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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 20 of 37

Council Not Opposed To Government Decision

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 2

Objection to government interference with existing local government boundaries without reference to polls of electors to ascertain…

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Council Wants Report on Cemetery Road

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 6

At the direction of the works committee the engineer (Mr. E. L. James) has been instructed to prepare a report on the subject of the…

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Council Income Rises £4576 by Light Yield

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 6

Reporting to the Municipal Council on the financial position for the past fortnight the town clerk (Mr. V. F. H. Matthews) at…

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Council's Work on Roads Drains and Footpaths

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 2

During the past fortnight council's outdoor staff, it was reported at Tuesday night's meeting had carried out much work on roads, footpaths and…

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Noxious Weeds Clean-up Staretd by Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 6

The spread of noxious weeds within the municipality is engaging the attention of the council which, on the recommendation of the…

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Council to Invest £1700 in New Loan

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 2

Dubbo Council's finance committee, in a recommendation, which the council endorsed, urged authority to withdraw a total sum of…

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Municipal Rolls Ready For Town Inspection

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 5

There was now no excuse for any local resident being off the municipal roll stated the town cleric (Mr. V. F. H. Matthews) at this…

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Thanks Not Brickbats Surprise Aldermen

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1944 · page 2

"What, another letter of thanks and yet another" declared Ald. E. A. Tink at Tuesday night's meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council when…

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Tree-Planting Scheme Endorsed by Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1944 · page 2

Dubbo Council has endorsed a tree-planting programme prepared by the works committee. The Committee's recommendation…

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Council Orders Clean-up of Dwelling After Deplorable Conditions Known

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1944 · page 2

Deplorable conditions found at a North Dubbo house were revealed by the health officer (Mr. L. A. Simpson) in a report to this week's meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council. He said that inspection of the?…

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Suitable Recognition Mayor's Views Before Aldermen

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 August 1944 · page 5

The Mayor (Dr. V. W. Savage), is of the opinion that there is no time like the present to proceed with the matter…

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Saleyards Question Shire Council's Proposal Co-operation with Municipality

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 August 1944 · page 1

The question of the construction of saleyards for Wellington was discussed at the meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council on Saturday last, and as a result the President and Cr. Knowles were appointed to represent the…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting Regional Boundaries Committee To Visit Wellington

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 August 1944 · page 3

The N.S.W. Regional Boundaries Committee will visit Wellington next Friday, and at a meeting at the Council Chambers at 7.30 p.m., will confer with representatives of the Municipality, Macquarie and Cobbora Shires and any…

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Council Electricity Engineer's Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 August 1944 · page 7

At the meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council, held on Thursday night last, the electrical engineer, (Mr. F. L…

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Macquarie Shire Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 August 1944 · page 14

The monthly meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council was largely taken up in dealing with correspondence. The meeting was held at the Shire Office on Saturday last. The President (Cr. W. Johanson) presided. Other…

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Engineer's Report Macquarie Shire Roads

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 August 1944 · page 13

The Shire Engineer, (Mr. K. Prendergast), submitted the following report to the Councillors at last…

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Burrendong Road Repairs Macquarie Shire on Job

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 August 1944 · page 3

The Macquarie Shire gang, with Mr. J. Charlton in charge, is repairing the main road up past "Katella," and doing…

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Municipality of Bourke Trespassing Stock to Be Impounded. Collection of Outstanding Rates

The Western Herald · Friday 11 August 1944 · page 3

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

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Electricity Extension To Shire Discussed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1944 · page 2

When Talbragar Shire Council met yesterday the clerk (Mr. P. O. Beddoes) said he had attended a meeting of the finance committee of the Dubbo…

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President Will Put Case Shire to Oppose Holiday Change

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1944 · page 2

Talbragar Shire Council yesterday decided to oppose a Saturday half-holiday in Dubbo and gave the President power to represent the shire at the sitting of the Industrial Commission which takes place at Dubbo on Wednesday…

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