No Casualties Dubbo Men Abroad Mayor Denies Rumors
"There is no truth in the statement being circulated by some mischievous person, that certain Dubbo men have been killed in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1941
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Sewerage Augmentation Council Deputation Visits Withdrawn Subsidy Offer—Heavy Tax on Plant
The Mayor (Ald. E. B. Serisier), the Town Cleric (Mr. V. F. H. Matthews), and Mr. G. A. L. Wilson, M.L.A. for Dubbo, waited on the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Martin) yesterday, urging…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Macquarie Shire Council Monthly Meeting
The first monthly meeting of the new year of the Macquarie Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers on Saturday last, there being present, Crs. A. Knowles (President), F. Hubbard (vice-President), W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Council Told Of Defects In Camp Sewer Main Officer Says Endeavor Made to Draw Attention From Burst Pipeline Authorities Claimed By-pass Ran To Dry Watercourse—No Protest by Municipality
Talbragar Shire Cleric (Mr. W. R. Ames) was quite definite when lie told the council, at its meeting yesterday, that sewage from the Dubbo military camp for some days had discharged into the Macquarie River…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Talbragar Shire Debt Paid Late, So Debit Balance Remained
Had £300 owing to Talbragar Shire Council by the Department of Main Roads been received before December 31, the council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lighting Conference Council and Company Plant Extension Proposal
Dubbo Council, in conference, yesterday met representatives of the Dubbo Lighting Company and discussed a proposal by the company for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Works Department Sold Council a Pup With Water Supply
Had a scheme us outlined by certain aldermen been adopted, no water would have been available east of Darling Street and south of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western District Centres NARROMINE Shire By-election MR. V. R. G. Bootle Wins Value of Rain to District
An extraordinary election on Saturday to fill a vacancy on the Timbrebongie Shire Council caused by the resignation of Cr. E. A. W. Tubman,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Footpath Garden Council Grants Application Alderman's Objections
Permission was given Mr. R. S. Lane, of Cobborah Street, by Tuesday night's meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council, to establish a lawn and small…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mayor Admits Failures of Camp Sewerage "Liberal" Disclosure Alderman Challenges Works Officer's Claim—remainder of Council Silent "No Sewage in River"—Thorough Investigation
Questioned by a colleague at Tuesday night's meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council, the Mayor (Ald. E. B. Serisier) admitted that serious faults, as disclosed by "The Liberal," existed in the military camp sewerage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council Will Pay Own Price For Lighting Undertaking Company Ready to Sell—disclosure Made at Monday's Conference Alderman Says Not Prepared to Accept Terms Of Vendors—Special Meeting to Consider
That a director of the Lighting Company, following upon a conference on Monday, had placed his arm around his shoulder and "assisted him down the stairs," at the same time suggesting that the council should buy out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council By-election Only One Candidate
The municipal by-election at Dubbo, to fill a position caused in the council by the declaring vacant of Mr. F. J. Ison's seat, will be held within the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chamber of Commerce Willing to Co-operate With Council on Gas Question
Before commencing the business at last night's meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sewerage Augmentation Minister Tries to Pass Buck to Federal Authorities, Says Mayor Told Need Due to Growth of Dubbo—Promises To Reconsider Claims for Subsidy
The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Martin) had endeavored to suggest that the need for augmentation of the Dubbo sewerage undertaking had become evidest only after the establishment of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Council Rejects Carrington Avenue Building Proposal for Third Time Ground Now That Land Is Not Subdivided
Because certain land in Carrington Avenue had not been subdivided. Dubbo Municipal Council on Tuesday night refused an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alderman Commends "Libera" On Disclosures Agrees Full Probe Should Be Held Growing Public Demand For Inquiry
A Dubbo alderman yesterday expressed his appreciation of the attitude adopted by "The Liberal" on the question of military camp sewage diversion to the river, and congratulated the paper on its disclosures. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wellington Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting
The first meeting of the new year of the Wellington Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday night last, when the Mayor (Dr. V. W. Savage) presided. Other aldermen present were:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wellington Show and Sports Ground No Action Likely Position Before Municipal Council
Judging by the opinions expressed by several of the Aldermen at Thursday night's meeting of the Municipal Council, it does not appear likely that this body will take over the Wellington Show and Sports Ground as was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Full Confidence Demands of Aldermen
In the course of informal discussion after a special meeting on Saturday afternoon, Dubbo aldermen indicated plainly that they must be taken into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council By-election February 1 is Poll Date
The Dubbo municipal by-election will be held on Saturday, February 1. It has been made necessary by a vacancy caused in the council ranks when the…
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