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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1918

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Gadara Shire Council

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Shire Council was held on Wednesday last. Present: The President (Cr. D. L. Herlihy), Crs H. W. Mason, S…

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Mitchell Shire Council

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 2

At the lart meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council, a largely signed petition was presented by ratepayers of A Riding, asking the council to have-work-on the…

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Yanko Shire Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Yanko Shire Council was held on Tuesday last, there being present Crs. A. MeL. Taylor…

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Municipal Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 6
Also in The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Monday evening last, there being present His Worship the Mayor…

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Wagga Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 4

The ordinary fortnightly meeting at the Wagga Council was held last night. There were present The Mayor (Ald. E. E. Collins), and Alderman A. V…

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The Pleasures of Shire Engineering

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 4

The hum-drum existence of a Shire Engineer who is possibly pictured by some ratepayers as sitting in his office with his pen behind his ear, unless he…

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Council Hits Back. Reply to P. & A. Society

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 4

AT the municipal meeting on Tuesday night the following letter, in reply to a letter by the P. and A. Society, was read:—"In reply thereto, I have to…

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Fire Commissioners Visit Mayor's Criticism

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 3

The Fire Commissioners' recent visit to Wagga in connection with the question as to whether the services of a second permanent fireman should be…

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Our Shire

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 13 May 1918 · page 2

At the Adjunbilly Shire meeting on Saturday there were present: President M'Mahon, and Crs. Last, Carberry, Boyton…

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Shire Council

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the Adjungbilly Shire took place on Saturday last. There were present:-? Councillors M'Mahon (chair), Last…

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Gadara Shire Council

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 2

THE following is the continuation of the report of the monthly meeting of the Shire Council held on Wednesday last:—…

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Diphtheria. Shire Council's Determined Action

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 3

AT the Shire meeting on Saturday the following report was read by the Clerk with reference to the diphtheria outbreak:—…

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Shire Council. MONDAY, 13th MAY

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 15 May 1918 · page 2

Present—Crs. Weedon (president), Browne, Banyan, Day, M'Geoch, Norman, O'Neill, Sly, Slocum. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Shire Councils Confer. Address by State Governor. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 May 1918 · page 4

Sir Walter Davidson opened the Shire Councillors' Conference in the King's Hall to-day. His Excellency pointed out that shire councils were the…

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Items of News. War Council Abolished

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 May 1918 · page 2

By a proclamation in the "Government Gazette" the Premier notified the abolition of the State War Council, as from April 8, in view of the fact that…

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Board of Trade. Producers' Representative. Farmers' Council Protest

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 May 1918 · page 4

The personnel recently appointed as members of the Board of Trade constituted under the hew Industrial Arbitration Act were the subject of…

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Municipal District of Tumut

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 16 May 1918 · page 2

All of the aldermen, with the exception of Ald. Carr, were present at the meeting on Tuesday night. Ald. Gordon moved a vote of…

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Coolamon Shire Council

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 4

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held at the Shire Hall on Tuesday last. Present—Crs. J. Lynam (chair, in the absence of the President,…

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Shire Council Engineer's Report

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 3

1 have to report that I have been over nearly all the roads in the Shire and they are in very fair order. Contraets.--21918, Jingellie Rd.,…

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