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Council & local affairs, 1938

1,438 stories in Riverina's papers · page 39 of 72

Urana Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Urana Shire Council was held on Tuesday, when the following Councillors were present: Messrs. A. R. Townsend…

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Town Council the Aerodrome Hangar Council May Buy It

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 2

ALD F. Dickson (Mayor), L. Conkey, J. Rinkin, D. Stratton, G. Black, T. Nicholson, R. Gibson, A. Gilmour, and J. Leonard attended the ordinary fortnightly meeting last night. Expression of Sympathy…

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Correspondence Considered by Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 3

OTHER correspondence in addition to that dealt with in other reports, was considered by the Shire Council as follows:…

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Shire's Twin Trucks Collide Unusual Accident at Yanco

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 3

The two new Shire trucks were involved in a collision with one another at Yanco last week…

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June Work by Council's Plant

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 3

AT the last meeting of the Shire Council the Engineer's report was adopted. Regarding the work carried out in June, he…

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Cowshed Hill, Wattle Hill, Dole Hill? One-acre Blockholders Object to Council's Proposal

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 3

ON the afternoon of Sunday, the 17th, the whole of the one-acre blockholders and many of the orchardists in the vicinity of Wattle Hill met at Mr. R. Cathcart's house to discuss the Council proposal to create a permanent camping place at Wattle Hill for the coloured…

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Gulcairn Shire Monthly Council Meeting Deputation Asks For Bridge Over Goombargana Creek

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1938 · page 3

A meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council took place at the Council Chambers on Monday. Present were Councillors J. H. Balfour…

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Southern Riverina County Council Water Supplies Discussed Consulting Engineer's Report

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1938 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Southern Riverina County Council was held at The Rock yesterday, the president, Councillor J. J. Nolan (Lockhart Shire),…

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Junee Council Fortnightly Meeting Children Attending Wagga Schools Railway Time-table Discussed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1938 · page 7

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

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Yanko Shire Council To Purchase Speed Patrol and a Ripper

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 5

A special meeting of the Yanko Shire Council was held on Tuesday last for the purpose of considering tenders for the purchase of a speed…

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Municipal Council Ordinary Fortnightly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 4

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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Dog Racing Shire Councillors’ Strictures

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 2

At the Coolamon Shire Council meeting last week several letters were read from the Protestant Churches of Ardlethan asking the…

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Educational District Council of Parents and Citizens' Association

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 6

The inaugural meeting of tho delegates of the various P. and C. Associations to the District Council was held at Tumut I.H.S. on 16th…

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Junior Farmers Council Presses Its Claims for Full Time Organiser

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 4

AT a special meeting of the [?] District Advisory Council a letter from the authorities of the [?] of a part time of…

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Narandera Aerodrome Council Objects to Labor Conditions Workmen to Be Brought From Other Towns

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 3

AT the meeting of the Municipal Council on Monday evening last the subject of the Narandera Aerodrome and the…

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Ganmain District Council of P. and C. Assos. (The Editor. Coolamon-Ganmain “Review.”)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 2

Sir,—In your last issue appeared a letter from the secretary of the Ganmain District Council (Mr. Madden), in which It is suited Hint delegates…

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Wagga Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 July 1938 · page 4

At Thursday night's meeting of Wagga Municipal Council there were present:--Aldermen H. E. Gassing (Mayor), J. N. Small, E. F. Selff, L…

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Noxious Weeds Legislation Discussed by County Council St. John's Wort Problem

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1938 · page 5

A special meeting of the Eastern Riverina County Council, in Tumbarumba on Wednesday at which Mr. K. G. Carn, Agricultural Department's seed…

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Municipal Matters Points of Interest From Thursday Night's Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1938 · page 11

Considerable time was occupied last night at the meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council in dealing with reports from committees…

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Sydney County Council Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 July 1938 · page 1

During last year the overtime costs of the Sydney County Council were £32,454, or 3.8 per cent, of the total wages bill…

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