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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1966

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State Money To Aid Shire

The Western Herald · Friday 10 June 1966 · page 4

Cobar and Darling Shire Councils will be given immediately the finance for their road construction…

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Correspondence Increase in Shire Rates (To the Editor, "Western Herald," Mertin Street, Bourke) 8th June, 1966

The Western Herald · Friday 10 June 1966 · page 1

Dear Sir,—I wish to draw attention to the rates struck by the Shire of Darling for this present year…

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$20,000 Grant to Shire

The Western Herald · Friday 17 June 1966 · page 1

Mr. P.H. Morton, M.L.A,, Minister for Local Government and Highways, notified a special meeting of Darling Shire Council on Wednesday evening that his department…

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Editorial Grants to Assist Darling Shire Finances

The Western Herald · Friday 17 June 1966 · page 1

The Darling Shire Council Clerk, in his report on the financial position to visiting parliamentarians on Wednesday, showed our Shire is working on a huge overdraft, with little sign of an improved position…

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Engineer For Shire Council

The Western Herald · Friday 1 July 1966 · page 10

The matter of advertising for a Shire Engineer, to fill the vacancy, came up for consideration at…

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Darling Shire Council Town Improvement Committee Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 1 July 1966 · page 6

Extracts from Minutes of the Town Improvement Committee held in the Shire Office on Tuesday,…

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Shire Policy on Connecting Water Unaltered

The Western Herald · Friday 1 July 1966 · page 1

At Tuesday's Shire Council meeting the policy regarding laying on of water to the…

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Extracts from Shire President's Minute Presented to Meeting June 28 Section 99 Inquiry

The Western Herald · Friday 1 July 1966 · page 10

Advice has been received of the Inquiry held into the suspension of 2 employees and the Department…

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Darling Shire Council

The Western Herald · Friday 8 July 1966 · page 3

Extracts from the Minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Darling Shire Council held at the…

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Yantabulla Items Dealt with by Shire

The Western Herald · Friday 8 July 1966 · page 6

The Cuttaburra Progress Association made requests as follows to Darling. Shire Council…

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Unpaid Rates Crippling Cobar Shire Position "Grave"

The Western Herald · Friday 8 July 1966 · page 8

In a discussion on the current rate "burden" at a recent Cobar Shire Council meeting the Shire…

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Health Inspector's Report to Shire Meeting, June 28

The Western Herald · Friday 8 July 1966 · page 8

Health and Building Surveyor's report to meeting on 28th June, included the following matters:—…

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Shire of Darling Provisions of the Dog Act

The Western Herald · Friday 8 July 1966 · page 5

Mr. J.K. Latham submitted the following report to the Shire Council meeting on June 28th…

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City Celebrations Plan by Council

The Western Herald · Friday 8 July 1966 · page 6

Dubbo Municipal Council has formed a committee to organise a week of celebrations, in connection with…

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Louth Meeting Discusses Embarrassing Shire Rates

The Western Herald · Friday 22 July 1966 · page 1

The Louth Hall last Friday, July 15th, was the spot named for the gathering of a large group of ratepayers, to discuss the ever present problem of increasing Shire Rates…

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Shire Council Footpaving Programme Two Ratepayers get Terms

The Western Herald · Friday 29 July 1966 · page 8

The big controversy as to whether ratepayers should be given time to pay for their half share of work carried out with Unemployment Relief Works money came up for…

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New Shire Engineer Appointed

The Western Herald · Friday 29 July 1966 · page 10

Mr. James Leslie Pollard, of Tamworth, was present by invitation to last Tuesday's Shire Council…

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Shire of Darling Could get Bitten by Dog Act

The Western Herald · Friday 29 July 1966 · page 1

Taking over control and registration of dogs is meeting with general disapproval by local Government authorities. At the Darling Shire Council meeting on Tuesday last…

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Darling Shire Council

The Western Herald · Friday 5 August 1966 · page 5

The Health and Building Inspector's Report to meeting on 26th July, included:-…

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Darling Shire Council

The Western Herald · Friday 5 August 1966 · page 4

Extracts from minutes of the meeting of Shire Council held on 26th July:-…

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