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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1942

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Red Cross Divisional Council

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 2

Under the terms of the Royal Charter, recently granted in the Society, a Divisional Council of forty members were elected at the annual…

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Dubbo Tennis Club Season Officially Opened by Mayor Successful Tournament

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 1

That the Dubbo Tennis Club had a duty to carry on in the interests of the community and from the point of national fitness…

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F. And S. District Council Annual Meeting at Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Dubbo District Council of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association was held at the Roxy Theatre,…

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Compulsory War Damage Insurance Forms Will Be Distributed By Shire Council

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 1

Plans for the compulsory insurance of property against war damage are now completed and details will shortly…

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Roosevelt And Pacific Council Washington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 1

President Rossevelt stated at a conference today that he thought Australia and New Zealand were completely satisfied with the…

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C.W.A. Macquarie Group Council Meeting Held At Gilgandra

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 3

A meeting of the Macquarie Group Council of the Country Women's Association was held in Gilgandra on Thursday last when…

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Council for Scientific & Industrial Research

The Western Herald · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 7

THE NECESSITY OF GIVING LIME TO SHEEP WHEN FEEDING THEM ON CEREAL GRAINS. The results of recent work carried cut by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research with the financial assistance of The…

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Divisional A.r.p. Meetings New Plan of Instruction Outlined by Mayor

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 4

Speaking at Wednesday night’s A.R.P. meeting at the Roxy Theatre, the Mayor (Aid. E. B. Serisier) outlined a new method of…

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Two Nominations Likely for Municipal Vacancy Matter for Discussion at To-night's Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 1

When the Municipal Council meets tonight the aldermen will have before them the task of recommending a nomination to the…

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Pacific War Council Initial Move in More Virile Offensive Policy Evatt Says Curtin Government Plan Now Justified Meets Tomorrow Washington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 1

President Roosevelt has announced that the first meeting of the newly created Pacific War Council will be held on Wednesday next. Representatives of Australia, China, Britain, New…

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Challenge to Mayor Dictatorial Ways Must Cease Says Alderman

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 4

Declaring that the time had arrived for dictatorial methods to cease, Ald. J. T. Francis, at Tuesday night's meeting of the Dubbo Council…

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Dead Past Resurrected by Aldermen

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 4

At least two aldermen and the Mayor referred to the cloud past and all that goes with in the course of debate in council on Tuesday night…

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Aldermen Divided On Insurance Work

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 4

Speaking at this week's meeting of the Dubbo Council, when details of the war risk insurance scheme to be handled by council on behalf of the…

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Mayor Denies Opposed To Slit Trenches

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 2

"I don't take any notice of [?]ing at me, but I have to correct another very remarkable statement made by Ald. Francis," said the…

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EDITORIAL. The Pacific War Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 3

CREATION in Washington of the Pacific War Council has been hailed as a diplomatic victory for Australia. In itself this is…

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Council Brevities War Damage Claims

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 7

In a letter to Tuesday night's meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council the Superintendent of Claims, War Damage Commission, advised that the town and shire clerks would be ex-officio members of all regional advisory panels…

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Council Demands £650 For Cottage Sale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 5

Dubbo Council intends to ask the Dubbo Lighting Co. Ltd. to pay £650 for the purchase of a cottage in Brisbane Street, known as the gasworks…

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Sewerage Advances To Be Set by Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 4

At its next meeting the finance committee intends to report on the matter of advances to ratepayers for the purpose of making sewerage…

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Delegates Declare Pacific Council "Tremendous Help" Washington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 1

"Tremendously valuable," was the comment of members attending the first meeting of the Pacific War Council at the White House today. The British Ambassador (Lord Halifax) said that…

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District Council of P. AND C. ASSOCIATIONS (Contributed)

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 1

A general meeting of the District Council of Parents and Citizens' Associations was held at the Intermediate, High School…

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