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Council & local affairs, 1946

1,315 stories in Riverina's papers · page 44 of 66

Town Council Last Night's Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 August 1946 · page 3

Ald. D. Stratton (Mayor) presided over the usual fortnightly meeting of the Cootamundra Town Council last night…

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Question of Saturday Half-holiday Poll Residents of Municipality May be Only Ones Entitled to Vote

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 20 August 1946 · page 4

The Temora District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has requested the Temora Municipal Council to conduct a referendum on the…

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30 More Homes Urged for Junee Council's Action Last Night

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1946 · page 5

It was decided at the fortnightly meeting of the Junee Municipal Council last night that the Department of Railways be approached and asked to build more houses at Junee for their employees…

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Wagga and District Power and Water Discussions at County Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1946 · page 5

Much of the time of the Southern Riverina County Council meeting yesterday was taken up with rural water and electricity matters. Four members of the council, Crs…

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Mandel's Plans For Alderman and Nepean River

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The owner, Jack Mandel, will make up his mind as to whether Alderman and Nepean River will start in the…

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£250 COMPENSATION Paid by Municipal Council Electricity Fatality

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 3

The sad case of the electrocution of two children in Yass last year, is recalled by the fact that the Yass Municipal Council has recently paid a claim…

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£250 COMPENSATION Paid By Yass Municipal. Council Electricity Fatality

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 6

The sad case of the electrocution of two children in Yass last year, is recalled by the fact that the Yass Municipal Council has…

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Grant for Shire Works Department to Provide £1000

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 1

The State Government is prepared to make a grant of £1,000 towards a works programme estimated to cost…

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Junee Saleyards Illabo Shire Asks For Guarantee From Agents

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 3

Th Illabo Shire Council decided to [?]nform the Junee Associated Selling Agents that it would require from [?]hem a guaranteed return of £15…

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Improving Shire By-Roads £10,000 Loan Programme to Be Undertaken by Council £1,000 From General Fund for Immediate Relief

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 8

Realising the urgency for attention to the by-roads of the Shire, which are in very bad condition following the wet…

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Holbrook R.S.L and Shire Town Planner Query About Preference

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 5

The Holbrook sub-branch of the R.S.L. decided at their monthly meeting to ask the Holbrook Shire Council if the town planner…

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Electricity Charges Reduced Council Adopts Sliding Scale of Rates

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 1

The Tumbarumba Shire Council, at its meeting on Tuesday, adopted a new scale of electricity charges, which will…

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Loan Council Cuts Borrowings by 25 Per Cent. Shortage of Labor and Materials

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Loan Council to-night endorsed the total loan programme of £91,000,000 for urgent and…

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Alderman Withdrawn

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday: Jack Mandel, leading Sydney bookmaker, has withdrawn Alderman from the Cameron Handicap.. Yesterday he…

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Presentation. at Shire Council Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 3

At last week’s Shire Council meeting a letter was read from Miss D. Nangla[?] and stenographer on the [?] staff, tendering her…

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Municipal Council Ordinary Tri-weekly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 4

The tri-weekly meeting of the Narandera Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, there being present the Mayor (A'd. W. J…

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Tumut Progress and Tourist Association Special Meeting Ways and Means of Raising Finance Shire Council & Business People to Be Approached

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 2

A special general meeting of the Tumut Progress and Tourist Assn. was held in O'Brien's Hall on Wednesday night. The purpose of the…

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Electricity Extensions in Tumut Shire £26,000 Scheme Under Consideration

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 2

The estimated cost of the rural electricity extensions in the Tumut Shire is £25,000. This was stated at the monthly…

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Gravel Carting Work by Outside Contractor Discussion at Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 3

A KEEN discussion occurred at the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council last week over the employment of a carrier from…

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Electricity Extensions in Tumut Shire £26,000 Scheme Under Consideration

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 26 August 1946 · page 3

The estimated cost of the rural electricity extensions in the Tumut Shire is £26,000. This was stated at the monthly…

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