State of Shire Contracts
Engineer Hunter reported to Tuesday's Gilgandra Council meeting in relation to various…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1954
634 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 7 of 32
Erection of Memorial Hall Deferred Committee Ask Council to Call Further Meeting Land at Institute Not Available—apathy of Committeemen
THESE is little possibility of a Memorial Hall being constructed in Gilgandra, [?]dging from the decision of the committee appinted for the purpose,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Short Items From the Shire Council
In reply to the Timbrebongie Shire Council's request for more police co-operation in keeping vandalism in chock in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trange Problems for Council; Health and Housing
A building being erected in Beigrave Street. Trangle which was criticised at last month's meeting of the Timbrebongie…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. A. R. Rathbone Is New Alderman
Mr. A. R. Rathbone was elected as Saturday to the weekly on the Narromine Municipal Council caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grader Used As Taxi, Council Told
The Shire Council's plant is not to be used by employees as a means of transport to and from a job, it was declared at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aborigines’ Housing Scheme Council Discusses
The number of houses and area for each house on the aerodrome site of 20 acres set aside for a housing scheme for aborigines, was the subject of discussion at the last meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →New Officials A.l.p. Castlereagh Electorate Council
The annual meeting of Castlereagh Electorate Council of the A.L.P. was held at Gilgandra at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Building Permit Contravention Council on Horns of a Dilemma
Because a shire councillor could not move a resolution being an interested party, and as he could not vote on a resolution if [?] by an[?] other councillor, the Coonabarabran Shire Council meeting held on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Ulan County Council Chairman Roth Optimistic of Future of Ulan Scheme
Ald. R. A. Roth, chairman of the Ulan County Council, said the future of the Ulan steam generating station to be erected at Ulan is assured. He told councillors of the Coonabarabran Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bourke Municipal Council Meetings by the Administrator and Bourke Advisory Committee
The Ordinary Meeting of the Bourke Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Arts Council to present "Corroboree" ballet here on May 5
At a meeting of the Wellington Branch of the Australian Arts Council last Monday night, plans were finalised for the visit of the Arts Council Ballet on May 4. witnessed. Admission price is The company will perform…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Welcome to New Alderman
[?] Ald. A. R. [?] welcomed at his first Municipal Council meeting last night by the Mayor (Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Memorial Town Hall Site Debated In Council Aldermen Oppose Location in Darling Street
The people of Dubbo would solidly support the erection of a Memorial Town Hall and the time has come to take positive action to erect such a hall, the Mayor (Ald. L. Ford) told last night's meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dust Is Menace to Health in South Dubbo Residents Say Petition To Council For Sealed Roads
Many people in South Dubbo suffering from asthma, bronchitis or hay fever claim that the continual presence of dust in that area is responsible for their complaints, the President of the South Dubbo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Views Of Local Aldermen
Commenting on the scheme today, Ald. E. B. Serisier said that he was not in favor of payment to aldermen in any…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alderman And Expense Allowance
A scheme to pay aldermen and shire councillors to recompense them for time spent on government business has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo Council News Briefs
A request by Mr. A. Chisholm to erect a 12 feet by 12 feet advertising boarding adjacent to the western side of Macquarie…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tender for New Council Works
Tenders for the construction of the new Works Depot and two public conveniences will be called by the Dubbo Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£168,000 Loan Sought by Dubbo Council
Dubbo Council has asked the Australian Loan Council for a loan of £168,000 for the year…
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