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Council & local affairs, 1930

1,428 stories in Riverina's papers · page 59 of 72

Municipal Council Special Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 2

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last for the purpose of dealing with the report of the special committee…

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Coolamon Shire Council Agrees to Wage Reductions Relief Works New Construction Policy

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 3

The usual meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday when there were present: Councillors W. H. Doubleday…

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Riverina Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 3

Messrs. L. Redgrave (Marrar), A. S. Leahy, and J. Carroll (Junee) will represent the Junee Cricket Association at the conference to be held in…

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Yanko Shire Rates Deputation Requests Reduction at Least 30 Per Cent

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 1

The largest deputation that has ever waited on the Yanko Shire Council assembled in the meeting room at the Council Chambers on Tuesday last…

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Lockhart Shire Monthly Council Meeting Unemployement Relief

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1930 · page 6

The monthly, meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was held on Tuesday, Present were Councillors H. J. Hazelwood (president), L. W. Sly, J…

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Wagga's Mayor Interview in Adelaide

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 October 1930 · page 4

Giving his opinions on the N.S.W. election prospects on his arrival at Adelaide on Wednesday (says the Adelaide correspondent of the…

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Claim Against Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1930 · page 3

John Stockton claimed £88/9/6 from the Shire of Coolamon for work and labor done in carting gravel during the construction of the Dullah road in…

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Shire Rates Ratepayers' Protest Reduction Asked for

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 October 1930 · page 4

About fifty ratepayers of Mitchell and Kyeamba Shires attended a meeting held on Thursday afternoon at the Commercial Hotel for the…

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Kyeamba Shire Relief Works No Money for Construction

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 October 1930 · page 8

The regular meeting of Kyeamba Shire Council was held on Tuesday. The President, Cr. E. H. Hedditch, was in the chair, others present…

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Test Case Coolamon Shire Sued Non-suit Entered

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 October 1930 · page 11

At Wagga District Court yesterday John Stockton sued the Shire of Coolamon claiming £8896 for work and labor done in carting gravel for…

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Riverina Cricket Council Proposed Formation

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 October 1930 · page 22

At last Monday's meeting of the Wagga Cricks Association, Messrs. W. P. Hudson and K. D. Barker submitted a proposal for the formation…

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Tumut Shire Council

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 5

[?]s. Godfrey (President), S. L. Crain, G. Clout, A. E. Herring, T. P. Arragon, J. Elphick and L. Cusack were present at the October meeting…

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Mayor of Wagga Visits Broken Hill Mining Company's Enterprise Efforts to Reduce Production Costs

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 5

The Mayor of Wagga (Alderman E. E. Collins) returned early yesterday morning from his trip to Broken Hill which he made with other members of…

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Williamstown Council Alleged Voting Irregularities Evidence at Royal Commission Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 1

Addressing the Royal Commission, which is inquiring into the affairs of the Williamstown Council, to-day, Mr. J. O. Driscoll, for the council, alleged…

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Riverina Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 October 1930 · page 3

The movement to form a Riverina Cricket Council seems to be meeting with the general approval of cricket associations. Invitations to be present…

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Municipal Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 8

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

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"Robbery, Pure and Simple" Lithgow Alderman's Outburst

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 3

"It's robbery, pure and simple, and if we fall for it we deserve all we get! Why doesn't Council stand up and refuse to have anything to do…

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Gravel Carting Claim Against Shire Council Full Report of District Court Proceedings

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 3

The case came on for hearing at the Wagga District Court, before Judge Coyle, and a jury at 12.30 p.m. on Friday last, as briefly reported in our last…

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Carrathool Shire Finances. a Big Overdraft Due to Unpaid Rates Discussion at the Council Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 1

At Friday's meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council the question of the finances was discussed at length, and the councillors expressed grave…

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Riverina Cricket Council The Wagga "Advertiser" says:—

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 3

The movement to form a Riverina Cricket Council seems to be meeting with the general approval of cricket association. Invitations to be…

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