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Council & local affairs, 1944

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Primary Producers' Union Tumut District Council Quarterly Meeting

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 16 June 1944 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Tumut and District Council or the Primary Producers' Union was held in O'Brien's Hall on Wednesday night…

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Police Authority Meetings At Hotels Forbes Council Concerned

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 16 June 1944 · page 4

In view of the fact that the Tumut Police have recently prohibited the holding of public meetings on hotel premises at night, too following will…

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Culcairn Shire Monthly Meeting of Council Water Supply

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1944 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council was held on Tuesday. There, were' present Councillors Alister Ross (president), C. A. Lee…

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Mitchell Shire Monthly Council Meeting Many Requests for Road Improvements

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1944 · page 6

A minute presented by the president (Cr. D. Hamilton) at the monthly meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council, held yesterday, contained some very interesting information…

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Kyeamba Shire Monthly Meeting Wagga-Uranquinty Road Improvements

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1944 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of the Kyeamba Shire Council held at Wagga yesterday it was decided to seek the approval of the Department of Main…

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Shire Roads

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 June 1944 · page 8

The Shire Overseer (Mr J. Heydon) reported to Friday's Council meeting as follows:— The No. 2 Power Grader has been…

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Division on Proposal to Join County Council But Gundagai Shire Decides To Obtain All Informaton

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 June 1944 · page 2

There was a sharp division of opinion when Gundagai Shire Councillors at Friday's meeting discussed the advisability of…

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Nangus Councillor Gives Hint on Coming Shire Election

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 June 1944 · page 2

Next December the Gundagai Shire Councillors will have to face the ratepayers and give an account of their stewardship, Cr…

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Shire Wants Electrician's License Restored Great Inconvenience To Ratepayers Say : Councillors Doings at Monthly Meeting of Gundagai Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 June 1944 · page 6

The Gundagai Shire Council will ask the Electrical Board to restore the suspended license of electrician Harry Worthington as soon as possible. This decision was arrived at on Friday last, Councillors pointing out that local ratepayers were now experiencing…

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The Dismissal of a Gundagai Shire Employee Facts On M. Booby's Case Placed Before Manpower Authorities Correspondence Read at Shire Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 June 1944 · page 3

Some members of the public were under the impression that the dismissal of a Gundagai Shire employee M. Booby, would cause excitement when discsused at Friday's Shire meeting. Correspondence in regard to the case was read but the subject fizzled out without…

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Shire to Urge That Striker Be Fixed to Town Clock May Purchase Mechanical Loaders for Lorries Discussion On Report Submitted By Cr. Knox

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 June 1944 · page 2

The Gundagai Shire Council will urge the Department of works to attach to the meachanism of he town clock ( now being constructed in Sydney) a striker. If that is done the Gundagai Court House will be almost exactly as it was before the disastrous…

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Yanko Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Yanko Shire Council was held on Thursday last, when there were present Crs. E. J. V. Martin president) W. R…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 4

Ald. T. Nicholson. S. Moorhouse, F. Legge, A. Hutton. and B. Ward attended the ordinary fortnightly meeting last night…

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Shire President's Report On Filtration Plant

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 2

CR. R. A. Struck Shire President) made the following report on the filtration plant at the special meeting of the Council…

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Wagga State Electoral A.l.p. Council

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 2

There was a good attendance of delegates from Junee, Wagga, South Wagga and North Wagga at the quarterly meeting of the…

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Community Centres National Fitness Council Of New South Wales

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 3

ALTHOUGH on one form or another centres of community activities have always existed, the community centre in…

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Dairy Industry Ministerial Plans for Expansion Address to Agricultural Council

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday: Addressing the Australian. Agricultural Council to-day the Commerce Minister (Mr. Scully) announced two measures…

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Leeton Filtration Plant Council Discusses Cost Work Will Be Completed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 3

AT a special meeting of the Willimbong Shire Council on Friday night the matter of the increased cost of the filtration plant was debated at length and the Shire President and Shire Clerk submitted lengthy reports on the subject. Cr. Struck gave an assurance that…

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Riverina County Council Meeting at Wagga Combatting of St. John's Wort Government Aid

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 2

The Eastern Riverina County Council met yesterday at the Kyeamba Shire offices, Wagga. Cr. H. M'Eachern. (Kyeamba Shire)…

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Southern Riverina County Council Meeting at The Rock Administrative Problems Hamper Work of Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the Southern Riverina County Council held at The Rock yesterday, the president (Councillor John Ross) appealed to councillors not to embark on any new work until office administrative worries had been cleared up…

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