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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

935 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 33 of 47

Council Has 25,000 Gallons of Tar for Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 September 1950 · page 2

Wellington Shire Council will seek new markets for 25,418 gallons of tar which has accumulated at the…

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Council Plans Grading and Grovelling For Streets

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1950 · page 1

[?] to proceed with street works without delay, the [?] Council has agreed to spend £100 on having [?] and table[?] mown as that grading [?] approved the [?]…

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Public Meeting Protests (In Vain) Against County Council Rates

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1950 · page 5

Following the decision of the Macquarie Valley County Council to strike a rate on Warren Municipality to help meet losses on the electricity undertaking there a public meeting was railed to enter a protest…

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Angry Questions Fired At County Council (Warren Protest Meeting, Continued From Overleaf) Gas Producer Plant

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1950 · page 6

The question had been [?] Why one the obsolete Crookwell plant?" It was all that was available at the time A bled to that there was other…

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£10,000 For Wellington Shire Roads Council Allocates Commonwealth Aid to Rural Ridings

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 1

A COMPREHENSIVE programme for the expenditure of £10,000, which is expected to be the Wellington Shire Council's allocation under the Commonwealth Aid Roads and Works Act for the coming year, was drawn up…

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£500 ALLOCATED Lord Mayor’s Flood Fund

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 10

The £500 received by the Coonabarabran Shire Council from the Sydney Lord Mayor’s flood relief fund has been…

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Coonabarabran Council Shorts

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 11

Amongst matters dealt with at the last meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council were the following some of which will be…

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Women’s Rest Centre Incorporated in Shire Chambers

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 6

It was decided at the last meeting of the Coolah Shire Council to make provision when building the new shire…

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Staff Housing Ulan County Council

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 17

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Ulan County Council, the president (Cr. R. V. Horne) and Crs. A. P. Gleeson, R. A…

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Subsidy to Council Pensioners’ Rates Written Off

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 12

The Goverment has decided to subsidise councils to the extent of half of the amount of rates and extra charges which are owing…

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Road Quote Too High Council Considers Day Labour

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Coolah Shire Council the shire clerk Mr. J. Yule, said, in reply to tenders called for work on the…

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Woman Alderman Criticises C.w.a

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1950 · page 6

According to a report in the "Nyngan Observer" there was some criti­cism of the Country Women's Asso­ciation at a Coonamble Municipal…

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Aldermen Want to Knock Off Work to Lay Bricks—at £33 Per 1000

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1950 · page 3

A progress account from Mr. R. Davis, who is contractor for exten[?]ions to Peak HIE power house, was received by the Municipal Council at its meeting on Tuesday night. The arcount revealed that building expenses were very high indeed…

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Council Alibi for Weeds on Dubbo Streets

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1950 · page 1

It was impossible for Dubbo Council to keep pace with the growth of weeds in such a large municipality, said the Mayor…

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Council to Build Experiment Pre-fab. House

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1950 · page 2

An experimental prefabricated timber-framed fibro cement cottage is to be erected by the Dubbo Municipal Council for one of its employees…

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The Elusive Brick Council To Search Western Towns

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1950 · page 1

The possibility of obtaining bricks outside Dubbo to complete the abattoirs project will be explored by the Municipal…

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Council Blitz Authorised Breach Of Building Laws Alleged

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1950 · page 2

The Dubbo Municipal Council last night authorised a "blitzkrieg" against a number of persons alleged to have…

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Shire Work Around Gular

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 1

The Wingadee Shire Engineer submitted the following report to last meeting on work around the Gulargambone district:—…

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Ulan Country Council Shorts

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 5

There were three absentees Crs. A. P. Gleeson, L. J. Mcwhirter and N. L. Horne at the monthly meeting of the Ulan…

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Council News in Brief

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 3

Because bore water to be pumped for general use at the Dubbo Abattoirs is unsuitable for boilers, a supply will have to be…

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