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Council & local affairs, 1936

1,488 stories in Riverina's papers · page 46 of 75

Miss Alpen in Wagga an Attractive Personality Mayor Receives European Visitor

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 4

A visitor to Wagga yesterday was Miss Aileen Alpen, from Cracow, Poland. Miss Alpen is well-known to jut readers, as her articles, "Europe…

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Municipality of Cootamundra Militia Training Public Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 2

CITIZENS of Cootamundra and district are cordially invited to attend a PUBLIC MEETING to he held in the Assembly Room, on…

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Albury's Mayor Known As "Mr. Vog!"

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 August 1936 · page 14

An Albury resident who visited Queensland a few weeks ago, states he met an elderly Dutchman at Brisbane newly arrived from The…

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Junee Council Hospital's Water Account Town Cleaning Campaign

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1936 · page 4

The Mayor (Aid. C. J. O'Sullivan) presided over a full attendance at the meeting of the Junee Municipal Council…

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Correspondence (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) the Shire Roads (To the Editor. "The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1936 · page 2

Sir,—Re condition or roads in the Kyeamba Shire. In your issue of August 4 Councillor Holmes gives the reasons for the bad state of the roads…

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Mayor of Temora Injured When Car Hits Tree

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 10 August 1936 · page 1

When his car skidded and hit a tree near Yiddah, on the Wyalong-Temora road, Mr. P. J. Meagher, Mayor of Temora,…

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Lockhart Shire Council

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1936 · page 2

The monthly meeting of Lockhart Shire Council was held on Monday, Present: Councillors W. S. Browne (president), J. Gooden, J. J. Nolan,…

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Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney Why Ald. Tressider Voted for Ald. Parkes Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1936 · page 2

By 10 votes to 9 Aid. George Parkes was to-day elected deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney during the' absence from the State of Aid. Howie. The other…

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A.L.P. EXECUTIVE Criticised by Secretary of Labor Council SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 August 1936 · page 1

Mr. R. King, secretary of the Labor Council, commenting upon the special conference called for August 22 by the A.L.P. executive, said that those in…

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A.L.P. Executive Criticised by Secretary of Labor Council Opinion of Rank and 'Pile Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1936 · page 1

Mr. R. King, secretary, of the Labor Council, commenting upon the special conference called for August 22 by the A.L.P. executive, said to-day that those…

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Shire Affairs

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 August 1936 · page 2

To-morrow the Jindalee Shire Council will hold its first meeting since the referendum on the question of the erection of offices on its own block of…

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Council Works

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 August 1936 · page 3

At last night's council meeting the committee recommended for attention the following minor works, which were adopted: Entrance to Mr…

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Latest Relief Scheme A Mayor's Criticism SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 August 1936 · page 1

"It would appear that the Government is trying to force councils to adopt its latest relief scheme," declared the Mayor of Concord (Ald…

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The Militia Council's Action

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 August 1936 · page 4

The Cootamundra Municipal Council is wholeheartedly behind the movement for the establishment of a company of the 56th Battalion at…

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Ald. Conkey Welcomed Back to Council

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 August 1936 · page 2

Ald. L. Conkey, who was reelected at the recent by-election, was welcomed back at last night's council meeting…

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Dairy Industry P.p. Union and Privy Council Decision Farmers with Foresight

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 August 1936 · page 10

The threat of disintegration of the marketing systems built up under the Commonwealth and State legislations which followed the Privy Council's…

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Municipal Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 13 August 1936 · page 1

At the meeting of Hillston Municipal Council on Friday evening of last week there were present Ald. Lambert (Mayor), Latham, Mitchell…

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List of Approved Relief Works For Gundagai Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 August 1936 · page 8

The following list of approved relief works was tabled at Tuesday’s meetin of the Gundagai Shire:—…

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Adverse Report on Sanitary Contractor Shire Will Serve Notice

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 August 1936 · page 5

Reporting the Gundagai sanitary contractor (C. Brown), for failure to comply with his contract, the local Health Inspector…

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What the Engineer Said In His Monthly Report to Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 August 1936 · page 2

Shire Engineer Hunnings submitted the following report to the Gundagai Shire Council on Tuesday:— Nangus-Eurongilly road Concrete…

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