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Council & local affairs, 1946

1,315 stories in Riverina's papers · page 43 of 66

Housing Plans in Lockhart Shire Towns

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 2

Efforts by the Lockhart Shire to get behind home building and to endeavor to obtain the best results for home builders appear to be…

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Council By-law Broken

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 2

Pleading guilty to a charge of having carried out work on a building without the consent of the Wagga City Council, James P…

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Move to Fix Pay of Shire Clerks and Engineers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The F.S.A. conference to-day agreed that an endeavor should be made to amend the Local…

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Move to Widen Control Council in Japan

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 1

TOKYO, Tuesday (A.A.P.): At a special meeting of the Allied Four-Power Council to-day a surprise proposal from General MacArthur…

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Riverina District News Power for Batlow Asparagus Farms Conference of County and Shire Councils

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council a letter was received from the Northern Riverina County Council on the proposed electricity extension to the Batlow asparagus farms…

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Leeton Shire Council Alleged Preference Act Breach

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 5

An alleged breach of the Preference Act tu discussed at the last meeting of the Leeton shire Council…

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Shire of Tumbarumba Supplementary List of Electors, 1946

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 3

Notice is hereby given that the supplementary list of electors will be exhibited for public information from the 8th to 23rd August, 1946,…

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'Move to Fix Pay of Shire Clerks and Engineers

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 3

The FSA conference on Tuesday agreed that an endeavour should be made to amend the Local Government Act so that fixed salaries…

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Coolamon Shire Council Interesting Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council on Tuesday last [?] present were: On. Dyasun (President) Hawthorne, Parmenter, Eastick, [?]…

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Tumut Shire Council. August Meeting

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 3

The August, meeting of the Tumut Shire Council was held on Wednesday, when there was a full attendance, viz.: Crs. L. E. Quarmby (chair), J. J…

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Mitchell Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 4

At the Mitchell Shire Council meeting last week it was decided that the health inspector approach the Wagga P.P. Board, and see what action could be…

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Yanko Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Yanko Shire Council was held on Thursday of last week. Then were present the President (Cr. H. W. Cuthbert), and…

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Sittings of Shire Council New Lay-Out of Tables

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 2

The last meeting of the Shire Council saw a decided improvement in the set up of the tables around which the councillors are seated…

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Blowering Dam Only Flats Would be Covered Shire Council Favors Talbingo Site

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 4

After the letter from the Minister for Conservation to Mr. W. F. Sheahan, M.LA., in connection with the building of a dam on the Tumut River and which…

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Tumbarumba Shire Works Department Offers £1000 Grant

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 2

The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Cahill) has advised that £1000 would be Bran ted for works in the…

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Use of Junee Saleyards; Illabo Shire Asks For Guarantee From Agents

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 4

The Illabo Shire Council yesterday decided to inform the Junee Associated Selling: Agents that it would require from them a guaranteed return of £15 per sale held at the Junee saleyards, and that there should be a minimum of…

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Council to Seek New Road Grader Disposals Unit Not Suitable

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 2

As the result of the offer by Tumut Shire Council of £500 to the Disposals Commission for a Malcolm Moore Power- master Grader, the Commission advised…

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Junee Saleyards Illabo Shire Asks for Guarantee From Agents

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 August 1946 · page 2

The Illabo Shire Council decided to inform the Junee Associated selling. Agents that it would require from them a guaranteed return of £15 per…

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Narandera-leeton Road Discussed by Leeton Shire Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1946 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Leeton Shire Council a letter was read from the Department of Main Roads, which stated that the proposal of the…

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Alderman Will Not Start in Epsom

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday: Because Epsom Day coincides with a Holy Day in the Jewish Faith, it is unlikely that any horse owned by…

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