Council Briefs
The Dubbo Amateur Swimming Club advised the Dubbo Council, at Tuesday night's meeting, that it had decided not to proceed with the proposed…
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Council & local affairs, 1940
778 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 37 of 39
"Shunters Hounded, Dogged to Clear Yards" Alderman Complains of Traffic Congestion Council Will Ask Authorities to Eliminate Danger—crash Sequel
"The Dubbo railway yards are very congested, and the shunters are nearly frantic. They have been working at all hours in the yards to get rid of the traffic. "They are being bounded and dogged to get the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Choice of Water Rests with Town, Says Mayor
"From Sunday until yesterday morning no water was pumped from the river," the Mayor (Aid. E. B. Serisier) told "The Liberal"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Technical Education Council to Seek Facilities
Council has decided to co-operate with the Dubbo High School women's auxiliary in urging that steps be taken to provide technical education…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Council By-election Early in Coming Year
A Dublin Municipal Council by-election for one alderman, following declaration of Aid. F. J. Ison's seat vacant, probably will be held early…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire President Cr. A. J. Craig Elected to Office in Timbrebongie
At a special meeting of the Timbrebongic Shiro Council on Tuesday afternoon, Cr. A. J. Craig was elected president unopposed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sound Finances Position of Council Debit Excess Only £1200
Dubbo Council finances remain in a sound position. Usually al this period of the year the debits exceed the credits by many thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chamber of Commerce Appreciate Council's Action Gas Service Benefited
At last night's meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, held in the School of Arts, it was decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Baths for Soldiers Council Grants Free Use Night Swimming Carnival
Dubbo Council, on Tuesday night, granted permission to the Ammunition Corps Troops attached to the Dubbo military camp, to hold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clean Water Available to Dubbo, But I Restricted Supply—council Decides to Revert to Well
If the residents of Dubbo will co-operate, the council believes that it will be able to provide a restricted clean water supply for domestic purposes by reverting to the old wells, instead of drawing all the supply from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Carrington Avenue Dubbed A Slum Area Seven Houses On Total Frontage Of 198 Feet Council Rejects Plan to Subdivide Cottage—"demolition Must Come"
"If we did the right thing, everything else in Carrington Avenue would be demolished. Ultimately it will be resumed. It is the worst area in Dubbo. North Dubbo is suggested as the slum area, but it is nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo Ignored In Hospital Plan Big Expenditure in Other Centres But Important Institution Passed Council Alleges Political String-pulling—Government Condemned—Appeal to Premier
The name of Dubbo has been omitted from a list of cities and towns in New South Wales in which the Government intends to spend £854,000 in hospital extensions, improvements and development…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Talbragar Shire's U.C..V. Rises £1663 Council Fixes Rate at Maximum Level of 2d
The unimproved capital value of land within the Talbragar Shire has been fixed at £752,825, an increase of £1663 on the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Road Programme Work Transfer Plan Department Grant Sought
Reporting to yesterday's meeting o: Talbragar Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. J. P. Holmes) stated that during the month 24,000 cubic yards of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cr. A. S. Wright Again Shire President for Fifth Time
At a special meeting, held yesterday morning, Talbrager Shire Council re-eleeted Cr. A. S. Wright as President. It is his fifth term…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alderman Talking Through Hat, Says Shunter Statement On Works High-pressure Activity, But Men Not "Hounded and Dogged" in Yards
"An alderman of the Dubbo Municipal Council who was reported by 'The Liberal' on Thursday as having said, at Tuesday night's meeting, that the shunters in the local railway yards are hounded and dogged to get…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Draft Estimates Approval by Council Mr. A. McNee's Elevation
Dubbo Municipal Council, upon the conclusion of general business on Tuesday night, went into committee, where it approved the draft estimates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Run Waste To Sewer Carbonising Works Plan Talbragar Council Proposal
Talbragar Shire Council has suggested to the Australian Carbonising Wool & Textile Co. Ltd. that as soon as the extensions to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Show and Sports Ground Again Discussed Will Shire or Municipal Council Take It Over?
The position in regard lo the Wellington Show and Sports Ground was again discussed at a meeting of representatives of the Trust, guarantors, and sporting bodies, in the Council Chambers on Friday night last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newly Elected Mayor Dies in Hospital Sydney
Alderman Percival Druitt McDonald, who was elected Mayor of Annandale last Monday while in a private hospital, died yesterday…
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