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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

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Proposed County Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 2

wagga Municipal Council last night had before it a minute from the Mayor (Alderman H. E. Gissing) regarding the conference held last…

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Mayors Report to Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 2

After reporting to wagga Municipal Council last night in committee on war projects in Wagga, the Mayor (Alderman H. E. Gissing) stated…

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F.s.a. District Council

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the South-west District Council delegates got through twenty resolutions by noon, alter which the session was thrown…

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In Brief- Council's Light Experiments

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 2

Two mercury vapour lamps mounted on high poles have been placed by the Irrigation Commission's electrical brunch in Mountford Park as a…

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Backyard Slaughtering Butchers Protest Council Seeks Amendment of Act

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 3

Recently the Wagga Municipal Council received a letter from the Wagga Master Butchers' Association requesting the council's co-operation…

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Northern Riverina County Council Monthly Meeting Held at Barellan

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Northern Riverina County Council was held in Barellan on Wednesday of last week, the day of the official…

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T.b. Free Milk Letter to Council Legal Position Explained

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 5

Wagga Municipality's legal position regarding a T.B.—free protected area was explained last evening to the council by the Chief of the Division of Animal Industry…

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Power Alcohol Production From Wheat Engineer's Report to Wagga Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 5

Establishment of power alcohol distilleries in rural areas was urged by the Wagga Municipal Council's engineer (Mr. H. J. Chasten) in a special report to the…

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Salvage Collections Letter to Council C.W.A. Co-operation Quoted

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 6

Wagga Municipal Council last night received a letter from the Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd. with reference to press advertisements of that firm regarding the…

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Are Road Smashes Accidents? (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 4

CASUALTY lists for the first four months of this year show that people are still being killed on the roads of the State at…

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Municipal Matters Points of Interest From Last Night's Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 4

After an interval of three weeks, the Wagga Municipal Council met last night. The Mayor (Alderman H. E. Gls…

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Wagga War Effort Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund Executive Meets Has Contributed £3740 to Date

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1941 · page 3

Since the inception of the Wagga Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund it has contributed £3740 to the central fund, and it is expected that more than £1000 from the recent…

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Kyeamba Shire Council Extraordinary Election Won by Mr. J. LANGFIELD

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1941 · page 2

To fill the vacancy on the Kyeamba Shire Council, caused by the death of Councillor H. Crichton, an extraordinary election was held by postal ballot…

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Yanko Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Yanko Shire Council wag held on Thursday last, when there were present Crs. E. J. V. Martin (Deputy President)…

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Shire President's Thanks

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 2

Cr. R. A. Struck, Shire President, who is also president of the local Patriotic Committee, whose members co-operated strongly with this effort,…

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Lord Mayor's War and Patriotic Fund Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Narandera branch of the Lord Mayor's War and Patriotic Committee was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday…

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Lockhart Shire Monthly Meeting Comment on Electricity Conference

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire council was held on Monday, in the absence of the bresident, who was attendinb the Shires'…

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Won't Have to Pay for High School Land Resumed for Uroly Bridge Road New Education Minister Waives Claim Against Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 1

THE first official act touching this district performed by the new Minister for Education, Hon. Clive Evatt, has been to waive a…

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Culcairn Shire Monthly Council Meeting Charcoal Requirements

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council was held at Culcairn on Tuesday, when, with the president (Cr. J. H. Balfour) there were present Crs. A. Ross,…

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Entry in Sidon Mayor Escorts Australian Infantry London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 1

Operations resulting in the fall of Sidon were so well carried out by the Australians that there was no street fighting as the troops entered. The…

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