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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1930

1,428 stories in Riverina's papers · page 30 of 72

Burrs in No Man's Land Belong to the Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 2

Settlers are obliged to destroy noxious weeds one chain from the boundaries of their farms. This leaves the middle of the road as a…

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Shire Controls Roads and Commission the Bridges One Argument in Fabor of Dual Control

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 4

With the system of dual control, Willimbong Shire stands unique in local government in N.S.W Perhaps that is because it is a…

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Civic Reception at Darwin Mayor's Decision Darwin

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1930 · page 4

The Mayor of Darwin has decided to tender a civic reception to Miss Amy Johnson when she arrives…

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New F. and S.a. Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1930 · page 4

Delegates from the Farmers and Settlers' Association branches at Illabo, Winchenden Vale, Junee, Junee Reefs, and Yathella, met in the Junee Council…

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Mayor Resigns Stormy Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1930 · page 4

A stormy meeting of the municipal council was held at Parkes on Monday night, arising out of the publication of a list of attendances of aldermen, which…

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Mayor Resigns Stormy Council Meeting PARKES

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 May 1930 · page 1

A stormy meeting of the municipal council at Parkes arose out of the publication of a list of attendances of aldermen, which several of them…

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Carrathool Shire Successful Tenderers

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1930 · page 6

The Carrathool Shire Council met last Friday, all members being present, The business included the…

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COUNCIL Shakespeare, Gell, and Rowe Elected CANBERRA

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 May 1930 · page 1

Mr. F. K. Gell, public service nominee; Mr. T. M. Shakespeare, M.L.C., proprietor of the Canberra "Times": and Mr. R. Rowe, president of the…

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Legislative Council 48 Hour Bill Second Reading Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1930 · page 3

The second reading of the Industrial Arbitration (Eight Hours) Amendment Bill was moved in the Legislative Council to-night by the Minister for…

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Tax for Relief Works Bill Introuced in Legislative Assembly Administrative Council of Seven Members Works Subject to Wages, Hours and Conditions Fixed by Government Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 22 May 1930 · page 1

The first reading of the bill to provide for a tax of threepence in the £1 on wages and incomes of all descriptions was moved by the…

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Carrathool Shire Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 6

The Council of the Carrathool Shire met on Thursday. There were present: Councilors Westrup (President), Mills, Scott, Varcoe, Gullifer, and…

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Shire Engineer’s Travelling Allowance. Council’s Discussion

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 3

Anked what he would claim for a travelling allowance at the council meeting on Tuesday of last week. Mr Bright the shire Engineer made a…

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Shire Council Continued From Last Issue. Correspondence From

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 2

Premier's Department, for information as to number of persons employed January 1929 and March 1930, &c.--Information ot be…

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Municipal Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 3

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held-on Monday evening last, there being present His Worship the Mayor(Ald…

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The Financial Stringency Discussion at Carrathool Shire Council Estimates Reduced by one third

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 5

At Thursday's meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council, a discussion took place on the Shire finances, which led to a substantial cut in the…

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Shire President’s Minute

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 4

In his minute at the Shire Council meeting last week the Shire President (Cr. W. H. Doubleday) said that it would be noticed from the financial…

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Council Meeting Lapses

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 2
Also in The Daily Express

The fortnightly meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council, which should have been held last night, lapsed for want of a quorum, only the…

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THE £8000 Shire Hall (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 2

Sir,—So you are going to build a now Shire Hall my Masters? and you think there will be no objections, but you will forgive me if I…

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