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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,438 stories in Riverina's papers · page 17 of 72

Municipal Matters Points of Interest From Last Night's Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 8

Reports from officers and committees occupied considerable time at the meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council last night, and there were several…

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Wagga Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 9

The regular meeting of Wagga Municipal Council took place on Thursday evening. Present:. Ald. H. E. Gissing (Mayor), J. N. Small,…

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Surgeons Confer New College Council Elected Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 1

At the annual business meeting of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeans last night the following retir- ing members of the council of the…

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Overseas Junior Farmers Pay Visit to Wagga Civic Reception by Mayor Excursion to Experiment Farm

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 5

In order to make a study of agricultural conditions and methods in New South Wales, four junior farmers, one each from the North of Ireland…

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Producers Confer Addressed by Prime Minister Empire Council Proposed SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 4

Stating that one of the greatest difficulties to-day was the trade barriers out up by different countries the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons)…

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Town Council Vigorous Protest Against Fibrolite Water Pipes

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 2

Ald. F. Dickson (Mayor. J. Rinkin, A. Gilmour, J. Leonard, L. Conkey, D. Stratton, G. Black, R. Gibson, T. Nicholson attended the ordinary…

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Y.a.h.s. Council Welcome to New Principal

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 3

BEFORE commencing the business of the annual meeting of the Yanco Agricultural High School Council, at the school, on…

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Country Women's Association Riverina Group Council Meeting at Culcairn

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 4

A meeting of the Riverina District Group Council of the Country Women's Association was held at the Culcairn School of Arts on…

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Alderman Acquitted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 5

Alderman James Henry Byrne, aged 29 years, of Waverley, was acquitted at the Quarter Sessions to-day on a charge that, by the wanton driving of…

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Municipality of Hillston Monthly Meeting of Aldermen

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 1

Ald. R. L. Wilson occupied the chair at the commencement of the monthly meeting of Aldermen of the Hillston Municipal Council held in…

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Easily Misconstrued Aldermen's Discussions of Tower Light

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 2

At the meeting of the Hillston Municipal council on Friday last , a letter was read from the Hillston Electrical…

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Junee Council Fortnightly Meeting Dismissal of Baths Manager Heated Discussions

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 3

The Mayor (Ald. R. G. Weaver) presided over a full complement of the aldermen of the Junee Municipal Council at its meeting on Tuesday…

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Municipal Council Ordinary Fortnightly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 4

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

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Municipal Council (Continued from previous page) Electrical Engineer's Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 3

The Electrical Engineer (Mr. O. Parker) reported as follows:- "The pump for the septic tanks arrived and was assembled, and hoses…

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Riverina Horse Mayor Welcomes Officers Excellent Camping Conditions

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 9

There was a representative gathering of citizens, including a number of ladies, at the Town Hall on Tuesday morning when the Mayor of…

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Golf Wagga Country Club Opening of Season To-day Mayor to Attend

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 10

Play for the 1938 season will begin, on the Wagga Country Golf Club's picturesque course st Lake Albert, and it is anticipated that there will be a…

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Beautiful Flowers Autumn Show A Success Mayor Forecasts Big Display in Spring

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 8

Overcoming unusual conditions caused by a plague of grasshoppers, followed by an exceptionally dry summer and autumn, the Wagga and…

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Wagga Country Club Official Opening on Saturday Large Gathering of Visitors The Mayor (Alderman H. E. Gissing) Officiates

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 7

There was a large gathering of golfers and their friends on Saturday afternoon at the picturesquely situated Wagga Country Golf Club house, Lake Albert, when the ceremony associated with the official opening of…

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Women in Newtown Council Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 6

Another woman was elected at the polling yesterday for the Newtown Council, of which Mrs. Lilian Fowler is Mayor. The successful candidate…

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Illabo Shire Council Railway Gates at Illabo

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Illabo Shire Council the following representatives were present: Crs. T. C. Lord (chair), J. W. C Beveridge, H. H…

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