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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1942

1,245 stories in Riverina's papers · page 47 of 63

The Hume. A.L.P. Electorate Council Discusses Preselection and Communist Ban

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 3

A meeting of A.L.P. delegates representing all leagues in the Hum electorate, which was called by the Sydney executive of the…

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Hume Electorate Council A.l.p

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 3

What is considered to have been the most representative and successful meeting of the above Council held for many years took…

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Correspondence Disposing of Council Plant (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 1

Sir.—On the assumption Cr. Marston was correctly reported, would you please be good enough to allow me space in your valuable paper to…

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Defence of Allied Works Council "Criticism Irresponsible," Says Minister

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 2

"These liars are impairing Australia's war effort," said the Minister for the Interior, Senator Callings, when replying in the…

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Mayor's Committee To Retain Hard Liquor At Send-offs

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 23 September 1942 · page 1

A remark made by Mr. W. J. Hiscock at the Mayor's Patriotic Committee meeting on Friday night last was more or less passed…

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Municipal Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 2

Aldermen Robt Peters (Mayor) E. B. Symonds, R. L. Wilson, J. T. Lambert and A. P. Hannan were present at the September meeting of the Municipal Council…

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Willimbong Shire Monthly Meeting of Council Requests of Local Bodies

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Willimbong shire council was attended by Councillors R. A. Struck (shire president), J. S…

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Four Aldermen Away From Municipal Council Meeting

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 2

With four aldermen absent from the Junee Municipal Council last Tuesday the fire aldermen who at- tended presented a lonely spectacle…

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Tumut Shire Council September Meeting

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 3

The September meeting of the Tumut Share Council was held on Wednesday last. Those present were Councillors C. F. Armstrong (chair),…

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Holbrook Shire Monthly Council Meeting Dengue Fever Control

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 6

Those present at the monthly meeting of the Holbrook Shire Council, held on Tuesday night, were Councillors John Ross (president), J. F. Nyhan,…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, when there were present the Mayor (Ald. R. E…

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Anglican Fete Opened by Shire President

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 2

IN beautiful weather the annual Fete of the Anglican Church was opened in St. Peter's Hall on Thursday afternoon, in the…

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Wagga War Effort N.e.s. Chief Warden's Statement to Wagga Municipal Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 4

At the meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council last night, after he had referred to the State-wide N.E.S. test to be conducted on…

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Junee Council Fortnightly Meeting Arrangements for Vice-Regal Visit

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 3

There was a bare quorum of five at the Junee Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night. The absentees were…

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Civic Matters Items of Interest From Last Night's Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 4

Those present were the Mayor (Aid. H. E. Gissing), who presided, Aid. J. N. Small, L. Barrand, John Graham, V. E. Lawrence, W…

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Municipal Valuations For 1943 Report of Valuer

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 5

The municipal valuer (Mr. R. Buckhorn) reported to the meeting of the council last night that the valuation book for 1943 had…

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Narandera Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 September 1942 · page 3

Three notices of the sale and transfer of town properties were received at the fortnightly meeting of the Narandera Municipal…

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Ninety Per Cent, of Personnel In Shire Test

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 28 September 1942 · page 1

Ninety per cent, of the personnel of the Illabo Shire A.R.P. organisation was on duty yesterday. Centres which operated were at…

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Works Council Investigation Demanded by Builders

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 September 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday,—A mass meeting of 1600 building workers to-day carried a motion demanding that an investigation be made0 into…

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Council Blotter

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1942 · page 2

The Wagga Municipal Council has issued a large number of blotters, and these will be distributed as part of a campaign to…

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