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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

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Trench Digging Machine To Be Purchased By Shire Council Engineer's Reports

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 1

ACTING on a recommendation by the Shire Engineer, Mr. D. K. Allen, to last Wednesday's meeting of, the Wellington Shire Council it was decided to purchase a trench-digging machine, which will cost £2,000. The…

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Yeoval News Yeoval Chamber of Commerce Shire to Be Asked to Finance Local Contractors to Build Commission Homes

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 7

THE Yeoval Chamber of Commerce last week decided to seek the financial support of the Amaroo Shire Council so that local builders will be in a position to contract for the four homes approved by the Housing…

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Mayor's Thanks to Volunteers And Council's Thanks To Mayor

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald. Roy. C. Tancred) last night publicly expressed his thanks to all who assisted with the building of the levee bank, which…

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Aldermen Will Be First to Be X-rayed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 2

Aldermen of the Dubbo Municipal Council will be the first to be X-rayed under the Anti-Tuberculosis Association's mass…

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Goobang Shire Explains Its Problems

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 3

A press statement issued by the Goobang shire Council says: "The council wishes to make it known to all road users that…

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[?] ESTED Council To C[?] Ki[?]

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 1

At the [?] blectloas at the and of [?]year, Narandera [?] may here as oppertunity to [?] not they…

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Bulk Electricity for Narromine Conference With Dubbo Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 2

The Macquarie Valley County Council agreed at its last meeting to reopen negotiations with the Dubbo Municipal Council for the…

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Soviet Outvoted in the Security Council New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 1

Russia was outvoted in the Security Council of the United Nations yesterday when she attempted to prevent the Chinese Nationalist delegate participating…

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Rate Collections Coolah Shire Council

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 16

Rate collections for the year to June 30, have been satisfactory the shire clerk (Mr. J. Yule) told councillors at the…

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Shire of Coolah List of Electors

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 15

NOTICE is hereby given that copies of the. List of Electors for Ridings A, B, C and D of the Coolah Shire will be exhibited…

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Shire Elections Mendooran Chamber of Commerce

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 17

At the meeting of the Mendooran Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday members decided to invite delegates from Merrtygoen and…

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Coolah Shire Hall To Be Re-modelled

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 16

The Coolah Shire Hall is to be remodelled at a cost of about £2,300. That was decided at the last…

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Official Approval Ulan County Council

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Local Government has advised Mr. J. B. Renshaw, M.L.A.; following his personal representations that approval…

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Flood Damaged Roads Eat Up Council Funds

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 15

The extent to which repairs to flood damaged roads can into the slender resources of local authorities for Shire roads was brought.to the notice of councillors of the Coolah Shire Council at the July meeting of that…

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Council's Road Funds Mostly for Special Purposes

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 10

Although the Coonabarabran Shire Council has about £80,000 to spend on roads works this year, said the shire president (Cr. C. G…

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ANOTHER U.N.O. WRANGLE Security Council Again Adjourned Lake Success

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 1

For the second time in the two days of its current session, the United Nations Security Council last night adjourned…

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Council Sidelights

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 2

Present at the meeting on Monday night were the Mayor (Ald. Roy C. Tancred) and Ald. M. V. Duffy. C. J. Cm, D. Jones, W. J. Treseder…

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The Flood Position a Message From the Mayor

The Western Herald · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 1

Mr. H. R. Kessey (Mayor of Bourke) has notified us that with the danger of flood waters reaching a critical stage there…

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More Plant for Narromine Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 1

The Narromine Municipal Council. faced with big repair jobs on its streets followings this years heavy rain, and preparing for work on the…

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