Road Safety Council
As the majority of the members will be absent on holidays in January, the summer meeting of the Wagga Road Safety Council will be held next Thursday night at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Riverina · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1940
1,508 stories in Riverina's papers · page 70 of 76
Yass Resignations No Pay for Council Employees Sydney
The Minuter for local Government (Mr. Martin) to-day described as "perfect tools" the aldermen of the Yass Municipal Council who had resigned in order to force an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Electricity Scheme for South County Council Conference Inclusion of Wagga Discussed
Now that work has actually started on a water reticulation scheme for shires south of Wagga, which have amalgamated for the purpose under the name of the Southern Riverina County Council, a move is afoot to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Yass Aldermen Resign Protest Against Government Action
In a sub-leading article the “S.M, Herald” writes: “The action taken by the State Government to postpone local…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Mayor's Fund
Among the latest contributions to the Lord Mayor's Fund is an amount of £246/11/8 from the Wagga Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund, and £450 from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Mayor Ald. Gordon Probable Ald. Gammage Deputy Mayor
There has been some speculation as to who will be the Mayor for the 1941 term, but as the special meeting convened for the purpose of electing the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Holbrook Shire Monthly Council Meeting £6000 Sought for Main Roads Maintenance
At the November meeting of the Holbrook Shire Council there were present: Councillor John Ross (president), J. P. Nyhan, J. C. Bowler, T. E. Kendall…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire President Elected Next Week
The election of the leading citizen of the district for the ensuing twelve months will take place at 7.30 on Tuesday evening of next week,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Board's Responsibility Lack of Equipment at Yanco Shire President's Reply
In a letter to the Editor the Shire President, Cr. R. A. StrucK writes:— "Referring to the letter of Mr. H. M. Waring which appeared in your…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →County Council Moves Water Scheme Started Electricity Scheme Advocated
The fact that the Southern Riverina Water Supply scheme has started is news that has given great satisfaction to those, who during recent drought years have had no little anxiety concerning the shortage of water and the inherent inconvenience of such a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Army Motor Drivers Accorded Cheery Send-off Council Chambers Densely Packed
THE team of drivers and mechanics of the Army Transport Services, whose final pre-embarkation leave concludes to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern County Council Ariah Park and Ardlethan May Have Water by Christmas
At a recent meeting of the Northern County Council, the consulting engineers expressed confidence that their promise that water would be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipal Development Ald. F. C. Garner to Retire
During the week end there was some consternation among aldermen when they learned that the retiring Mayor (Ald. F. C. Garner) did not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mayor for Seven Minutes Whole Council Resigns at Gosford Gosford
Elected Mayor of Gosford by me municipal council at 8.10 o'clock to night, Alderman Mortimer, with all the other members of the council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ALD. F. R. DICKSON Re-Elected Mayor
Ald. F. R. Dickson was, on Monday night, once again elected to the position of Mayor of the Municipality of Cootamundra…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ALD. J. RINKIN Resigns From Council
Ald. J. Rinkin submitted an apology to the special meeting of the Municipal Council on Monday night. In doing so, he stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Town Council Munitions Annexe Again Discussed
Ald. F. R. Dickson (Mayor). T. Nicholson, G. Black, R. Gibson, B. Ward, L. Conkey, J. Rinkin, and J. Leonard attended the ordinary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Surprise Move Advisory War Council to Meet To-day Effort to Overcome Crisis Canberra
A last minute effort to surmount the Budget crisis will be made to morrow. A surprise development to-night was the convening of a meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. J. F. O'regan Succeeded in Council by Mr. Bridges Mr. M'kell Bitter Sydney
Tho Official Labor Party received a setback to-night when its candidate (Mr. A. S. M'Alpine). who wag president of the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alderman Griffin at Coolamon
Ald M. Griffin addressed a public meeting at Coolamon on Tuesday evening urging support for the Commonwealth War Loan, particularly by email investors. As…
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