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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

634 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 11 of 32

Western Districts Council Executives Appointed

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 13

At the Western District Council annual conference of the RSSAILA held at Coonabarabran last week the…

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School Students Attend Council Meeting

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 1

As part of the curriculum of the Department of Education In N.S.W. several senior students of the…

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Bourke Spastic Centre Council

The Western Herald · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 6

The local Spastic Centre Council are making an appeal in the town and district for finance to assist their funds…

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Bourke Municipal Council Tobacco Crowing at North Bourke. Proposed Extension of Electricity to North Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 10

A meeting of the Bourke Municipal Council was held on Thursday 6th May, Mr. H. Halton, Administrator,…

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County Council Budgets For £5,000 Loss Warren Electricity Charges Down

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 1

Further [?] is electricity charges at Warren were made by the [?] Valley County Council at its meeting at Warren on Tuesday. A proposal to increase some [?] de [?] was not carried out. A less of…

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Shire Briefs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 3

Following are briefs from the last meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council. A supplementry grant which…

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Council Meeting

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 3

At the May meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council, a letter was received from the Department of…

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Case Against Council

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 1

A case of considerable local interest was commenced at the Dubbo District Court on Tuesday, in…

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Damages Against Gilgandra Council Sword and Green

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 1

At Dubbo District Court this afternoon Judge McKillop awarded Mr. H. E. O. Campbell, newspaper publisher, of Gilgandra, damages of £100 against…

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Rates Coming in Well Coolah Shire Council

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 11

In his report to the last meeting of the Coolah Shire Council the shire clerk (Mr. J. Yule) stated the rate notices for the…

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Power subsidies for Molong Shire

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 8

The Electricity Authority for New South Wales will subsidise electricity extensions proposed by the…

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Busy Time Ahead for Shire President

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 17

The president of the Coonabarabran Shire Council (Cr. D. L. Jones) will have a busy time during the next…

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Shire Engineers’ Report Detail Lacking Said Councillor

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 11

At the last meeting of the Coolah Sh[?]re Council a short report from the shire enginer (Mr. I. [?] Macintosh)…

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Council Assists Lights on Tennis Courts

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 11

Mr. W. Green, electrical contractor of Coolah, last week completed the installation of [?]ights on the tennis courts…

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Intimidation and Bribery Alleged at Council Meeting Ministerial Inquiry Sought

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 1

At a special meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council on Tuesday after considering a report from the health and building inspector (Mr. G. S. Young) and a statement by the President (Cr. D. L. Jones) it…

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£103 Damages for Trespass by Gil. Shire Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 3

The proprietor of the Gilgandra Weekly was awarded £103/8/6 damages against the Gilgandra Shire Council in the Dubbo District Court on Wednesday on a suit arising out of the disconnection of…

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Short Items From the Municipal Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 6

Building applications totalling [?] were approved by the Narromine Municipal Council at [?] on Monday night…

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Camping Reserve Proposed By Narromine Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 2

Another attempt is being made by the Narromine Municipal Council to establish a camping reserve in the municipality, the muggested sites being the police paddock or the reserve between the brick [?] and the Bowling Club…

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Council Supports Move For Bigger Hospital at Narromine

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

We should offer the Narromine District Hospital our full co-operation in bringing it up to fall requirements of a town of this also," the Mayor, Ald M. V. [?] stated at Monday night's meeting of the Municipal Council. "I wild…

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Items From the Peak Hill Council Table

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 3

Before the [?] meeting of the Peak Hill Municipal Council was an invitation for it to be represented at a meeting…

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