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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 44 of 47

Shire President Defeated at Wellington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 3

The Shire President (Cr. W. L. Johanson) and two other councillors (Crs. A. O'Brien and G. E. Solomon) were defeated…

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Coonabarabran shire Council Elections Council of Five New and Three Retiring Members

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 1

In what has been reported as an incident free polling day, in the Coonabarabran District on Saturday, eight councillors were elected to hold the reins of Local Government in the Coonabarabran Shire for the next three years…

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Ald. Robinson Is Nyngan Mayor

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 3

Aid. E. G. Robinson has been elected Mayor of Nyngan for the next 12 months. Aid. Robinson and Aid. Beavis…

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New Mayor of Orange Orange

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 3

Aid. J. P. Jaegar was elected Mayor of. Orange last night and Aid. T. W. Lehdey was elected Deputy Mayor. Both were…

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Vote of Approval Coolah Shire Elections

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 4

The local authority elections at Coolah on Saturday, could be termed a vote of approval for the retiring councillors,…

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Ulan County Council Shorts

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 19

Amongst matters dealt with at the last meeting of the Ulan County Council held at Gulgong were the following some of which…

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Majority' of New Men in Council

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 7

The ordinary triennial Shire elections were held on Saturday last, and parsed off quietly, A feature of the…

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Election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor

The Western Herald · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 6

Only one nomination was received for the position of Mayor, viz., Ald. I. W. Armstrong, who was elected to the…

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Bourke Municipal Council Ald. Armstrong Elected Mayor. Ald. H. Jones, Deputy Mayor. Flood Preparations to Commence This Week-end. Prefabricated Houses for Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 6

The first meeting of the newly elected Aldermen of the Bourke Council was held in the Council Chambers on…

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Ald. M. V. Duffy Is New Mayor

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 6

Ald. M. V. Duffy is the Mayor of Narromine, with Ald. D. Junes as his deputy. Both were elected unopposed…

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Municipal Election Labor Selection Wins All Seats

The Western Herald · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 4

For the first time in a Municipal Election in Bourke, the selected Labor "bunch" was successful in securing the nine…

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New Mayor for Bathurst Bathurst

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 December 1950 · page 1

Ald. A. L. Morse has been elected Mayor of Bathurst for the next 12 months. He defeated the retiring…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Shire Elections No Polling Booth at Dripstone

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 December 1950 · page 12

Dear Sir, Re the recent Shire elections: why were the people of Dripstone and district forced to…

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Yass Has No Mayor and No Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1950 · page 3

Yass has no mayor and no council. Two aldermen win were recently elected to the Council…

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Shire Council Unaltered Six Reps. Retailed

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1950 · page 1

The ratepayers of Timbrebongie Shire have chosen the six men who have represented them for the past three years…

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Co-operation Can Improve Shire Roads

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1950 · page 1

The shire engineer (Mr. Alex Reardon) stated to-day that the co-operation of rod users would be of great assistance…

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Ald. W. J. Woods Re-elected Mayor Seventh Year of Office

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1950 · page 3

The only nomination for Mayor of the Municipality of Peak Hill at the first meeting of the new council on Tuesday night, was for Ald. W. J. Woods, who hah been Mayor for the last six years…

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Council's Housing Scheme More Applications Needed

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1950 · page 1

So far only six people have shown a definite interest in the housing finance scheme which is being considered by…

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Mayor Inspects Dubbo Council Work

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 December 1950 · page 6

Ald. Les Ford Las inspected some for the Council's activities [?] he was elected Mayor of Dubbo last week…

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Scroll Of Honor For Bogan Shire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 December 1950 · page 3

Bogan Shire was one of the 18 shires and municipalities who raised their quota for the recent United Nations Appeal…

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