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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1930

1,428 stories in Riverina's papers · page 49 of 72

Tennis South Wagga Courts Further Area of Tennyson Park Granted by Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 3

The works committee reported at the meeting of the Wagga municipal Council, held last night, that it had met representatives of the South…

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Coolamon Council New Electricity Plant Unemployment Grants Council's Work Appreciated

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1930 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council was held in the council chambers on Tuesday, the president (Councillor W. H. Doubleday)…

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Duties of Wagga Council's Staff

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 August 1930 · page 2

A suggestion that the work of the Wagga Municipal Council's employees, other than the administrative and clerical staffs, should be rationed, was…

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Election of Mayor Aid. Yeoman Elected

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 2

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Friday evening last for the purpose of electing the Mayor in place of Aid. Hankinson,…

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Shire Councillors Meet Sheafs of Correspondence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 4

The Shire meeting on Wednesday last commenced punctually at 10 a.m. and councillors had their attention fully occupied till 5 p.m. Sixty-odd…

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State Delegates Critical Non Party Council Suggested

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 3

The conference was held in camera. The Premier of Tasmania (Mr. M'Phee) interviewed prior to the conference, said that Australia had already…

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Varied Topics What the Council Talk About

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 3

On the back page of this issue we publish the full report of the last meeting of our Shire Council. It will be seen that councillors have all man…

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Mr. Bavin's Aim Non-party Council Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 1

Interviewed on his arrival in Melbourne, Mr Bavin said that at the Premiers' Conference, he would repeat his demand for a common…

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Unemployed Relief Wade Shire Secures £5000 When Will Willimbong Get Its Cut?

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 2

Cr. Kelly, of Griffith, has met with success following his recent representations in Sydney for a grant from the Unemployed…

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Must Have Through Carriages Council to Persist in Request

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Shire Council held on Wednesday, the president Major J. S. Dooley, informed the council in a minute,…

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Noxious Weeds Council to Enforce Control Another Task Taken From Commission

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 1

Our Shire Councillors are not satisfied that the Commission has been strict enough in enforcing settlers to control noxious weeds,…

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Shire Relief Work Starts on

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 2

Although a few men have started work on temporary necessitous jobs, the whole programme will not start until next Tuesday. So far the shire…

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Lord Mayor of Brisbane Reduces Salary by 6 Per Cent. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 3

The Lord Mayor of Brisbane (Alderman Jolley) has voluntarily reduced his salary of £1000 a year by 6 per cent. It is also probable that the…

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Local arid General Council's Discussion on the Press

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 2

Was the aldermanic attack on the press, on Tuesday night, justified? This journal made no "remarks—It merely reproduced, as a sub-heading…

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Town Council the Big Water Scheme Report on Auditors' Report Criticism of the Press A Shock From Main Roads Board Special Meeting re Gasworks

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Town Council was held on Monday night. Present, Aid. F. R. Dickson (Mayor), J. Brady, J. Rinkin, F…

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Municipal Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 7

A special meeting of the Hillston Municipal Council was held on Friday night for the purpose of allotting work required to be done should the…

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Narandera's New Mayor

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Narandern Town Council on Friday the aldermen elected a now mayor. There were two nominations, Aldermen T. H…

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Grant for Hillston Municipal Council £500

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 4

Since the above was in type the Mayor (Ald. J. R. Teague) received a telegram notifying that £500 had been made…

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Gundagai Shire Gets £1200 For Relief Work

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 2

Gundagai Shire Council has received an additional grant of £1200 for unemployment relief work. An informal meeting was held…

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Shire Council

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 2

There was a full attendance of councillors at the August meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council. The president (Cr. J. L. Thomson)…

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