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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

1,516 stories in Riverina's papers · page 55 of 76

Municipal Matters Points of Interest From Last Night's Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 5

Correspondence was light at the meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council last night, the majority of letters having been dealt with by the…

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Mitchell Shire Monthly Council Meeting Damaged Roads Considerable Work Needed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1939 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council was held yesterday. The president (Cr. Cox) presided. Others present were Councillors Richardson,…

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Kyeamba Shire Monthly Council Meeting Encroaching Flood Waters Defence Assistance

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1939 · page 4

Although no word has been received from the Main Roads Department on the question of liabiliay for damage incurred by flooding, the Kyeamba…

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Hume Council's Loyalty

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1939 · page 2

The Hume Shire Council, Albury, yesterday passed a resolution: "That we reaffirm our unswerving loyalty to the British Crown and we pledge our…

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Wade Shire Divided Into Nine Ridings "May Cause Bickerings" Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 September 1939 · page 7

When the Wade Shire Council decided at a special meeting to re-organise the shire into nine ridings, with three representatives for the town…

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C.w.a. Group Council Meeting at Cootamundra

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 September 1939 · page 3

C.W.A. members were very fortunate in having such a beautiful day for the above. Present were Mesdames Gemmell…

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Lockhart Shire Council Resolution of Loyalty

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1939 · page 2

At Monday's Shire Council meeting, the President moved, and Cr. Rutherford seconded, "That we re-affirm our loyalty…

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Lockhart Shire Officers' [?]ports

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1939 · page 4

At Monday's meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council [?] following reports were submitted and death with by the Council…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 September 1939 · page 3

Ald. F. R. Dickson (Mayor), J. Rinkin, T. Nicholson, R. Gibson, B. Ward, L. Conkey, G. Black, and J. Leonard attended the ordinary…

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Final Victory "Will Be Poland's." Declares Mayor of Warsaw Paris

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1939 · page 1

"The final victory will be Poland's," declared the Lord Mayor of Warsaw in a broadcast, while the fighting was in progress around Warsaw…

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Final Victory "Will Be Toland's." Declares Mayor of Warsaw Paris

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 September 1939 · page 1

"The final victory will be Poland's," declared the Lord Mayor of Warsaw, in a broadcast, while the fighting was in progress around Warsaw…

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Patriotic Rallies Lockhart Shire Hall Crowded for Red Cross Rally Marked Enthusiasm at Urana

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1939 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon there were two patriotic rallies in this part of the State. The gathering at Lockhart was organised by the local branch of the Red Cross Society. The branch is proud of the fact that…

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Wartime Policy for Council Op Scientific and Industrial Research Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1939 · page 3

Plans are being put in hand for the reorganisation of the activities of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research to concentrate its researches…

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Save Lives for Empire (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 September 1939 · page 3

BECAUSE THERE IS A WAR A SPECIAL APPEAL IS MADE TO ALL ROAD-USERS TO SHOULDER THEIR OWN…

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Meeting of the War Council "Somewhere in France" Co-ordinating of Measures London

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 1

It was announced tonight by the Bureau of information that a meeting of the War Council was held today "somewhere in France." It was attended by the Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain),…

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Gundagai Shire This Week’s Metting

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 September 1939 · page 4

A meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council was held on Tuesday last. There was very little discussion on the items that were…

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Wagga Ambulance Annual Meeting Record Year of Service Alderman Gissing Again Elected President

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 September 1939 · page 7

For the fifteenth successive occasion Alderman H. E. Gissing was elected president at the annual meeting of the Wagga and District Ambulance…

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Referendum on Saturday Ratepayers Will Decide Fate Of Aerodrome We Must Endorse Shire’s Action

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 September 1939 · page 4

ON SATURDAY NEXT a poll of ratepayers in the Gundagai Shire will be taken on the aerodrome question. The Gundagai Shire Council has notified the ratepayers that it intends to raise a loan of £3,500 for the purpose of purchasing land on which an aerodrome…

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£451 DAMAGES Claim Against Council Successful Supreme Court Case of Local Interest

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 September 1939 · page 5

Before His Honor, Mr. Justice Maxwell, at the sittings of the Supreme Court on Circuit at Cootamundra, last Tuesday, a…

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£451 Damages Awarded Against Grenfell Council Farmer Injured in Collision Cootamundra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 September 1939 · page 4

In the Causes Court before Mr. Justice Maxwell and a Jury, Arthur William Smart, farmer, of Omar, Grenfell, claimed £3000 damages from the…

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