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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1944

1,079 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 54

Town Council Town Hall Charges Increased

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 3

Ald. D. Stratton (Mayor), P. Dickson, P. Legge, T. Nicholson, A. Hutton, B. Ward, and J. Leonard attended the ordinary fortnightly…

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Northern Riverina County Council Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Northern Riverina County Council was held recently. The County Clerk reported that he…

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What Might Happen When A Man Becomes Offensive Shire President Satisfies a Councillor's Curiosity

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 4

AN echo of the disturbance in the Shire Council some weeks ago when after a stormy argument, the Shire President was…

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Trades and Labor Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Wagga and District Trades and Labor Council will be held next Saturday at the Trades Hall. Bav[?]s street at 8 p.m…

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Carrathool Shire Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 1

At the usual monthly meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council the following matters affecting Hillston were dealt with:…

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Rubbishy Tyres Coming Into Leeton Protest by Shire Council

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 4

"If is better to make one good tyre than four bad ones, because they are not worth putting on a truck." raid Cr. Washington at the council…

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Council Fireworks What Might Happen When Man Is Offensive Shire President Explains

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 4

An echo of the disturbance in the Shire Council Chamber rome weeks ago when, after a stormy argument, the shire president was successful in…

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Willimbong Shire Fortnightly Meeting Items of Interest

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 4

Payment of bush firemen, petrol priorities, building restrictions Yanco slaughter house, circumstances relating to military exemption, and horses…

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GUNDAGAl P.P. Board and Coota. Council War Wages Over Stock Laneway at Saleyards

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 7

The Gundagai PP Board the Cootamundra Municipal Council have been fighting a war of their own since 1940. Hostili…

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Carrathool Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council was held on 21st February, there being present: Crs. Killen (President), Chapman, Varcoe,…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 7

The following is the balance of the report of Monday night's council meeting: Gardener's Report…

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Shire Correspondence and Other Business at Fortnightly Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 1

PAYMENT of bush firemen, petrol priorities, building restrictions, circumstanes relating to military exemptions, and…

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Miners' Council Deputation on Mr. Curtin

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: The discussion by the miners' central council on the South Coast general stoppage, and the resultant…

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Ten, Twenty— Thirty Years Ago Extracts from the “Review” Files FROM The Coo Lam on “Review,” 6th MARCH, 1914 Shire Council Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 4

The report of the Shire Council meeting of 4th March , 1914, reads much the same as recent meetings, except that there was a greater variety of business…

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Free Public Library May Be Adopted by the Council Town Clerk's Report

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 6

It it quite likely that the Cootamundra. Municipal Council will be amongst the first applicants to come under the free public library movement. At Monday night's council meeting the town clerk, Mr…

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Burning Off Operations Council's Permission Essential

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

It has been reported to the Bush Fires Advisory Committee, states Mr. A. G. Kingsmill, secretary of the committee, that some landholders…

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United Country Party Meeting of Murrumbidgee Electorate Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

A meeting of the Murrumbidgee Electorate Council of the Country Party was held at the Hydro, Leeton, on Saturday last, when there…

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GUNDAGAI P.P. BOARD And Cootamunnlra Council War Waged Over Stouk Laneway at Saleyards

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

"The Gundagai P.P. Board and the Cootamundra Municipal Council have been lighting a war of their own sines 1940. Hostilities have now broken out…

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Wagga Electorate Annual Meeting of A.L.P. COUNCIL

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Wagga State Electorate Council of the Australian Labor Party, heid At Junee on Sunday last, was…

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Miners' Council Instructs Men to Resume Work

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.: Without demanding any guarantees from the Government the Miners' Central Council to-day decided to instruct the striking South…

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