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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1935

1,224 stories in Riverina's papers · page 52 of 62

Snagging Tumut Rivers Enthusiatic Meeting at Tumut Plains Shire Council To Be Approached Engineer Williams In Favour Of Scheme Work Estimated at Approx. £9000

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 29 October 1935 · page 1

An enthusiastic meeting of some thirty landholders on the Tumut and Goobragandra Rivers convened by Mr. Tom Wilkinson was held in the Tumut Plains Agricultural Bureau Hall on Friday night last to discuss ways and means of snugging and clearing the Tumut and…

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Yass Council Employee One Farthing Damages

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 31 October 1935 · page 4

In the Supreme Court action in which the overseer of Yass Council sued an alderman for £1000 damages for alleged defamation, the jury…

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Passlow’s Appeal Dismissed Jones’ Creek Sensation Goes Before Judge Coyle Shire Employee Produced a Revolver “To Produce a Psychological Effect”

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 31 October 1935 · page 1

THE usual calmness of the Sabbath was rudely disturbed on Sunday, April 7th last, when Gundagai Shire Impounding Officer, Cyril Tracy, and Orm Passlow, a wall-known resident, of Jones’ Creek, played “Cowboys and Indians” in a back yard up the Creek…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1935 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, when there were present His Worship the Mayor…

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Municipal Council (Continued from previous page)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1935 · page 4

Electrical Engineer's Report The Electrical Engineer (Mr. O. Parker) reported as follows:— "Two bracket street lamps were…

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Bottle of Champagne Shire Councillors Interested

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 November 1935 · page 5

When President of Wade Shire Council announced that he had been presented with a bottle of champagne to be used in connection with…

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Car Parking Yass council's views

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 1 November 1935 · page 2

The Goulburu Council advised the Yass Council that the practice of the last five and a-half years there had been head on parking at an angle…

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Subsidies Council's Road Work. Cabinet Approves Increase

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 1 November 1935 · page 1

A bill to provide for increased assistance to country councils, as promised in the Premier's Budget speech, was agreed to at Monday's…

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Improvements to Saleyards Comprehensive Scheme Decided on by Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1935 · page 4

Owing to the increased number of stock handled at the Wagga saleyards during the last year or so, it has been found that the existing…

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Filtration Scheme Should Referendum Be Held? Discussion at Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1935 · page 4

A long discussion occurred at the meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council last night over the proposed filtration scheme for Wagga. Alderman J…

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Stock Crossing Hampden Bridge Report by Municipal Engineer Congestion and Danger Alleged

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1935 · page 4

In his report to the works committee of the Wagga Municipal Council for submission at the meeting of the council last night, the municipal…

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FILTRATION Aid. Doyle's Motion "Aldermen Not Sincere"

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 November 1935 · page 3

Accusing alde[?]en of insincerity in their desire to have a [?]ration plant installed at Wagga, A[?] J. V. Doyle on Thursday night…

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Municipal Council Soldier's Hall Lease Tourist Association

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 November 1935 · page 5

The Wagga Municipal Council met on Thursday night, the Mayor (Ald. H. McDonough) presiding. Others present were: Ald J. H. V. Scott,…

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Wireless Noises Council to Control

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 November 1935 · page 6

Excessive noise created by some wireless operations and the interference caused to the convenience of other people were reported to the…

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Town Clerk's Debt Owes Council £480 RATES

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 November 1935 · page 13

At the meeting of the works committee of the Albury Council it was reported that £25,780 was owing to the Council. This was made up of…

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Junee Council Fortnightly Meeting Sunday Observance Motion Lost

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1935 · page 3

As an outcome of the conference of the members of the Ministers' Fraternal and alderman on the question of Sunday observance…

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Municipal Matters Points of Interest From Thursday's Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1935 · page 2

It was suggested that Ald. E. E. Collinn and Mr. J. C. Sheekey too appointed as representatives of the Wagga Municipality to the conference…

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League Withdrawal? Mussolini Calls Meeting of Grand Council Rome

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 November 1935 · page 1

Signor Mussolini has summoned the Grand Fascist Council to meet in Rome on November, 16, when it is expected to make an important…

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English Municipal Elections London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 November 1935 · page 2
Also in The Gundagai Independent

The municipal elections took place yesterday in more than 360 boroughs and county boroughs for the return of one-third of the membership of the…

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