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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

1,066 stories in Riverina's papers · page 26 of 54

Shire’s Appeal for Town Band

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 8

The Gundagai Shire Council at its last meeting had before.it a request for financial assistance from the Gundagai Citizens’…

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Tumut Shire Engineer Wants Increase in Salary But Councillors Refuse The Application Shire to Probably Lose Mr Williams

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 4

The queston of the return of the Tumut Shire Engineer, Mr C. W. Williams to his duties there caused an animated discussion at…

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Young Council Truste[?] for Band Interesting News Item for Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 8

Negotiations which have been in progress for some time with a view the Young Municipal Council becoming the trustee for Young…

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Junee Alderman Farewelled

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 2

At the conclusion of this week's meeting of the Junee Municipal Council, the Mayor (Aid. passlow) asked the aldermen, staff…

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Coolamon Shire Council (Held over from last issue)

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 1

The following is the continuation of the correspondence dealt with at the last meeting of the Shire Council:— From “Save the Children Fund”…

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Municipal Council Three-Weekly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 4

The regular three-weekly meeting of the Marandera Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last when there were present His Worship the…

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Yanco Agricultural High School Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 1

The principal of the Yanco Agricultural. High School, Mr. J. McEwan King, is desirous of having the School Council functioning again. This body…

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Wheat Shortage Alarms Graziers Council Decisions

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 4

Alarmed at the serious shortage of wheat as loader, the Graziers' Federal Council decided at its meeting on Wednesday to ask the…

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Narandera Council Items of Interest at Recent Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 4

The need for prompt action regarding the proposed electricity supply was stressed at this week's meeting of the Narandera…

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Australian Country Party Meeting of Corowa Electorate Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 1

A well attended meeting of the Corowa Electorate Council was held at Corowa en Wednesday, 13th Jane, the following members being in…

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Items From Junee Council Meeting Electricity Rate to be Reviewed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 4

The Mayor (Alderman C. Passrow) presided over a full complement of aldermen at this week's meeting of the Junee Municipal…

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Electricity for Every Farm County Council Embarks on Big Scheme

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 2

The Northern Riverina County Council has decided to go right ahead with its big plan to bring electricity within '300 feet of every farm house…

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Holbrook Shire Council Meeting Housing and Town Planning

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 2

Those present at the June meeting of the Holbrook Shire Council, held this week, were Crs. T. E. Kendall (president). J. C…

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Holbrook Shire Patriotic Fund

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 5

At the recent meeting of the Holbrook Shire Patriotic and War Fund, those present were Cr. T. E. Kendall (in the chair), Mesdames Douglas…

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Aldermen Up in Arms Against Newspaper Editor

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 5

The recently arrived editor of a Dubbo newspaper has stirred up matters municipal, and the local aldermen have carried a resolution of…

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Rights of Council Health Inspectors

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 5

Those who are inclined to doubt the authority vested in Council Health Inspectors when on duty will be convinced by the following:…

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Graziers' Federal Council Seeks Tax Reduction Export Meat Market

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 8

The Graziers' Federaln Council will urge on the Federal Government the necessity of early and progressive reduction in income…

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Willimbong Shire Council Other Matters Discussed at Regular Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 3

REMOVAL of trees, roots in sewers, timber on stock routes, influx of dark skinned people from Darlington Pt. to Wattle Hill camping reserve, a mailman on the footpath, the condemned aerodrome, visitors from Snowy River, sandon muddy roads and lake at Yanco, were…

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Rating of Church Lands Long Discussion by Shire Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 1

A LETTER from Dean Lacey on behalf of the trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Wagga, dealing with the rate-ability or otherwise of property in Wade Avenue, fronting Mountford Park, came before the fortnightly meeting of the Willimbong…

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Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 2

By advertisement in this issue, attention is called to the request of the Wagga Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund that all accounts…

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