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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

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The Park Is Yours So Look After It-mayor's Appeal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 1

The amenities and improvements to Victoria Park were not only for the Royal Visit, but were for the use of all residents, the Mayor (Ald. Ford) said last night appealing to residents to protect…

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Play Centre Opens As Council Fights for Subsidy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 1

Dubbo Council will continue to fight for the right to conduct its own play centres and appoint the staff it selects to it, the Mayor (Ald. Ford) said today…

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10 Aldermen on Progress Associations

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 4

Ten members of the newly-elected Dubbo Council are active members of progress associations in Dubbo, the Senior…

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Painting Council Chambers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 1

Dubbo Council decided at its last meeting to have estimates prepared for painting the Council Chambers inside and out for…

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Assistants for Council Officers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 1

Applications for an engineering assistant, or a cadet engineer, and a cadet health inspector, will be called by the…

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Dubbo Council Warned on Critical State of Water Supply Engineer Urges Start On £147,000 Development Scheme

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 1

A major breakdown of pumping equipment at the Dubbo filtration plant is almost certain this year or next year. This is the opinion of the Engineer (Mr. J. Gilbert) who told the last meeting of Dubbo Council that the town's water supply was…

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Council News In Brief

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 2

Following are news briefs from the last meeting of the Dubbo Council. The erection of a dairy in…

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Shire of Coolah Special Train to Dubbo

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 4

The Council has made arrangements for a Special Train to turn from Coolah to Dubbo on Wednesday, 10th…

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Minister suggests new site for Olympic Pool Special meeting of Council on

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

The Minister for Public Works, Mr. J. B. Renshaw, has suggested to Wellington Shire Council that a new site above flood level be chosen for the proposed new Memorial Olympic Swimming Pool…

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Better Roads Planned for Shire, Municipality

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 3

If [?] made at [?] of the municipal and shire [?] are [?] In his [?]pert to the [?]…

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Finance Committee Ulan County Council

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

The chairman (Cr. R. A. Roth), deputy chairman (Cr. N. L. Horne) and Crs. Baker and Graham were selected to…

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Chairman’s Allowance Ulan County Council

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 10

The chairman’s allowance for the Ulan County Council at Tuesday’s meeting was fixed at £250 for the…

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CR. R. A. Roth, Chairman Ulan County Council

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Ulan County Council Cr. R. A. Roth, of Mudgee Municipal Council defeated Dr. N. L. Horne of Gulgong Shire Council for the presidency of the Ulan County Council…

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Ulan County Council: Big Increase in Power Output

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 3

Big increases were shown in the statistical section of the chief electrical engineer’s (Mr. E. Tweddell)…

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County Council to Take Over Trangie Electricity Supply

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

Arrangements for the [?] of the Trangie electricity supply [?] members of the [?] Valley [?] Mr. C. r. [?] of the [?] in [?] a council…

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Spastic Centre's Costs Lowest in State (Issued by The Spastic Centre Council)

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

Administrative costs of The Spastic Centre at Mosnian are kept at a minimum by the extensive use…

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Olympic pool could be ready for next summer if loan moneys are available Conference between Council and its consulting engineer: question of site still not decided

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 1

Wellington Shire Council's consulting engineer, Mr. E. S. Rowe, of Sydney, told the Shire Council last Wednesday that if loan money can be obtained he expected Wellington's proposed modern Memorial Olympic Pool could be ready for next summer's swimming season. Mr. Rowe made the statement at a conference between himself and Council last Wednesday, when…

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Shire Coucil And [?]

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

The T[?] Shire Council decided at this month's meeting to co-operate in any representations made in the…

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Mayor Seeks Support For Two Appeals

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

The approaching visit of the Queen made the time appropriate to request citizens of the town and district to…

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"People Should Take Care of Their Parks," Says Shire President

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 6

The Shire Council was prepared to help Trangie but the people there should also help themselves, the president, Cr.E. G. Hoy said at Thursday's meeting of the Timbrebongle Shire Council. He said that while there was a…

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