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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

1,488 stories in Riverina's papers · page 63 of 75

Redistribution Bill Victorian Assembly [?] Council's Amendments Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 October 1936 · page 1

Acceptance by the State Government of the far-reaching amendments effected by the legislative Council to the bill for the redistribution of the…

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Baths in Wagga Life Saving Club Moves Council to Be Approached

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 October 1936 · page 4

Realising that safety for swimmers can never be an accomplished fact at the Wagga beach, the Wagga Life Saving Club, is making a determined…

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Sports Ground Suggested Improvements Council Discussion To-morrow Night Revised Estimate by Engineer

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 October 1936 · page 3

The revised estimate for the suggested improvements to the spores ground (Cricket Ground), referred to Alderman G. M. Cox at the special…

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Council Contractors Free to Use Labor Saving Machinery Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1936 · page 5

Contractors are free to use any labor-saving machinery which they desire so far as the Water Board is concerned, said the chairman of the…

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Victorian Council Suggests Investigation Constitution and Electoral Law Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1936 · page 8

The unofficial leader (Mr. H. I. Cohen) moved in the Legislative Council to-day for an investigation, by the Joint Statute Law Revision…

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Junee Council Fortnightly Meeting Swimming Baths Discussed Application for Loan Option

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1936 · page 10

The Mayor (Alderman C. J. O'Sullivan) presided over the fortnightly meeting of the Junee Municipal Council on Tuesday night, the only absentee…

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Width of Tvres Request by Main Roads Board Council Declines to Take Action

The Ardlethan-Beckom Times · Thursday 29 October 1936 · page 4

At the August meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council, a motion bringing into effect the ordinances governing the weight of loads…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 3

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

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Leeton's Trade Losses Shire Council Isolates the Town (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 7

Sir,—Will you please allow me space in your valuable journal to bring before the business men of Leeton, the loss they are sustaining…

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Legislative Council Wage Tax Bill Agreed to Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 1

Another attempt to have the wages tax paid into a special unemployment relief fund was made by the Labor Party when, in the Legislative…

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Legislative Council Wage Tax Bill-Agreed To SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 2

Another attempt to have the tax paid into a special unemployment relief fund was made by the Labor party, when, in the Legislative…

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Municipal Matters Points of Interest From Last Night's Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 5

The finance committee has been requested to consider the arranging of an inter-fund council loan for the improvements to the saleyards. estimated…

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Wagca Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 October 1936 · page 11

There were present at Thursday's Council meeting, Ald. H. McDonough (Mayor), J. N. Small, E. F. Selff, G. M. Cox, E. F. Lusher, L. Barrand,…

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Wagga Sports Grounds Improvement Schemes Council Assists Clubs

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 October 1936 · page 4

In accordance with its policy of assisting sporting bodies which occupy Council lands to improve the facilities on those grounds, the…

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£50,500 Works Scheme Wagga Council Accepts Minister's Offer Government Grant Amounts to £22,000 Filtration, South Wagga and Baylis Street Drainage, Kerbing and Guttering

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 October 1936 · page 3

following Monday night's special meeting adopting the Minister's proposal to grant a £22,000 loan towards a £50,500 relief works scheme for Wagga, a motion on notice to re-submit the proposals, deleting Baylis Street drainage and to include the…

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Legislative Council Wage Bill Agreed to

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 1

Another attempt to have the wages tax paid into a special unemployment relief fund was made by the Labor Party when, in the Legislative…

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Baths Opening? Cost Over £19,000 Council's Portion Only £7000

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 3

Ald. Barr: I would have liked to open this week-end, but we are in trouble to get a plasterer. I have been three weeks trying to get one. Mr…

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A Flat Contradiction Eradication of "Patterson's Curse" Wade Shire's Reply to Commission's Evasion of Responsibility

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 1

THE President of Wade Shire (Cr. Lenchan) gives a direct denial to the statement published in our issue of Tuesday last in which the Commission disavowed any responsibility for the acton of the Wade Shire in deciding not to list "Patterson's Curse" as a…

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Town Council Gutter Nuisance 'Phone and Letter Charges Get on with the Sewerage!

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 2

Last night's regular fortnightly meeting was attended by Ald. J. Rinkin (Mnyor), R. Gibson, L. Conkey, F. R. Dickson, B. Ward, and R. Barr…

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Loan Council Meeting To-morrow Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 November 1936 · page 5

The Premier (Mr. Stevens) will leave Sydney to-night, accompanied by Treasury officers, en route for Melbourne to attend the meeting of the…

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