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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 17 of 37

Westella Road Repairs Cobbora Shire on Job

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 6

Repairs are being carried out on the Westella/Geurie out on the Cobbora Shire Council, the portion of road…

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Graziers' Council Meeting at Dubbo

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 4

A Meeting of the Western District Council of the Graziers' Association was held at Dubbo last week…

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Street Appeal Dates Allotted by Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 2

Dubbo Council, at its fortnightly meeting approved an application by the Indian Relief Fund for permission to conduct, a collection within the…

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Electricity, Gas Yield Swells Council Funds

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 4

Acquisition of the Dubbo gas and electricity undertakings by the Municipal Council, has already, made a tremendous difference to the. council's…

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Council Joins Agitation For Better Goods Trains

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 2

Because it is of opinion that inadequate transport is available for the carriage of primary production, Dubbo Municipal Council, at its fortnightly meeting this week, carried a motion supporting the Lyndhurst Shire Council in…

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Narromine Council Keen To Build New Station For Branch Ambulance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 4

A proposal for the establishment of a modern ambulance station and combined residence at Narromine was discussed at Monday night's…

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Council Will Not Deal With Gasworks Plan Without Full Probe

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 5

Dubbo aldermen, at a Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night, refused to deal will, a mayoral minute designed to improve conditions in the production of gas. Opinion was that it was too important an issue for hasty…

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Campaign Begun to Crush Destruction of Property End of Vandalism Aim of Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 2

Vandalism and hooliganism that have been on the increase at Dubbo recently were the subject of stern comment at Tuesday night's council meeting when aldermen deplored the growing tendency of many young people in the…

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Gilgandra Conference Adamant on Personnel of Regional Committee Premier's Plan Rejected by Regional Council Implies Post War Planning Is the Monopoly of Local Government

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 3

A conference of the Regional Council of Local Government Authorities held at Gilgandra on Tuesday last week rejected proposals outlined by the Premier in a press statement regarding the…

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Municipality of Bourke Healthy Financial State of Funds. Action Against Stock Trespassing in Town

The Western Herald · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 3

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

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Macquarie Shire Council Monthly Meeting Tomato Pulping Plant

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 7

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held at the Shire Chambers on Saturday last, and was presided…

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Municipal Council Business Dealt With Fortnightly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council was held at the Council, Chambers on Thursday night last. The business paper was a short one, and it was put through With dispatch…

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Macquarie Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 7

The Macquarie Shire Engineer (Mr. K. Prendergast), submitted the following report at the meeting held at the Shire…

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Regional Councils East Versus West Shires and Municipal Conference

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 1

Councillors of the Cobbora and Macquarie Shires, together with the Aldermen of the Wellington Municipality, are unanimous in the opinion that by all pulling together they will have a stronger voting power in regard…

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Primary Producers’ Council Report of the Annual Conference

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 2

To attain their rightful place the national economic scheme, primary industries had to be prepared to sink inconsequential…

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Cyclists' Pranks Cause Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of NSW)

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 1

When it was reported last week that a school boy rode his bicycle along a track on the edge of a 300ft. cliff in Sydney and…

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Faulty Brakes and Lights (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 3

Motor vehicles are getting older and the likelihood of replacement, except in special cases, is not to be expected until the war has ended…

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Letter of Appreciation Pleases Shire Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1944 · page 4

"It is a change to receive a letter like that," said Cr. W. Morley at yesterday's meeting of Talbragar Shire Council, when a…

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Shire Council Favors Settlement on River

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1944 · page 2

Talbragar Shire Council believes that along the Macquarie valley, within the shire area, there is much land which, with development of irrigation, could be used to advantage far closer settlement…

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Shire Leader Nominated For Regional Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1944 · page 2

Talbragar Shire Council has nominated the President (Cr. Wright) for election to the Macquarie Regional Council No. 13. This decision was taken at yesterday's meeting of the…

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