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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

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Lock Up Shops Undesirable Residences. Council Prohibits Use

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 6

Use of lock-up shops as residences is causing the Municipal Health Officer concern, and following his report at last…

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CHARITY And the Shire Council

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 1

Country folk are great old milking goats for city charitable organisations. Thousand of circulars are sent into the inland each year appealing for…

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Electricity Works Shire's Application Approved

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 5

The Minister for Local Government wrote to the Hen. W. F. Dunn. M.L.A., as follows re Macquarie Shire Council's proposal to…

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£30 Week to Shire Clerk Fay in Lieu of Holidays

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 3

At a recent meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council it was decided in a discussion held in committee). to pay…

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Municipality of Bourke Huge Water Supply Scheme

The Western Herald · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 5

The following is a copy of a letter received by the local Council from the Under Secretary, Department of Public Works, and…

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Dubbo District Graziers' Council Rehabilitation Of Ex-Servicemen

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 1

A meeting of the Dubbo District Council of the Graziers' Association, held in Dubbo yesterday, was strong in advocacy of returned servicemen being assisted to take up rural employment…

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Amaroo Shire President Reports on Parkes Electricity Conference

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 6

AT last week's meeting of the Amaroo Shire, the President submitted a report upon the Parkes conference, which was attended by Cr. Webb and himself as the council's representatives. The final decisions were that…

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Dubbo Council—

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 6

which would not otherwise be available. He believed that the Federal Government was guaranteeing the States against losses in housing…

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EDITORIAL Council Comments

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 2

DUBBO Municipal Council agreed at its meeting on Tuesday to undertake a housing project. The Housing Committee will now…

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Dubbo Municipal Council [?]Using Scheme Adopted in Principle Committee To Prepare Full Plan

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 1

Ald. E. A. Tin[?] Mayor, presided over a full meeting of [?] Dubbo Municipal Council on Tuesday and the Council Solved to [?] Drove in principle a home building and municipal housing scheme."…

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Housing Report Dubbo Council's Plan

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 5

The following is the Report of the Dubbo Municipal Council's Special Housing Committee…

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Base Technical College Municipal Support

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 1

There was some plain speaking at the Dubbo Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday whore the base technical college proposal was concerned…

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Questions In The House Of Representatives. Allied Works Council

The Western Herald · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 1

Mr. Clark : I ask the Minister for Works whether the programme of works under the control of the Allied Works Council is…

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Municipality of Bourke Building Investment Co. Scheme for Bourke. Citrus Areas for Soldiers. Collection of Salvage

The Western Herald · Friday 6 July 1945 · 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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Club Premises for Dubbo Rssaila Diggers' Request To Municipal Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1945 · page 1

Dubbo returned servicemen are anxious to establish a club and have offered to purchase from the Municipal Council the premises in Macquarie Street once owned by Dubbo Lighting Company…

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W'ton Municipal Council Tribute to Late Prime Minister Cobbora Shire Declines to Participate in Free Public Library

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 1

At the regular meeting of the Municipal Council on Thursday night last, the aldermen stood to observe one minute's silence in tribute to the late Prime Minister. The Mayor, Aid. C. C. McMahon, spoke befittingly on…

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Municipal Council Engineer's Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 2

At last Thursday night's meeting of the Council, it was decided that the Works Commitee should inspect the…

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Municipal Council Officers' Reports

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 7

The following fortnightly reports were dealt with at the meeting held in the Council Chambers on Thursday last…

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Allied Works Council

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 12 July 1945 · page 1

In the House of Representatives, Mr. J. Clark, MHR, ask ed the Minister for Works whether the programme of…

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Municipal Housing Address to Chamber of Commerce Outline Of Council's Powers And Duties

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1945 · page 1

In an address which was characterised by the President of the Dubbo Chamber of Commerce, Mr. P. F. McGee, as "intensely interesting and basically sound," Aid. E. B. Serisier outlined to the Chamber on Monday night the powers and…

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