-president (Mr. A. Radburn) was in the chair at the annual meeting of the Dubbo sub-district council of the Agricultural Bureau of New South…

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Shire Council Monthly Meeting Correspondence And General

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 4

The President (Cr. P. Fallon) presided at the November meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council held on Frday. Others…

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Timbrebongie Shire Roadmaking Plant Disappoints Council Decides Machine to Lie Idle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 5

Keen disappointment was expressed at the Timbrebongie Shire Council meeting on Tuesday at the performance of the road-making…

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Shire Reports From Officers

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 6

The following reptats from officers were submitted to the November meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council:—…

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Noxious Weeds calls For Inspector Alderman Describes Newtown Thoughts

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 2

"You have only to read the last two issues of 'The Liberal' to see what the people of Newtown think of the growth of noxious weeds…

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