Macquarie Shire Rates Will Remain at 3d. in the £
Estimates adopted at last Friday's meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council do not provide for any increase in…
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Council & local affairs, 1948
726 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 36 of 37
Macquarie Shire Engineer Will Supervise New Showground Installations Without Cost
THE Macquarie Shire Council has granted permission for the Shire Engineer, Mr. H. F. A. Bode, to advise and supervise, free of charge, the installation of sewerage and water services at the Wellington Show and Sports…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Macquarie Shire. Fine Tributes Paid to Cr. Johanson on His Re-election As President
Shortly after Or. Wi L. Johanson was unanimously re-elected as President of the Macquarie Shire Council at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Presidential Minute on Shire Estimates
In reading his Presidential Minute on the estimates for 1949, Cr.J.T. Roberts at Friday's meeting of Talbragar Shire Council said that in considering next year's figures, Council should first…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Year's Work [?] by Shire President
The year's activites of the Timbrebongie Shire were outlised by the retiring president, Cr. E. G. Hoy, at last week's meeting of the council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Canobolas Shire Rate Up 1d
Canobolas Shire general rate will in increased from 3d. to 4d. in the £ on the U.C.V. This action follows the Governor's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State-wide Improvement of Main Roads Engineers Confer With Peak Hill Aldermen
Engineers of the Main [?] Department who are visiting all shire and municipalities in the Lacklan Region to secure opt[?] for the improvement of main [?] in the region, conferred with aldermen of Frank H[?] Council on Wednesday last in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire May Take Ex R.a.a.f. Hospital Buildings
At Friday's meeting of Talbragar Shire a letter was read from Dubbo Municipal council suggesting that the former…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cobbora Shire Correspondence
BECAUSE the meeting had been delayed for a week, there was a long list of correspondence before last Monday's meeting of the Cobbora Shire Council at Geurie. The President, Cr. J. A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shire of Macquarie Estimates
NOTICE is hereby given that at the Ordinary Meeting of the Council, held on FRIDAY, 17th instant, the following estimates of probable Income and Expenditure for the year 1949 were adopted:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Macquarie Shire Engineer's Report
The Bell River Crossing in Wilson's Lane has been made trafficable by the Macquarie Shire's bulldozer and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Decisions Arising Out of Municipal Council Correspondence
THE Wellington Municipal Council held a meeting in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night last. Decisions arising from the most important items of correspondence dealt with are reported as follow:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ald. A. P. Marshman New Mayor. Ald. D. V. Roddy Re-elected Deputy Mayor
ALD. A. P. Marshman was elected Mayor of Wellington at a special meeting of the Municipal Council in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night last. His was the only nomination and was made by Aid. G. E. Solomon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal Council Officers' Reports Water Extensions to Molong Road Too Expensive
TWO applications for connection to the town water mains were received at last Tuesday's meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council. The first was from A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Engineer Complimented on Condition of Cobbora Shire Roads
THE Cobbora Shire Council Engineer, Mr. D. K. Allen, was freely congratulated at last Monday's meeting of the Council at Geurie on the excellent condition of the roads within the Shire. Councillors expressed the greatest…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →INDONESIA Security Council Asked To Order Cease Fire
Supported by Colombia and Syria the United States yesterday called on the Security Council to order an immediate cease fire in Indonesia and the immediate withdrawal of Dutch troops to their side…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Valuations Slashed at Gilgandra Reductions Of Up To 50 P.C.
When rate notices were issued by the Gilgandra Shire Council early this year, there was a concerted rush to lodge appeals against the increased valuations made by Mr. G. McNab[?]e, Of Coonabarabran…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Or. J. A. Whiteley Re-elected Cobbora Shire President for Eleventh Successive Term
FOR the eleventh successive term, Cr. J. A. Whiteley was re-elected President of the Cobbora Shire Council at a special meeting at Geurie on Monday last. Cr. Whiteley has been a member of the Shire Council for 25 years, and his re-election as President for the eleventh term is considered to be a record in Local Government in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cobbora Shire Presidents Report. Rising Costs Have Demanded Stringent Economy and Mechanisation for Outdoor Work
AT the meeting of the Cobbora Shire Council on Monday last, the President, Cr. J. A. Whiteley, presented the following comprehensive report to the Council. I have pleasure in submitting my customary report…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cobbora Shire Rates Increase from 3d to 4d in £1 for 1949. Prospect of Reduction Following Completion of New Valuations
"YOU can't run plant without money and, now that our roads are in good condition, we should try and keep them that way," said Cr. H. C. Evans at last Monday's meeting of the Cobbora Shire Council at Geurie, when the…
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