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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

1,508 stories in Riverina's papers · page 16 of 76

New Valuer for Wagga Municipal Council Fee of £500 to be Offered

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 3

Because of a serious affliction to bis eyes, the Wagga Municipal Councils valuer, Mr. W. Robertson, of Albury. is unable to carry out valuations for this…

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Narandera Council By-election

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 2

A by-election for a vacant teat in the Nerandera Municipal Council was' held on Saturday. Mr. R. E. Blarney topped the poll, and he will fill the seat…

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Town Council the Estimates

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 3

On Friday was continued the two nights of special meetings on the important subject of the estimates, which were discussed in all their aspects…

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Mayor's Patriotic Fund Committee Meets Credit Balance of £660

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 2

A credit balance of £660/3/3 was reported at the meeting of the committee or the Wagga Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund on Friday night…

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Tumut Shire President’s Dilemma [?]Twix Hell and Friendhip

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 2

Widespread interest has been taken in Council matters sin[?]e the abrupt termination of the Tumut February meeting,…

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Lord Mayor's Fund Its Many Activities Caring for Soldiers Dependents Also Considered

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 3

The first patriotic appeal launched in New South Wales was for the widows and orphans of men who died at the Battle of Waterloo. That appeal was…

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Municipal By-Election Postal Voting Applications Close To-day Polling on

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 3

Wagga residents, who will be absent from Wagga on Saturday, the day of the Wagga Municipal Council by-election of two aldermen to fill…

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Will Tumut Shire Council Join County Council? Destruction of St. John's Wort Representatives of County Council Interview Shire

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 4

At a meeting of the Tumut Shire Council held on Wednesday last Cr. C. Woodhouse, President, and Mr. Holm (Clerk) of the…

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Our Open Column the Shire Council Split (To the Editor)

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 5

SIR,—In order to correct a statement made by Cr. Herring and appearing in last Tuesday's issue of your paper, under the heading of an apology, I…

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Urana Shire Employees

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 4

Urana Shire Council, has decided that by June 1 next, all Shire employees must reside within the Shire…

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Shire Clerk's Report

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 2

The Shire Clerk (Mr. H. B. Moyle) reported— The cash received during February was £1,865/7/10, General Fund…

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Lockhart Shire Requests From Ratepayers

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was held on Monday. Present: Councillors J. J. No Ian (president), W. K. Day, D. L…

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Council's Trading Accounts

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 2

At last night's council meeting the auditor's report showed a loss on the gasworks trading account for the half-year ending June 30, 1939, of…

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Burning Off Urgent Request by Shire

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 4

"Don't start to burn off until five p.m." The Lockhart Shire wants every landholder to make the above the…

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Skeleton Weed Prosecutions Lockhart Shire Decides

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 4

Arising out of detailed special reports by Noxious Weeds Inspector Mackay, the Lockhart Shire Council decided to prosecute two Shire…

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Lockhart Council Officers' Reports

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 2

At Monday's meeting of the Lockhart Shire, the appended reports were submitted by the Council's officers…

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Shire Engineer's Military Duties O. C. Has Last Word

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 2

The Minister for the Array, Mr. Street, had informed the Wade Shire. Council, Griffith, that the decision as to whether Major Conan, the Shire's…

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Dublin Strike Government Warns Trades Council London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 4

A strike of 2000 Dublin municipal workers developed seriously to-day when a mass meeting rejected an ultimatum requiring key men to resume…

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Road Safety Council Important Meeting Last Night Many Recommendations Made

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 2

A meeting of the Wagga branch of the Road Safety Council was held at the Town Hall last night, and, despite the high temperature, there was a…

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Town Council Debate Over White Way Special Rate on Business People

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 3

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

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