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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

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Danger Lights Request to Council

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 11

“There must be water in the Kerosene,” said a member at the meeting of the Coonabarabran Chamber of Comerce on…

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Baradine Reservoir Council to Get Legal Advice

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 14

The Coonabarabran Shire Council at its last meeting, decided to secure legal advice relative to alleged incomplete…

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Council of Action New England New State

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 21

Before the meeting of the Coonabarabran Chamber of Commerce on Thursday night was a letter from the New England New State…

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Mr Lloyd’s Information for Ulan County Council

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 17

Mr J. R. Lloyd, former district engineer, at Coonabarabran for the Ulan County Council, prior to retiring from…

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Licence Fees Fixed By Shire Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

Fees which must accompany applications for licences were fixed for the coming twelve months at yesterday's…

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Shire Finances

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

The Shire Clerk (Mr. E. R. Stephens) tabled this financial statement at the January meeting of the Timbrebongie [?]…

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Council Linesmen Risk Lives to Locate Faults

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

Council linesmen risked their lives to search for a fault in the street lighting system at Dubbo recently, a Municipal Council report states. A wire, which had been flung from the White…

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Council Losses Reported by Shire Clerk

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 2

Dubbo Police have been asked to investigate thefts of sand travel and timber from Talbragar Shire roads the Shire Clerk…

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Shire Works

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 6

The Timbrebongie Shire engineer. Mr. A. Reardon, submitted the following report at last week's meeting of…

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Shire Rates Reduced, But Land Valuations Increased

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 1

With the exception of the water supply local rate, all rates in the Timb[?]e [?]ire for 1951 will be less than last year's—but co[?] have had to take into consideration the [?]t that the whole shire has been revalued. The…

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Council Discusses Letter in "News"

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 4

Councillors of the timbrebongie Shire last week described remarks made in a Letter to the Editor, published in the…

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Shire to Encourage Stubble Burning But Not Before 5p.m

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 4

Ratepayers in the Timbrebongie Shire may now obtain permits to burn stubble between 5 p.m. and 5 a.m. only, provided they have the approval of the bush fire captains of their respective areas…

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Safety Council to Wage War on Dangerous Drivers Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

The cause or road accidents is i human failure and during 1951 ills intended to make war against those who cause them, the Road…

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Coonabarabran Shire Council Shorts

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 3

There were present at the monthly, meeting: of the Coonabarabran Shire Council yesterday Crs. W. T. Malouf (chair) W. H. B…

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Mr. J. H. Truman Appointed Shire Clerk

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 1

Former Town Clerk of the Wellington Municipality, Mr. J. Harvey Truman, was yesterday…

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Tariffs Increased Ulan County Council

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 13

At the last meeting of the Ulan County Council held at Gulgong It was decided the tariffs for electricity from the…

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Conference on Council Finance Urged

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 2

A request to the premier (Mr. McGirr) to call a conference of State Government and local council representatives to…

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Public Quarry Site Board and Council to Co-operate

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 14

Following a request by the Coonabarabran Pastures Protection Board to the Coonabarabran Shire Council for the declaration of a site…

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Preposed Increase In Shire General Rate General Rate of 6d. and Special Rate of 1½d. Coona’bran T.I. Local Rate 9½d

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 1

At the meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council yesterday, increases in the general rate and the Coonabarabran Town Improvement rate were agreed to and the estimates will be advertised and the rate struck at the next…

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Short Items From the Shire Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 6

Present at last week's meeting of the Timbrebongie Shire Council were the president (Cr. H. W. Hogan) in the chair, Crs…

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