50 Years an Alderman
Last week Ald. J. Rintoul completed 50 years' continuous service as an alderman of Young Municipal Council. He is said to be the…
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Council & local affairs, 1947
801 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 8 of 41
Bourke Municipal Council General Inspection of Drainage of the Town by Works Committee. Ald. Jones Strongly Champions Right of "Out-skirts" of Town for Consideration
A meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening last, when amongst other matters the drainage of the town was discussed, and the Works Committee are to make a general inspection of the town area…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cycling Notes Club Triumphs Over Setbacks of Council Edicts and Rain
Dubbo Cycle Athletic Club conducted another successful cycling carnival on Sunday afternoon last. This will go down in history as the "on and off" meeting. Council had suggested postponing it to March 8 on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Plant Power Grader Purchased. Mayor Reports on Activities
The Mayor (Ald. W. A. Nelson), who had been empowered by Council to purchase some road making plant, said at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →W'ton Municipal Council No More Government Homes for Wellington Aldermen Oppose Use of Baths by Schools on Consecutive Days
THE Municipal Council was advised at the usual fortnightly meeting on Thursday night that the Housing Commission will not be able to build any more new houses in Wellington for some time to come. The letter, which…
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At last Friday's meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council, the following report from the Shire's Engineer, Mr. K…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Municipal Council Officers' Reports Give Rise to Discussion on Proposed Works
THE following reports from Council's officers were received and adopted at the usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council on Thursday night last. GAS MANAGER'S REPORT…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Macquarie Shire Correspondence Leads to Improvements in Rail Sleeper and Meal Services
AT the usual monthly meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council, held at the Council Chambers on Friday last, letters were received from the Secretary for Railways Department advising Council of an improvement in the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Straying Stock Council to Prosecute Owners for Second Offence
Three move impoundings of straying stock were reported at the Council meeting on Thursday night last and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Liquidation Of Prussia Agreed On By Big Four Council MOSCOW
The Big Four, on British Foreign Minister Bevin's suggestion, agreed to the liquidation of Prussia at the opening session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, which lasted 100 minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Goods Stolen From Roadside Camps Shire Council Losses
Coonabarabran police are investigating the loss of ten [?] wire ropes, and a motor lorry magneto which wer[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Municipal Jottings Mayor Attends Railway Picnic
The Mayor, Alderman E. B. Serisier, reported to Council at its meeting on Tuesday, that he had attended the railway picnic by invitation, and was also…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Council’s Activities Brief Outline By Shire Clerk Electricity, Water Supplies, Aviation and Other Matters
The Coonabarabran Shine Clerk (Mr. G. A- Gould) at the request of council, gave the following brief resume of council’s activities, in connection more or less with Regional Committee affairs, at Tuesday’s meeting of the council…
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Excerpts from reports of Council Officers: ENGINEER (Mr. J. P. Holmes)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ratepayer Livens Council Meeting
The Mudgee Council meeting this week was greatly enlivened by the present of ratepayer, Mr. Earl Knowles, licensee of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Council's Attitude Towards Sunday Sport Bitterly Assailed
Describing the attitude of Council towards Sunday sport at which charges for admission were made as disgraceful, Alderman Gilbert at Tuesday's Council meeting made an impassioned appeal for a revision of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →G.u.o.o.f. Council Meeting
A meeting of the Council of the Central Western District was held on Saturday last at Dubbo. Officers were present from Parkes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Recent Storm Damage will Cost Council £1200 to £1500 Application Made for Government Assistance
The recent heavy rains experienced throughout the Coonabarabran Shire will cost the the Council between £1200 and £1500 for road repairs alone. An application is to be made to the State Government for a grant to assist with…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Rural Electricity Ulamambri, Belar & Guinema to be Connected First Consulting Engineers to Make Report to Council
Coonabaragran Shire Council has decided to engage the expert services of Messrs. Julius, Poole and Gibson, a well-known firm of Sydney consulting engineers, to make a report regarding the extension of electricity to rural areas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Road Works Go Ahead Rain Caused Many Washaways
In his report to the Timbrebongie Shire Council on Wednesday, the engineer, Mr. H. J. Brennen, reported on plans that are being made for shire works. Several washaways were caused by the heavy rains, he stated, but these were all receiving attention…
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