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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1942

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Marathon Meeting Held By Talbagar Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 4

Talbragar Shire Council held a marathon meeting yesterday. It started in the morning and concluded at 5.30 p.m., after much business…

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Engineer More Useful In Own District, So Council Seeks Recall

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

At its meeting yesterday Talbragar Shire Council expressed a desire to assist in the national production of charcoal, but derided to send an…

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Evacuation Discussed by Talbragar Shire Council

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 1

Evacuation matters, concerning the Talbragar Shire, were discussed by Councillors on Friday afternoon…

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Charcoal to Be Produced by Talbragar Shire Council

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 1

Following an address to the Talbragar Shire Council on charcoal production on Friday morning last, by Mr. W. Wood, an…

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Shire Works Engineer’s Report

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 2

At Friday’s meeting of tits Talbragar Shire Council, the Engineer (Mr. J. P. Holmes) reported on road work in tse Dubbo…

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Obligation on Council

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 5

Rev. Fr. McKeon applied to the Shire Council on Tuesday for an extension of the water supply to two cottages in Ann Street. The…

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Council’s Graders

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 5

The Engineer (Mr. Fitzherbert) told a meeting of the Shire Council on Tuesday that one of the graders had been done up and put…

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Conservation of Fodder Shire Should Be Self-supporting Save All Seeds

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 1

The Director of Emergency Supply has advised the Supply Sub-Committee of the Coonabarabran Shire that it should…

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Bugaldie Lease Favored by Land Board Council Cautious

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 10

The Shire Council has had before it at previons meetings an application for a special lease at Bugaldie, and has…

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Smoke Nuisance Complaint From Bugaldie Council Takes No Action

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 10

Mrs. M. G. Madden complained to the Shire Council on Tuesday that redress from the smoke nuisance at…

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The Water Schemes Plans Being Prepared Council Receives Money

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 10

The Shire Council has received £28,800 for the construction of water schemes at Binnaway and Baradine, and…

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Producer Gas Council Ordered to Instal Unit to Be Purchased Locally

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 10

The Council’s decision at a recent meeting to make all Its purchases in Sydney was overlooked on Tuesday, when…

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Council’s Acrobats Put Up Good Performance Over Children’s Swim Pool

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 1

Coonabarabran’s Shire Council is becoming famous for its acrobatics. Every other meeting it changes its mind on some subject or other. Its latest somersault is in connection with a children’s swimming pool…

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Charcoal Kilns Council Decides to Purchase Seven Will Take Over Production And Distribution Premier's Reoresentative Visits Gilgandra

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 3

A special meeting of the Gilgandra Shiro Council was held on Saturday afternoon, which was attended by Mr…

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Mayor Passes Test for R.a.a.f. Enlistment

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 4

The Mayor of Dubbo (Ald. K. B. Serisier) informed "The Liberal" last night that he has passed the preliminary medical test for admission to…

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Macquarie Group Council

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 2

Members of the Dubbo C.W.A. who wish to attend the Macquarie Group Council meeting at Gilgandra next Thursday, will be obliged to go by…

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Mayor Of Dubbo to Join R.A.A.F.

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 1

The Mayor of Dubbo (Aid. E. Serisier) has made application to join the R.A.A.F. If successful in passing the final…

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Recall of Stevens From Supply Council Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. J. Curtin) has announced that Sir Bertram Slovens, the Commonwealth Government representative on the Eastern…

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Shire Council Correpondence and General Business

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

The March meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council was held on Friday last. The President (Cr. G. Christie) presided, others…

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Transport Change Gross Effrontery Clams Alderman

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 5

"Is the council going to control this thing, or is it going to hand over to the superintendent of police?" demanded Ald. J. T. [?] of his…

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