Shire Elections to the Electors of "B" Riding
In view of the forthcoming Council election, I wish to present myself for your consideration as a candidate for "B"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1950
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Shire Elections to the Ratepayers of "A" Riding
After twenty years of residence in the town of Gilgandra, I have decided to submit myself for election as Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo Council News in Brief
A request by the West Dubbo Progress Association for a garbage service at West Dubbo was referred by the Dubbo Council…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dubbo Council Candidates Outline Their Policies
The "Dubbo Liberal" has contacted each of the 26 candidates contesting the Dubbo Municipal election on Saturday, inviting him to say why he thinks he should be elected. The contributions of the candidates who have accepted the offer are printed below in the order in which they appear on the ballot paper…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Residents Build Own Bridge Coonabarabran Council Criticised
After the washaway last week of the bridge on the bypass over the creek three miles along the Timor Road, residents of the area set to and built a bridge at a spot some yards from the washaway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ulan County Council Abolishes Discounts Tariff Decision Deferred For a Month
At the monthly lasting of the Ulan County Council held at Gulgong on discounts for prompt payment of electricity accounts at Gulgong and Mudgee were abolished. The rate for power supplied form the Mudgee power…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rate Increases Forecast. Councillors Investigate Estimates for 1951. Recommendations to Incoming Council Designed to Offset Big Basic Wage Rise
AT a special finance meeting on Monday last, the Wellington Shire Councillors investigated the rate estimates for 1951, and, after an exhaustive 8-hour review, decided to make certain recommendations for increases…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Damage to Roads Drains in Municipality
It would cost some thousands of pounds to repair, the damage indicted on roads, footpaths and drains by the recent floods, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Misreported," Says Alderman Reply To Mayor
In a minute to the final meeting of the present Narromine Municipal Council—the elections take place to-morrow—the Mayor Ald. Roy C…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Council Candidates Views on Election
The Narromine RSL has asked all candidates in to-morrow's municipal elections if they would be prepared to oppose the plan to acquire…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"County Council Should [?] Its Own Offices" Public Meeting Protests Against Eviction [?]
A meeting of over 250 men and [?] including many ex-servicemen, on Tuesday night protested against the Macquarie Valley Cou[?] Council taking over any building which would deprive say family of its home or any men of his business…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal Elections
[?] a candidate in [?] for the honour of [?] ratepayers on the [?] for the past…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →First W'ton Shire Council Amazing Defeat of President Four New Councillors Elected by Poll in which One Third of Electors Failed to Vote
ONE third of the total number of electors enrolled in the Wellington Shire area failed to vote in last Saturday's triennial elections in which the Shire President, Cr. W. L. Johanson, was narrowly defeated and Councillors A…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mayor Thawed at Last Council Meeting
After the Narromine Municipal Council had met for the final meeting of the three-year term last week. Aid. A. B…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo's Youngest Alderman Tops the Election Poll
The Deputy Mayor (Aid. Les Ford), who is Dubbo's youngest alderman, topped the poll in the Municipal elections on Saturday. Ald. Ford, who is only 32, conducted a vigorous…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Elections This
The election of local government representatives for the Municipality of Narromine is over, but the election of two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Youngest Dubbo Alderman Becomes Mayor, Unopposed Progress And Unity Will Be Motto, Says Aid. Ford
The Mayor of Dubbo for the next 12 months will be Alderman L. H. Ford, the youngest Alderman on the Municipal Council. Ald. Ford was elected unopposed last night and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coolah Shire Elections
The election of councillors for the Coolah Shire Council took place in every riding except C. where C. Martin and D. B. H…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alderman Off Committee Gun At His Head, He Says
A protest that his fellow aldermen were trying to "oust" him from the Finance Committee, was made at last night's…
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