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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

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Sewerage Plans Rejected by Orange Council Orange

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 3

The Orange City Council has refused to accept a preliminary plan of sewerage extensions submitted by the Department of…

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Conversion of Bushmen's Home Council Could Pass Plan Claims Owner

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 1

Building regulations contained a clause which gave the Dubbo Municipal Council power to permit the Bushmen's Home to be converted to flats, the owner (Mr. Con…

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Montefiores Beautification. 100 Trees Next Year. Council Will Co-operate With Progress Assn

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 9

Cobbora Shire Council will bear the cost of the planting of over 100 trees in Montefiores streets early next year as part…

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Slander Alleged by Alderman

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 1

An allegation that he had been slandered was made by Aid. J. L. Klintworth at Monday night's council meeting…

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Council Sidelights

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 6

The Mayor (Ald. M. V. Duffy) look the chair for Monday night's meeting of Narromine Municipal Council. [?] present were Ald. A. B…

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Shorts From the Shire Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 3

There was a full council in attendance at the Shire Chambers for the September meeting of the Timbrebongie Shire Council at…

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Government Grants Wanted for Shire Roads

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 5

One of the most important matters dealt with at the last Tlrabrebongie Shire Council meeting was the allocation of money under the…

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Another Small Speed Patrol for Shire Roads

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 1

This month's Timbrebongie Shire meeting decided to purchase a new "W" speed patrol unit for work on shire roads, at a cost of £1060. The…

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Gates Across Roads Lengthy Discussion By Shire Councillors

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 7

The question of whether gates should be allowed across shireroads or not has been a controterstal mater between shire ratepayers and shire councillors for a long time. There was more than a slight controversy when the subject crept in not altogether…

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Shire Councils to Receive Increased Allocations for Roads

The Western Herald · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 3

The President of the Shires Association of N.S.W. (Cr. J. M. Caldwell) and the President of the Local Government Association of N.S.W…

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Council's Farm a Paying Proposition

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 1

Just be interested as anyone else in wheat payments are the aldermen of the Narromine Municipal Council…

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Municipal Election

The Western Herald · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 4

An extraordinary election for the purpose of filling the seven vacancies in the Municipal Council, caused by the resignation of…

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Municipality Enlarged Transfer Of Land From Shire SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1949 · page 2

From October 1, next the Municipality of Dubbo will be enlarged by the transfer of land from the Talbragar…

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Cobbora Shire Council Meeting. Shortage of Labour Holding Up Approved Works

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 September 1949 · page 7

SHORTAGE of labour is making it difficult for Cobbora Shire Council to expend money voted for works in the Shire and for carrying out Town Improvement programmes for villages in the Shire…

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Aldermen Return From Conference

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 1

Aldermen P. Gilbert and P. O. Beddoes have returned be Dubbo after attending the annual conference of Local…

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Road Safety Council Local Branch Recommendations

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 9

The Wellington branch of the Road Safety Council has asked the head office of the Council that Road Transport…

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Dubbo's First Council Formed in 1872

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 2

The story of how Local Government, the Railway and electricity, gas, water and sewerage came to Dubbo is told in this chapter of the Official History of Dubbo prepared by Mr. James Jervis…

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Compensation for New Shire Road

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 September 1949 · page 6

An interesting point was raised recently by a reader of the Farmer and Settler" who received a notice from his shire council. He asked…

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Municipal Council Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 October 1949 · page 3

THE Wellington Municipal Council will protest to the State licensing Board about the inability of the proprietor of the Grand Hotel, Wellington, which was gutted by fire some six years ago, to provide accommodation…

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Council's Supplies of Electric Cable Very Low

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 October 1949 · page 2

Shortage of cable for electricity extensions to serve new consumers building homes at the ends of existing mains [?]ay…

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