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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

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Food and Health (Supplied by the Health Publicity Council of Australia)

The Western Herald · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 8

Many factors are involved in the maintenance of life's most precious possession — health…

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Mayor Promises Work in Nth. Dubbo Area

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 2

"This year the Council hopes to do footpath and gravelling work in North Dubbo to the extent of £1500," said the Mayor (Aid. Ford) at the last meeting of North Dubbo Progress Association…

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Narromine Forms Council to Aid Helpless Children

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 1

After seeing Aims and hearing an address on the [?] of children who can be saved from a lift of [?] a well attended meeting at the Rural School th[?] on Friday night decided to form a Narromine spastic Council…

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Peak Hill Wants Equal Vote On County Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 7

At a special meeting of Peak Hill Municipal Council called on Wednesday by the Mayor (AM. W. J. Woods) to consider a…

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Privy Council to Hear Appeal by Pye Bros. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1953 · page 3

The Pye brothers have been granted special leave to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council against the…

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Mayor Outlines Council's Plans for Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 3

The combined Progress Association will support Dubbo Council and other councils in pressing for a greater portion of Federal Government tax to be granted to municipalities and shires…

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Interim Developments Council Recommends

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 7

Town planning interim development application recommended by the Coonabarabran Shire Council at…

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National Service Pay Council to Discuss

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 7

The last meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council de[?]erred until the next meeting a request by the Roadmen’s…

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Council Refuses C.w.a. Application for Rate Refund

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 4

The president of the Narromine CWA. Mrs. R. J. Klerath, reported at a meeting held in the association's…

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£100,000 Loan Approved Ulan County Council

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 1

The Ulan County Council on Tuesday approved the terms of a loan of £100,000 from the Australasian Tem…

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Council To Build Five Benwell Homes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 1

As a pracitonal [?] to the [?] the Narromine [?] has 1st [?] for the [?] of five [?]. They [?]the…

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Shire Systems in Western Division Deputation From Bourke Chamber of Commerce to Mr. Renshaw

The Western Herald · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 10

At 11 a.m. on Saturday morning last a deputation from the Chamber of Commerce waited on Mr…

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Municipality of Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 5

On the 7th instant a meeting of the Bourke Municipal Council was held, the Administrator…

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Shire Council Approves Benwell Housing Scheme For Trangie and Tomingley

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 1

A [?] by Mr. V. M. Beawell, the ctied health and [?], which was completed to Narromine [?], will have[?] improvement added and [?] before the Timbrebongie Shire…

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Talbragear Shire Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 5

Following are brief items from the meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council: A letter to the Minister for…

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Dubbo Council News Briefs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 2

The following are briefs from the last Dubbo Council meeting: Expenditure on the construction of the abattoirs is…

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Rest Room, Lawn Planned by Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 1

A marked change in the appearance of the Talbragar Street end of Macquarie Street will be evident when ew…

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Wool Tax Case to Privy Council Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 1

Federal Cabinet has decided to approach the Privy Council for leave against last month's High Court…

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Trangie Building Council Enforces Regulations

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 3

This month's meeting of the Timbrebongie Shire Council decided to inform Mr. R. H. Skinner, of Trangie, that legal…

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Bourke Chamber of Commerce Ceremony to Be Arranged to Celebrate Coronation Conference to Be Called Re Shire Systems in West

The Western Herald · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 6

At the meeting of the above Chamber on, Monday night last it was decided to go ahead with a…

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