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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

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Road Safety Council Seeks Ideas

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 1

Ideas are being sought by the Dubbo Road Safety Council to enable it to operate more actively…

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Rotary Club's Gift To Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 1

A cheque for £232/11/2 was forwarded to council by the Dubbo Rotary Club to pay for playground equipment purchased…

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County Council Seeks Funds For Rural Electricity

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 4

The Macquarie Valley County Council will take immediate steps to raise loans to finance the construction of rural electricity lines during the next twelve months. This was decided on the…

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Amalgamation of Peak Hill with County Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 3

A proposal to incorporate Peak Hill Municipality within the Central West County District has been published in the…

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Coolah Shire Council Shorts

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 8

There were present at the monthly meeting of the Coolah Shire Council Crs. D. S. Arnott (chair), C. E…

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Correspondence Shire Opposed (To the Editor, "Western Herald")

The Western Herald · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 3

Keith McKenzie, of Mudgee, writes as follows:— Sir, — Bourke graziers were probably wise to move against…

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Town and Shire Clerks Meet at Peak Hill

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 3

A conference of local government clerks of the Central Western Group was held at the Peak Hill Council Chambers, kindly…

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Peak Hill Seeks Equal Vote on County Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 3

Objections will be raised to the inclusion of Peak Hill Municipality in the Central West County Council [?]…

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Coolah Shire Council Shorts

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 5

Amongst matters dealt with at the last meeting of the Coolah Shire Council were the following;…

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Australian Woolgrowers' Council

The Western Herald · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 3

Over the past year the Australian Woolgrowers' Council has been conferring with the…

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Works Report to Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 1

The works report presented by Mr. A. D. Payne to the Narromine Municipal Council at its last meeting was as follows:…

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Health Officer's Report to Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 2

In his report to the Timbrebongle Shire Council this week, Mr. V. M. Beawell, the chief health and building in…

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Festival Committee to Ask Council to Define Attitude to Civic Centre Proposal

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 1

The Wellington Spring Festival Committee will ask the Shire Council to define its attitude towards the proposal for a civic centre at Wellington, which is the objective for which proceeds from this and future years' Spring Festivals were to have been devoted…

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Goobang Shire's Difficulties in Road Works

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1953 · page 3

The Goobang Shire Council had 1800 miles of roads to maintain, Cr. W. Swain told a meeting of the Peak Hill…

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Ratepayer Complains Alleged Threat by Council

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 16 July 1953 · page 13

Councillors at the last meeting of the Coolah Shire Council, did not agree with the views contained in a letter from Mr…

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Castlereagh A.l.p. State Electorate Council Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 7

For the first time since Nyngan has been included in the Castlecragh Electorate, a general meeting…

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Municipality of Bonrke

The Western Herald · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 5

A meeting of the Bourke Municipal Council was held on Thursday 2nd July. Present: Mr. H…

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Coonabarabran Shire Council

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 2

Present at last week’s meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council were Cr. W. T. Malouf, (chair), D. L. Jones, W. H. B…

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Coolah Shire Council Shorts

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 7

Present at the monthly meeting of the Coolah Shire Council on Thursday were Councillors D. B. H Arnott (chair),…

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Coolah Shire Donation

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 3

Following the recent gift of a picture of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11 to the Coolah Central School a…

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