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Council & local affairs, 1938

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New Year Honors New South Wales List Knighthood for Lord Mayor of Sydney SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 2

The New year honors list for New South Wales contains the name of one new knight. Sir Archbald Howie. M.L.C., Lord Mayor of Sydney. The…

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Wagga Council Finances Government Offers Reduction on Loans Sum Involved £29,268

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 4

Mr. M. Kilpatrick has received the following letter from Mr. Spooner, and an early decision by the Wagga Municipal Council is…

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Water and Sewerage Debts Minister Offers Reductions of £29,2691611 Saving of £2.073 Annually to Wagga Council. Council Asked To Raise Private Loans For Balance

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 2

In a letter to the Wagga, Municipal Council, through Mr. M Kilpatrick, M.L.A., the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S…

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Shire of Lockhart Special Loan for Urban Area Improvements

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 4

THE Council of the Shire of Lockhart hereby notifies, in pursuance of the provisions of Sections 180 and 182 of the Local Government Act;…

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New Year Honors New South Wales List Knighthood for Lord Mayor of Sydney

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 1

The New Year honors list for New South Wales contains the name of one new knight, Sir Archibald Howie, M.L.C., Lord Mayor…

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Privy Council Race Broadcasts Case Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

The Privy Council will begin the hearing of a case involving the legality of racing broadcasts on January 16…

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Victory for New Deal Federal Loans to Municipalities Washington

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 3

What is considered to be another signal victory for the New Deal is the Supreme Court decision that Federal Government loans and grants to…

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Victims of Neglect South Grafton Aldermen Compelled to Resign

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

Messrs. J. C. Lane and M. V. M'Namara, who were elected to the South Grafton Council at last month's elections, had to resign because money…

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Riverina Council Inter-zone Competition

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 8

Matches in the second round of the inter-zone competition for the Matterson Shield will be played on Sunday, January 16, the draw being as…

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Municipal Council Ordinary Fortnightly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 3

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

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Shire Employee Suffers Injuries

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 2

While on his way to work, and Illabo Shire ganger, Mr. Charles O'Donnell, was pulled over the back of the sulky, and thrown to the ground with…

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Municipal Council (Continued from previous page) Health Inspector's Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4

The Health Inspector (Mr. W. A. Scoles) reported as follows:— "One case of scarlet fever was reported coming from the Yanko Shire,…

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Town Council £1200 for Gasworks Wheat Terminal Land for District Hospital Extensions Jubilee Park

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 6

Owing to the holiday on Monday, the council met on Tuesday night. Present, Aid. P. Dickson (Mayor), J. Rinkin, R. Gibson, T. Nicholson, G. Black…

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Junee Council Fortnightly Meeting Cemetery Grant Refused Samples of Water to Be Analysed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 3

The Mayor (Alderman R. G. Weaver) presided over a full complement of the aldermen of the Junee Municipal Council this week…

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Minister's Offer to Wagga Council

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 4

The Wagga Municipal Council will need to put on its considering cap and do some hard thinking when it meets next Thursday. One of the chief items for consideration will be a letter from the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Spooner)—which was published, in our issue of…

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Loan Council Relationship of States and Commonwealth Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 1

It is understood that a modification of the Federal State financial relationship will be sought by the New South Wales Government when the Loan…

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Lockhart Shire Council First Meeting for 1938

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 1

The first meeting of the year for the Lockhart Shire Council was held on Monday. The Councillors present were: Messrs. J. J. Nolan…

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Carrathool Shire Goolgowi or Griffith Griffith Should Office Be Located?

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 3

Another, move to have the Carrathool Shire offices transferred to Griffith, which is outside the Shire area, was initiated at last Tuesday's…

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Lockhart Sire Council Officers' Reports Engineer's Report

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 3

At the January meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council (reported elsewhere), the officers' reports, as appended, were submitted…

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Lockhart Shire Monthly Council Meeting Mundawaddera Cemetery Drainage Straying Stock Discussion

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 3

The first meeting of the year for the Lockhart Shire Council was attended by councillors J. J. Nolan (president), W. K. Day, G. Condon,…

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