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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

1,479 stories in Riverina's papers · page 54 of 74

Shire Expenditure Riding Accounts Forbidden

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 3

For many years past 11 has been more or less, the aim of the Coolamon Shire Council to allocates expenditure apart from grants, in each of…

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Bathing Beach Council Considers Improvements

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 4

The Wagga Chamber of Commerce advised council of the recent visit of an officer of the N.R.M.A.. the subsequent inspection of the beach camping…

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Jindalee Shire Big Road Scheme Outlined Will Absorb Unemployed

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 4

Crs. Smirl (president), Haynes, Witenden, Donaldson, Moore, Ward, and Manuring attended yesterday's monthly meeting…

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Tumut Shire Council October Meeting Points of Interest

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1937 · page 3

The October meeting of the Tumut Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, Tumut, on Tuesday last. Present were: Councillors H. Godfrey…

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Trees on Roads Shire Council's Protest "Misappropriation of Funds"

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 October 1937 · page 9

Describing the policy of the Main Roads Department in planting avenues of trees on roads as a misappropriation of public funds,…

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Lockhart Shire Monthly Council Meeting Extension of Electricity Water Supply Question

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1937 · page 3

The Lockhart Shire Council held its monthly meeting on Monday last. When there were present Councillors J. J. Nolan (president). J. W. Gooden,…

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Gundagai Shire Monthly Council Meeting Bridge Construction Control of St. John's Wort

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1937 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Gundagai shire Council was held on, Tuesday last, those present being Councillors H. P. Carberry…

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Municipal Council New Kerbing and Guttering Fitting of Venturi Meter

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 October 1937 · page 9

The Wagga Municipal Council met ion Thursday night, those present being the Mayor (Ald. H. McDonough) and Aldermen H. E. Gissing, J. C…

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Mitchell Shire Cancelled Contracts Pressure on Contractors

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 October 1937 · page 7

Mitchell Shire Council met on Tuesday, those present being Crs. D. Hamilton (president), L. Cox, H. W. Baker, C. W. Richardson, J…

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June Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting Sewerage Rate To be Applied to Whole Area

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1937 · page 4

The Mayor (Ald. C. J. O'Sullivan) presided over a full complement of aldermen of the Junee Municipal Council on Tuesday night…

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Venturi Meter Report by Superintendent Discussion at Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1937 · page 4

Reporting on the Venturi meter to the municipal council meeting on Thursday night, the superintendent of water and electricity (Mr. O. A. F…

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Travelling Stock Coleman-street Route Proposals Before Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1937 · page 3

At the meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council on Thursday night the municipal engineer (Mr. H. J. Chaston) said that the question of the…

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Mysterious Injuries President of Trades and Labor Council Attacked at Trades Hall? Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1937 · page 1

Mr. F. J. Bryan, president of the Trades and Labor Council, was admitted to Hospital late last night in a semi-conscious condition…

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Municipal Matters Points of Interest From Thursday Night's Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1937 · page 4

Included in the business at Thursday night's, meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council were the following matters:—…

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Gundagai Shire Council

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 1

Further items from last week’s meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council included:—…

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Shire Employees Request

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 1

Don Mclnerney, for the Municipal and Shire Council Employees Union, asked the shire to carry out the provisions of the award that shire’s…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Council Meeting of Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 2

An the councillors were in attendance when the Murrumbidgee Council met on 9th October. Mr. A. E. conolly, newly appointed Shire Clerk,…

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The Shire Elections

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 2

For the triennial elections of the Lockhart Shire Councillors and the Lockhart Urban Committeemen, the following dates have been fixed:—…

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Direct Road to Canberra President and Mr. Crouch Still Advocate the Weejasper Route Despite the Assurance: That That Route Is Definitely Discarded Micalong-brindabella Route the Only Acceptable One Says Mr. Ross and the Shire Engineer and So Says Shire Council

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 6

The persistent attitude of the President of the Tumut Shire Council (Cr, Harry Godfrey) and Mr. Harold H. Crouch (in…

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Town Council Purchase of Book-keeping Machine Further Deferred

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 4

Ald. Rinkin (Mayor) Gibson, Conkey, Barr, Dickson, Ward, Nicholson, and McLean were present at last night's meeting…

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