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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

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Narromine Left Without Police Protection Council Seeks Another Permanent Officer

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

At last night's meeting of the Narromine municipal council it was said that on at least one occasion Narromine was left without any…

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Preparations for Council And Commission Home Building at Peak Hill

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 3

Tuesday night's meeting of the Peak Hill Council adopted the recommendations of the housing committee that the following three…

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Municipal Council. Correspondence

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 4

A large amount of correspondence was received and dealt with at last Thursday night's meeting of the…

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Wingadee Shire Report on Shire Conference

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 4

Councillor F. S. Simpson, Deputy President of the Wing adee Shire Council, attended the recent Shires Conference…

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Mendooran News Fromcobbora Shire Meeting

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 5

The Mendooran Chamber of Commerce wrote complaining of the condition of the Mendooran-Railway Road.—The Engineer will…

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Mayor Re-admitted to A.l.p

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

The Mayor (Ald. E.B. Serisier) has been officially notified that his appeal against expulsion from the…

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Condition of Roads Within Wingadee Shire

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 3

Noticed passing through Gulargambone on Thursday morning last, several councillors of the Wingadee Shire,…

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Macquarie Shire Roads Suffer From Wet Weather

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 1

The recent heavy and consistent rain received in the district has taken heavy toll on the roads in…

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Less Crop Planted 85,000 Acres in Gilgandra Shire

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 1

From figures available, Gilgandra Shire, area has sown 85,546 acres for the coming season, whilst over the whole area of the Central West only 63 per cent. of last year's area has…

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Security Council Discusses Palestine Lake Success, Thursday

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

Russia, in the Security Council tonight, suddenly objected to several key sections of the American resolution ordering a halt to the Palestine war. The Soviet stand threatened to…

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Cobbora Shire Rural Electricity Scheme. Geurie May Have Supply by End of Year

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 1

MATERIALS are available and work is progressing satisfactorily on the first stage of the Cobbora Shire's rural electrification scheme, and indications are favourable for the early completion of the line from…

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Heavy Traffic on Streets Council Will Apply for Govt. Assistance from Petrol Tax

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 3

Because of the increasing heavy traffic on streets in the town, the Wellington Municipal Council will…

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Municipal Jottings Correspondence

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 3

From Education Department acknowledging advise that Council was prepared to erect metal pipe and mesh fence around the…

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Council Asked to Suggest Sites for More Cohesion Homes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 4

The Housing Commission has asked the Narromine council to supply particulars of land suitable for the erection of more Commission…

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Shire News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 3

Cr. Roberts, President of the Talbragar Shire, and other members of the Council, expressed great satisfaction with the…

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World Council of Churches Lake Success

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 1

The World Council of Churches Assembly, beginning at Amsterdam, Holland, on July 22, would be the most important council of…

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Cobbora Shire Council. Correspondence

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 6

THE President, Cr. J. E. Whiteley, occupied the chair at last Tuesday's regular monthly meeting of the Cobbora Shire Council. Those present were Crs. J. J. Nott, H. C. Evans, G. B. Smith, R. H. Graham and K. D…

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Cobbora Shire Council (contd.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 3

the R. C. Culvert within the next day or two. Contract 6/1947. Concrete[?]erbing and guttering,…

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Cobbora Shire Codicil. Town Improvements Loan Deferred. "A" Riding Representatives Worried About Dates

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 2

BECAUSE Crs. J. J. Nott and H. C. Evans were unable to give the Cobbora Shire Council an assurance, at the regular monthly meeting of the Council on Tuesday last, that the Dunedoo and Mendooran Chambers of…

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A.L.P. On Mayor's Re-Admission

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 1

It has been announced by Dubbo A.L.P. that reported statements to the effect that Mr. E. B…

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