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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1943

1,235 stories in Riverina's papers · page 35 of 62

Council Supports Shire in Move to Shift Trucking Yards

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 11 August 1943 · page 1

The Municipal Council is to throw its weight behind the Illabo Shire in seeking an alteration to the proposed site of the…

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Illabo Council Protest

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1943 · page 2

The Illabo Shire Council has decided to protest against the erection of the new railway trucking yards on the western side of…

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Council Vacancy Union Secretary Elected

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Mr. B. E. Savage was to-night elected to All the vacancy in the Legislative Council caused by the death of…

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Municipal Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 6

His Worship the Mayor (Ald R. L. Wilson) and Alds J T Lambert. R. Peters and W. T. Allen attended a meeting of the Hillston Municipal Council on the 30th…

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Culcairn Shire Monthly Council Meeting Clearing of Stock Route

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 3

The monday meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council was held on Monday. There were present: Councillors Alister Ross, C. A…

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Gundagai Saleyards Syndicate Shire to Rescind Motion?

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 2

At a previous meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council, when a proposition came before the Local Governing body to take over control of the…

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Roadwork in Gundagai Shire Overseer’s Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 2

In his report to last Wednesday’s Shire Meeting the Overseer (Mr J. Heydon) stated : — The power grader has been…

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Shire Grounds to Be Converted Into Park Area

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 2

A simple scheme, yet one with attractive possibilities, was decided upon at last Wednesday’s meeting of the Gundagai Shire…

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Coolac Sports Shire To Ask For Public Holiday

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 2

On the motion of Crs McHugh and Knox, it was decided at yesterday’s meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council to apply for a public holiday for…

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Shire to Take Action Owners Must Connect Premises To Sewerage Scheme

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 10

The Gundagai Shire Council is to take definite action to force owners of town properties to connect their premises to the sewerage scheme. In June the Shire issued…

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Junee Council Fortnightly Meeting New Trucking Yards Site

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 4

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

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Gundagai’s Aerodrome Shire’s Scheme Taking Shape Committee to Meet Owner

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 2

The Gundagai Shire Council’s scheme to establish an aerodrome at Gundagai is definitely taking shape, and at yesterday’s meeting of the Council a report was received from the committee which was appointed to investigate the matter…

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Jindalee Shire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 4

At today's meeting of the Jindalee Shire Council, the supervising ganger, Mr. H. Donovan, reported on his inspection of roads and works carried…

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Coolamon Shire Council Monthly Meeting Gardens, Trees and Straying Stock

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 1

The monthly meeting of a Coolaman Shire Council was held on Tuesday last Councellor J.W. Hawthorne (President), provided, others present being Crs.P.J…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, when there were present His Worship the Mayor (Aid…

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Council Vacancy

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: The writ for the election of a member of the Legislative Council to fill the vacancy crested by the death of Mr. J. F…

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The Man on the Land Irrigation and Land Settlement Illabo Shire Council Post-war Construction Proposals

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 4

The Illabo Shire Council in its post-war proposals, drafted at the request of the Post-war Reconstruction authorities, includes an irrigation scheme which, if carried out, would certainly improve the carrying capacity of a great area of…

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Union Secretary Elected to Council Vacancy

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 2

Mr. R. E. Savage was on Tuesday night elected to fill the vacancy in the Legislative Council caused by the death of Mr. E. K. Mitchell K.C. Mr…

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Meeting of Trades and Labor Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 2

A meeting of the Wagga Trades and Labor Council will be held on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at the Trades Hall. An executive member…

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Northern Riverina County Council Annual Report for 1943

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 6

The fourth general report of the Council [?] by the County Clerk, Mr. E.Freer, for the year 1942, is as [?] Personnel of the Council The personnel of the covered during the year…

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