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Council & local affairs, 1946

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Wagga Sports Grounds Experts Advise Aldermen

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 2

A special meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council was held last night to hear addresses by Mr. D. Matthews of Footscray (V.)…

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Lockhart Shire Purchase of Plant

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was held on Monday. The president (Cr. A. D. Finlayson) presided, and others…

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Mitchell Shire Food for Britain Fund

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 2

Additional donations to the Mitchell Shire Food for Britain Fund. to be added to the amount of £22/13 previously acknowledged…

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Makin's Address to U.N. COUNCIL Success depends on will of Peoples of the World

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.): "Together we must establish high standards which should obtain in the work of this Council if it is to succeed expeditiously and fairly and if it is to justify the very great hopes which the peoples of the world centre upon us,"…

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Shire Council and Donations Policy To Be Defined

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 3

The Gundagai Shire Councillors, at their meeting held last Thursday decided to define a policy in re[?]ation to the matter of giving…

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Around the Shire Roads Engineer Reports To Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 1

In his first report to Council since, his discharge from the RAAF the Shire Engineer (Mr E. A. Johns) reported to last Thursday’s…

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Boston Mayor Guilty of Fraud

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Sunday: James Curley. Democratic representative from Massachusetts and Mayor of Boston, was convicted…

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Councillors Desire a Better and Progressive Gundagai Town Improvement is Rate Increased By. 2¼d. Points From Shire Council Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 7

WHEN the rates were struck for 1946 at last week’s meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council, the Town Improvemest District Fund rate jumped from 3¾d to 6d This big increase was successfully mooted by the two town councillors, who informed the meeting that…

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War Eagle Wins Mayor's Cup at Rosehill Flying to Cargeonel

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Saturday: When he finished fast on the outside of the field, War Eagle beat Columnist and Lady Marie in the Lord Mayor's Cup at Rosehill to-day. He started at 10/1. Columnist was well…

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Damages Sought From Tumut Shire Swimming Pool Resumption Area

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 4

A claim has been lodged against Tumut Shire Council by solicitors acting for the Estate of the late Frederick Kinred in…

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Gates on Tarrabandra Settlement Road Shire To Order Their Removal

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 6

The Gundagai Shire Council has decided to order the removal of gates on the Tarrabandra Settlement road, and landowners will…

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Shire to Sponsor War Memorial Appeal Public Meeting to be Called

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 3

Something definite at last has been reached in regard to the matter of the establishment in Gundagai of a War Memorial to commemorate the deeds and the sacrifices of the district residents in the war just concluded. The Shire President will shortly convene a…

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Tree Planting Scheme for Gundagai Shire Start Will Be Made This Year

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 8

A step towards the beautification of the town and district will be made this year by the Gundagai Shire Council, with a big tree…

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Gundagai Shire Desires More Main Roads Bridge on Muttama Road To Be Constructed

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 3

The Gundagai Shire Council, at its meeting last Thursday decided to investigate the possibilities of having more roads within the Shire…

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Shire Electrical Engineer Faces a Barrage of Questions Given a Week to Fix Leaks In Water Mains

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 3

Shire Electrical and Waterworks Engineer (Mr R. E. Moore) was bombarded with questions at last week’s meeting of the Gundagai…

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Tumut Shire Council January Meeting

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 4

The January meeting of the Tumut Shire Council was held on Wednesday last, those present being Crs. L. E. Quarmby (chair), A. N. Fuller, J. J…

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Leeton Shire

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 1

The name of the Willimbong Shire Council has been altered to Leeton Shire Council…

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Housing in Lockhart Shire

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 2

A representative of the Housing Commission visited Lockhart on Friday to obtain information regarding the number of houses…

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Town Council Straying Stock Prosecutions Authorised

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 4

Ald. T. Nicholson (Deputy Mayor), S. Moorhouse, F. Dickson, A. Hutton, G. Bruderlin, and L. Conkey attended the ordinary fortnightly meeting of the…

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Persia and Russia Consideration by Security Council

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: There were discussions yesterday on how and when the Persian situation could be…

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