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Council & local affairs, 1941

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Wheat Industry Agricultural Council to Meet Important Matters for Discussion Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 3

The Minister for Commerce (Sir Earle Page) said to-day that important plant to assist the wheatgrowing industry would be discussed at a meeting of the Australian…

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Wade Shire Council Bullocks Frighten Children Beautification of Cemetery GRIFFITH

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Wade Shire Council was attended by Councillors W. D. Bull (president), J. H. Reilly. A. G. Kubank, C. Bowditch, and…

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Wagga War Effort Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund Appreciative Letters Received

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 4

Appreciative letters of the Wagga i Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund con-tinue to be received. The secretary (Mr. C. R. MacDonald)…

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Elected at 82 Veteran Shire President Wil[?] Take Some Beating

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 2

Here is a man with a record that rivals even that of Mr. H. R. He[?]yer (80 year old sportsman, public and business man…

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Wheatgrowing Industry Agricultdral Council to Discuss Problem Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 4

Important plans to assist the wheatgrowing industry will be discussed at the meeting of the Australian Agricul­tural Council In Canberra on January…

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Kyeamba Shire Council Offices

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 4

A special general meeting of members of the Wagga School of Arts will be held in the School of Arts on February 10 for the purpose of considering…

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Carrathool Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 4

The Carrathool Shire Council met on Monday, 13th January, there being present Crs. Chapman (president), Varcoe, Killen, Westrup…

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Tumut Shire Council January Meeting

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Shire Council was held at the offices on Wednesday last, Crs. Harry Godfrey (President), Jas, Elphick, C…

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Agricultural Bureau Henty Sub-district Council Quarterly Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Henty Sub-district Council of the Agricultural Bureau was held in the School of Arts, Henty. Those present…

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Statement by Vice-president of Electorate Council (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 6

Sir—On behalf of the Murrumbidgee Electorate Council I would like to make the following statement concerning the selection of a candidate…

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LATE H. E. Mitchelmore Reference at Council Motion of Sympathy Passed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 2

Reference was made at the meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council last night by the Mayor (Aid. H. E. Gissing) to the death of council's solicitor (Mr…

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Memorial Hall Suggested by R.S.L. Letter to Wagga Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 2

In a letter to the Wagga Municipal Council last night, the Wagga Subbranch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. stated that it was anxious to secure a site for the…

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Sir Bertram Stevens Important Appointment Australian Representative On Eastern Council SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 3

Sir Bertram Stevens, ex-Premier of New South Wales, has been appointed Australian representative on the Eastern Group Supply Council at Delhi. The appointment…

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Pedestrians Who Are Killed (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 1

Pedestrians who were killed in road accidents in New South Wales last year totalled 167 and of these four-fifths were either over the age…

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Second Restriction Scare Hardens Unanimity of Murrumbidgee Water-users Enlisting Parliamentarians in Snowy Diversion Agitation Shire President To Tell Full Story in Sydney

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 1

THE reprieve from restrictions on the use of water on the Murrumbidgee irrigation area, which came because mid-summer rains swelled the Burrinjuck storage to a point where safety is assured, has not minimised the determination of irrigationists and other water-users…

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The War in Australia Intern All Aliens R.S.L. Council Decisions Armed Italians on M.I.A. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 4

The State Council of the R.S.L. to-day received a complaint from the Griffith sub-branch that arms and ammunition which bad been taken from Italians in…

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Municipal Matters Points of Interest From Last Night's Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 2

There was only one alderman absent from the meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council last night. The Mayor (Alderman H. E. Gissing)…

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Tumut Shire Monthly Council Meeting Request for Road Works

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 4

The January meeting of the Tumut Shire Council was held at the Shire Hall Tumut on Wednesday, the President (Councillor H. Godfrey) presiding…

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Soldiers' Departures Absence of Farewells Mayor's Explanation

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 7

Reference was made to a letter in Thursday's issue of "The Daily Advertiser," signed by "Civic Pride," at the meeting of the Wagga Municipal…

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New French National Council LONDON, Saturday (A.A.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 2

The Paris radio announced to-night that the new National Council includes the former Ministers Bonnet, Poncet and de la Roque…

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