No Place for Empties on Footpaths of Town Council Will Write To Local Hotels
Cr. [?]mlinson (at last Council meeting): Beer barrels are allowed to remain on footpaths in front of hotels…
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Council & local affairs, 1945
595 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 30
Dubbo Municipal Estimates Provide Rate Rise
Estimates adopted by the Dubbo Municipal Council on Tuesday night provide for an increase in rates by a half-penny in the £1 on unimproved capital value. The 1945 rate will be 1/1½, compared with 1/1 in the £1…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Timbrebongie Shire Council Monthly Meeting Business
The usual monthly meeting of the Timbrebongie shire council was held on Tuesday. Those in attendance were: Crs. W. M. Walker (president), E. Jones, A. W. Ernbrook, E. G. Hey, A. Roberts and H. Hogan. Also Mr. E. R…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Impressive Letter to Lord Mayor of London From Timbrebongie Shire
The following impressive letter has [?] been sent by Mr. E. R. Stephens shire clerk, on behalf of Tim[?] shire council, to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"News" Editor Farewelled by Shire Council Thanked for Support Given Council
Following Tuesday's meeting of the Timber[?] council opportunity was taken by the president, [?] and [?] clerk to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Narromine Municipal Council General Business Sheet
The regular meeting of the municipal council was held on Monday night, with the Mayor (Ald. R. C. Tancred) presiding. Also in attendance were Alds. J. M. Golding (who was attending his first meeting since returning home after his recent illness), M. Sharpe, A. B…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Briefs To Tuesday's Meeting
Cr. Hey gave a report at Tuesday's meeting of the Timbrebongie shire council upon a [?] of [?]tion which he made is [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Engineer Appointed for Timbrebongie Shire
At Tuesday's meeting of the Timbrebongie shire council Mr. [?] Philip (46 married), of [?] was made first [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shire Valuations Report by Mr. Stephens
The shire clerk (Mr. E. R. Stephens) submitted a list of the following valuations for the year 1945 of ratcable lands within the shire?…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Claim Department Shifting Assistance for Bush Fire Brigades
In a letter to Timbrebongie shire council, on Tuesday, the department stated that where a purchase of £100 worth of equipment was made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Position Faces Council in Wales Supply Fund Account Overdrawn and Payment Out[?]
A serious position faces the Narromine [?]nection with the water supply fund. The Mayor (Ald. Tuncred) told Monday nights [?] was an account [?] for [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ald. Marks Accuses Council of Not Prosecuting In Straying Stock Discussion Point of Order Taken by Ald. Duffy As Question Previously Decided
There wok a short bout of fireworks at the municipal, meeting on Monday night, when Ald. H. Marks accused council of their failure to prosecute people who allowed stock to stray about the municipality. Ald. Duffy rose to a point of order on the grounds that the…
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Talbragar Shire Council yesterday decided that the 1945 rate should be 2d. in the £1 on the unimproved capital value—the same as last year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Minister for Conservation Routed Shire Deputation
"I think our friend Mr. Dunn should have been the Minister for Conversation and not Conservation," said the president (Cr.. J. T. Griffith) at yesterday's meeting of Talbragar Shire, when he reported on a recent interview with…
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Resulting from a deputation's request the Talbragar Shire has been allocated a grant of £100 to spend on the recreation reserve at West Dubbo. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Council Proposal Aerodrome Representatives to Comfer
At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council, held on Thursday night last, it was decided that a conference between the two Shires and Council should be held on March 4, to go fully into the matter of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chairman's Address Political Trends Reviewed Calare Electoral Council of A.C.P.
At last Thursday's meeting of the Calare Electoral Council of the Australian Country Party, which was held at Parkes, the chairman, Mr. W. L. Johanson of Stuart Town,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Good Results by Deputation Ald. Nelson's Report to Council Private Enterprise Interested in S.A.F. Prospects Of Early Start On Govt. Housing
The Deputy Mayor. Ald. W. Melson, resorted is the Municipal Council an Thursday night last that as a result of the deputation which waited upon officials of the Dept. of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Narromine Municipal Council Rate Increase Likely Water to Cost More
A special meeting of the Naromine municipal council, held on Monday night in the municipal [?] agreed to the adoption of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cobbora Shire Council £200 Grant For Dundedoo
At Tuesday's monthly meeting of Cobbora Shire, a letter was received from Hon. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A., advising that a special Departmental grant of £200 had been granted to Council towards constructing a concrete footpath to…
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