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Council & local affairs, 1946

1,315 stories in Riverina's papers · page 51 of 66

Junior Road Safety Council Formed at School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 October 1946 · page 2

ON Wednesday afternoon Sergeant Heffernan and Cr. Washingtin visited the Leeton Primary School for the purpose of…

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Riverina District News Council Refuses Public Holiday for Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1946 · page 4

The Wade Shire Council, at its last meeting, refused to grant a public holiday at Griffith on October 26 for a gymkhana. The application was made by the gymkhana…

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Leeton Council to Improve Aerodrome

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 5

At its last meeting the Leeton Shire Council decided to spend £80 on the Leeton aerodrome. The decision followed discussion…

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Claimed Car Damage Due to Shire’s Negligence But. Councillors Do Not Admit Responsibility Interesting Items From This Week’s Shire Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 2

An interesting item at this weeks meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council was a letter from a locaI resident, who claimed that damage caused to his car was due to negligence on the part of the Shire. Councillors said they were sorry, but did not admit liability…

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Gundagai Shire Satisfied with Saturday Half Holiday Decide to Take No Action For Extension of the Franchise

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 1

The first Shire Council in NSW to publicly declare it will take no action to alter the existing Saturday half holiday arrangements is the Gundagai Shire. On Tuesday last the Councillors received a request from the…

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Advertising Our Area Tourist Booklet Eulogised by Shire Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 3

THE illustrated tourist booklet published annually by the Leeton District Progress Association was warmly eulogised at the meeting…

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Coolamon Shire Council Grant for Marrar North Road Staff and Plant to Be Increased

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council on Tuesday last, the President, Cr. N. R. Dyason, presided, others present being Crs. J. W. Hawthorne, J. A. Parmenter, H.L, Eastick W. H. Aitken, J. J. Griffin and W. H. Logan…

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Council Refuses Public Holiday for Griffith

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 4

The Wade Shire Council, at is last meeting, refused to grant a public holiday at Griffith on October 26 for a gymkhana. The application was…

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Yanco Agricultural High School Meeting of Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 3

A MEETING of the Y.A.H. School Council was held at the school on the afternoon of September 29…

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Council May Ask Museum Are Wagga Crows Only Ravens?

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 1

The Wagga City Council may ask the Sydney Museum for the loan of a stuffed crow to compare it with the bird known in the Wagga district as a crow. The council's chief clerk (Mr. N…

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Kyfamba Shire's Attitude

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1946 · page 1

The proposal of the Wagga City Council to take in land from the Kyeamba Shire was discussed in committee by the Kyeamba Shire…

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Mitchell Shire to Assist Tourist Bureau

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1946 · page 1

The Mitchall Shire Council yesterday socepted the invitation of the Wagga and District Chamber of Commerce to act in in advisory…

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Mitchell Shire Road Works in Full Swing Soon

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1946 · page 3

Mitchell Shire Council has acquired an auto petrol and two tipping trucks with Berryman loaders from the Disposals Commission, and with a big programme of works mapped out, councillors believe that prospects…

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Mitchell Shire Defers Action on Proposal to Enlarge Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1946 · page 1

The Mitchell Shire Council decided yesterday to defer consideration of a request from the Wagga City Council to take over portion of the shire land for inclusion in the city area…

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Swimming Baths Request to Urana Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1946 · page 4

The Urana Progress Association appointed a deputation to [?] the Urana Shire Council to consider the construction of…

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Culcairn F.S.A. District Council Resolutions

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1946 · page 4

At the quarterly meeting of the Culcairn District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association delegates were present from Yerong…

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Council Asks for Blitz on Jay Walkers in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1946 · page 1

Mitchell Shire Council yesterday decided to ask the police to strictly enforce jay walking laws in Wagga…

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Kyeamba Council to Borrow £5000 For Bridges, Road Plants

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1946 · page 4

The Kyeamba Shire Council yesterday decided on a £5000 loan programme for the 1946-47 financial year. The council will apply for £3000 for bridges and…

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Gundagai Shire and Saturday Half Holiday

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1946 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council a letter from the the Gundagai Teacher's Federation referred to the restricted voting on…

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Move for County Council for Weed Stood Over

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1946 · page 4

The proposal by the Gundagai Shire Council for a country council to control Paterson's curse has been allowed to stand over temporarily…

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