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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

1,199 stories in Riverina's papers · page 54 of 60

Legislative Council a Government Defeat

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 November 1929 · page 3

The Government sustained a defeat in the Legislative Council to-night on an important clause in the Legislative Council Reform Bill. When the…

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Labor Party Temora Electorate Council Chosen

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 November 1929 · page 3

A large number of delegates of the Australian Labor Party from centres in the newly formed Temora State electorate, to which Junee is attached,…

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State House Compensation Bill Council Amendments Accepted Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 27 November 1929 · page 2

In the legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. M. Burke (Lab.) asked the Minister for Health whether his attention had been drawn to a statement that…

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Privy Council Judgment Attitude of Irish Free State Important Question London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 November 1929 · page 4

In the House of Commons to-day several questions were addressed to the Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, on the subject of a declaration by…

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Carrathool Shire Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 10

The Council of the Shire of Carrathool met on Thursday. There were present: Councillors Scott (president) Chapman, Varcoe, Gullifer, and West…

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Municipal Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 5

The ordinary meeting of the Hillston Municipal Council was held on Friday evening last, the full council being present…

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Legislative Council Reform Bill Select Committee's Report SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 2

The select committee appointed by the Legislative Council to draw up reasons why the amendments made by the Legislative Assembly to the Legislative…

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Junee Council Dispute Over Water Pipe Trotting on Park Clean Up Week

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 7

The Mayor, Alderman R. M. Harris, presided at the fortnightly meeting of the Junee Municipal Council on Tuesday night. Others present were:…

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Shire President Elected

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 3

At the [?] meeting of the [?] council held on Saturday week [?] for the purpose of electing the President for the remainder of the…

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"Pinched Our Shire Clerk" But Can't Pinch Our Main Street Willimbong Shire's Lament

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 2

"Wade Shire doean't seem to have any constructive ideas of its own. They come over here from Griffith, pinch our ideas, pinch, our shire clerk, pinch our district court, and If they had some means of taking it away they would pinch our main street."…

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Shire Election. to the Electors of “C” Riding

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 5

Ladies and Gentleman: Having allowed myself to be [?] [?] for the vacancy which has occurred on the shire council. I think it is…

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Labor Party. Riverina Electorate Council

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 4

Mr. W. Couch was in the chair when the Riverina Electro[?] Council met last week at Leeton. The [?] was given that [?] the membership of…

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Council's £5000 Loan Seal to Be Attached

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Willimbong Shire on Wednesday, it was decided by resolution to attach the seal of the…

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Railways Bill Passed by Legislative Council Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 4

The Railways Amendment Bill passed a stages in the Legislative Council to-night without amendment. The Minister for Labor and Industry, Mr…

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Privy Council Judicial Committee Irish Free State Attitude Alleged Repudiation London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 1

A statement made in the Irish Free State Parliament by the Minister of Finance, Mr. Blythe, in which he is reported to have repudiated the right…

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Election of Mayor

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 2
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A special meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council will be held at 7.30 o'clock at the Town Hall, on Thursday night, for the purpose of fixing…

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Local & General the Shire Loan

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1929 · page 4

Ratepayers of the Shire are reminded that the postal voting papers Will be counted at Lockhart on Saturday next. Some ratepayers have…

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Shire Appeal Court Friday, November 29 (Before Mr. D. Parker, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1929 · page 2

Agnes Guymer appealed against the value placed on her two blocks of land in parish Lupton. The value placed on portion 13 was £1801 u.c.v.,…

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Building Proceeded with Council's Order Contravened Garage Proprietor Fined

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1929 · page 4

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday Mr. D. F. Parker, P.M., delivered his reserved judgment in the case in which Oliver Oswald Minty, garage…

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