As We Were Over 30 Years Ago Shire Rates
Estimate of receipts and expenditure for the year 1912: General Fund: Amount to be raised by rate £5107/7/2; amount from…
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Council & local affairs, 1949
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Safety Council Warning Appeal to Road. Users
Winter hazards in the form of longer periods of darkness, bad visibility because of fogs and mists, wet and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Split on Fate of Trees in Park
After a long and spirited debata on the fate of a box tree and two Pepper trees in Elston Park, Tuesday night's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gas Rationing Introduced in Dubbo Council's Voluntary Plan Not Effective
Drastic restrictions on the use of gas in Dubbo were introduced from midnight last night after a meeting in committee of the Dubbo Municipal Council. Gas will be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Special Election Narromine Municipal Council
Because of the resignation of Mr. M. A B Sharpe from the Narromine Municipal Council t[?] is to be [?] election on Saturday of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →County Council to Discuss Taking Over of Trangie
On the notice paper for the meeting of the Macquarie Valley County Council on Monday next is a motion from Ald. J. L. Klintworth…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Macquarie Shire Will Police Electricity Restrictions
The Macquarie Shire Council decided last Friday to read all electricity meters in the Shire area, warn the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Macparie Shire Engineer's Report. Problems of Euchareena's Water Supply
RECENTLY the Macquarie Shire Engineer, Mr. H. F. A. Bede, attended a meeting of the Euchareena Progress Association when the problems associated with the water supply to the village were discussed and it was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipal Engineer's Report. New Grader to Cost £2,800 RECOMMENDED
AT the last meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council, the Engineer, Mr. W. J. Ross, strongly recommended that Council place an order for a tandem drive Le Roi kerosene operated grader offered at £2,000 with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →C.w.a. Group Council
The next meeting of the Macquarie Group Council of the C.W.A. will be held at Collie on July 11, when it is hoped that all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bourke Municipal Council Grant for Park Footpaths. Proposed Extension of Sewerage. Probable Sites for New Houses Discussed
A meeting of the Aldermen of the above Council was held on Monday evening last in the Council Chambers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →County Council to Meet at Warren
In future alternate meetings of the Macquarie Valley County Council will be held in Warren. This was decided on Monday, when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →County Council Defers Two Vital Issues
Many important matters were on the business paper before the Monday, but two contentious matters, which may have a pro[?] influence on the future policy of the Council, were deferred for at least…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Red Address to Teachers' Council: Orange Protest ORANGE
The action of the Teachers' Federation Council in allowing Mr. W. Parkinson, Vice-President of the Miners' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Decides to Borrow £18,000 Finance Needed for Streets, Footpaths, Kerbing and Guttering, Park Improvements and Plant. Ald. Roddy Opposes Proposal Which Envisages 3d Rate Increase and Claims Rates Already Too High
IN the face of a tenacious rearguard action by Ald D. V. Roddy, who was the only dissentient, the Wellington Municipal Council last Thursday night approved a Works' Committee recommendation that Council apply for an £18,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mayor Ill
The Mayor (Aid. E. B. Serisier) is ill in bed and has had to cancel all immediate engagements…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. David Jones Is Now an Alderman
When Narromine residents voted on Saturday to elect an alderman, following the resignation of Aid. M. A. B. Sharps from the Municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tomuingley Protests Against County Council's Plans
Since [?]formtion the Macquarie Valley County Council has not lacked friendly and other—advice. The greatest number of criticisms have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Notes From the Peak Hill Council Meeting
Those present at last Tuesday's meeting of the Peak Hill municipal council were the Mayor (Aid. W. J. Woods). Aid. Ashcroft, Corcoran…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Truck Owners Challenge Council Ban On Parking
The Peak Hill Council's ban on the parking of motor trucks and [?] in the main street has been challenged by truck owners. They sent a deputation to last week's council meeting to put their case before the aldermen, who then agreed to relax the order until a…
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