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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1944

721 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 10 of 37

The Mayor [?] [?]Ockey

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 2

The Mayor (Aid. [?] having been [?] Narromine's [?] on sunday, [?]…

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Peak Hill and District Page Noxious Weeds County Council, for Forbes Confeence Discussion Municipal Laxity [?] for Spread

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 3

A [?] shire [?]…

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War Damage Commission Outstanding Monies Final Letter to Shire Defaulters

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 1

The War Damages [?] Sydney. wrote to the [?] share council that [?] that council has [?]…

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Municipality of Bourke Estimated Cost of Sewerage Scheme. Formation of Regional Areas

The Western Herald · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 3

A meeting of the Aldermen of the above Council was field in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last…

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Council Meeting Plan Changed for Holiday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1944 · page 2

Dubbo Municipal Council will hold its fortnightly meeting on Monday night in lieu of Tuesday, which is Anzac Day. It is the first time that an…

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Cobbora Shire Regional Boundaries Council Favours Local Combination

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 7

At last Tuesday's monthly meeting of Cobbora Shire, held in the Council Chambers, Geurie, a letter was received from Macquarie Shire, Wellington, pointing out that, some time ago, the State Regional Boundaries Committee defined…

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Destruction of Noxious Weeds and Parkes Conference Short Discussion by Shire Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 3

On the question of the formation of a regional council for the Central West, Goo[?] shire wrote to [?] shire council that this…

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Reorganised Poundyard Council's Proposal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 2

In adopting the works committee's recommendation on the poundyard and buildings, the Municipal Council at its meeting last night, it decided…

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Council Funds Credits £169 Over Debits

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 5

Income in the past fortnight, principally form rates, amounted to £2087/13/5, stated the report of the town clerk (Mr. V. F. H. Matthews)…

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Council Expresses Opinion on Railway Service Retrograde Scheme to End Sleepers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 5

Any attempt to dispense with sleeping cars on the mail train between Dubbo and Sydney would be a retrograde step. This is the majority opinion of the Dubbo Municipal Council…

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Cobbora Shire Council Overseer's Recommendations £156 Voted

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 14

In his monthly report to Cobbora Shire, Overseer D. Hannon recommended repairs to various roads, the total…

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Raaf Station Visited by Dubbo Aldermen

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 5

A party nl Dubbo aldermen yesterday visited a Western RAAF establishment and was escorted over the ground and was all equipment in…

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Shire Engineer Welcomed

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 1

After serving with the Forces Mr. A. Fitzherbert, Coonabarabran Shire Council Engineer, has again taken up his duties. At…

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Mayor Accuses Schools Of lack of Co-operation

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 5

Fear of opposition to their own department's campaign had resulted in a failure on the part of the schools at Dubbo to co-operate with the recent learn-to-swim campaign conducted by the New South Wales Amateur Swimming…

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Council Asked for View on Swim Campaign

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 4

In a letter expressing appreciation to the Dubbo Council of its valued co-operation and assistance in the recent campaign at Dubbo on the…

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The Rise in Electricity Charges Council at Last Explains

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 3

Coonabarabran has passed its darkest days and the clouds are lifting. Away back in the year 1942 one bright summer’s morning, residents of…

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Electricity for Rural Areas Council’s Post-War Plans

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 1

Coonabarabran Shire Council has bright ideas of lighting the villages and farm yards of the Shire with electric rays in post-war days…

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[?] Politics McKell and the Council the Truth About Reform Proposals

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 4
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

No doubt the McKell Government will try to tell electors during the coming general election campaign that the Legislative…

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Country Politics McKell and the Council the Truth About Reform Proposals

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 1

NO doubt the McKell Government will try to tell electors during the coming general election campaign that the Legislative…

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