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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

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Wagga Water Service Engineer's Report Improvements Urged Agreed To By Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 5

At last night's meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council the chief mechanical engineer, Mr. O. A. F. Robinson, presented the following report concerning…

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Wagga Council Coal Supplies Waste Water Question Beckwith-Street Bridge Tender Accepted

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 6

In addition to the water service matters, which an referred to in another column, the Wagga Municipal Council last night discussed…

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Council and Coal Freights

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1926 · page 4

Yesterday the Mayor (Alderman E. E. Collins) wired Mr. M. Kilpatrick, Country Party member for Wagga, regarding the proposed increase in coal…

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Kyeamba Shire 1927 Roads Programme Grants For Developmental Roads

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1926 · page 1

Councillor E. H. Hedditch, president of Kyeamba Shire Council, at the monthly meeting yesterday said developmental roads should…

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Scorned a 'Fiver.' Shire Decides to Keep It

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 15 November 1926 · page 1

Mr. E. S. Rowe, late engineer to the Shire, wrote to last meeting inter alia:— ...."Knowing that my two…

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Work in the Shire Doings of the Month

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 15 November 1926 · page 1

At the Shire meeting on Friday, the Engineer's report read as follows: Tumblong-Adelong-road.—This road was in very bad and dangerous…

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What Is Doing in the Gundagai Shire. Peter's Hornets' Nest Councillors Won't Play in Minister's Yard

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 15 November 1926 · page 1

Gundagai Shire Councillors have refused to "kiss and make-up." The attempt of Minister Loughlin to make them puppets, to dance at his will was…

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Gadara Shire Council

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 November 1926 · page 8

President A. E. Herring and Crs. D. L. Herlihy, S. L. Grain and R.J. Benson were present, at the Shire Council meeting on November 6…

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Gundagai Shire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1926 · page 2

Tug monthly meeting of the above was held on Friday. There were present:—Crs. McInerney (chair) Crowe. Walsb, Wilson and Boyton…

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The Shire Proposed Loan

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 November 1926 · page 2

NO ratepayer would have cause to find fault with the simple request for it poll of ratepayers to give expression to their view us to whether…

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New Shire Award. Preference to Soldiers and Union Members

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1926 · page 4

A schedule of new rates of pay and conditions governing the Shire Council Employees Union was made available on Monday…

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Culcairn Council Monthly Meeting Roads and Drainage

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1926 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council took place on Wednesday. Those present were Councillors J. J. Crennan (president), H. A. Pa[?]…

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Nationalist Association Wagga Branch Meets Alderman Collins As Candidate

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 November 1926 · page 3

There was a good attendance at the general meeting of the Wagga branch of the Nationalist Association held on Monday. The president, Mr. H. Oates…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 November 1926 · page 2

Last night's meeting. Present: Ald S. H. Dickson (Mayor), E. C. Bartley, J. Rinkin, G. Thompson, G. Taylor, R. Gibson, J. Brady, and H. S…

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Wallendbeen Council

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 November 1926 · page 4

The Tegular monthly meeting was held on Wednesday last. There was a full council. Correspondence…

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Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Ariah Park News · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 9

The Department of Lands wished to know if the Council had come to any arrangement With land owners in regard to…

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Junee Council Electricity for Hospital Water Supply Criticism Electricity Not Sought from Coal Freight Increase

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 6

Among other important nutters discussed at the Junee Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night were the questions of supplying the…

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Shire Council

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council was held on 10th just. There was a full attendance…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 7

The ordinary meeting of the Murrumbidgee Shire Council was hell at the Council Chambers, Darlington Point, on the 12th inst…

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Tumut's Water and Light Problems. Municipal Council Deliberations. Sandy Falls Scheme Adopted. One Dissentient Alderman. "I Wont Play in Your Yard" "Because You Wont Clay Is Mine."

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 8

The Tumut Municipal Council, at a special meeting on Tuesday nfght hist, after two hours' deliberation, passed a resolution to fains steps, under the Loral Government Act, for raising a loan for establishing the long talked about hydro-electric scheme for Tumut from Sandy Falls…

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