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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

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Molong Municipality Wasn't Broke

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 November 1952 · page 7

A former Mayor of Molong Municipality vigorously denied at last Wednesday's meeting that the Municipality had been…

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Short Items From the Shire Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 5

There was a full attendance at the Timbrebongie Shire Council meeting on Thursday at Narromine. Those present were…

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Shire Petrol Tax Allocation

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 5

Talbragar Shire Council will receive £7500 from the 1952-63 petrol tax allocation for road works…

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River Flooding at Weemabah Council Seeks Conference

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 4

A decision to ask an officer from the Water Conservation, and Irrigation Commission to attend a meeting of the…

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Councillor Welcomed C’bran Shire Council

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 1

A welcome was extended to Cr. A. D. Sutton at Tuesday’s meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council…

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Cr. Leaiy's Resignation Received by Molong Shire Council

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 8

The resignation of Cr. J. Leary, of Molong, was received at last Monday's regular monthly meeting of the…

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Mayor Opens Dubbo Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 1

Judge McKillop welcomed the Mayor of Dubbo (Ald. Ford) to the Dubbo Quarter Sessions this morning and…

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Shire Clerk's Report

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 1

The Shire (Mr. J. B. Sword) submitted the following report to the November meeting of…

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Is Shire Revenue Adequate ?

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 13

Because the question of adequate [?]…

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Shire Works Report by Engineer

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 3

Mr. J. N. Hunter (Shire Ehgineer) submitted the following report to last meeting of the Gilgandra…

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Council Conference on Food

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 2

Talbragar Shire Council will consider a request by Dubbo Municipal Council for a conference between the two bodies to…

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Shire Engineer Ordered to Probe Alleged Incompetency

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 8

Molong Shire Council's Engineer, Mr. C. D. Williamson, has been instructed to report on the advisability of…

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Shire Valuation Increase of 46 per cent

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 1

The new valuation of the Coonabarabran Shire is £2,355,760, an increase of a little over 46 per cent on the…

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EDITORIAL Molong Shire Ratepayers Will Not Be Intimidated

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 1

READERS of recent issues of this newspaper will have been left in no doubt concerning the opinions of a very large majority of Molong Shire electors who reside in the Cumnock and Yeoval areas on the subject of the location of their Shire…

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Electors to Vote on Molong Shire Headquarters Question on

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 8

ON Saturday next electors in the whole of Molong Shire will go to polling booths to vote at the referendum on whether or not they approve of the Council's proposal to establish the headquarters of the Shire in Molong…

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Binnaway Requests to Council Binnaway Chamber of Commerce

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 10

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MR. H. C Poole Nominated Seven Years on Graziers’ Council

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Mendooran branch of the Graziers’ Association, Mr. H. C. Poole was…

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Grazier's Explanation to Molong Council Prosecution for Building House Without Permission Withdrawn

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 2

A Cumnock district grazier who erected a house without permission from the Molong Shire Council explained the…

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Yeoval and Cumnock News Molong Council to Prosecute Two Owners of Straying Stock Councillors Reaffirm Prosecutions Policy to Stamp Out Menace

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 8

AFTER a full discussion on the straying stock menace Molong Shire Councillors decided on Monday last to prosecute two more owners and to continue with the policy of prosecutions to try and stamp put the trouble…

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