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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1942

1,245 stories in Riverina's papers · page 54 of 63

Leeton District P. and C. Council Alteration of School Hours

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 November 1942 · page 4

An important meeting of the Leeton District. P. and C. Council was held at Leeton on Saturday last when the following delegate…

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Proposed Alteration of Hillston Municipality

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 5 November 1942 · page 2

Notice of a proposal to alter the boundaries of the Hillston Municipality appeared in our last issue. The area sought to…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 November 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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Two Resignations From Junee Council

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. W. J. Hobbin) made, a statement on the position regarding absentee aldermen at the last council meeting…

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Council Moves To Liquidate Scouts' Indebtedness

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 2

One of the most unimportant meetings of the life of the present Municipal Council was held on Monday night, when Aid. Hobbin…

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Junee Council's Aggregate Accounts Show Credit Balance

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 3

The total credit balances in the Junee Municipal Council's accounts is £13,660, which shows a surplus of £2771 over the total…

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Municipal By-election for Junee

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 2

The resignations of Aldermen R. Weaver and F. Lyons having reached the town clerk of Junee, an extraordinary by-election will be held early…

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Narandera Council Fortnightly Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1942 · page 6

Two notices of the sale and transfer of town properties were reported at the fortnidghtly meeting of the Narandera Municipal Council…

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Works Council Adopts Peculiar Attitude to Shire

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 9 November 1942 · page 3

The somewhat amazing attitude of the Allied Works Council was brought before the Illabo Shire Council at its meeting on…

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Allied Works Council

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 November 1942 · page 4

A very large number of skilled and unskilled workers from New South Wales are employed under the Allied Works Council in…

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Mayor Suggests Ton of Florins for War Loan Appeal

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 9 November 1942 · page 2

Among the novel suggestions put forward at a meeting in connection with the organisation of the local war loan effort on Friday…

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Town Council the Baths

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 November 1942 · page 3

Ald. P. Dickson (Mayor), S. Moorhouse. D. stratton, P. Legge, L. Conkey, T. Nicholson, A. Hutton, and J. Leonard attended the ordinary…

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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research a Practical Method of Treating Sheath Rot

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 November 1942 · page 1

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research reports that recent observations and "experiments have shown the value of imposing a period of imposing a period…

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Municipal By-election for Junee

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 November 1942 · page 3

The resignation of Ald. R. Weaver and F. Lyons having reached the Town Clerk of Junee, an extraordinary by-election will be held early next…

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Culcairn Shire Monthly Council Meeting Main and Trunk Roads

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 November 1942 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council waf held on Monday. There were present Councillors J. Ross (president). C. A. Lee, J. H. Balfour,…

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Council By-election

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 November 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A ballot to fill the vacancy in the Legislative Council caused by the death of Mr. T. J. Tyrrell will be held on…

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Tumbarumba Shire Council Items of Interest From October Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1942 · page 2

At the October meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council the Department of Main Roads stated that the department was represented in a committee…

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Kyeamba Shire Immunisation Scheme

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1942 · page 2

Officials and doctors in connection with the Kyeamba Shire Council's immunisation scheme against diphtheria, will be at Mangoplah. on Saturday…

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Allied Works Council Unions Watching Workers' Interests

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—If any attempt is made by the Allied Works Council to lower the present standards of wages and conditions, the Sydney…

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Coolamon Shire Council Hire and Sale of Plant Bush Fires and Weeds

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 13 November 1942 · page 1

Councillor J. W. [?] (President) presided at the monthly meeting of Coolamon Shire Council on Tuesday [?] present being Crs. N. R. Dynson,…

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