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Council & local affairs, 1941

1,400 stories in Riverina's papers · page 26 of 70

Road Accidents Pile Up Again (Issued by the Road Safety council of New South Wales.)

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 4

Seven persons are known to have been killed and scores injured In road accidents in New South Wales during last week-end. These are only…

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Mr. Vallentine Farewelled By Staff of Municipal Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 1

On Thursday afternoon last the staff of the Municipal Council assembled at the Relumed Soldiers' Club for the purpose of bidding farewell to…

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Diphtheria Cases Cause Further Immunisation Campaign 8 Reported in Two Months Shire Health Inspector Organises

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 1

AFTER several years in which the Leeton district has been almost completely free of diphtheria, eight cases have been…

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Tumbarumba Shire Monthly Council Meeting Work On The Glen Bridge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 6

At the recent meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council the shire clerk (Mr. Holm) reported that during April the moneys credited to the…

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Emergency Council To be Set Up by State Government

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A National Emergency Services Council is to be set up by the State Government. This was decided by the Cabinet last night…

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Emergency Council to Be Set Up by State Government Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 2

A National Emergency Services Council is to be set up by the State Government. This was decided by the Cabinet to-night after a report by the Minister for…

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Southern Riverina County Council Monthly Meeting Held Application for Second Grant

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 2

An application for the Governor's approval of the second grant in connection with the Southern Towns Water Supply Scheme is being made…

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State Parliament New Members Sworn in Legislation to Be Judged on Merits in Council SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 2

The new state parliament was opened to-day with the unanimous election of Mr. D. Clyne as Speaker and Mr. Booth as Chairman of Committees, and with the…

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Carrathool Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council A letter was received from the Divisional Engineer of the Main Roads…

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Holbrook Shire Monthly Council Meeting Completion of Work at Yarara Gap

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Holbrook Shire Council was held on Tuesday last, when there were present: Councillors John Ross (president in the chair), J. F. Nyhan,…

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Riverina Review Council May Go Back to the Horse

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 4

If the petrol position becomes as acute as the immediate indications would suggest, the Junee Municipal Council might go back to the use of…

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Electricity Distribution To Southern Riverina Towns Report of Departmental Engineer Inclusion of Wagga in County Council Favored

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 5

Proposals to form an enlarged County Council comprising the Wagga Municipal Council and the existing constituent councils in the southern towns water supply scheme were considered in committee by the Wagga Municipal Council at a special meeting last night…

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Wagga W.e.s.c. £38, G Realised for Mayor's Fund

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1941 · page 6

A large number of members of the Women's Emergency Signalling Corps assembled at the W.E.S.C. Rooms, Wagga, last Monday night to witness…

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Legislative Council Labor Selection for Vacancy Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1941 · page 3

The State executive ol the Labor Party to-night selected Mr. J. J. Maloney as candidate for the Legislative Council vacancy, caused by [?]…

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Municipal Elections

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1941 · page 4

The Premier 'Mr. M'Kell), announced yesterday that the municipal elections would be held as usual next December. This reversed the…

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Claim Against Aldermen Move to Have Inquiry Instituted

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 1

Many country towns have their fiery spirited citizens, around whom there seems to frequently be an atmosphere of controversy…

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CORRESPONDENCE (We As not necessarily endorse the view of our correspondents) Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund (To the Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 2

Sir,—It speaks volumes for the patriotic spirit of the citizens of Wagga Wagga and the Kyeamba and Mitchell Shires that the quota set by the…

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Distraction Big Cause of Smashes (Issued by the Road "safety. Council or New South Wales)

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 4

Most of us can remember the time when motorists involved in an accident lest their tempers and heatedly accused each other of being the…

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County Council Inspection

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1941 · page 2

Members of the Wagga Municipal Council have been invited by the Southern Riverina County Council to accompany its members on a visit of…

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New Rolls For Shire Wide Franchise: Now Being Prepared

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 June 1941 · page 1

AT the last by-election for the Willlmbong Shire, there were complaints that some electors entitled to a vote were not…

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