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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

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Extended Service by Ambulance Gilgandra Council Will Support Dubbo Move

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 4

Gilgandra Shire Council has decided to support the Dubbo District Ambulance in establishing the service on such a basis that it will be able to extend its operations and provide substations at Narromine and Gilgandra,…

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Gilgandra Labor Leagues Amalgamation Concluded Ask for Immediate Assembly of Electorate Council to Arrange Ballot for Selection of Candidate

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 1

The amalgamation of the two Labor Leagues in Gilgandra, the Official and Non-Communist, was completed at a…

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Congratulations for U.c.p Candidate on Enthusiasm and Progress Made Eulogies at Council Meeting "Can Win Seat, and Will Win It"

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 1

At a well attended and enthusiastic meeting of delegates of the United Country Party Castlereagh Electoral…

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Noxious Weeds SHIRE WORk COMMENDED Talbragar Grant Request

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1941 · page 4

When he visited Dubbo recently Mr. K. G. Carn, weeds expert, attached to the department of Agriculture, expressed the opinion that…

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U.C.P. Members' High Tribute To Wilson Officers Appointed for Electorate Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1941 · page 6

One of the most representative attendances on record was present at yesterday's annual meeting of the Dubbo electorate council of the…

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Wilson Emphasises Sincerity in Mair's Reply Promise Of Burrendong—U.C.P. Council Address

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1941 · page 3

"I have never known a Premier of New South Wales give such a considered and sincere reply to a deputation as that delivered by Mr. Mair on the Burrendong dam question last Friday."…

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Cobbora Shire Council Monthly Meeting Diphtheria Immunisation

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 March 1941 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the Shire of Cobbora, which was held in the Shire Chambers, Geurie, on Thursday last, the health officer, Mr. D. Hannon, reported fix cases of diphtheria at Dunedoo, two at Montefiores…

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Wellington Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting Burrendong Dam Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 March 1941 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday night last, there being present the Mayor (Dr. V. W. Savage), Alds. J. P. Dowd, W. Rose, F. Thomas…

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Show Glass-washers System in Operation Council Wrong, Says Alderman

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 2

Recent statements made by aldermen regarding the need for a glass-washing system in the booth at the Dubbo Showground were totally incorrect, Ald…

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Council Brevities Minister Remains Firm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 6

Dubbo Council has not ceased to press its claims for the rededication of the land adjoining the Council Chambers as a reserve for town hall building purposes. The Minister for Lands, however, remains equally…

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Co-ordination of Electricity Proposal No Help To Dubbo, Says Mayor

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 2

The adoption of a proposed coordination plan for electricity supplies in N.S.W., would not help in any way the problems which face…

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Noxious Weeds Expert Pleased in Dubbo Council to Take Action

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 8

At the "Devil's Hole," near Dubbo, is the most magnificent crop of Bathurst burr ever he has seen, Ald. I. B. Mackenzie told Tuesday night's meeting of…

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Council Presses for Additional Police in Dubbo More Patrols Needed—Force Understaffed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 2

There is a pressing need for additional police in Dubbo, according to a statement made in council on Tuesday night by Ald. A. C. Enderby. He said the growth of Dubbo warranted an…

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Talbragar Street Business Men Protest to Council Loss Of Trade Follows Changed Bus Route

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 4

The business people of Talbragar Street have protested to the Municipal Council against the discontinuance of the military bus service route through the town to Talbragar Street…

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High Tension Cable Shortage Only Bar To Bulk Supply Dubbo Electricity Government Will Value Plant For Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 8

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Hartigan) told the Mayor (Ald. E. B. Serisier), in the course of an interview in Sydney on March 19, that so far as the Railway Department was concerned a supply of electricity…

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Talbragar Shire Noxious Weeds' Spread Alarms Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 5

"I found snake cactus about five feet high covering about a quarter of an acre, off the road on an abandoned Mogo Forest Property," said the weeds inspector (Mr. S. M. Lovett) at yesterday's meeting of the Talbragar…

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Found Felling Tree on Council Reserve Man Wanted Honey—Escapes With Caution

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 6

Talbragar Shire Council, at its meeting yesterday decided to caution a man who was found in the act of felling a tree on a reserve. It was stated that…

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Macquarie Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council was held at the Shire office on Saturday last, which was presided over by the President (Cr. A. Knowles). Other Councillors present were J. Goninan…

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Wellington Municipal Council Extra Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 6

A[?]hough the civic fathers had only met the previous week, another meeting was called for Thursday night last in order to bring the meetings back into line, and also for the reason that next Thursday would be the day…

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Council Meeting Sensation Ald. Walker Ejected By Ald. Thomas

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 5

the Wellington Municipal Council meeting was brought to a sudden termination on Thursday night last, when…

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