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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1932

1,236 stories in Riverina's papers · page 34 of 62

Rafferty Rules at the Council Shire President Replies (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 3

Sir,—Allow me to reply to your criticism of the Shire Council and myself in particular; less, than twelve months ago I would have broken…

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New Tumut Shire Yards Official Opening

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 6

The occasion of a special cattle sale on June 14 was selected as the official opening of the newly erected shire yards at Tumut…

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Council's Wehr Grader Docked for Repairs

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 2

The engineer, Mr. Hogan, at Friday night's special meeting of Willimbong Shire Council, reported that he was unable to at the Wehr…

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40 Men Start Work Under Relief Scheme in Willimbong Shire

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 2

Under the Unemployed Relief Grant 40 men started work this morning in Willimbong Shire, on the [?]vebough Road. and Petersham…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association Murrumbidgee District Council Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Murrumbidgee District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the Mechanics' Institute,…

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Legislative Council Government in Minority Further Appointments Likely

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 3

The present Government is in a distinct minority in the Legislative Council, and it is possible that additional appointments will be made to…

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Lockhart F. & S. A. Resolutions for the District Council

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 3

A fairly large attendance of the members of the Lockhart Farmers and Settlers' Association, was held in the School of Arts on Saturday…

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Taking Over the Water Discussed at Special Meeting Council Had No Report of Its Own

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 2

Willimbong Shire Council, at the special meeting on Friday night, soon came to a dead-end in its consideration of the details on which the domestic water supply for Leeton and Yanco is to be taken over, for it had before it no report other than that which…

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Correspondence Appeal by the Mayor (To the Editor.)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 June 1932 · page 2

Sir,—On Saturday met a wire was received from the Prime Minister asking that all possible assistance be given in providing employment…

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Assault on Alderman Garden Scott's Sentence Reduced Ostracised by Friends Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 June 1932 · page 1

The sentence of three months' imprisonment which was imposed on William Wallace Sparkes Scott for having assaulted Alderman J. S. Garden…

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Junee Council Unemployed Relief Works £470 Grant Considered Inadequate Loss on Electricity Trading

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1932 · page 2

The Mayor of Junee (Alderman P. A. Commins) presided over a full attendance at the fortnightly meeting of the Junee Municipal Council on…

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Shire Council

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 2

The following correspondence (in addition to that published in our hist issue) was read at the June meeting of the Tumbarumba Shite Council:-…

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Coolamon Shire Council

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 6

The appended report was held over from our last issue: HEALTH INSPECTOR’S REPORT. The Health inspector’s report for…

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Mitchell Shire Council. Local Matters

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council was held on Tuesday of last week, the President (Cr. G. Lindon) presiding. Others…

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Tumut Shire Council Reports Noxious Weeds

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 3

[?] Weeds Inspector Cotton reported that he had made inspections at Blowering, Ballow, Sharps Ck, Gocup, Tumut Plains, Bombowlee,…

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Shire Relief Money How It Is Being Spent

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 1

Following is the list of specified works proposed to be carried our under the £1000 relief money provided by the Commonwealth Relief Council…

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Water Rates Council's Special Meeting Postponed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 5

As the special committee appointed to go into the water rate question has not yet completed its report, the special meeting of the Shire Council call…

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Shire Unemployed Relief Works. Further Grants to Be Applied For

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 1

At the shire council meeting last week the Shire President (Cr. W. H. Doubleday) reported as follows. concerning Unemployment Relief…

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Farmers & Settlers’ Association. Murrumbidgee District Council. Annual Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Murrumbidgee District Council of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association was held in the Mechanics’ institute…

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Wagga Residential Area Suggestion to Council Consideration Deferred

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 2

The municipal engineer (Mr. H. J. Coaston) submitted to the meeting of the health committee, held on Monday, an outline of a residential area for…

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