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Council & local affairs, 1942

1,245 stories in Riverina's papers · page 62 of 63

Government Wins One Seat Legislative Council Elections

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—As a result of the Legislative Council elections to-night the Government has definitely won one seat, making its strength 22 in a House…

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Gundagai Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 December 1942 · page 3

The Combined Charities Eight Hour Day Sports Committee in a letter dated 17/11/42, asked council to consider the resumption of…

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Important Decision at Mayor's Committee

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 21 December 1942 · page 2

At a meeting of the Mayor's Patriotic and War Committee on Friday night last, Mr. W. E. Jenkins moved to rescind a motion…

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The Shire’s Electrical Engineer Shire Meeting Goes Into Committee

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 December 1942 · page 2

After the Gundagai Shire’s Electrical Engineer’s report had been read to last week’s meeting, the Councillors went into committee,…

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Legislative Council Elections

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 December 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A suggestion that bad the general secretary of the Printing Industry Employees' Union (Mr. E. C…

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Shire Discusses Sewerage Many Residences Should Be Connected, Says Inspector

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 December 1942 · page 1

A further list of properties, which the Inspector said, should be connected to the sewer mains without unnecessary delay, was reported on by Mr…

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Work for the Health Inspector Sanitary Depot—Swimming Reserve—Shire Shed

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 December 1942 · page 2

Cr. Knox asked whose responsibility was the scare of tre Swimming Club’s lavatories. Mr Brownings explained when the…

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Items of News Special Council Meeting To-day

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 December 1942 · page 2

The aldermen of the Wagga municipality have been summoned to a special meeting to begin at 12 noon to-day for the purpose of…

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Shire to Reduce General Rate Increase In Sanitary Charge Estimates to Be Approved at the Next Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 December 1942 · page 4

The proposed estimates of rates for the Gundagai Shire in 1943. were discussed at last week’s Shire meeting. It is anticipated that the…

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Mayor of Wagga Alderman Gissing Re-elected for Sixth Term Ald. J. V. Doyle Deputy Mayor

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1942 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council held yesterday, beginning at noon, the Mayoral allowance for 1943 was fixed at £250, the…

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Food Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1942 · page 4

The Australian Food Council, which met in Canberra last week discussed the processing and manufacture of goods, and expects that 70,000 tons of…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 December 1942 · page 4

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

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Shire President for 28th TERM

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1942 · page 2

Councillor H. P. Carberry, of Gundagai who was one of the original members of the old Adjungbilly Shire Council, has been…

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Deadlock at Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1942 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Narandera Municipal Council a deadlock was reached in the voting on a motion moved by Ald. Hepburn…

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Mitchell Shire General Rate Reduced

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Wednesday 23 December 1942 · page 4

A the monthly meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council last Friday week estimates were [?] to permit of a rate of 1½d in the round for next year, and this rate…

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Suburban Mayor Permit to Perform Civic Duties

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 December 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Permission was granted to-day by the MS. Wales Deputy Director of Manpower (Mr. Bellemore) to the management of a…

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Supervision of Dairies Shire Council Seeks Authority to Control

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 24 December 1942 · page 4

THE Willimbong Shire Council meeting on Wednesday night of last week, received a letter forwarded by Mr. A. G. Enticknap,…

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Shire President Elected

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

Cr. E. C. L. Killen was elected President of the Carrathool Shire Council at a special meeting on Wednesday of last week…

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Should Nangus Brigade Burn Fire Breaks? Questions Debated At Shire Meeting Supplies for Local Brigades

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 December 1942 · page 4

Should the Gundagai Shire Council allow the Nangus brigade to burn fire breaks? This was one subject which was fully debated at last week’s meeting, when besides other matters the equipment of all district brigades was discussed…

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Application to Re-erect Gate Which Was Removed by Shire “Objections at Darbalara” Says Cr. Knox

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 December 1942 · page 5

In August this year Shire Council employees removed a gate which had been greeted by A. J. Naught on near the Adjungbilly bridge at Darbalara. At the Shire Meeting last week Councillors discussed an application by the well known district grazier to re-erect the gate…

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