Alarming Position of Shire Council
In the issue of the Gilgandra "Weekly" of July 30, 1953, at the foor of an article condemning the Gilgandra Shire Council for its cutting off of…
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Council & local affairs, 1954
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Damages Against Shire Council Sword and Green
At the Dubbo District Court on Tuesday last before Judge McKillop, an action was commenced by H. E. O. Campbell, newspaper publisher of…
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When the cutting off of consumers was mentioned at the Council meeting on August 12, 1953, the following report resulted in "The Weekly" of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coonabarabran Council Shorts
There were present at the monthly meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council held last week, Crs. D. L…
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The Coonabarabran Shire band is still progressing at a very rapid rate, stated organiser, Mr. Fred Hawkins,…
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Wellington Shire Council yesterday decided to donate the cost of electricity consumed at the Mumbil holiday camp last…
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Before the Coonabarabran Shire Council at its last meeting was a letter from Mr. J. K. Barnes forwarding a petition…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →£103 Damages For Trespass By Gilgandra Council
The pro[?]tetor of the Gilgandra Weekly was awarded £[?] damages against the Gigandra [?] Council in the Dubbo District Court on a [?] arising out of the dis[?] of his electricity supply…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stage, Dance Floor for 1000 Are Included in the Scheme Adopted by Dubbo Council for Memorial Town Hall to Cost £86,000 and Be Begun This Year
The construction of Dubbo's huge War Memorial Town Hall, which will cater for 1000 dancers, will begin late this year in Darling Street and should be completed by early 1956, the Mayor (Ald. Ford)…
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Council will pay £39/2/6 to the Dubbo Apex Club to recoup the club's losses incurred in helping council organise catering for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Breeze in Council Over W. Dubbo Works Spending
Remarks made by Ald. W. McKenzie at a recent meeting of the West Dubbo Progress Association were criticised at the last meeting of the Dubbo Council…
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There were present at the last meeting of the Coolah Shire Council, Crs. E. R. Weaver (chair), D. B…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Council Opposed, Shire Boundaries’ Alteration
The Coonabarabran Shire Council, at its last meeting, after considering a petition from Goolhi district residents,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →"Axeman Spare That Tree," Is The Plea Of Several Aldermen When Council Moves to Remove 2 in Business Section
Two trees were temporarily saved from the axe when a motion at the last meeting of the Dubbo Council to destroy thorn was held up by notice of motion to rescind the decision…
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The following are news briefs from the last meeting of the Dubbo Council: A reminder for council to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coolah Shire Rates Two Thirds Already Collected
Following the reading of the Shire Clerk’s (Mr. J. Yale) report at the last meeting of the Coolah Shire…
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At a special meeting of the Coolah Shire Council held last week at which Mr. J. Aubrey Kerr, council’s architect, of…
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The suggested control of Sunday trading in country areas by Municipal and Shire Councils will enable the requirements of particular areas to be filled, the President of the Dubbo Chamber of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gulgong Town Hall Ulan County Council Purchase
The completion of the purchase of the Gulgong Town Hall by the Ulan County Council appears to be near.At the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Council to protest to Main Roads Board Tenders called for gravelling instead of using day labour
Wellington Shire Council at its last meeting decided to strongly protest to the Main Roads Board against calling tenders for gravelling work. The Shire Engineer, Mr. D. K. Allen, told Council that…
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