Electricity Increase Ten Per Cent. Will Bring Council £1437
At last meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council, at the end of the day's business, consideration was given to increasing the cost of electricity, and a…
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Council & local affairs, 1953
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Commission Hears Evidence on Change of Shire Boundaries
All this weak at Dubbo a Commission the been hearing evidence which may mean the [?] of the [?] of five shires. They are [?] WEllington and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council to fix increased charges for electricity Electrical Engineer to recommend new tariff on
At next Wednesday's meeting of the Wellington Shire Council, the Chief Electrical Engineer, Mr. A. H. Wright, will recommend a new tariff schedule which provides for steep increases in charges to town and rural consumers and decreases for village consumers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?] Presents Case for Keeping Shire Boundaries
Ratepayers who expressed their [?] with the service they receive from the [?] Council were amongst those called [?] to give evidence before a commission [?] the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mayor Explains Arrangements For Royal Visit To Dubbo
"Dubbo has already done a wonderful job." Peak Hill's Mayor Ald. W. J. Woods, told last week's council meeting in his report on he conference at Dubbo on arrangements for the Royal visit in February…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£8,600 Grant for Roads Coolah Shire Council
The engineer, Mr, I. R.. Macintosh, at last week’s meeting of the Coolah Shire Council advised councillors…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Lengthy L.G. inquiry at Dubbo on Shire boundaries
Opposing the severance of land from Wellington Shire for addition to Talbragar Shire, the President of Wellington Shire Council (Cr. Masters) told the Shire Boundary Commission sitting in Dubbo that Wellington would like to see a "greater Dubbo" Council formed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Danger Coolah Council Prepares
The Coolah Shire Council has been advised by the Bush Fire Committee that a bush fire danger period has…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Uniform Petrol Price Reply to Coolah Council’s Request
At last week’s meeting of the Coolah Shire Council a reply was received from the Department of Local Government…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Bourke Municipal Council Action to Recover Outstanding Accounts Bourke's Water Supply
The Ordinary Meeting of the Bourke Municipal Council was held on Thursday, 24th September…
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Secretary of the Wellington Spring Festival, Mr. E. J. W. Reinhard, this morning expressed appreciation to the Shire Council for its wholehearted co-operation with arrangements for the Festival Week…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Talbragar Shire News in Brief
Following a briefs of the last meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council: The Electricity Commission of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Seeks Holiday on February 10
Application for a public holiday on February 10, the day of the Queen's visit to Dubbo, has been sought by Talbragar…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mayor Denies Sydney Report
Dubbo had not made any offer, or attempt, to have the Hudson family return to live in Dubbo, the Mayor (Aid. L…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire of Gilgandra Ordinary Election of Councillors
NOTICE is hereby given that an Election for the purpose of electing Nine (9) Councillors, Three (3)…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shire of Marthaguy Ordinary Election of Councillors
Notice is hereby given that an election for the purpose of electing six (6) Councillors, two for each…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Council Matters Inefficiency Cause of Concern to Ratepayers
Over recent years this paper has had occasion to refer to the many actions of the Gilgandra Shire Council which have been, in our opinion and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →3 dead, 29 injured in road accidents in W'ton Shire last year
Fifty-seven road accidents occurred in the Wellington Shire during 1952-53. Three people were killed and 29 seriously injured. Mr. J. T. Keavney, Field Officer for the N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Target for Spring Festival is £8,000 Shire President will recommend immediate start on Olympic pool if target attained
President of Wellington Shire, Cr. K. D. W. Masters, yesterday promised the President of the Spring Festival Committee, Mr. E. R. Moulton, that if the proceeds of the Spring Festival reached or exceeded £8,000 he would recommend to Council that an immediate start be planned for the construction of Wellington's Memorial Olympic Swimming Pool…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New electricity tariff schedule adopted by Council Increase for town and rura consumers relief for village users
Wellington Shire Councillors at the last meeting adopted a new tariff schedule recommended by the Chief Electrical Engineer, Mr. A. H. Wright. The new schedule provides for stiff increases for Wellington and Montefiores…
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