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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1923

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County Council Trouble Solving Difficulties

The Daily Express · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 4

The impasse that has arisen in connection with the Inclusion of Wagga Municipality in the County Council that has been formed to work the…

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Wagga’s Mayor Last Night’s Election Ald. D T Byrnes Unopposed

The Daily Express · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 2

By a [?]mours vote of the Municipal Council last night, Aid. D. T [?] and the Mayor allowance was fixed at £150…

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Echo of Election. Progress Association's Intervention. Council's Solicitor Administers Rebuff

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 3

In October last the Progress Asgresss Association requested the Municipal Council to inquire into certain alleged irregularities in connection…

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Ganmain News. Council’s Road Work. CR [?] Up in Arms. the Rustic Bridge

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 1

At the Shire Council meeting on Tuesday a portion of the Engineer’s report referred to the [?] recently constructed at Ganmain and to the causeway in Water…

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Municipal Committees

The Daily Express · Friday 14 December 1923 · page 2

Part of the business of the meeting of the Municipal Council last night was the election of the standing Combittees for the ensuing 12 months…

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Kyeamba Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 3

In the absence of Cr. S. Heron. (president) Cr. E Hedditch occupied the chair at yesterday's meeting of the Kyeamba Shire Council. Other…

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Boundary Proposals. Shire Council Makes Mew Move

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 6

"I drink it wrong to refer the matter to the local land board afc both the lay members are townsmen and they might have an unconscious bias…

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Wagga Municipal Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 8

Add. Byrnes presided over over his first Council meeting on Thursday night when the usual fortnightly meeting was held…

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Wagga Boundaries Municipality and Shire “Unconscious [?]Ias.”

The Daily Express · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 2

Yet anc[?]er development has ar[?]en in the proposal to exchange portions or the Wagga Municipality and the kye[?]a Shire…

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Kyeamba Shire President Re-elected

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 4

Cr. S. Heron yesterday was unanimously re-cleated president of Kyeamba Shire Council for the year, 1924. There was only one…

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The Culcairn Quarry. Kyeamba Shire Delays

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 6

Finality in the formation of a country Council to work the bluestone quarry at Culcairn has now been further, delayed. Yesterday…

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Main Roads Grant. Kyeamba Shire Rejects Allocation

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 4

At its meeting yesterday the Kyeamba Shire Council was informed by the Department of Local Government that it had been…

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Good Roads Department’s Method Kyeamba Shire’s Protest

The Daily Express · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 1

Ky[?]amba Shire Council does not believe in the adage that “half a loaf is better than no bread.” When the council was requested to…

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Motor Fatality. Shire President and Wife Killed. Train and Car Collide at Temora TEMORA

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 4

Councillor Charlts Haw[?]ns, President of the Narraburra Shire, and his wife were killed in a collision between a train and their motor car. They were…

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Wallendbeen Council

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 December 1923 · page 3

The regular monthly meeting of is above was held on Wednesday. Correspondence was received from Local Government Department…

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Gadara Shire Council

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 4

A general meeting of the Gadara Shire Council was held at the Shire Hall, Tumut, on 7th December. Present: President D. H. Herlihy…

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Temora Shire President Mr. and Mrs. C. Hawkins killed. Train Smashes Motor

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred at 10.45 p.m. on Friday at the Temora railway crossing near the overhead bridge, when Councillor Charles…

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Kyeamba Shire Boundaries

The Daily Express · Wednesday 19 December 1923 · page 2

The latest development in the proposed absorption by the Wagga Municipal Council of about 927 acres in the vicinity of the Showground, and…

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Town Council. Gas Manager's Resignation. Urged to Hold it Over for the Time Being

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 December 1923 · page 4

Last night's meeting. Present, Ald. B. C. Bartley (Mayor); J Rinkis, G. Thompson, H. S. Davy, E. Evans, C. Inson…

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Municipal Economy

The Daily Express · Wednesday 19 December 1923 · page 2

Word was received yesterday that the Department of Public Works has approved of the old timber from the Hampden .Bridge (which was…

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