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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

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County Council's New Electricity Charges

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 1

Because there have been many arguments concerning electricity tariffs recently adopted by the Macquarie Valley County Council the…

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Orange City Council Shows Profit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 3

According to Orange Town Clerk (Mr. R. H. Heath) his council was one of the few in the State to end the 1947…

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Narromine Blamed For County Council Move on Trangie

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 1

Both Peak Hill and Trangie are having county council trouble Peak Hill has been in danger of [?] in a [?] council it does not west because Parkes and the [?] shire council cannot agree on a method by which a [?] against can…

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Cobbra Shire Council. Correspondence

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 4

CORRESPONDENCE received and dealt with at last Tuesday's regular monthly meeting of the Cobbora Shire Council at Geurie was as follows:— From Lugadin Bros., reference…

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No Confidence Shire Council Criticised

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 11

At a meeting of the Binnaway Progress Association held last week, Mr. J. MeWhirter moved notice of motion for the next…

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Taxi License Appeal Legion Supports Request to Council

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 11

A letter has been forwarded to the Coonabarabran Shire Council asking council to rereview the application of L…

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Cobbora Shire Engineer's Report. Application to Have Wellington-mudgee Road Declared State Highway

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 5

THE Shire Engineer, Mr. D. K. Allen, was instructed at the usual monthly meeting of the Cobbora Shire Council on Tuesday last to prepare a comprehensive case for submission to the Department of Road Transport…

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Security Council Plan For Palestine Truce New York Thursday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 1

United Nations Security Council delegates today issued a truce plan for Palestine, calling on all persons and organisations, especially the Arab Higher Committee and the Jewish Agency in Palestine, to cease all military activities and "Acts of…

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A.L.P. Electoral Council Mr. A. H. Manning New President

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 3

Delegates from five of the six active A.L.P. branches within the Castlereagh Electorate met at Gilgandra on Sunday week last and it was decided to reform the Castlereagh Electorate Council of the A.L.P. .Mr. A. H…

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£4000 Loan for Cobbora Shire Centres. Dunedoo, Mendooran, Geurie and Montefiores to Benefit. Dunedoo Referred to as "Baby With Screaming Mouth and Dirty Bib."

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 3

"DUNEDOO is a baby with a screaming mouth and a dirty bib all the time," said Cr. K. D. W. Masters at last Tuesday's monthly meeting of the Cobbora Shire Council in reply to Cr. J. J. Nott's contention that a loan…

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Long Shire Meetings Night Sittings Suggested

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 1

Became meetings of the Timbrebongie shire council have often lasted all day without completing all the business before it, the Shire…

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Council [?] to Atte[?] Meeting at Trangie

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 1

Amongst those present tomorrow afternoon at the public meeting called to register Trangie's protest against to move to take over the…

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Municipality of Bourke Quotes for New Engine to Be Secured

The Western Herald · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 7

Following an inspection of the Power House by the Aldermen on Friday last, a special meeting was held in the…

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Objections to Move on Trangie Critici[?] of the [?] of the Macquarie Valley County Council to take over the Trangie Lighting C [?] expressed at Wednesday's meeting of the [?]

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 3

The meeting carried the following motion, moved by the President (Cr. E. G. Hey) and seconded by Cr. H. Hogan!…

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Municipal Council Officers' Reports

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 7

THE Mayor, Ald. J. M. Whiteley, occupied the chair at last Thursday night's regular fortnightly meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council. Those present were Aldermen A. P. Marshman, D. C. Walker, F. W…

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Municipal Sports Areas. Further Discussion Finds Council Determined to Proceed with Loan Programme

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 1

"I am sure that we did not apply for the loan. I was under the impression that we should notify the Department that we might apply for a £3,000 loan during the year—more or less advance information," said…

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Council Declines to Share Cobbora's Costs for Transmission Line

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 3

Acting on a recommendation from the electrical engineer, Mr. F. L. Such, the Wellington Municipal…

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County Council Plan Peak Hill May Be Excluded

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 6

Peak Hill aldermen are more hopeful that they will be left out of the proposed Parkes-Goobang county council since last Friday…

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Disrated Shire Council Employee

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 8

For non-eompliance of the Coonabarabran Shire Council engineer's instructions, T. Sinclair, shire road employee, was…

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Taxi License Shire Council Approval

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 4

After several attempts to obtain the Coonabarabran Shire Council's approval to a taxi license application, L. Roach was…

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