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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1962

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Road Safety Council of New South Wales Motor Bikes and Speed

The Western Herald · Friday 24 August 1962 · page 2

In addition to the normal speed restrictions provided in built up areas there are additional speed…

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Shire of Darling

The Western Herald · Friday 31 August 1962 · page 10

The ordinary meeting of the Darling Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Bourke, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 21st August, 1962. Present: The President…

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Recent Inspection of Shire Accounts

The Western Herald · Friday 31 August 1962 · page 3

The following matters are taken from the minutes of the Shire Council meeting held last week…

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Augmentation of Cobar Water Supply Shire President's Minute on Pipe Line Proposal

The Western Herald · Friday 31 August 1962 · page 15

At a recent meeting of Cobar Shire Council the President (Cr. W. S. Brennan), in a minute, said…

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Road Safety Council of New South Wales Share the Road

The Western Herald · Friday 31 August 1962 · page 2

Like many other things available to us, use of the road is free subject, of course, to certain legal…

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Parkes Newspaper Asks: Who Wants to be an Alderman?

The Western Herald · Friday 7 September 1962 · page 10

In a few short months the eight men and one woman who control our destinies as far as Local Government is concerned will lose the abbreviated three-letter word which distinguishes them from…

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Road Safety Council of New South Wales The Signs of Life

The Western Herald · Friday 7 September 1962 · page 13

Traffic signs were once described as "Signs of life" and this compliment had proved itself…

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Warnings of Danger Road Safety Council of N.S.W.

The Western Herald · Friday 14 September 1962 · page 4

A driver's appreciation of warning signs could indicate his worth as a safe driver, Mr. Harrison,…

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Road Safety Council of New South Wales Protection on the Road

The Western Herald · Friday 21 September 1962 · page 2

Just as there were "danger" signs for drivers, there were "protection" signs for other road-users, Mr. W. W. D. Harrison, Secretary of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W., said this week…

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Road Safety Council of N.S.W. Who Teaches Road Safety?

The Western Herald · Friday 28 September 1962 · page 13

The fact that 118 children, under 16 years died in road accidents and 3,703 of the same age were…

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Shire of Darling

The Western Herald · Friday 5 October 1962 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Darling Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers,…

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Water Augmentation (Extract from Minutes of lost week's Shire meeting)

The Western Herald · Friday 5 October 1962 · page 13

The Minister for Public Works forwarded the results of a study of the relative gaugings of the…

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Bourke Shire Band Successful Visit to Waratah Festival in Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 12 October 1962 · page 14

The Band travelled to Sydney last Saturday and secured second placing for the Best Brass Band in the Waratah Festival Pageant. A total of 46 brass, pipe, military and cadet bands participated, together…

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Road Safety Council of N.S.W. Drivers Responsibility to Children

The Western Herald · Friday 12 October 1962 · page 13

If every driver could know what the feelings were of a man involved in a road accident in which…

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A.L.P. Electorate Council Meeting at Nyngan

The Western Herald · Friday 26 October 1962 · page 13

On Sunday, 14th October, 1962, a meeting was held at Nyngan of the Castlereagh A.L.P. State…

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Road Safety Council of N.S.W. The Importance of Signs

The Western Herald · Friday 26 October 1962 · page 10

Every traffic sign and signal was equally important in the preservation of life and limb on N.S.W…

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Darling Shire Council Olympic Pool

The Western Herald · Friday 2 November 1962 · page 7

The following matters to the Bourke Olympic Swimming Pool were dealt with at the…

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Shire of Darling

The Western Herald · Friday 2 November 1962 · page 2

Minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Darling Shire Council held at the Council Chambers,…

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Bousing For Cobar Shire Staff

The Western Herald · Friday 2 November 1962 · page 10

The Shire President, Cr. W. S. Brennan, at the last meeting of the Cobar Shire Council,…

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19 Candidates for Shire Election

The Western Herald · Friday 2 November 1962 · page 1

Nineteen candidates have nominated for the six Ridings in the Shire of Darling. The election for five Ridings will take place on December 1st. In B Riding Dermot…

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