Cobbora Shire President's Last Annual Report. Achievements of Council Reviewed and Hope Expressed that Similar Progress will be Maintained Under New Regime
The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 6
AT the final meeting of the Cobbora Shire Council at Geurie just prior to Christmas, the President, Cr. J. E. Whiteley, submitted the following report: You are aware by now that at…
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Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 4
The only changes in the 1950 charges for Narromine Municipality will be the increase from 10d to 1/ for sanitary services, and from 3 1/4 to 4d for garbage services. It was decided at a special meeting of the Municipal…
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The Wellington Times · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 7
FOLLOWING his election as President at the first meeting of the new Wellington Shire Council on Wednesday last, Cr. W. L. Johanson expressed his determination to make a success of the new body. Cr. Johanson said that, although he had opposed the amalgamation of the three Councils, he felt that now the new area…
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Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 1
From January l the Municipality of Wellington (formed in 1876) has censed to exist. An amalgamation between…
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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 1
The Mayor of New York (Mr. William O'Dwyer) said today that he would ask the State Legislature this week to take…
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Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 1
The clearing of a firebreak by the Timbrebongie Shire grading plant yesterday prevented the spread of a bushfire which was confined to…
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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 3
Dubbo Council Civil Engineer (Mr. Holmes) reported to the Council meeting lost night that very heavy watering was now…
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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 2
Four tenders totalling nearly x60,000 for work on the Dubbo Killing Works were accepted by a meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council last night…
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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 2
The Dubbo Municipal Council last night rejected a building application lodged by Mr. A. J. Hutchins a well known…
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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 2
The Russian delegate (Mr. Jacob Malik) walked out of the United Natrons Security Council yesterday in protest…
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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1
Sixty-five homes in the Talbragar Shire area near Dubbo will soon have electricity connected under the Dubbo Municipal Council's rural electrification scheme…
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Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 7
At the historic first meeting of the new Wellington Shire Council held in the former Municipal Council Chambers last week, Cr. W. L…
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Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 1
Attention was drawn at Wednesday shire meeting to the fact that the Trangie Lighting Company has discontinued all discounts on…
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Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 3
A report by the Shire Clerk, Mr. E. R. Stephens, to this month's meeting of the Timbrebongie Shire Council, held at Narromine on…
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Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 6
At this week [?] meeting of the Timbrebongie S[?] Council the engineer, Mr. A. [?] presented the following rep[?] road works:…
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Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 1
Plant for the maintenance and improvement of shire reads was discussed at Wednesday's meeting of the Timbrebongie…
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Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 6
Gates are still being discussed at Timbrebongie Shire meetings. Before Wednesday's shire meeting was still another application—this…
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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 1
The Soviet Union delegate, Jacob Malik, who walked out of the Security Council meeting at Lake Success on Tuesday,…
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Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1
Present at last week's shire meeting were the president (Cr. A. W. Brabrook), Crs. E. Jones, E. G. Hoy, L. A. Roberts. H. W. Hogan and…
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Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 2
The general rate for to Timbrebongie Shire for 1950 will be the same as last year—[?]d in the £ on the unimproved capital value. The only affer on will be in the Trangie Street Lighting local fund which is been decreased from 7d to 6d in…
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