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Council & local affairs, 1944

1,079 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 54

Wagga War Effort Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund Meeting Last Night Headquarters to Receive £1000

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 2

At a meeting of the Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund held at the Town Hall, Wagga, last night, it was decided to forward. 21000 to headquarters…

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Narandera Council Busy Fortnightly Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 3

The Mayor (Alderman T. Gordon) presided at the fortnightly meeting of the Narandera Municipal Council…

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V Temora A.l.p. Suggested Merging of Shire and Municipality

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 2

At a meeting of the Temora branch of the A.L.P., during a discussion on the bad state of Temora streets and footpaths, an opinion was expressed…

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Payment of Voluntary Bush Fire Fighters Suggestion at Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 2

THAT many men refrain from volunteering to fight bush fires because in the event of injury they receive no compensation…

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Post-War Work States to Prepare Plans National Council Decision

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 4

The States are to prepare immediately plans for a £200,000,000 programme of post-war public works recommended to National…

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Scene at Council Meeting Over Employee's Military Call-up the Kefford Case Again

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 3

A WILD scene occurred at the meeting of the Willimbong Shire Council on Thursday night when the Shire President (Cr. R. A. Struck) and Cr. M. Waring, of Yanco, got at loggerheads during a debate on the call-up of an employee named Kefford, for military…

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Shire Council Meeting at Batlow

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

A special meeting of the Tumut Shire Council was held at Batlow on Wednesday when an inspection was made of the road on die…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 6

Tuesday, night's meeting was attended by Ald. J. T. Stratton (Mayor), T. Nicholson, F. Legge, S. Moorehouse, L. Conkey, J. J. Leonard, and B. Ward…

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Tumbarumba Shire Eradication of Briars Property Owners Warned

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 3

Cr A. E. Elliott (president) presided at the January meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council, held at the shire office, Tumbarumba. Also…

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United Country Party Meeting of Murnunbidgee Electorate Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

A meeting of the Murrumbidgee Electorate Council of the United Country-Party was held in the Cri[?] Hall, Narandera, on Saturday…

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South West Regional Area To Include Leeton and Griffith Proposal Favoured by Shire Council Must Develop or Lose Our Country

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

IN ten, twenty, or thirty years, white people would not own Australia unless they adopted some such policy as was proposed by…

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Miners' Council Urges Government to Take Over Industry

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.: Major policy decisions were reached by the central council of the Miners Federation when it resumed Its sitting to-day. The…

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United Country Party Meeting of Murrumbidgee Electorate Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

A MEETING of the Murrumbidgee Electorate Council of the United Country Party, was held in the Criterion Hall, Narandera, on…

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To Be Policed Burning-off Prohibition "We Will Catch Offenders," Says Shire President

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

PEOPLE can see the smoke for miles when a man is burning off on his property, and they do not know whether it is a fire that has…

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Council Correspondence And General Business Soldiers' Arrears of Rates to Be Dealt with on Their Merits

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

AT the fortnightly meeting of the Willimbong Shire Council a variety of matters were dealt with under the heading of…

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Street Lights Lord Mayor Criticises Regulation

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The regulation requiring street lights to be switched off 20 minutes before dawn was to-day described by the Lord…

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Burning Off Willimbong Shire's Attitude

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 4

"People can see the smoke for miles when a man is burning-off on his property, and they do not know whether it is a fire that has got away…

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area Willimbong Shire Fortnightly Meeting of Council Soldiers' Arrears of of Rates To Be Dealt With on Merits

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 4

At the fortnightly meeting of the Willimbong Shire Council, Leeton. a variety of matters were dealt with under the heading of correspondence…

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Junee Council Fortnightly Meeting Question of Resumption of Houses Footbridge at Junee North

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 6

The Mayor (Ald. W. J. Hobbin) presided over a full complement of the aldermen at the fortnightly meeting of the Junee Municipal Council…

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Water Failure Shire Council Discussion

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

The Shire President, Cr. J. W. Hawthorne in his minute, at last Tuesday’s Shire Council meeting referred to the water failure in the towns on the month…

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