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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

1,488 stories in Riverina's papers · page 17 of 75

Dr. Page in London Welcomed by Mr. Bruce Present at League Council Meeting LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 5

In a statement to the British press Dr. Earle Page, who arrived in London to-day, emphasised that farthest imputes to Empire trade might stimulate…

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Interest Rates No Meeting of Loan Council Questions in House of Representatives Subsidies to States Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 1

In the House of Representatives to-day, the Treasurer (Mr. Casey), who is chairman of the Loan Council, announced that he did not propose to…

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Municipal Matters Points of Interest From Thursday's Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 4

The engineer (Mr. H. J. Chaston) reported that the occur complained of at the intersection of Travers and Moorong streets was off the formation…

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Municipal Gardens Dedication of Collins Park Labelling of Trees and Shrubs

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 7

The Wagga Council on Thursday night issued an instruction to the Engineer (Mr. H. J. Chaston) and the Head Gardener (Mr. T. Wood)…

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An English "Fairy Godmother" Founder of Famous Oswestry Orthopaedic Hospital From Stable to Best Institution of its Kind in the World "Turn Again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London"

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1936 · page 4

To-day Dr. Urban Ley pays tribute to a wonderful woman, one of England's "Fairy Godmothers," who, herself a cripple, founded the greatest orthopaedic hospital in England—in fact, he says, the biggest and best in the world. He disabuses the idea that the story of Dick…

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Carrathool Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 1

The Carrathool Shire Council met on Monday, 9th March, there being present: Crs. Chapman (President), Westrup, Killen, Morelande, Glasgow,…

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Willimbong Shire Council Special Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 1

A special meeting the Willimhong Shire Council was held on Thursday, those present being Crs. F. C. Mountford (president) A. G…

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Building Erected Without Council's Approval

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 4

At the Leeton Police Court last week, before Mr. A. V. Wells, P.M., the Willimbong Shire Council proceeded against Harold Cecil Buckman,…

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Corowa Electorate Council Meets at Urana

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 3

Delegates of the Corowa Country Party Electorate Council met at Urana on Monday for the annual meeting…

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Junior Farmers Lockhart Advisory Council Meets

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 2

A meeting of the Junior Farmers' Advisory Council was held on Tuesday afternoon at the Lockhart Public School, when there were present…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association Murrumbidgee District Council Meeting at Ardlethan

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 2

A meeting of the Murrumbidgee District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at Ardlethan on Thursday last, When there…

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Town Council Excess Water Payments Time Extended Until April 30

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 3

Ald; J. Rinkin (Mayor), F. Dlcks[?], B. Ward F.' C. Legge. T. Nicholson, R Gibson, D. I. McLean. L. Conkey. and R. Barr attended the ordinary…

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League Council Condemns German Move Locarno Powers' Epoch-making Plan World Conference to Discuss Military and Economic Problems Two Cabinets Approve

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 2

The League Council last Thursday afternoon unanimously adopted the motion submitted by France and Belgium declaring that Germany had…

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St. John's Wort Eastern Riverina County Council Payment of Government Subsidies More Satisfactory System Needed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1936 · page 2

The March meeting of the Eastern Riverina County Council, held at Tumbarumba, was attended by Cr. C. J. Woodhouse (chairman, Tumbarumba),…

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Correspondence (To the Editor.) Shire Council Matters

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 6

Sir,—I will be much obliged if you will allow me space to express my views on the building of shire offices. I notice in your report of the Shire…

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Farmers & Settlers’ Association Murs[?]idgee District at Council. Meeting at Ardlethan

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 4

At the meeting of the Murrumbidgee District Council of the Farmers and [?] Association held at the School at Arts Ardlethan on Friday…

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One Woman's Way Action Against Council Steam Roller As Aid Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 1

A resolute woman, Miss Marshall, adopted successful tactics to-day to force the local council to do her will when she stood in the way of a…

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Council Land Trotting Club Purchase Opposed Land Board Decision Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1936 · page 1

The band Board to-day decided in favor of the New South Wales Trotting Club against the Glebe Municipal Council, in the application for the…

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Shire Perplexities

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 March 1936 · page 2

The eight councillors of the Jindalee Shire will have further complications ta unravel at thier meeting is the next Thursday. Amongst them is the problem of…

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Shire Council Missed Opportunity Must Pay In full For Sewerage Scheme Young Council Turns Down Work

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 30 March 1936 · page 2

The Gundagai Shire, along with many other councils and shires, has missed the opportunity for . installing a sewerage scheme…

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