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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

1,508 stories in Riverina's papers · page 22 of 76

Aldermen Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 5

George Leslie Cohen, John William Nelson and Ernest Nevin, aldermen of the Waterloo council, to-day appealed against their conviction and sentence…

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Town Council Excroachment of Town Council Opposed

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 3

Ald. Dickson (Mayor) Rinkin, Stratton, Black Nicholson, Ward, Gibson, and Leonard were present at last night's meeting…

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Agricultural Bureau Henty Sub-district Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 6

The Henty sub-district council of the Agricultural Bureau held a meeting in the Henty School of Arts a few days ago, at which the following delegates…

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County Council Monthly Meeting Lockhart in Second Stage of Water Scheme

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 3

At the meeting of the Southern Riverina County Council, held at The Rock on Wednesday, payment of £225 as a deposit on resumption for…

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Road Safety Council Instructive Address in Wagga Town Hall Modern Road Designing Very Large Attendance

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 6

A meeting of the Wagga branch of the Road Safety Council was held at the Town Hall last night. The meeting was extremely well attended on…

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Culcairn Shire Monthly Council Meeting Ratepayers Assist in Road Repairs Works To Be Attended To

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 6

At the meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council yesterday there were present: Councillors J. H. Balfour (president), A. Ross. T. King. H. Diffey, J. Shipard,…

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Mayor of Bathurst Visitor to Wagga Tour of Town and District Decentralisation Discussed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 4

The Mayor of Bathurst (Aid. M. J. Griffin), who is also president of the Local Government Association of New South Wales, and country member of…

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Local & General Shire Council

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Shire Council should have been held yesterday. However there was no quorum and the meeting was…

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Shire Doings

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 6

Present at the Gundagai Shire Council meeting on Tuesday were Councillors H. P. Carberry (president), J. A Chandler, E. A. Tout,…

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Illabo Shire Council to Force Issue Wants To Withdraw From County Council Won’t Pay £100 ACCOUNT

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 1

The Illabo Shire Council intends to force the issue in an endeavour to relinquish membership in the Tumbarumba…

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Junee Council Fortnightly Meeting Purchase of Saleyards To Be Discussed With Illabo Shire

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 8

The Mayor (Ald R. G. Weaver) presided over the fortnightly meeting of the Junee Municipal Council on Tuesday night. The only absentees…

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Charges for Neon Lighting Shire Acted in Interests of All

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 5

A complaint by Mr. R. E. Dennis, of South Gundagai concerning the charges made for the Neon Lighting. was placed before the Shire, on…

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Charges for Neon Lighting Shire Acted in Interests of All

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 1

A complaint by Mr. R. E. Dennis, of South Gundagai concerning the charges made for the Neon Lighting was placed before the Shire on…

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State Finances Deficit Exceeds 14.000,000 Loan Council Help May Be Sought Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 4

The Treasury statement of receipts and expenditure of the Government for the nine months period ended March 31 shows that the progressive…

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The Willimbong Shire Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 3

ANY review of the business, commercial and industrial activities of Leeton must fall short of complete effectiveness without prominent mention of the undertakings of the Willimbong Shire Council. Indeed it would be impossible for private enterprise to flourish if the…

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Municipal Council Ordinary Fortnightly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 3

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, when there were present His Worship the Mayor…

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Nine Ridings for Wade Shire

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

Division of the Wade Shire Council into nine ridings has been effected by proclamation signed by the State Governor (Lord…

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Improved Leeton-narandera Road Shire Plants Work After Rain

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

FOLLOWING the falls of rain, no time was lost by the Shire of Willimbong in Yanko in putting their mechanical plants to work…

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Grandview Avenue Tree Planting Offer by Residents Accepted by Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

A request was received by the Wagga Municipal Council from 16 property owners of Grandview-avenue for permission to carry out a scheme of…

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"Flagrant Disregard of Duty" Illabo Council and Buring Off Permissions

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 4

Illabo Shire Council has started a movement by which, it is hoped, local governing bodies will be vested with certain powers possessed at present by…

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