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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1942

1,245 stories in Riverina's papers · page 22 of 63

Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 3

Ald Dickson (Mayor), Moorhouse, Stration, Legge Nicholson, Hutton. Bunyan, Conkey. and Leonard attended the ordinary fortnightly meeting…

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Municipal Council Forfeits Share of £108 Improvements

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 1

The [?] Municipal Council will not continue the arrangement [?] the junee saleyard[?] with the…

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Sunday Entertainment and Council of Churches

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Referring to the Cabinets decision regarding Sunday entertainment for the services, the Rev. C. Bernard Cockett, president…

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State Tax Exemptions Bill Before Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Speaking on the second reading on the Income Tax Management (Amendment) Bill in the Legislative Council to-night, the…

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Council to Prosecute Eight Junee Property Owners

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 1

ALDERMEN OF THE JUNEE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL., AT A SPECIAL MEETING LAST NIGHT, DECIDED TO INSTITUTE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST EIGHT JUNEE LANDOWNERS FOR FAILURE TO CONNECT THE SEWERAGE…

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Eastern Riverina County Council Meeting at Tumbarumba

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 5

A meeting of the Eastern Riverina County Council was held in the Tumbarumba Shire Council chambers when there were present Councillors H…

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Nose in Parking Question Raised at Council Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 2

The question or nose in parking was again raised at the Municipal Council meeting last night, when the Cootamundra Chamber of Commerce…

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Pacific War Council

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—Chiefly because President Roosevelt was to-day preoccupied with preparations for his to-night's cost of living speech, and…

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Council Passes Tax Bill

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Legislative Council to-day passed the third reading of the Income Tax Management Bill and adjourned…

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State Tax Exemptions Bill Before Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 4

Speaking on the second reading of the Income Tax Management (Amendment) Bill in the Legislative Council the Minister for Justice (Mr…

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To Control All Food New Council Formed

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 4

An Australian Food Council, under the chairmanship of the Minister for Supply (Mr. Beasley) has been set up to control the…

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Pacific Council Dr. Evatt Causes Surprise Huge U.s. Appropriation

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—The Pacific War Council met for an hour and a half to-day and the British Ambassador (Lord…

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The Water Scheme Completion of Pipe Laying Proposals Being Investigated Council Monthly Meeting at Ardlethan

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Northern Riverina County Council was held at the Ardlethan School of Arts on Wednesday afternoon. The President, Cr. O. W. Edis, presided and also present…

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Kyeamba Shire Rates

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1942 · page 2

The shire clerk (Mr. C. L. Daley) of the Kyeamba Shire Council gives notice in this issue that rates are now overdue, and that…

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Whooping Cough Prevalence Reported to Holbrook Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1942 · page 3

"Although whooping coupgh is not a notifiable disease, it is apparent that for the past two months the number of cases has reached epidemic…

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N.E.S. Wardens For Wiilimbong Shire

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 May 1942 · page 1

BELOW we publish a complete list of the wardens and their divisions in the town, also the names of the country wardens…

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Illabo Shire Will Continue Junee's Saleyards

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 2

Without a dissentient voice, councillors of Illabo Shire decided to finance the Junee saleyards. Previously the yards were financed on a 50/50 basis…

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Lord Mayor's Fund

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 2

The people of Wagga and district have subscribed £8635 to the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund for the provision of comforts…

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Noxious Weeds Bring Fines Shire Versus South Gundagai Residents

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 2

Pleading guilty to charges of failing to destroy noxious weeds (to wit, Bathurst Burr) three Sth. Gundagai residents were each…

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Junee Council Fortnightly Meeting Brownout Complaints

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 6

The Mayor (Aid. W. J. Hobbin) presided over the fortnightly meeting of the Junee Municipal Council on Tuesday night. The only absentee was…

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