New Shire Engineer Takes Over This Week Shocking State of Roads
The newly appointed Engineer to the Gundagai Shire Connelly, Mr. E. A. Johns takes up his position this week…
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Council & local affairs, 1940
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Junee Council Fortnightly Meeting Rates for 1940 Municipal Saleyards Site
At the recent meeting of the Junee Municipal Council a draft of rate resolutions for 1940 was passed. These provide, among other things, for a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Willumbong Shire Patriotic and War Fund Public and Helpers Thanked for First Effort
A GENERAL gathering of delegates of the Paatriotic Fund met in the C.W.A. Rooms on Wednesday night, when the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Engineer Must Go to Camp Clash of Council and Military Authorities
An order signed by Major D. S. Maxwell, officer commanding the 56th Battalion, Cootamundra, has been served on Major J. W. F…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Allies' Council, and the Supplies to Germany Under Continuous Consideration London
"The question of stopping supplies reaching Germany has been continuously under discussion by England and France since the meeting of the Supreme War Council," says "The Times." "It is impossible to fix all whens and hows'; but,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bishop of Wagga Dr. Henschke Presides at Children's Mass Mayor Tenders Civic Reception Visit to Lewisham Hospital Concert Held at Mt. Erin Last Night
Continuing the enthronement celebrations of the Second Bishop of Wagga (the Most Rev. Dr. F. A. Henschke), children's Mass was celebrated at St. Michaels Cathedral yesterday morning. The Bishop presided and…
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A lecture on the principles of road design will be given by Mr. J. B. Mould, B.E., at the regular meeting of the Wagga branch of the Road Safety…
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At the meeting of the Southern Riverina Towns County Council, held at The Bock yesterday, payment of £225 as a deposit on resumptions for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mitchell Shire Dance Brilliant Patriotic Effort in Wonderland Theatre Fine Response by Country People
The biggest patriotic function held in Wagga since the outbreak of war took place at the Wonderland Theatre and Coconut Grove…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →N.S.W. Population Declining Birthrate Legislative Council Seeks Action Sydney
Members of the Legislative Council to-day expressed the opinion that the declining birthrate in New South Wales constituted a grave danger to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wade Council Against Shire Union Will Not Co-operate with Willimbong
A special committee of the Wade Shire Council recently met a committee from the Willimbong Shire Council in conference in Griffith, and after a…
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Members of the Wagga branch of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales and the general public are in vited to attend the monthly meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junee F. and S. [?] Council Presidents Annual Report. Mr. Doug Dickson’s Remarks
In [?] his annual report to the [?] District Council of the Farmers and Settlersâ Association the President, Mr. W. [?] said…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wider Curves Improve Yanco Road Minimising Accidents; Council and M.R. Board Co-operate
CONSIDERABLE improvement in driving conditions on the Leeton-Yanco road has been achieved by work of widening the curves on this busy thoroughfare, which has been the scene of so many traffic accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Child Accidents on Roads (Issued by the Read Safely Council of New South Wales)
Request has been made by several country brandies of the Road Safety Council that a State-wide appeal should be made to all parents to see…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Battle Over Electricity Scheme Price ? Meeting of Premier and Council Representatives Difference in Estimated Price for Transfer
IMPORTANT negotiations will take place in Sydney on Tuesday afternoon next When representatives of the Wade and Willimbong Shire Councils will wait on the Premier of N.S.W., Hon. Alexander Mair, for the purpose of discussing the proposal for the purchase…
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Notices of motion for the Jindalee Shire meeting next Friday: Making and levying of water supply local rate (Stockinbingal) for 1940;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rabbits in Millions Engineer Tells Bland Shire's Action
The Engineer (Mr. J. J. Duff) informed Bland Shire Council, at its last meeting in West Wyalong, that rabbits were breeding in millions in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lockhart Shire Council Monthly Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was held on Monday. Present: Councillors J. J. Nolan (president), G. Jones, A. Finlayson,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aldermen Appeal Sydney
George Leslie Cohen, John William Nelson, and Ernest Nevin, aldermen of Waterloo-council, appealed against their conviction and sentence of three…
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