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Council & local affairs, 1927

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Mitchell Shire Boundary Change Proposal Bomen Land Deviation Uranquinty Sanitary Service

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 5

Councillor E. T. Bartlett presided at the monthly meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council held yesterday. Others present were Councillors G. Lindon, G. L. M'Nick[?] and…

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Municipal Work

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 2

The following work has been carried out during the last fortnight: Two pipe culverts and approaches, Jindalee road; gravelling Cowcumbla,…

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Shire Doings

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1927 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of Gundagai Shire, held on Tuesday, there were present:—Councillors Carberry (chair), Walsh, Crowe, Luff and…

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Real Fairy Tales. Ugly Rumors About the Burrinjuck Scheme. Shire Council Kicks

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1927 · page 3

At the Shire meeting on Tuesday, Deputy-President H. P. Carberry spoke strongly about the delay in giving the public electric current…

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Lockhart Shire Meeting of Council Main Road Matters Electric Lighting Agreement Not Accepted

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 August 1927 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was held on Monday. Councillor Condon (president) was in the chair and Councillors…

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Municipal Services Should Post Office Pay? WAGGA

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 11 August 1927 · page 1

A peculiar point has been raised in a controversy between the Postal Department and the municipality regarding payment for water and sewerage…

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Shire Council

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council was held on 3rd inst Present : Crs. P. J. E. McMerkin (president) G. D. Russell, J…

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Jindalee Shire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 4

To-day's, meeting. Present, Crs. J. McClintock (president), W. Hicks, T. Ellwood, and W. Smirl. Apologies from Crs. G. Thompson…

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Gundagai Shire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday, those present being Crs, Carberry (chair), Crowe, Waiah, Luff and Wilson…

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Tumut Municipal Council

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 1

A meeting of the Tumut Municipal Council was held on Wednesday, August 3, the Mayor (Aid. J. [Elphick?]), J. Gordon, T. N. Learmont,…

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Shire Road Contracts

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

The following are par[?]culars of the tenders for work an the develep[?]tal roads, dea[?] with att the shire council meeting last week:—…

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Correspondence Country Party Candidate Executive Council's Wish

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 5

(To the Editor of the "Irrigator") Sir,—I shall be glad if you will make known, through the columns of your paper, that my Central Council…

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Sydney Labor Council Boycott Proposed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

The Trades and labor Council to-night decided to request the executive of the All-Australian Trade. Union Council now sitting in Melbourne to…

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Kyeamba Shire Straying Stock Nuisance Ah Wah Question Settled Shire Road Matters

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 1

The president, Councillor E. H. Hedditch, presided at the monthly meeting of the Kyeamba Shire Council held yesterday. Others present were:…

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Items of News New Albury Alderman

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 August 1927 · page 2

An extraordinary election was held in Albury on Saturday to fill the vacancy , in the Municipal Council caused by the resignation of Ald…

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Shire or Executive Board? Public Meeting Ask for Plebiscite

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 2

A wellattended public meeting was held in the Leeton School [?]f Arts on Friday last when the matter of local government control came up…

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Culcairn Shire Work on Roads Town Water Supply Special Rate Proposal

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 4

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

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Municipal Voters Supplementary Lists. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government, Mr. Keegan, said to-day that municipal and shire councils were preparing supplementary lists of electors for the…

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Shire Council Ariah Park Matters

Ariah Park News · Thursday 18 August 1927 · page 4

The president drew the engineer’s notice to the fact that a contract previously unfinished had been, under agreement with…

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Shire Works

Ariah Park News · Thursday 18 August 1927 · page 9

Coolamon Shire Council has let a contract to George Holland for the following work—Formation. gravelling and…

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