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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

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Salvation Army General's Daughter Criticises Council London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 4

Commissioner Catharine Booth said to-day that it was not opposed to Salvation Army practice for officers to discuss legal points which do not…

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Excess Water Problem Council's Resolutions Brisk Discussion Meters to Be Installed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 2

The Wagga Municipal Council has at last framed ordinances which, it expects, will overcome the vexed question of excess water charges. The…

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Items of News Shire's Request Refused

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 2

Reserve No. 56279 is an area of about 54 acres for public recreation, camping and travelling stock purposes in the Village of Oura. A request…

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Healthy Wagga Municipal Inspector's Records Public Well Protected

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 3

The municipal health inspector, Mr. D. E. Lewis, recently presented his annual report on the health of the municipality to the works committee…

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Ministerial Visit. Mr. R. T. Ball, Minister for Lands, at Deputations Road League's Missing Representative Shire Councillors' Absence. Discourtesy or Design

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

Mr. R. T. Ball, Minister for Lands (accompanied by Mrs. Ball and his private secretary), Mr. A. H. Chesterman, Chairman of the Closer…

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Council's Motions of Condolence

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 2

At the opening of meetings of the Town Council, if any alderman presents thinks of a resident of the Municipality who died since the previous…

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A Council's Support Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 1

After deciding of support the timber strikers. Richmond City Council ordered after building surveyor not to use any timber unless it came from…

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Town Council Water Shortage The Committee's Activities Mayor Criticises Opposes Putting Warren's Water Into Drift Pump Direct to Reticulation Dam Drinking Water From the Railway

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 2

Last night's meeting was attended by Ald. E. C. Bartley (Mayor), J. Brady, F. Legge, L. Conkey, B. Osmond, Jos. Mitchell, F. Dickson, and…

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Poverty of Miners Questions in Commons £130,000 to Lord Mayor's Fund London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 1

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. J. Batey (Lal.) asked what steps would be taken to deal with the poverty and distress recently resealed in…

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Shire Maintenance

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 2

At the last meeting of the illabo Shire Council the President, Cr. Lord, spoke of the necessity of improving their present system of carrying out…

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Junee Council Municipal Swimming Baths Street Surfaces Damaged By Heavy Traffic

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Junee Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night. The Mayor, Ald. R. M…

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Council Fined Breach of Health Regulations

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 10

Following the discussion at the Hillston Municipal Council regarding the Health Inspector's recommondasions we repriot the…

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Miners' Council Meets No Decision Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 3

The central council of the Miners' Federation met again to-day, that adjourned till to-morrow without having arrived at any decision…

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Council Deadlock 24 Hours' Sitting London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 2

A meeting of the newly-elected Local Council at Warrenpoint, Ireland, had been sitting 24 hours at 7 o'clock last night, when beds and…

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Council Cement Contract Was Bribery Indicated? Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 3

At a meeting of the Enfield Municipal Council last night Alderman Lloyd said that before a tender was accepted for the supply of cement to…

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Yanko Shire Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 8

A special meeting of the Yanko Shire Council was held on Tuesday last, there being present Crs. Geo. Gow (President), W. R. Scliley,…

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Coolamon Shire Council. Engineer’s Report

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 2

The appended report. read at the council meeting yesterday. was set up in anticipation of the council meeting being published in this issue:…

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Jindalee Shire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 2

Crs. T. F. Ellwood. (pre[?] W. Smirl, F. Manwaring, A. S. Donaldson W. Hicks, and J. McClintock attended this morning's meeting of the…

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Illabo Shire Rate Increased

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 2

The estimated expenditure of the Illabo Shire Council for 1929 is £26,20x6. The council has £1167 in hand and other revenue is estimated…

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Council Reduces Rates

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 2

The Coulburn City Council, at a special meeting to deal with the estimates, decided to reduce the general rate for this year to 5 1.3d in the £1…

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