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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

1,516 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 76

Shire Clerk Suspended

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council a letter was received from Mr. J. M'Cormack requesting that an inquiry be held into…

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Bits and Pieces Interesting Happenings at Home and Abroad Athletic Aldermen

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 4

A team of four aldermen will be entered by the Kogarah Municipal Council in the aldermen's relay race to be conducted by the St. George District…

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Wagga Council Fortnightly Meeting

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 3

There were present at the meeting Aldermen H. E. Gissing (Mayor), G. M. Cox, J. N. .Small, W. S. Hardy, W. J. Stevenson, J. C. Blarney, H…

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S. Riverina County Council Water Supply Scheme

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 4

At the meeting of the Southern Riverina County Council on Wednesday, Cr. J. J. Nolan (Lockhart Shire) was elected chairman with an…

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Council Not Indifferent Reply to "Express'' Criticism

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 6

At Thursday's Municipal Council meeting, Alderman G. M. Cox replied to last week's criticism by the "Express" of the Council's neglect to…

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Leeton C.w.a. Deputation to Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 8

A deputation from the local branch of the Country Women's Association waited on the Willimbong Shire Council at its monthly meeting with…

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Empire Beef Council No Reply From Australia London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 1

Efforts to reconstitute the Empire Beef Council into an Empire Meat Council have been hampered by the fact that Australia his [?] replied to…

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Flats in Wagga Block of 21 Flats Approved Council Reverses Decision on £18,000 Scheme

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 2

After a stormy passage through three meetings Wagga Municipal Council on Thursday night finally approved Mr. Wallace Horsley's…

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Willimbong Shire Council Correspondence Dealt with

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 4

Among the correspondence received at the monthly meeting of the Willimbong Shire Council was a letter from the Deportment of Road Transport…

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Inquiry Into Suspension of Shire Clerk

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 1

THE inquiry into the suspension of the Carrathool Shire Clerk (Mr. J. McCormack) will commence on February 7, at…

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December Road Work by Council Plant

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 3

THE Shire Engineer reported to the last meeting of the Council that the following work had been carried out in December by…

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No Council Control Over "Langville" Lease Not Renewed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 1

A LETTER to the Council from a resident, of "Langville" asking that he should not be ejected, elicited the Information at the…

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Town Council Special Meeting Proposal of Engineer Rejected

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 3

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held last night to deal with the estimates for 1939. Those present were Aid; F.R. Dickson (Mayor), J. Rinkin, T. Nicholson, R. (Gibson, B. Word, L. Conkey, and J. Leonard…

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Crumbs From The Council Table Receptacles For Street Rubbish

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 3

"I HOPE they knock you back—they're dangerous," was Cr. Struck's last word when the Council decided to apply for…

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Council Wants Reserve at Weir On Leeton Side of River Improving the Road

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 4

THE Shire Council is to make application to the W.C. and I.C. to have 13 acres of land on the northern side of Yanko…

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Peculiar Position Regarding Bowsers Council Sympathetic to Business Man Cr. Struck Still Opposes Footpath Sales

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 4

"AN invidious position" was the description a Councillor gave to the state in which a Leeton business man had been placed by…

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Council By-election on March 4 Resignation of Cr. A. G. Enticknap Regretfully Received 'B" Riding Vacancy to be Filled

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 3

THE resignation of Cr. Enticknap, owing to the fact that he is now residing outside the Willimbong Shire, was received with…

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Southern Riverina County Council Chasing Rumours for Finance Chairman Sanguine "Should Tenders Have Been Called for Works Before Money Is Available?" Asks Cr. Ross

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Southern Riverina Council was held at The Rock on Wednesday. Cr. J. Nolan was elected Chairman, and Cr. H…

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Municipal Progress

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 2

Our 5½ column report, in yesterday's issue, of the previous night's belated sitting of the Town Council on the estimates, etc., would perhaps…

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Carrathool Shire Council Meeting of Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 4

The Council met on Monday, January 1G, there being present: Councillors Chapman (President), Westrup, Killen, Varcoe, Munro and Morelande…

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