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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1946

1,315 stories in Riverina's papers · page 37 of 66

S.R. County Council Gratuities Possibility of £200 Overpayment

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 2

After paying almost £10,000 in gratuities to retiring employee, the Southern Riverina County Council now find that it may…

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Urana May Have to Cart Water Acute Position Reported to County Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 4

During the coming summer it was almost certain that water would have to be carted to Urana by rail, slated the Urana Shire Council in a letter to the Southern Riverina County Council, which met in…

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Tumbarumba Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 3

A lengthy business paper was dealt will at the monthly meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council held on Tuesday, and she sliding did…

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Working Under Difficulties Gundagai Shire Council Office Staff

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 9

If you telephone Mr Harold Heydon, Gundagai’s Shire Clerk, and ask him to find some file or other, don’t get annoyed with his apparent…

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Amalgamation of Hay Town and Shire Council Sub-committee to Form Definite Proposal

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 5

To formulate a definite proposal for the amalgamation of the Hay Municipal Council arid the Waggery Store Council, a…

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Shire Wants Daily Motor Train Service

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 1

At the Gundagai Shire meeting on Tuesday, Councillors unanimously decided to request the railway Dept. that in addition to the…

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Cootamundra Mayor at Function While House Was Burgled

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 4

While the Mayor of Cootamundra (Aid. Des Stratton) was presiding at a welcome home dinner to ex-servicemen at the Town Hall…

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Mayor at Function While House Was Burgled Cootamundra Robbery

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 2

COOTAMUNDRA, Wednesday: While the Mayor of Cootamundra (Ald. Des Stratton), was presiding at a welcome home dinner to…

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The Health of Gundagai Inspector Reports To Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 8

The Health Inspector ( Mr Frank McFee) in his report to Tuesday’s meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council stated"—…

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Gundagai Shire Roads and Maintenance Report Of Engineer

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 4

The Gundagai Shire Engineer (Mr. E. A. Johns) in his report to last Tuesday’s Council meeting, reported as follows:…

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Shire to Draw Up Plans to Remodel Anzac Park

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 1

At Tuesday’s Shire meeting a committee consisting of Crs Knox, Carberry and Glasscock was appointed to go into the matter of…

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Local Buying by S.r. County Council

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 2

At Tuesday's meeting of the Southern Riverina County Council at Wagga, Ald W. H. Stillman said there had been many complaints…

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Electricity for Rural Areas County Council's Policy

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 2

That people in rural areas throughout the Southern Riverina County Council district were clamoring for information about…

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Gundagai Shire Engineer Resigns Mr E. A. Johns Off To Condoblin

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 3

Engineer to the Gundagai Shire Council, Mr E. A, Johns, tendered his resignation at last Tuesday’s meeting of the local Council. He…

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Gundagai’s War Memorial Council Will Not Act As Guarantor

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 3

Gundagai Shire Councillors decided at their meeting last Tuesday to adhere to their original decision relation to the construction of a war memorial, that being that no public funds be used to finance the construction of a memorial…

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Sporting Bodies to Confer with Shire Improving Anzac Park Oval Large Enough with Dog Fence Removed

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 10

It now appears certain that the combined efforts of the Gundagai sporting bodies to improve the lay-out and general appearance of the Anzac Park-oval, will be successful. Exhibiting a great spirit of co-operation the sporting bodies have conferred and difficulties which at…

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South Gundagai Woman Wants to Live in Tent But Shire Instructs Her Landlord to Effect Repairs To Her Home

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 1

Mrs E. Gutherie, of South Gundagai, who asked a previous Shire meeting to give her permission to live in a tent on the camping area…

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Gundagai Electricity Extension Discussed at County Council Tumblong Scheme On Agenda For Next Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 4

A meeting of the Northern Riverina Country Council was held at Temora yesterday. It was the first meeting since the country district was…

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Town Planning for South Gundagai Council To Go Ahead With Scheme Councillors Confer at Their July Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 6

IT MAY BE THAT SOUTH GUNDAGAI WILL SHORTLY LEAD NORTH IN REGARD TO SCENIC BEAUTY, AND TO HELP IN A SCHEME OF TOWN PLANNING FOR THE SOUTHERNERS, THE GUNDAGAI SHIRE COUNCILLORS, AT THEIR MONTHLY…

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Gundagai Shire In Financial Difficulties Seven Employees to Be Given Two Weeks Notice In Effort To Keep Funds Within Overdraft Limit Rise in General Rae Certain Next Year

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 1

WITH EXPENDITURE WELL ABOVE ITS INCOME, THE GUNDAGAI SHIRE COUNCIL WAS HEADING FOR FINANCIAL DISASTER WHEN COUNCILLORS TOOK STOCK OF THE POSITION AT TUESDAY’S MEETING. IN ORDER TO STABILISE THE…

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