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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs
819 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 32 of 41
At the monthly meeting of the Shire of Cobbora, held in the Shire Chambers, Geurie, on Tuesday, C. R. Condon informed Council that the residents of Westella desired to form a Patriotic and Comforts…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The construction of the Obley road from the 22-mile to the 35-mile is costing £40,000, and is being carried out under the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Provisions of penalty clauses in the contracts have been invoked against McLean Constructions Pty. Ltd., the firm charged with constructing the Dubbo filtration plant and the sewerage augmentation…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In his monthly report at Cobbora Shire on Tuesday, Engineer D. Allen stated that the work on the State Highway, near Geurie, had been completed, and the road opened to traffic again…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Shire branch of the Lord Mayor’s Fund donated £50 towards the Prisoners’ of War Fund at the annual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coonabarabran District Hospital appealed to the Shire branch of the Lord Mayor’s Fund on Tuesday night to assist it by paying the fees of dependents of soldiers. The President of the hospital said that the institution was badly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Shire Council on Tuesday decided that the housing accommodation at Burra Bee Dee needed urgent attention, and an invitation has been extended to officers of the A.P. Board and Child Welfare Board to meet the Council in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cr. W. T. Neilson reported to the Shire Council on Tuesday that there was a difficulty in securing an estimate of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cr. W. T. Neilson suggested at a meeting of the Shire Council on Tuesday that the Council should underwrite the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the September meeting of the Shire Council the Engineer (Mr. Fitzherbert) was instructed to prepare a report [?] the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dubbo Municipal Council Will approach the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) and impress upon him the need to have the necessary finance made available to enable the formation of an organisation identical with the No. 1…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Minister for Local Government and Housing, the Eon. J. McGirr, accompanied by Mr. M. A. Davidson, member…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Dubbo Municipal Council usually is the target of public criticism, rather than public approval and thoughtfulness. Few ever stop to realise the value of this corporate body to their own town—either in Dubbo or elsewhere…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Minister for Health (Mr. Kelly) in the course of an address to the annual conference of Mew South Wales hospital auxiliaries in Sydney insisted that the time was coming when "the health of the community must be a national…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. J. F. Spence, of Sydney, has been appointed engineer to the Amaroo Shire Council in succession to the late Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The repealing of Ordinance 10—postal voting—in connection with the forthcoming Municipal and Shire elections, to be held in December, was the subject of much comment at the usual monthly meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following polling places were arranged within the Shire of Amaroo for the forthcoming Shire elections, to take place during December:—A. riding—Larras Lee, Cumnock and Boomey; B riding—…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The conditions for the supply of bulk electricity to the Amaroo Shire were freely discussed at the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A tribute to the unselfishness of bandsmen was paid by the Mayor of Dubbbo (Aid. E. B. Serisier) when he welcomed members of visiting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A largely attended public meeting of consumers of light and power last night endorsed the policy of the Dubbo Municipal Council in asking the Minister for Local Government aud Housing to obtain parliamentary approval to amend the…
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