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Council & local affairs, 1941

1,400 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 70

Jindalee Shire Additional Railway Bridges Mooted

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 3

Crs. Smirl (President), Manwaring, Moore, Donaldson, Witenden, Morrow, Bennett, and Ward were present at Thursday's meeting…

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“Bill” Ross Selected U.C.P. CANDIDATE Yass Electorate Council Meets

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 2

The second meeting of the Yass Electorate Council of the U.C.P. was held at Yass on Friday last. The chairman Mr G. R. Woodbridge…

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All Australian Legacy Conference at Wagga Next Saturday To Be Opened By Mayor

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 4

The 14th all-Australian Legacy conference will be held at Wagga next Saturday and delegates from every club in New South Wales and Victoria…

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No Flood Precautions Grant For Narandera Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 1

Mr. R. H. Hankinson, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Works and Local Government…

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Culcairn Shire Monthly Meeting of Council Electricity District Council Proposal

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 6

A meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council took place at the council, chambers, Culcairn, yesterday With the president (Cr. J. H. Balfour) there…

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Town Council Meter Reading Question

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 4

Ald. F. R. Dickson (Mayor). F. Legge, T. Nicholson, B. Ward, and J. Leonard attended the ordinary fortnightly meeting on Monday night…

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Tumut Shire Council April Meeting

Adelong and Tumut Express · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 3

Crs. H. Godfrey (President), J. Elphick, C. Armstrong. L. E. Quambyk. D. Burbury. W. H. Hassell L. F. Roche and Shire Clerk…

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Lord Mayor's Fund

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 4

The executive of the Lord mayor's Patriotic and War Fund, after consultation with the heads of the Navy, Army, and Air Force, has decided to standardise the comforts to…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 6

The Shire Engineer (Mr. Johns) submitted the following report to last Tuesday's Shire meeting. Main Roads—…

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Noxious Weeds in Willimbong Shire Shire Clerk's Report

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 7

At the meeting of the Willimbong Shire Council last night Mr. T. H. Webster (shire clerk) read and presented the following report on the…

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Council Table Crumbs

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 1

TWO FURTHER street lights are to be erected on the Yanco Avenue, towards the Corbie Hill turn-off. A SPECIAL meeting of the Works…

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Gundagai Shire Interesting Happenings at Tuesday's Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 2

Arch Elphick, of Back Station Ck. applied for permission to lop some green trees on the Nangus-Gundagai road—The matter was left to the…

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Can Regulate Fences Without Wade Shire Help

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 1

Wil[?]mbong Shire Council recently decided that it would ask the co-operation of the Wade Shire (Griffith) and the Irrigation Commission in…

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Cycles Save Petrol for Shire Consumption Less— But Work Also

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 6

TO a suggestion that the local Council should equip its motor vehicles with gas producer units so that their lead might be…

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Irrigation Com­mission Deputation From Willimbong Shire Report Adopted Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 7

Messrs. T. Darchy and J. O'Donoghue reported at last night's meeting of the Willlmbong shire Council that, as authorised by the council, they had in…

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Like to See Non-Voting Shire Electors Fined New Rolls to Be Prepared

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 6

HE would like to see electors who failed to vote at Shire elections fined £2 in a manner similar to those who did not exercise…

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Junee Council Fortnightly Meeting Diphtheria Immunisation 180 Names Submitted

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 8

The Mayor (Alderman R. G Weaver) presided over the fortnightly meeting of the Junee Municipal Council on Tuesday. The only absentee was Alderman J. Briffa…

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Willimbong Shire Trees Destroyed by Fire Producer Gas Units Control of Bindweed LEETON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the Willimbong Shire Council was held last night, those present being Crs. R. A. Struck (shire president), J. S. Dooley,…

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Council Seeks Care of Palms Those on Recreation Reserve Controlled by Commission

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 6

The palms growing along the canal bank near the recreation reserve in Palm Avenue cannot be given attention by the Shire Council because…

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Strong on Local Control for Area's Electricity Council Opposes Proposal For New State Board President Reports on Sydney Conference

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 3

BECAUSE the irrigation area's electricity reticulation scheme must, at some time in the future, come under the control of the M.I.A. local government bodies, the Willimbong Shire Council on Tuesday night expressed opposition to the setting up of a Central Power Board, which…

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