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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1943

635 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 19 of 32

Durbo Conference on Macquane Vailey "Much Good Night Result." Says Mayor

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 1

In a statement to the "News" yesterday, the Mayor (Ald. A. R. Dundes) offered the opinion that news good night result from the…

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Failure to Destroy Noxious Weeds Action Taken by Umbrebongie Shire

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 3

Timbrebongie shire council took action against a district landholder at the Narromine police court, on Tuesday morning, for failure to…

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Macquarie Group C.W.A. Council Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 August 1943 · page 7

The C.W.A. Macquarie Group Council meeting was held at the rest Room, Dubbo, on Thursday, July 22, the…

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Narromine Power House Staff Commended Aldermen Differ on Subject

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1943 · page 2

Narromine aldermen, on Friday night, offered varied opinions on the question of whether employees should be given special thanks for…

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Narromine Municipal Council General Business Sheet

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1943 · page 3

The usual meeting of the Narromine municipal council was hold on Friday night. The Mayor (AM. A. B. Dundas) presided, and also present were Alds. J. M. Golding, J. I. K[?]tworth, R. C. Tanored, M. V. Duffy and C. J. Woolfe; the town clerk (Mr. N. Payten) and…

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Rid Town of Pigeons Move by Municipal Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1943 · page 1

The municipal council, on Friday night made a move in an endeavour to rid Narromine of pigeons. Ald. Tancred claimed that owners…

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Establishment of Base Hospital at Dubbo Narromine Municipal Council Commend Move Ald. Kimtworth Suggests Change In Hospital Name

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1943 · page 1

"Mr. Les Clark brought forward a matter regarding the hospital at the Burrondong League meeting which I think we should support," declared the Mayor (Ald. A. R. Dundan), at Friday night's meeting of the Narromine municipal council…

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Low-level Weir Council Desire Structure Tested

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1943 · page 3

The Narromine municipal council does not want to take ever the newly repaired low-level weir until such time as the week carried out…

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Electricity Question Special Council Meeting to Be Held

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1943 · page 1

At Friday night's meeting of the municipal council it was decided to held a special meeting, is at most a fortnight's [?], to [?] the question of electricity supply for the town and the department. A better was read at the meeting from the Controller of…

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Reports by Engineers To Amaroo Shire Council

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 20

The Shire Engineer and the Electrical Engineer presented their reports to the Amaroo Shire Councillors at the July monthly meeting. The former's report read:…

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Charcoal Board’s Pigeon Shire Council Lets Bird Fly

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 1

Recently the Coonabarabran Shire Council had an application from the manager of the Government charcoal [?] near the Mow Rock Road for the…

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Amaroo Shire Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 13

Present at the July monthly meeting were the President (Cr. S. R. Reynolds), Crs. Webb, O. Donnell, Sherringham, Bowhay and Armstrong. The Presidential minute was as…

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Control of Houses Town Clerk's Job: Alderman in Clash

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 5

Notification from the business administrator of the Department of Munitions of its intention to appoint the town Clerk (Mr. V. F. H. Matthews) as departmental representative in the Dubbo area to control the housing regulations, so far…

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District News Narromine Plumbing Stocks Sought By Municipal Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 6

The Mayor (Ald. A. B. Dundas and Ald. M. V. Duffy were thanked at last meetings of the Municipal Council for their verbal report of a recent…

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Council Brevities Credits Exceed Debits

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 3

Reporting to Dubbo Municipal Council at its meeting on Tuesday night the town clerk (Mr. V. F. H. Matthews) stated that the collective debits amounted to £9032/6/5, but were offset by credits totalling £10,754/11/10…

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Soviet Comforts, China Aided by Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 4

A motion sponsored by Ald. A. C. Enderby, aimed at donating £5/5/- to the Ald Russia Appeal lapsed for want of a seconder at a meeting of the…

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Council's Share on Weir Cost Cut

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 6

Dubbo's new weir cost £12,000, which is £2000 in excess of the original estimate, but the Department of Local Government requires the Municipal Council to meet only £250 of the additional outlay…

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Cleaner Food Premises Demanded by Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 1

Food matters in Dubbo were the subject of several letters and reports from officers, dealt with at Tuesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council…

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Post-War Reconstruction Council Draws Up Programme

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 2

A special meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council was held on Thursday afternoon last for the purpose of conceiving a programme of works to…

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Modern Hospital Move Supported by Narromine Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 4

Support for a proposal submitted to a recent conference in Dubbo by Mr. L. S. Clark, who urged that the people of the Macquarie Valley…

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