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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

1,071 stories in Riverina's papers · page 38 of 54

Wagga Municipal Council Contract V. Day Labor for Sewerage Works Improvement of Gas Services Protest Against Road Grant Provision

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1926 · page 3

The lowest tender for the Wagga sewerage extensions was stated to be £2519/2/4 higher than the Works Department estimate, at the Municipal Council meeting last night. A protest was entered against the…

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Better District Roads Mayor Interviewed Municipal and Shire Co-operation

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1926 · page 3

Realising that drastic action was necessary for the improvement of district roads, "The Daily Advertiser," in March, 1924, an a series of articles…

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Cotton Mills Proposal for Wagga Inquiries Made of Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1926 · page 1

A letter was read at the Wagga Municipal Council meeting on Thursday night, asking for particulars with regard to the possibility of establishing…

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Carrathool Shire Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 4

The above Council met on Wednesday, July 28. There were present Crs. McArthur (president), Westrup, Scott, and Chapman. Apologies were…

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Menace of the South Shire Councils and St. John's Wort Pest. Important Conference Discussion at Wagga. Further Deforts to Be Made to Induce All Shires to Join a County Council

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 4

Proposals for the formation of a County Council in the vicinity, embracing the Shires of Tumbarumba, Gundagai, Gadara, Jindalee, Illabo…

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Mitchell Shire Meeting of Council Complaints About Bad Roads

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council was held yesterday. Present: Crs. G. L. M'Nickle (president), J. M. Cameron, E. T. Bartlett, T. J…

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Shire Council Engineer's Report

Ariah Park News · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 6

At the meeting on Saturday the Engineer presented another lengthy report, extracts from which are:--…

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Our Shire

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 3

At the Shire meeting on Tuesday there were present:—President McInerney, Crs. Carberry, Crowe, Luff, Wilson and Boyton…

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St. John's Wort County Council Proposal

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 2

Following on the conference of inf[?]sted and menaced shires to consider the St. John's Wort question, last week, a statement has been issued by…

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Shire Rating Leasehold Unsatisfactory F.S.A. Conference Proposal Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 5

At the Farmers and Settlers' conference to-day, a motion was carried affirming that all convertible land be rated on the same basis as conditional…

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Lockhart Council Many Road Matters Zone System Criticised

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was held on Monday and present were Councillors C. Condon (president), J. Dempsey, A. Siocum, H…

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Municipal Radio Inverell Leads the Way

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 1

Inverell Municipal Council is obtaining quotations for a radio reveiving set with loud speaker. The intention is to install the set in the Town…

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Coolamon Shire Council

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 6

The Usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday last, when the following were present :—[?] W. A. Thompson (president). Crs. W. H…

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[?] Shire Council. COMPLAI[?] [?] HORROR

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 4

The recently meeting of the [?][?] State C[?] was hold on Tuesday, Prevent: Crs. G. L. [?] (president), J. H. [?] T. Partlett,…

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Gundagai Shire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday, those present being:—Councilors J. McInerney (chair), Carberry, Crowe, Luff…

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County Council to Combat St. John's Wort. Mitchell Shire's Support

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 7

The first steps taken in consequence of the resolutions passed at the conference at the Wagga Town Hall an August 4, on the subject of the…

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Jindalee Shire Council Stone-Crusher Ordered Also Another Grader "Better Roads!"

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 3

To-day's nicotine. Present: Crs. A. E. Leslie (president), J. McClintock, W. Hicks, W. Smiri, and T. Ellwood…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 2

The following report was read and adopted at the monthly meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council on Tuesday last…

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Shire Auditor’s Report

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 2

Mr. H. C. Firmin, Chartered Accountant, and auditor to the Coolamon Shire, submitted the following report to the meeting on Tuesday last:—…

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Junee Council Workers' Compensation Insurance Auditor's Report Satisfactory Ganger's Difficulties

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 3

The Mayor (Alderman R. M. Harris) presided over the fortnightly meeting of the Junee Municipal Council, held on Tuesday night. Others present were…

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