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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

1,400 stories in Riverina's papers · page 51 of 70

Municipal Garbage Service

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 4

As form Monday next, the Wagga municipal garbage service will be cleared twice weekly until March 1.1942. after which date a single service weekly will again…

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Junee Council Fortnightly Meeting Instructor for Swimming Pool

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1941 · page 6

In the absence of the Mayor (Ald. R. G. Weaver), who was attending the total Government conference. Ald. A. Schwartz, presided at the fortnightly meeting of the…

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Post-War Problems Constructional Works in Wagga to Be Considered by New Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1941 · page 7

A letter was received by the Wagga Municipal Council last night from the Wagga District Chamber of Commerce advising the appointment of a committee…

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Municipal Matters Points of Interest From Thursday Night's Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1941 · page 3

Report from officers and committees occupied the greater part of the meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council on Thursday night. In the absence of the Mayor…

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Narandera Municipal Council Fortnightlt Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 September 1941 · page 3

At the recent meeting of the Narandera Municipal Council three cases of scarlet fever were reported within the municipality and one from the…

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Junior Farmers Tumut District Advisory Council

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 30 September 1941 · page 2

A general meeting of the Tumut District Advisory Council for Junior Farmers' Clubs was held in the Intermediate High…

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Preference to Returned Soldiers Coolamon Shire Council's Dilemma Age Not a Barrier to Preference

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 October 1941 · page 3

The Coolamon Shire council recently advertised for a road grader operator. There were 17 applicants. Including one returned soldier. When the…

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Sex Growers for Potato Council

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 2 October 1941 · page 2

TheMinister for Agriculture, Mr. Duna, said that steps were now being taken by his department to conduct a poll for the election of six…

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Compulsory Voting at Municipal Elections Favored at Local Government Conference Secondary Industries in Rural Areas

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1941 · page 6

Compulsory voting at municipal elections was advocated at the annual conference of the Local Government Association of N.S. Wales, which wu held at Newcastle…

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Kyeamba Shire Bush Fire Advisory Council Annual Meeting Held Petrol Question Discussed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Kyeamba Shire Bush Advisor Council was held in the Empire Hall yesterday afternoon. Brigades were represented as…

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Killed by Fall of Earth Mayor of Chelsea

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Mayor of Chelae (V.), Councillor Sidney Rupert Horace Black, was fatally injured yesterday in a fall of earth at Dandenong…

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CHALLENGE To Mr. C. Mountford, The Shire President, and Oscar Washington

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 5

Dear Mr. Editor.—Following certain statements made at Leeton during the past week, I now challenge the above gentlemen through your…

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Relief Works "Black" Decision of Unemployed Council

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 October 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The N.S. Wales Labor Council will be asked to call a special meeting within the next month with the object of declaring all relief…

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Lord Mayor's Fund

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1941 · page 2

Since war began the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund has made grants amounting to £82,000 to the Salvation Army and the Y.M.C.A. for…

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FARMERS & Settlers Association Culcairn District Council Use of Gas Producers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1941 · page 4

A meeting of the Culcalm District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association took place at the Hotel Culealm yesterday, but owing to shearing operations and petrol…

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Culcairn Shire Monthly Council Meeting Progress of Contract Work

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1941 · page 3

At yesterday's meeting of the Culcalrn Shire Council there were present Crs. J. H. Balfour (president). A. Ross. T. King. H. J. Shippard. H. Diffey. E. B. Twartz, L. C…

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Town Council Appointments Made

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 October 1941 · page 4

Ald. F. Dickson (Mayor), D. Stratton, F. Legge, T. Nicholson, R. Gibson, B. Ward, L. Conkey, and J. Leonard attended the ordinary…

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Wagga Eisteddfod Resolutions by Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1941 · page 2

In connection with the incident on Friday night, September 26. 1941, at the eisteddfod festival, the council having considered the matter, the following resolution was…

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Delhi Group Council and Sir Bertram Stevens

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1941 · page 2

CANBERRA. Tuesday.—The files of the Delhi Group Supply Council will be one of the first examined by the new Labor Government, and it is now…

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Legislative Assembly Loan Council Constitution Alteration Sought Wheat Harvest Arrangements for Storage of Grain

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY. Tuesday.—The Premier (Mr. M'Kell) promised In Parliament this afternoon to consider a suggestion that representations be made for…

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