Cobbora Electricity Montefiores Installations. Mayor and Mr. Such Confer With Councillors
At last Tuesday's meeting of the Cobbora Shire Council, the Mayor of Wellington (Ald. W. A. Nelson) and the Municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1946
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Cobbora Shire Interesting Comments on Amalgamation Proposal Successful Sales of Land for Rates Due
AT last Tuesday's meeting of Cobbora Shire, at which there was a full attendance, letters were received from the Public Trustee intimating that sales of land for overdue rates at Cobbora and Mendooran had been held, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Alderman Resigns Another By-Election
There will be a by-election for the Narromine Municipal Council within a month, following the resignation last night of Ald. H. L…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trangie Resents Ex-alderman's Charge Memorial Hall Debt Cleared Years Ago
Many caustic things are being said in Trangie about Mr. W. G Parker's statement at a recent meeting in Narromine, at which he is reported to have said that Trangie's (and Peak Hill's) memorials are still being paid for, and that someone is doing well out of them…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soviet Rejects Invitation to Emergency Food Council LONDON
The British, American and Canadian Gevernments, in June, invited the Soviet Union to assist in the establishment of an International Emorgency…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal Council Works Committee Report
At last Thursday night's meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council, the Works Committee report, which contained a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Municipal Council Health Inspector's Report
Those people responsible for the dumping of garbage and waste matter in Hawkins and Palmier Streets have been…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Shire Faces Bankruptcy Seven Men Dismissed at Gundagai
The “tacker box”' town of the Murrumbidgee is in financial difficulties. It has reached the stage where…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£20,000 Loan for Lyndhurst Shire Electricity Extensions
Approval of a £20,000 loan to Lyndhurst Shire Council has been approved by the Governor in Council. This will permit of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire and Municipal Elections
Shire and Municipal rolls are now being amended. This is [?]only time of the year in which [?] and alterations may be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Short Items From the Municipal Council Meeting
At Monday night's meeting a letter was received from the contractor Mr. A. Tozeland, who has held the garbage, street cleaning and town…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Building Society Proposed for Peak Hill "People Here Do Not Want Homes," Says Mayor
The formation of a Co-operation Building Society in Peak Hill was again discussed at Monday night's meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. Doubt was expressed as to whether sufficient numbers of people are interested in forming a society. Before any further steps…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flour Mill Council's Power Offer Still Too High
Recently the Karromine Municipal Council, in an effort to have the Narromine flour mill re-opened, offered to supply electricity at rates…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grader Comes - Horses Gc Council Hopes to Show Savings With New Plant
With an overdraft in its Central Fund, the Narromine Municipal Council hopes to show a saving on road maintenance work by dispensing with the use of horses. Some of the men displaced may be engaged on other works, paid for from other funds, but the hiring of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Indignation In Council Over Taxi Licenses Aldermen Decline to Accept Departmental Decision Minister to be Informed
A letter was presented to Tuesday's Council meeting, from the Administrator of the Department of Road Transport, advising that the question of the issue of additional taxi-cab and private hire car licenses at Dubbo had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Move To Incorporate West Dubbo Within Municipal Area Discussion in Council Proposal To Be Investigated
As published in the "Liberal" on July 13 resolution was passed by the Dubbo Chamber of Commerce, at its last meeting, deciding, to take action to have West Dubbo incorporated within the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Council. Engineer's Report
At Friday's meeting of the Macquarie Shire; Mr. K. D. Prendergast submitted His monthly report, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Saleyards First Sale 27th August Shire President Evades Contentious Issues
AT last Friday's meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council, the Shire President (Cr. Rag Edols) gave a progress report on the Saleyards, now under constructions, in his Presidential minute, which also dealt with several other…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rural Electricity Extension Proposal For Electrification Of Talbragar Shire Franchise Issue Suggested Control By Dubbo Municipal Council
At last meeting of the Municipal Council, Ald, E. B. Serisier, pursuant to notice, moved:— That this Council is of the considered opinion that the Council of the Municipality of Dubbo, by reason of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tree Planting Council Discusses Methods
The Narromine Municipal Council has been carrying out an extensive tree planting programme [?] the starting off of willows along the…
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