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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

1,508 stories in Riverina's papers · page 36 of 76

Factors in Winter Driving (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 4

COUNTRY branches of the Road Safety Council have recently been giving attention to the practical side of road safety and stress…

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Conscription of Man-power and Wealth in Australia Favored by Yass Council "Everyone on Same Basis"

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 1

Like many other people, the majority of the aldermen of the Yass Municipal Council think the only fair and just way for Australia to throw…

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Items of News Mayor's Fund

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 4

We have received a cheque for £1 from Mr. S. Mazza, of Fitzmurice-street, with a request that we put it to the Wagga Mayor's Patriotic and…

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At Forest Hill Branch of Lord Mayor's Fund Formed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 6

A most enthusiastic meeting of 70 residents was held at Forest Hill on Friday night to form a local branch of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and…

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Town Council Town Hall Depot For Collection of Metals

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 2

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

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C.W.A. Council Murrumbidgee-lachlan Group Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 7

The Leeton delegates to the group council of the Murrumbidgee—Lachlan group of the Country women's Association, held at Griffith—Mesdames…

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Municipal Elections Should Not Be Postponed. Says Goulburn Alderman

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 1

With an emphatic expression of opinion, Thursday night’s meeting of the Goulburn City Council agreed that it was entirely…

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Wade Shire Council No Postponement of Elections Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 6

Declaring that he was not in favor of suppressing the opinions of the people, Councillor W. H. Swales strongly opposed a suggestion made in…

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Lord Mayor's Fund Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 2

The total contributions from all sources to the Lord Mayor's War and Patriotic Fund of New South Wales is £102,000, said the honorary…

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Butchers, Bakers and Fruiterers Assist Cheque for £30/2/4 Handed to Mayor

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 4

On behalf of the butchers, bakers and fruiterers' committee, the president (Mr. A. E. Papworth), at the Town Hall last night, handed to the…

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Soccer Wagga Association's Gesturk Whole Credit Balance for Patriotic Fund Mayor to Kick Off in Sunday's Big Match

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 8

At the executive meeting of the Wagga District Soccer Association held on Tuesday night, it was uananimously decided that all competition…

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Municipal Council Ordinary Fortnightly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 3

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

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Carrathool Shire's New Engineer

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 1

Mr. S. K. Donnan, who was appointed engineer at the last meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council, is no stranger to the South-West of New…

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Junee Council Vacancy

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 4
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Alderman T. A. Adkins, bead miller at Jeff brothers" flour mills at Junee. has severed his connections with that firm and will be leaving Junee in the…

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£300 to Lord Mayor's Fund Further Contribution From Patriotic Fund

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 2

THE executive of the Willimbong Shire Patriotic and War Fund last night voted £300 to the Lord Mayor's Fund to…

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Scrap Tin Wagga Council's Co-operation

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 4

Attention was drawn by the engineer to the Wagga Municipal Council last night to an announcement by the Minister for Labor and Industry…

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Wagga High School Lands Macleay Street Closure Council Defers Action

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 6

Following certain proposals from the Minister [or Education relative to an ' exchange of portion of the Wagga High School's lands for the closure…

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Wagga Council Annoyed Departmental Delay in Dealing with Loan Applications Special Loan to be Raised

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 6

Resentment was expressed in the finance committee's report to the Wagga Municipal Counci, last night at the delay of the Department of Works…

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Municipal Elections Will Not Be Held Until After the War Government's Decision

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 2

In a circular, received by the Wagga Municipal Council last night, the Local Government Association sought its views on the postponement of the local…

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