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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1967

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Australian Arts Council Bank Gives National Sponsorship

The Western Herald · Friday 22 September 1967 · page 8

The Bank of New South Wales has agreed to become a national sponsor of the Arts Council of…

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New Deputy Shire Clerk Appointed

The Western Herald · Friday 29 September 1967 · page 1

Tuesday's meeting of the Darling Shire Council appointed Mr. Phillip Thew, as Deputy Shire…

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Darling Shire Council

The Western Herald · Friday 6 October 1967 · page 2

The following are extracts from the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Darting Shire…

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Shire to Take Over Cemetery

The Western Herald · Friday 6 October 1967 · page 9

Mr. J. Latham, Darling Shire Health and Building Surveyor, made the following report to last…

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P.& C Council to Meet at Hermidale

The Western Herald · Friday 13 October 1967 · page 4

Western District Council of P. and C. Associations had an excellent attendance of P. and C…

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Darling Shire Council

The Western Herald · Friday 3 November 1967 · page 11

Following are extracts from the Minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Darling Shire Council held…

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Shire Engineer Reports on Unemployment Relief Works Programme

The Western Herald · Friday 3 November 1967 · page 11

Darling Shire Council Engineer, Mr. Ross Mackellar, reported that approximately 70 men are…

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Representative Gathering at Graziers' Assn. Council Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 3 November 1967 · page 1

On Friday last representatives from six Graziers Association Branches in the Western Division met m Bourke for the first Annual General Meeting of the Upper Darling District Council of the Graziers Association of New South Wales…

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Council Not Able To Waive Rates - Presidential Minute

The Western Herald · Friday 3 November 1967 · page 8

Darling Shire President, Clr. L. D. Davis, made the following Presidential Minute to last week's Shire Council Meeting. The Minute refers to…

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Rural Electricity Discussed by Darling Shire Council

The Western Herald · Friday 1 December 1967 · page 1

Namoi Valley County Council represented by its Chairman, Mr. Garvey, County Clerk, Mr. Wickham, and Chief Electrical Engineer, Mr. Johnston, met the Darling Shire Council at its meeting last Tuesday, to discuss the future of rural…

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Darling Shire Dog Catcher

The Western Herald · Friday 1 December 1967 · page 6

Pictured is Shire Dog Catcher GEOFF. OLSEN, and his vehicle, which is fitted with a cage and catapault type net that is used to catch stray dogs. At last report some 19 dogs are in the Pound and dog registrations have…

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Darling Shire Council

The Western Herald · Friday 8 December 1967 · page 2

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

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Darling Shire Council Poliomyelitis Clinics Implementing the Dog Act

The Western Herald · Friday 15 December 1967 · page 11

The following are extracts from the Building and Health Inspector's report to the last Shire…

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$102,960 Road Grant for Darling Shire

The Western Herald · Friday 15 December 1967 · page 5

Grants to Councils for rural road construction financed under the provisions of the…

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Town Topics Shire Rates to Be Set on

The Western Herald · Friday 15 December 1967 · page 6

Next Tuesday our Shire Councillors face what will probably be their most crucial meeting of the year; the estimates meeting at which the 1968 rates will be set…

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Shire of Darling Presidential Minute

The Western Herald · Friday 22 December 1967 · page 10

Darling Shire President, Clr. L. D. Davis, told November meeting of the Darling Shire Council in his Presidential Minute that the Shire Clerk had made a number of representations on behalf of the Shire and that all matters…

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Wanaaring News From Shire Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 22 December 1967 · page 7

The Wanaaring Progress Association raised some very interesting points at the November Shire…

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Arts Council Appreciation

The Western Herald · Friday 22 December 1967 · page 6

Mrs. B. M. Heffernan has handed the following correspondence from the Arts Council of Australia. The first is a letter from…

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Shire President's Report on Years Activities

The Western Herald · Friday 22 December 1967 · page 12

Darling Shire President, Councillor L. D. Davis, made his Annual Report to yesterdays Council Meeting. In his report to Council, Clr. Davis commented on…

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Darling Shire Wire Condolences to Federal Parliament

The Western Herald · Friday 22 December 1967 · page 1

At yesterday's meeting of Darling Shire Council Clr. Whitbread moved that Council forward a…

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