Virgin Land "Dumped" on Council by Commission Shire Wants Gravelled Roads, Footpaths in New Sub-divisions Minister "Sees' Difficulties"
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 1
REFERRED to by the Shire President in a Minute to the Council on Tuesday evening as "the tremendous problem of providing reasonably good roads for a progressive town and a closely settled district," the matter of the amount of work which should be carried out by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Enrolment Under New Shire Division Cost Objection to Collector
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 4
WITH the assurance almost certain that the Minister for Works and Local Government, will give his approval to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Saffron Thistle Coolamon Shire Council’s Decision Disagreement with Wagga Noxious Weeds Conference
Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 3
At Tuesdayâs Shire Council meeting the President (Councillor L. M. Rev grave) reported on the recent Noxious Weeds Conference at Wagga, attended…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Grading for Fruit Roads Council Adheres to Programme
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 4
A PROPOSAL to relinquish the road works programme which had been drawn up, to allow the Council's road plant to grade the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prosecution to Follow Murrami Blaze Divided Opinion in Council
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 6
A PROSECUTION under the Careless Use of Fire Act is to be launched against, a district farmer, following a fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Leeton Band Hall an "Eye-sore" Removal From Council Block Foreshadowed
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 3
THE removal of the present Band Hall from the corner of Sycamore Street and Chelmsford Place was foreshadowed by a discussion at the Shire Council meeting on Tuesday night, when it was announced that the Commission had decided to reserve the land at the rear of its…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To Educate Cyclists In Traffic Laws Local Road Safety Council Recommends Police Action
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 1
IN order to actively co-operate with the Minister far Transport's campaign to educate cyclists, a general meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →21 Use Cottage's Conveniences Council Deals with Overcrowding Premises Unfit for Habitation at Yanco
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 5
AN extraordinary instance of overcrowding of living premises was brought before the Shire Council at this week's meeting by the Health inspector (Mr. A. H. Pritchard). At one cottage in the vicinity of the town, he stated, 21 people were using the one sanitary service and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Riverina Country Party Seat Four Candidates Endorsed at Electoral Council Meeting (From the “Narandera Argus”)
Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 1
A general meeting of the Riverina Electorate Council of the United Country Party was held in tile Criterion Hall on Thursday last for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal By-election To-morrow
Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 2
A by-election for the Wagga Municipal Council will be held to-morrow. There are two vacancies caused by the death of Alderman W. J. Stevenson,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cost of Bituminising Little More Than 4 Years Maintenance On Trunk Road; Council Wary Main Roads Board Offers to Loan Share of Expense
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 3
TO complete the bituminising of the section of the Narandera-Leeton-Griffith road between the Yanko Shire boundary and the Whitton turn-off would necessitate an expenditure only a little in excess of that necessary to maintain the present gravel surface over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Saffron Thistle Coolamon Shire Council's Decision Disagreement with Wagga Weeds Conference
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 8
At Tuesday's Shire Council meeting the president (Cr. L. M. Redgrave) reported on the recent noxious weeds conference at Wagga attended by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Junee Saleyards Sites Being Inspected Municipal Council Appoints Special Committee Mayoral Minute
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 9
The Mayor (Alderman R. G. Weaver) submitted the following minute to the Junee Municipal Council at its last meeting:—…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Junee Council Fortnightly Meeting Ratepayer to Take Legal Proceedings
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 3
The Mayor (Ald. R. G. Weaver) presided over the usual meeting of the Junee Municipal Council on Tuesday. The only absentee was Ald. Hiscock,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Home Building Mr. Mair Seeks Loan Council Support Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 6
The Premier (Mr. Mair) said to-night that the 400 homes to be erected were part of the scheme which he had announced a few months ago for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Municipal By-election Polling To-day for Two Vacancies Five Candidates Nominated
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 4
An extraordinary by-election will be held to-day for the election of two aldermen to the Wagga Municipal Council to fill vacancies caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wagga Municipal By-election Messrs. L. M. Scott and J. Halloran Elected Aldermen Only a 21.5 Per Cent. Poll Electors Show Little Interest
Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 March 1940 · page 4
Messrs. Lionel Manton Scott and James Halloran were elected aldermen of the Municipality of Wagga on Saturday at an extraordinary election to fill vacancies caused by the resignation of Alderman G. M. Cox and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wagga C.W.A. Monthly Meeting Report on Group Council
Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 March 1940 · page 2
The Wagga Country Women's Association monthly meeting was held on Thursday at the M.P. and AA. rooms. Mrs. Commins presided over a fair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Golf No Cessation in War N.S.W. Council's View Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 March 1940 · page 7
The president of the N.S.W. Golf Council (Mr. Leslie) said to-day that unless the war position became too bad he saw no reason why any golf…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Yanko Shire Council Monthly Meeting
Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 1
The monthly meeting of the Yanko Shire Council was held on Thursday last, when there were present [?] J. L. Ball (President), W. R…
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