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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1942

685 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 13 of 35

Acting Shire Engineer Leaving Gilgandra Has Accepted Appointment With Abercrombie Shire

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 1

It was with regret that councillors learned at Friday's Council meeting that Mr Hole, Acting Shire Engineer, had…

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Co-operative Concern Interests Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 3

Activities of Shale and Oil Products Co-operative Limited were discussed by Dubbo Municipal Council at a meeting on Tuesday night. The…

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Council Employee Not Special Constable

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 5

Replying to representations by the Dubbo Council for Hie appointment of Mr. E. H. Stevenson as a special constable, the secretary to the Police…

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Council Brevities Water Meters Again

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 2

Over a period of years water meters have been a bone of contention in Dubbo. While some people have meters connected and have to pay for all excess use of water, other properties are not metered and escape excess charges, while…

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Evacuation Service Council Wide Scope

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 2

The officer-in-charge of the evacuation service, Department of Labor and Industry, wrote to Dubbo Council on Tuesday night, outlining the provisions…

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New Council Record—for Brevity

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 5

Business was proceeded with very smoothly at Tuesday night's meeting of the Dubbo Council, so much so that a new record was achieved. Usual…

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Council Equipment Available for Trench Diggers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 5

By four votes to two, Dubbo Municipal Council on Tuesday night acceded to a request by the Dubbo and District War Service Committee…

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Sewerage Advances Plan Deferred by Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 2

A recommendation from the finance committee to Tuesday night's meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council was that the matter or making advances…

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Brownout Costs Council Less for Street Lights

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 5

The Municipal Council, at its meeting on Tuesday night, had two letters before it from the Dubbo Lighting Company. The first advised that…

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Suction Gas Proposal to Convert Power House Engines Position To Be Fully Investigated By Council

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 1

[?] question by Cr. P. Foran [?] Friday's Shire Council meting, 'Is there any chance of putting producer gas units…

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No Evacuation Register at Present Decision of Shire Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 1

The Timb[?]gle Shire Council on Tuesday decided to allow the matter of preparing an eva[?]tion register for their area to stand over…

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Dubbo Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 4

In the [?] of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor (Ald. P. Gordon) occupied the chair at Tuesday night’s meeting of the…

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Shire Council Opposed to Closing of Schools Action Taken to Assist Haberworth

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 1

The Timbr[?]bougie shire council on Tuesday decided to oppose the action of the government in closing public schools. Special mention…

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Shire Clerk Pros[?] Own President

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 2

The shire clerk reported to the Timbrebongle council on Tuesday that an owner of sheep found tr[?] on a public road was [?] and…

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Peak Hill Municipality to Receive an Account Shire Work on O'Leary's Lane

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 3

At Tuesday's meeting of the Timbrebo[?]gie shire council it was resolved to send an account to P[?] Hill municipality for an amount of…

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Questions In Council

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 6

Aid. J. T. Francis monopolised the question time at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council…

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Shire Will Take Action Against Straying Stock

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 2

The Tunbrebongle shire council intends to take severe action in the matter of stock being allowed to stray on their roads. A complaint…

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Council's Pontoon Conveyed to Bourse by Volunteers

The Western Herald · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 4

On acquiring a Pontoon from the Public Works Department the Bourke Municipal Council gave permission to Alderman Tidmarsh…

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Collection Of Aluminium Proposal, to Council Mr. Leonard to Control

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 1

Mr. W. H. Leonard brought on the question of collection old [?] at the Dubbo Chamber of Commerce meeting on Monday…

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Siren's Shortcomings Explained by Mayor

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 1

The chief warden (Ald. E. B. Serisier) told a meeting of A.R.P. wardens, held in the Roxy Theatre last night, that inquiries had shown…

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