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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1960

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Darling Shire Council Items From Shire Engineer's Report Presented to Meeting on December 16th Main Roads

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1960 · page 3

Main Road No. 404 (Bourke-Hungerford)—The Cuttaburra causeways have been repaired by the D.M.R., and are to be…

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Darling Shire Council First Meetng of New Council Grant of £170 Received Towards Establishment of New Sporting Areas

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1960 · page 7

The opening meeting of the newly-formed Councillors of the Darling Shire Council was held on December 16th…

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Shire of Darling Tenders—motor Vehicle

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1960 · page 9

Tenders will be received up to Monday, 25th January, 1960, for the supply and delivery of a sedan car/station…

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Shire of Darling Increased Water Rates for Town Area General Rate Unchanged

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1960 · page 1

At a spacial meeting of the Councillors or the Shire of Darling the rates for the forthcoming year were fixed…

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Nyngan Municipal Council Alderman Priest Resigns

The Western Herald · Friday 22 January 1960 · page 5

At the last meeting of Nyngan Municipal Council, the resignation of Ald. C. R. Priest, a former Mayor of…

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Sturt County Council

The Western Herald · Friday 22 January 1960 · page 10

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Sturt County Council held in the Council Chambers, Bourke, on…

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No Increase in Cobar Shire Rates for 1960

The Western Herald · Friday 22 January 1960 · page 3

The Cobar Shire Council, at its meeting last week, considered estimates of income and expenditure for…

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General Rate Goes Up By Penny In Brewarrina Shire

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1960 · page 5

The rate of 4½d. in the £ on Unimproved Capital Value struck by Brawarrina Shire Council at its meeting…

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Darling Shire Council Monthly Meeting on Wednesday, January 27Th

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1960 · page 5

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Darling Shire Council held at the Council Chambers, Bourke,…

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Grant to Shire

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1960 · page 8

Following representations made by Mr. J. B. Renshaw, M.L.A., the Minister for public Works has offered a grant to…

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County Council for Nyngan- Cobar Electricity

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1960 · page 11

A County Council will take over the Nyngan Electricity undertaking in July, when Cobar will also come…

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Sturt County Council Offices

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1960 · page 6

Work is well under way in pulling down the old power station and converting it into offices for the Sturt County…

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Darling Shire Council Reports Presented to Last Week's Shire Meeting Engineer's Report Routine Patrols

The Western Herald · Friday 26 February 1960 · page 7

Patrol No. 1 Trunk Road No. 68 (Bourke-Brewarrina) Grading and maintaining to Brewarrina boundary. Completed…

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Darling Shire Council No Filtered Water in Hot Summer Months

The Western Herald · Friday 26 February 1960 · page 10

The Ordinary Meeting of the Darling Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Bourke, at 10 a.m…

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Council Housing Project to be. Investigated at Cobar

The Western Herald · Friday 26 February 1960 · page 13

An amount of £20,000 will be included in the Loan Estimates by the Cobar Shire as the first step in establishing…

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Arts Council Plays For Bourke "A View at the Bridge"

The Western Herald · Friday 11 March 1960 · page 6

The Arts Council of Australia has arranged to tour the play currently showing at the Independent Theatre, "A View…

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The Flying Doctor Service Dr. Huxtable Claims He Was Not Given R.F.D. Council Support (Reprinted from "Barrier Miner," December 18, 1959)

The Western Herald · Friday 11 March 1960 · page 7

"Newspaper cuttings dated September 26 from Broken Hill give Mr. K. C. Wilson's address to the Pastoralists'…

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Bourke Intermediate High School The School Council

The Western Herald · Friday 18 March 1960 · page 16

The inaugural meeting of Bourkc Intermediate High School Council was held on Friday, 11th March, 1960. The…

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Darling Shire Council Extensive Road Work Carried Out in Shire

The Western Herald · Friday 25 March 1960 · page 3

The Ordinary Meeting of the Darling Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Bourke, at 10 a.m…

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Darling Shire Council Reports Presented to Meeting Last Week Engineer's Report Routine Patrols

The Western Herald · Friday 25 March 1960 · page 7

Trunk Road No. 68 (Bourke-Brewarrina). Completed to Brewarrina boundary. Main Road No. 421…

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