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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1970

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Darling Shire Council Shire Engineer

The Western Herald · Friday 16 January 1970 · page 7

Applications closing on Monday, 26th January 1970, are invited for the position of Shire Engineer with this…

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Darling Shire Council

The Western Herald · Friday 16 January 1970 · page 9

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

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Bourke Shire Band

The Western Herald · Friday 16 January 1970 · page 9

Extract from Shire Council Meeting on December 16:Band House: Resolved on…

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Shire of Darling

The Western Herald · Friday 16 January 1970 · page 7

A Polio Clinic will be held in Bourke on Friday, 23rd January, 1970, between the hours of 2.30 to 4.30 at the…

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Shire Engineer Moves To Orange

The Western Herald · Friday 16 January 1970 · page 9

Mr. Ross Mackellar, Engineer to Darling Shire Council, has been appointed City Engineer for the Orange City Council. Mr. Mackellar, who has…

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Correspondence Ratepayers of the Darling Shire (To the Editor "Western Herald")

The Western Herald · Friday 23 January 1970 · page 2

Darling Shire Ratepayers have now received by mail their questionnaire from the Graziers Protest Association. Our object in posting same to you is to obtain your opinions as regards continuing to operate the Protest…

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Namoi Valley County Council

The Western Herald · Friday 30 January 1970 · page 5

The following items are extracts from the Annual Report presented to a meeting of the Namoi Valley County Council on January 21st, 1970, by Mr. G. T. New (Chairman)…

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Darling Shire Council

The Western Herald · Friday 6 February 1970 · page 2

Extracts from minutes of the Darling Shire Council meeting held on January 27th:—…

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Byrock Items at Shire Council

The Western Herald · Friday 6 February 1970 · page 8

Extracts from minutes of the Shire Council meeting on January From Engineer's Ropert:…

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News from Darling Shire Council Ramp Maintenance

The Western Herald · Friday 6 February 1970 · page 8

Extract from minutes of Darling Shire Council Meeting, held on January 27th: The President has requested that the matter of responsibility for maintenance of ramps be made clear. Unfortunately, time did not permit…

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News from Darling Shire Council Combined Sproting Area Advisory Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 6 February 1970 · page 1

Minutes of the Combined Sporting Area Advisory Committee, held on January 7th, were read at…

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Shire of Darling Bridge Subsidy Scheme

The Western Herald · Friday 6 February 1970 · page 2

This Scheme has now been extended for a further five years to 30th June, 1974. The Department of Public…

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Council Meeting Jan. 27

The Western Herald · Friday 6 February 1970 · page 1

Present: The President (Cr. R. J. Ridge) and Crs. Jones, Whitnread, D. Murray Jnr., Egan, B. A. W…

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Bourke Cycle Club Cycle Club Win Tug-o-war. New Challenge by Shire Last Sunday Night's Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 13 February 1970 · page 9

The Tug-A-War was really something to watch, for a few seconds it was hard to know who was going to give away. There were seven on each side and quite a deal of weight on both sides. The Cycle Club eventually was able…

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Shire of Darling Polio Campaign

The Western Herald · Friday 27 February 1970 · page 7

A Pollo Clinic will be held in Bourke on Friday, the 13th March, 1970, between the hours of 2.30 to 4.30 at…

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Shire of Darling Land Usage

The Western Herald · Friday 27 February 1970 · page 7

Council is considering a building application in relation to a proposed Welding Works on the site Lot 1…

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Shire to Take Over Davidson Oval

The Western Herald · Friday 27 February 1970 · page 1

After a fairly lengthy debate at Tuesday's meeting of the Darling Shire Council, it was decided to…

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Shire of Darling Filtered Water Ban on Hoses

The Western Herald · Friday 27 February 1970 · page 7

Notice is hereby given that as from Friday 27th February, 1970, until further notice, filtered water will be…

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Graziers' Association of N.S.W. Upper Darling District Council Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 27 February 1970 · page 8

Representatives from Graziers' Associations in the Upper Darling region met at Brewarrina on Friday last, February 20th. It was a very satisfactory and informative meeting at which all motions were fully debated. Some…

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News from Darling Shire Council Railway Beautification Scheme

The Western Herald · Friday 6 March 1970 · page 8

Shire President, Clr. John Ridge, in a Presidential Minute to last week's Meeting of the Darling…

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