Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Council & local affairs, all years

Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1946

1,315 stories in Riverina's papers · page 64 of 66

Bolton Park Improvement Plan Accepted by Wagga Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1946 · page 5

A plan for the drainage and future development of Bolton Park was accepted by the Wagga City Council last night. It provides for the reallocation of the various…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wagga Council's Year of Work

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 December 1946 · page 2

Any criticism of the Wagga City Council on the score of inactivity must surely have been silenced by the annual report of the retiring Mayor (Aid. J. V. Doyle). This document provides incontrovertible evidence of a year of hard,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Mr. Louche Wins Cootamundra Council Election

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 December 1946 · page 2

Mr. R. J. Louche, retired assistant town clerk, won the. Cootamundra Municipal Council by-election by 28 votes from H. Schefield, dental…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

To Retire From Position Keen Interest in Election of New Shire President

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 December 1946 · page 1

Great public interest is being taken in to-morrow’s meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council, when the Councillors will elect a new…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Municipal By-election Mr. R. J. Louche Elected By 573 votes to 545 6 Informals

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 December 1946 · page 2

Congratulations to Mr. R. J. Louche, elected as a Cootamundra alderman oh Saturday, to fill the late Aid. Tom Nicholson's vacancy!…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Leeton Shire Council Fencing of Railways and Miscellaneous Matters

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Leeton Shire Council was attended by all the councillors as follows: Cr. R. A. Struck (Shire President), D…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Tumut Community Centre Shire Council Chooses Top Park As Proposed Site Council To Erect Town Hall and Shire Offices; R.S.L. to Build Club Rooms

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 1

As the result of letters before the monthly meeting of the Tumut Shire Council on Wednesday from the Tumut Sub-branch of the R.S.L. and a deputation from the latter organisation asking Council to make a definite decision as to…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Gratuities for Shire Employees

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 4

A bill to give effect to an agreement between the Local Government Association and the Shires' Association and various employees' organisations…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Aid. Begg May Again Be Junee's Mayor

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 2

JUNES, Monday: Ald. R. T. Begg is considered certain to be reelected mayor of Junee for the fourth successive term…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Yanko Shire President Cr.W.Bicket Elected

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 2

As briefly mentioned in Friday's issue of the "Argus," a special meeting of the Yanko Shire Council was held on Thursday of last week for…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Riverina District News Leeton Council Discusses Railway-line Danger; Recent Tragedy

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 4

Criticism of the practice of driving locomotives tender- first was voiced at the fortnightly meeting of the Leeton Shire Council. The discussion followed the receipt of a letter from…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Ratepayers Owe Leeton Shire Council £506

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 December 1946 · page 2

A number of ratepayers in Leeton Shire who ignored the shire council solicitor's request to settle their accounts, owed the council a total of…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Fourth Term As Lord Mayor

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 December 1946 · page 1

Alderman R. J. Bartley was yesterday reelected Lord Mayor of Sydney. He defeated the Labour nominee, Alderman O'Dea, by 10 votes to 8…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Aid Bartley Re-elected Lord Mayor of Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 December 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Alderman R. J. Bartley was to-day re-elected Lord Mayor of Sydney, defeating the Labor candidate by 10 votes to…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

S.r. County Council Adopts Water Rates

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 December 1946 · page 2

The following water rates for 1947 vere adopted by the Southern Riverina County Council at its meeting in Wagga yesterday:—…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Municipal Library

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 December 1946 · page 2

The public library committee, under the administration of the Municipal Council, will take over from the Literary Institute committee as from the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Around the Shire Roads Overseer's Report To Council

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 December 1946 · page 3

The Overseer to the Gundagai Shire Council (Mr J. Heydon) submitted the following report to last Tuesday's meeting of the council:…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Tumbarumba Shire Council Cr. Hammond Re-elected President

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 19 December 1946 · page 1

At a special meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council, held prior to the ordinary monthly meeting on Tuesday, Cr. K. B. Hammond was…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Albury Mayor Re-elected

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1946 · page 2

Ald. Cleaver E. Bunton was re-elected mayor of Albury last night. Ald. Bunion has been an alderman for 22 years, And when first elected…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Gundagai Shire President Elected

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1946 · page 4

At Tuesday's meeting of Gundagai Shire Council, Cr. J. A. Chandler was elected president for 1947 Cr. Knox, who was defeated, was…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →