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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 25 of 37

[?] COUNCIL [?] Weekly Meeting [?]

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 7

Or. Wm [?] the [?] meeting of the [?] at Par[?]…

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Laughing Stock of Town Claims Al[?] Duffy Interlude at Municipal Council Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 1

[?] at Monday night's meeting [?] Narromine municipal [?] claimed [?] made the…

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Lachlan Regional Council Meeting Prominent Peak Hill Man Appointed

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 5

The deputy-Mayor (Aid. R. H. Roward) and the town clerk (Mr. C. McDowall) represented the municipality of Peak Hill at the…

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Municipality of Bourke Farewell to Mr. R. G. ORR

The Western Herald · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 6

On Sunday the 24th inst. the day prior to the departure from Bourke of Mr. R. G. Orr, Public Works and Local Govt. Engineer, the Bourke…

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Narromine Water Loan Approved by Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1944 · page 2

Resulting from representations by Mr. C.G. Robertson, MLA for Dubbo, approval has been given by the Loan Council, through the Minister for Local…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 October 1944 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday night last, the Deputy Mayor (Aid. D. Walker), presiding. Others present were Ald, W. Nelson, C. C…

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Correspondence Saleyards What Are Municipal Council's Objections? (To the Editor)

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 October 1944 · page 7

Sir.—It is quite understandable that the Wellington Municipal Council has a purely urban outlook in regard to the project of…

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Proposed Saleyards Special Council Meeting Decision Thursday Night

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 October 1944 · page 1

The matter of the proposed saleyards for Wellington was again discussed at the usual meeting of the Municipal…

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LGA Executive Ballot Topped by Mayor

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 1

The Mayor (Aid. Serister) topped the poll in the election of executive of the annual conference of the N.S.W. Local Government…

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Regional Council Elected No Municipality Represented

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 5 October 1944 · page 2

The poll to select six Local Government representatives on the Macquaric Regional Council, which was conducted by Mr. P. O. Beddoes, Talbragar Shire Clerk, in the capacity of Acting Secretary, has been finalised…

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Local and General Municipal and Shire Electoral Rolls

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 4

When lists of electors [?] of the Narromine municipal [?] and [?] state council [?] presented to the [?]…

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Saleyards Appear Certain Shire Agrees to Council's Proposals Yards Will Be Monument to Shire's Initiative

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 1

Following last Saturday's monthly meeting of Macquarie Shire Council it appears that the much discussed matter of saleyards is now settled, and that the yards will become a concrete reality in the near future…

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Macquarie Shire Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 3

The President (Cr. W. Johnson), presided at the monthly meeting of the above which was held at the Shire office on Saturday last. Others present were Crs. J. Goninan, S. Hansford, Reg Edols, H. Wykes, A. Knowles…

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Macquarie Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council on Saturday last, the Engineer (Mr. J. Prendergast)…

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Mayor Criticises Election of Regional Advisory Council Parochial Outlook Shown in Ballot

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 2

Recent results of the election for six local government members to the Central Western Regional Advisory Council, according to the Mayor (Aid. Seristier) at Tuesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council, had exhibited the "same…

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Council Protests on Rail Service

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 1

Dubbo Council believes that the country has been treated unfairly in the recent cuts in railway services. "In tho city you can get a train…

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Council to Press for Brick Homes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 2

The Department of War Organisation of industry has informed the New South Wales Housing Commission that the 25 homes to be…

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Council to Determine Type of Wicket

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 5

DUbbo council has decided to obtain a report from the engineer (Mr. E. L. James) to decide whether it would be better to extend a water service to…

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Four Polling Places for Council Elections

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 1

Council at its meeting on Tuesday fight agreed to establish polling places for the triennial elections on December 2, at Newtown Hall, Convent…

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Council Revenue Rises to £6973 in Month

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 1

The town clerk (Mr. V. F. H. Matthews), in his report to this week's meeting of council, stated that income For the four weeks under review…

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