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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

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Council Sends Truck To Melbourne For Alum

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 1

So acute is the shortage of alum, used as a purifying agent by the Dubbo Municipal Council at the filtration plant through which the town's water supply…

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Case Against Abolition of Legislative Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 6

Speaking in the Legislative Council on the second reading of the Bill for the abolition of that chamber, Mr. H. V. Budd (Country Party) said that a…

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Strong Representations to Dubbo Council by North Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 3

The North Dubbo Progress Association made a definite move for improving the Municipality of Dubbo, when a motion suggesting many steps that the council could take in this direction was passed by six…

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Municipal Council Tributes to Late Ald. C. C. McMahon

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 9

Members of the Wellington Municipal Council stood in silence for one minute as a mark of respect to the…

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Milk Up 2d a Gallon in Talbragar Shire Area

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 1

Approval has been given by the Prices Commissioner for an increase of 2d. a gallon in the price of wholesale, retail and…

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Macquarie Shire Nine Requests for Electricity Extensions Correspondence and Reports

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 11

IN a letter to Macquarie Shire Council on Friday morning last, Cobbora Shire asked the Council's view in connection with the request from nine residents of the Macquarie Shire, adjacent to the boundary, for the…

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Shire Council Aids Peak Hill Gift

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 3

The Timbr[?] has approved measure to [?] the Peak Hill Gift Carnival [?] in preparing [?] for event in…

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Aldermen Still Have Problems to Solve Straying Stock Still Hard To Control

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 7

Alderman of the Peak Hill Municipal Council are still confronted by many problems. A [?]sance whish has been causing concern to many…

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Shire Rates In Rising reased to Meet Costs

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 1

The Timbrebongie Shire Council, after long discussion at the meeting on Tuesday last, to increase the general rate from 1d. in the pound to 2d. It was pointed out that [?] wage increase along will account for approximately £300, the council has acquired…

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Municipal Council Reports From Officers

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 10

The Mayor (Ald. W. A. Nelson) occupied the chair at the meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council, held in the…

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Municipal Council Truck and Grader Needed

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 7

Wellington Municipal Council has empowered the Mayor, Ald. W. A. Nelson, and the Engineer, Mr. J. F. Shine, to visit…

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Municipal Council Proposal to Move Mission. Welfare Board Officer to Investigate

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 1

MR. C. G. Robertson, M.L.A,, has advised the Wellington Municipal Council that a member of the Aborigine Welfare Board will visit Wellington during this month to investigate the possibilities of removing the Mission to a…

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Three Candidates for Council Vacancy

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 7

Messrs F. L. Hardwick, T. R. Hubbard and F. C. Thomas have been nominated as candidates for election to the…

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Council Contracts

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 3

The Narromine Municipal C[?]l last night approved the following contracts: Dandaloo Street south. J. [?] [?] Beaumont £1093/6.3. Sanitary removals, F. J. T. White, 6d per removal. Only one tender was received for kerbing and guttering near Sta[?]…

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New Shire Engineer Comes From W.a

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 1

Mr. H[?] J Brennen, newly appointed [?] to the Timbrebongie Shire, [?] his early training in Western Australia and in 1910…

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Letter to Council on Camping Area

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 6

Following the publication in the "Liberal" of an article on the condition of the Dubbo Camping Area, the Dubbo Chamber of Commerce last night…

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Dubbo Council Employee Placed on Bond

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 1

Neville John McMahon (32), an assistant linesman, employed by the Dubbo Municipal Council, was placed on a two-year bond to be of good behaviour, at the Dubbo Court on Saturday, by Mr. G. C. Hook,…

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Canada Abolishes Appeals To Privy Council LONDON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 1

Declaring that the Canadian Act abolishing appeals from Dominions' courts to the Privy Council, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, in a judgment delivered yesterday, dismissed appeals by four provinces against the Canadian…

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"Work Together" Fr. Hennessey's Advice To Narromine Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 1

"I have noticed by newspaper [?] ports that you aldermen have been a little [?] disgrunt[?][?] with [?] other, I would say to the [?]…

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Shire Council January Meeting

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 3

The President (Cr. G. Christie) presided at the January meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council, held on Thursday last. Others…

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