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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

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Western Mail Train Council Seeks Alteration To Improve Service

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 1

When the western mail leaves Sydney on Friday night and arrives at western towns on Saturday, it gives business men little chance of…

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S.o.s. Sent to Alderman to Get Quorum

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 1

Dubbo Municipal Council was hard pressed on Tuesday night to get a quorum for its fortnightly meeting…

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Council Shorts

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 3

Dubbo Council decided on Tuesday night to ask the Talbragar shire Council to consider tarsurfacing the roadway from the…

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Council To Press For 50 Homes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 2

The acute housing shortage of Dubbo will again be brought under the notice of the Housing Commission by the Dubbo…

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Water Extensions Will Cost £1000. Molong Road Residents to Have Town Supply. Council Still Divided After Lengthy Argument Over Householders' Responsibilities for Installation Costs

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 10

AFTER lengthy discussion, a divided Wellington Municipal Council decided at its meeting on Thursday night last to supply, as soon as possible, a water supply to several ratepayers on the Molong Road from whom Counncil had received a request for an estimate of the cost and who the Mayor, Ald. A. P. Marshman, had stated were…

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Council Sidelights

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 2

Present at Monday night's meet-ing of the Narromine Municipal Council were: The Mayor (Aid. M. V. Duffy), Aids. A. B. Dundas…

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Improvements Planned by Narromine Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 3

Members of the Municipal Council Parks. Saleyards and commons [?] met recently to draw up [?] of work they recommended…

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Council in Funds - But No More for a Year

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 1

It was reported at Monday's meeting of the Municipal Councial that the only debit banking account at the present time is the Water…

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Miners' Council Place "Black" Ban On All Coal SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 1

The Combined Mining Unions Council today placed a "black" ban on all coal at grass and appealed to all…

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Shire Council Plans Further Works

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 2

With councillors acting as engineers, carrying out inspections, and planning further works, there was considerable discussion at…

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Works at Wyanga Promises by Shire Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 6

In reply to representation from the Wyanga ESA this month's Timbrebongie Shire Council meeting agreed that the matter of…

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Report on Works in Timbrebongie Shire

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 6

The acting shire engineer, Mr. E. R. Stephens, submitted the following report on works carried out to Wednesday's meeting of the…

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Extra Road Works Approved by Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 6

Realising that more good can be done to many roads if they are graded after rain, rather than grading them when they are dry, the…

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C.w.a. Macquarie Group Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 1

The second meeting of the C.W.A. Macquarie Group Council was held at Collie last Thursday, when 13 branches were…

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"Vote Us Out or Let Us [?] County Council [?] Reply To Crition[?]

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 1

After listening to crit[?]m of the County Council, [?]entatives said that the [?] could either [?] in, [?] confidence" in them or leave them to do their [?] This happened at last week's of the [?]…

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Dunedoo Sewerage Scheme Discussed by Cobbora Shire Council

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 1

Before Dunedoo Chamber of Commor[?]e will call a public meeting to discuss the proposed [?] worage scheme for…

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£5000 Programme of Works Approved by Cobbora Shire Council

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 6

AT last Tuesday's meeting of the Cobbora Shire Council at Geurie, a programme of works, estimated to cost a total of £5,000, which was drawn up by the Shire Engineer, Mr. D. K. Allen, in anticipation of money being…

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Amaroo Shire Correspondence

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 10

THE usual monthly meeting of the Amaroo Shire Council was held at Cumnock on Tuesday last. There were many items of correspondence before the meeting and the following is a report of the decisions made in…

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Macquarie Shire Clerk's Opinion

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 2

The Macquarie Shire Clerk, Mr. T. N. Ayling, said this morning that the Shire Council had approved a…

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Shire Topics Engineer's Report

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 1

Mr. J. Hunter reported as follows to last meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council:—I have the honour to report…

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