Municipal Council Special Report by Electrical Engineer
The following special report from the Electrical Engineer (Mr. F. L. Such), was received and adopted at last Wednesday…
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Council & local affairs, 1947
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An Old Man and His Dogs Worry Council
Aldermen of the Narromine Municipal Council are concerned about a local resident who they say. has a retinue of dogs. Complaints had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Trailer As Temporary Home Council Asked For Permission
Showing that the housing shortage in Narromine is by no means overcome, the Narromine Municipal Council has been asked if it will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Compiling Shire Rolls Method Explained By Shire Clerk
The ordinary election of shire councillors, held every three years and which will again take place towards the end of the present…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →"B" Riding Residents Urge Cobbora Shire Council to Agree to Enquiry on Amalgamation
AT a public meeting, sponsored by the Gollan and Comobella branches of the Farmers and Settlers' Association in the Comobella Hall yesterday afternoon, it was made clear that the majority of the residents of "B" Riding of…
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The meeting also decided (on the recommendation of the finance committee) that the engineer, in making appointments to higher…
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The following extracts are taken from Council Officers' reports: Electrical Engineer (MR. L. A. KEOGH)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Did Not Mean Coona. Shire Stock Inspector’s Reference to Noxious Weeds
A paragraph in last week’s watchman crediting the stock inspector, Mr. R. P. Gilder, when referring to noxious weeds throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poor Imitation of Roman Architecture, with Bad Foundations Councillor “Wraps-Up” Shire Chambers
Councillor Bruce Davies thinks Coonabarabran’s shire Chambers resemble a poor imitation of Roman architecture…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Move to Restrict Use of Shire Meeting Room Defeated By Chairman’s Casting Vote
A move by Cr. J. H. Keeping to restrict the use of the Shire Chambers meeting room to “Patriotic” bodies such as the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →£30 Donated By Council “Subsidy To Graziers,” Says Cr. Frater
The Coonabarabran Shire Council, at its meeting on Monday, decided to donate £30 towards the “More Meat for…
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The casting vote of the chairman defeated two attempts by Cr. J. H. Keeping at Monday’s meeting of the shire council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dog In Boarder’s Room Dubbo Council Decides to Enforce L.G. ACT
The Health and Building Inspector (Mr. L. A. Simpson), in a supplementary report to Tuesday’s meeting of the…
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Dubbo Council held its fortnightly meeting last night. All aldermen with the exception of Aid. E. Gordon wore present. An apology was received and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Amalgamation Prospects Brighter Still Cobbora Council Seeks Minister's Assurance That Referendum Will Be Held Majority of Councillors in Favour of Inquiry Provided That Ratepayers Have Final Say
FOLLOWING over two hours' discussion before lunch time to-day, Cobbora Shire Councillors, at a regular monthly meeting at Geurie, decided to send an urgent telegram to the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill), asking for an assurance that, if Council agrees to…
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The Prime Minister Mr. Chifley has advised the Tenterfield Municipal Council that it could conduct business with the rural bank of N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cobbora Shire Council's Discussion On Inquiry For Amalgamation
THE discussion on the amalgamation proposal arose out of a report from the Shire Clerk (Mr. W. C. Pruden), who stated that he had attend a public meeting at Comobella on the previous day and had been instructed…
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The Shire Engineer (Mr. D. Allen) presented the following report for the information and consideration of Councillors at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cobbora Shire Meeting Many Noxious Weeds Complaints Nances and Correspondence Discussed
[?]MPLAINTS by ratepayers of the failure by neighbours [?] to eradicate noxious weeds, principally Bathurst Burr, [?]e prominent in the many communications received and [?] It with at the regular monthly meeting of the Cobbora…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Houses for Old-age Pensioners Council Suggests 16 For Shire
At last meting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council it was decided to instruct, the Building Inspector to draw Up particulars…
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