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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

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Coonabarabran Shire Elections Date Fixed December 2

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 6

In his Report to the Coonabarabran Shire Council at the meeting held last week the shire clerk (Mr. G. A. Gould) announced the…

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Fire Fighting Equipment Shire President’s Minute

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 6

At the meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council last week the Shire Pesident (Cr. C. G. Bruce), submitted in a special…

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Housing Employees Ulan County Council

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 1

The Ulan County Council, at its meeting at Gulgong on Tuesday, decided to purchase a property in Coonabarabran…

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Valedictory Meeting Ulan County Council

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 6

The next meeting of the Ulan County Council will be held at Gulgong on Tuesday, November 28…

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Recruiting Committee for Coonabarabran Council to Discuss

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 15

Tabled at the meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council last week was a letter from the Director General of Recruiting…

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Chaotic District Road Condition Council Calls Meeting Extraordinary

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 6

To discuss the chaotic condition of the roads in Coonabarabran and district the Coonabarabran. Shire Council will…

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Ulan County Council Operating at a Loss Tariff Adjustments On Next Meeting Agenda

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 1

The Ulan County Council is operating at a loss and the question of stemming this drift is set down for consideration at the next meeting of the Council to be held on November 28. It is to be the first item on the agenda. The subject…

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Price of Bread Discussion By Aldermen

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 8

Aid. J. L. Klintworth on Monday night defended his statements made at a previous Municipal Council meeting about the price of bread…

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Council Sidelights

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 5

The Mayor (Aid. Roy C. Tancred) took the Chair at Monday night's meeting of the Narromine Municipal Council. Also present were Aid…

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Motor Tax Revenue Portion Wanted For Shire Roads

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 7

When the Motor Vehicle Taxation (Amendment) Act. which restores registration on motor vehicles to their pre-war level, was under…

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Council Elections Soon No Great Changes Predicted

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 2

Shire councillors, municipal aldermen and [?] committeemen are coming to the end of their three-year term. The elections take place shortly. Nominations are about to be called…

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Council Interested In Ready Cut Homes Inspection Of Scheme At Cudal

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 6

[?] Na[?] Municipal Council has been giving a great deal of consideration to a housing scheme, but has not yet decided the best way to…

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Nyngan Council Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1950 · page 3

The Department of Road Transport would not provide a "Half sign at the intersection of Terangion Street and…

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Bureau Praises Council Job

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1950 · page 3

Buninyong Bureau will send a letter of appreciation to the Dubbo Municipal Council for work done on gravelling…

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Nyngan Council Elected Automatically

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1950 · page 1

For the first time in history, exactly six nominations were received for the Nyngan Municipal Council elections—which means…

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Council Cool on Sherlock Holmes Scheme London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1950 · page 1

A proposal for a Sherlock Holmes exhibition in the Festival of Britain has aroused the ire of Mary-Le-Bone councillors…

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Twenty Candidates For Ten Seats On Wellington Shire Council

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 October 1950 · page 1

TWENTY candidates have been nominated to contest the Local Government triennial elections for the Shire of Wellington, which will be held on Saturday, December 2. Each of the five new Ridings will be contested and the…

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Meeting of Agricultural Bureau Divisional Council

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 October 1950 · page 1

THE Macquarie Divisional Council of the Agricultural Bureau will ask the State Government to increase its subsidy of the Bureau from 1/- per financial member to 2/-. Members who attended Saturday's meeting of…

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Judge Hits at Aldermen Mayor Sought Jury Exemption WOLLONGONG

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 2

Judge O'Sullivan, stated-aldermen of the Wollongong City Council for criticising him because he had refused to exempt…

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Municipal Elections

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 7

The dare set for the Peak Hill municipal elections is December 2, [?] and nominations will close on Friday, November 10, but it is…

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