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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1946

1,315 stories in Riverina's papers · page 61 of 66

County Council Fixes Rate at One-eighth Penny Electricity Tariff From 2d TO 1/4d a Unit

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1946 · page 1

The Northern Riverina County Council, at a meeting held at Gundagai recently, decided to fix the electricity rate at one-eighth penny on…

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Municipal By-election

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 December 1946 · page 2

On Saturday or next week Cootamundra is to have a by-election for the Town Council to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the Deputy…

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Wagga Council Alone in Smoking Ban

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 December 1946 · page 2

The Wagga City Council is the only council in Riverina which does not allow smoking during meetings. A census has reveled that smoking is the custom at all municipal…

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A.R.U. COUNCIL Issues Stand-by Order

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 December 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: All State branches of the Australian Railways Union have been directed by the union's Federal Council to "stand-by…

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Tumbarumba Shire Council CORRESPONDENCE

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 5 December 1946 · page 2

At last week's meeting of the Tumabrumba Shire Council, correspondence was read and dealt with as follows: --…

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Shire Engineer Carrathool Shire's Position

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 5 December 1946 · page 4

The local Government Department in a lette to the meeting of the Carratnool Shire Council stated that a [?]porary appointment…

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No Houses in Gundagai So Shire Engineer Will Not Arrive

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 December 1946 · page 1

The Gundagai Shire Councillors are in a quandry. Their newly appointed Shire Engineer will not take up duties at Gundagai until…

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New Shire President to Be Elected This Month Councillor T. G. Lindley Will Not Be a Candidate

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 December 1946 · page 4

When the Gundagai Shire Presidential Election takes place this month, Cr T. G. Lindley, who was elevated to that position last…

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Newly Elected Mayor Receives Congratulations of Aldermen

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 2

After the ordinary meeting of the Municipal Council on Monday evening last the aldermen and members of the staff in attendance were invited…

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Leeton Shire President

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 3

At a special meeting of the Leeton Shire Council last night, Cr. R. A. Struck was re-elected president for the eighth successive term…

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Municipal Council Tri-weekly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 4

The ordinary tri-weeKLy meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, there being present the newly-elected Mayor (Ald…

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Election of Mayor Ald. J. A. Lorimer Elected Ald. Garner Deputy Mayor

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 1

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last for the purpose of electing a Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the next…

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Darlington Point Request to Carrathool Shire

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 1

The Darlington Point branch of the A.L.P. asked the Carrathool Shire Council to enlarge the storage capacity of the water supply there; to…

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Wagga Council Alone in Smoking Ban

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 3

The Wagga City Council is the only council in Riverina which does not allow smoking during meetings. A census has revealed that smoking is…

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Cr. Struck Shire President For Eighth Term Re-elected Last Night

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Leeton Shire Council was held last night when Cr. R. A. Struck was re-elected President…

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Illabo Shire President Re-elected

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1946 · page 4

Councillor H. L. Robertson was re-elected president of the Illabo Shire at the meeting of the council yesterday…

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Illabo Shire's Application for Road in Wantabadgery East Fails

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1946 · page 4

The Illabo Shire Council's application for the inclusion of an east-west road in the Wantabadgery road has been turned down by the Lands Department. The council at its meeting yesterday received a…

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Legislative Council Referendum?

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 December 1946 · page 2

If both Houses carried, the bill to abolish the Legislative Council, it would be submitted to a referendum on September 27, 1947, the Minister…

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Eighth Term As President of Leeton Shire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 December 1946 · page 4

At a special meeting of Leeton Shire Council, Councillor R. A. Struck was elected president, for the eighth term in succession…

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Illabo Shire Cr. Robertson Re-Elected President

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 December 1946 · page 1

Cr. H. L. Robertson, of "Inglefield", Illabo, was reappointed to the presidency of the Illabo Shire Council at a meeting on Friday…

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