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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

1,356 stories in Riverina's papers · page 15 of 68

Tumut Sportsground Fence Council Decides to Take No Action

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 2

At the February meeting of the Tumut Shire Council a letter was received from the Graziers' Association asking that the bottleneck between the…

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A Little Premature Batlow Progress League's Compliments But Council Decides to Purchase Batlow Property

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 5

At Monday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council the Batlow Progress League wrote complimenting the Council on…

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Australian P. Producers' Council

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 3

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Griffith branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. Huge Roberton, general president of…

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County Council and Health

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 2

A move will be initiated at an early meeting of the Southern Riverina County Council to take over the control of health matters from…

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Wade Council Decision On Herd Testing

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Wade Shire Council, the shire clerk said that there was nothing in the Local Government Act giving a…

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District War Memorial Plans Now Completes Organisations Concerned Agree to Committee's Recommendations Imposing Structure To Re Erected On Shire Land

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 2

The Gundagai District War Memorial will be erected adjacent to the Shire Chambers, on the high ground in the northern portion of Turner's paddock, provided that a recommendation of the central committee is adopted by a public meeting, which will be held…

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Public Meeting Requests Shire to Investigate Morley's Creek Proposal Want Expert to Make Detailed Report On Scheme Record Attendance Indicates Great Interest in Effort to Convert Creek Into Permanently Running Stream

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 1

The Convertion of Morley's Creek into a permanently running stream has gripped the imagination of people throughout the Gundagai district. A public meeting on Friday evening last, which created a record for attendance unanimously decided to request the…

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Parking of Cars In Leeton's Main Street Superintendent of Traffic Sends Request to Shire Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 4

AT the regular meeting of the Shire Council called for Thursday night next, the following letter recevied from the…

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Housing Commission Prosecution Dropped by Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 2

Mr. L.C. Morgan, representing the Housing Commission, has interviewed the Shire. President, shire clerk and the health inspector, in respect…

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County Council Considers Urana and Cullivel Requests

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 2

The Southern Riverina County Council, at its meeting on Tuesday, heard a report from Mr. Hurd, the Water Supply Engineer, in which he…

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Rural Electricity Scheme Narandera Council's Proposals Explained to Barellan Residents

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 4

A meeting convened by the Mayor of Narandera (Aid. J. A. Lorimer) for, the purpose of explaining the rural electricity extensions was held…

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C.W.A. Hume Group Council Last Week's Meeting (Report by Mrs. Ton) Roche Hon. Publicity Officer)

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 4

The first council meeting of the Hume Group of the C.W.A. took place at Cootamundra last week…

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South Wagga Baby Clinic: Deputation to Meet Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 2

A deputation of six from the South Wagga Progress Association will ask the Wagga City Council on Friday night to…

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Riverina Council of C.w.a. Meets in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 6

A committee to arrange accommodation in private homes, in Wagga, for country children wishing to attend the Wagga High School, was appointed at a C.W.A. Riverina Group Council meeting at Wagga…

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N.R. County Council Works Reduced by Shortage of Materials

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 1

Lack of materials is responsible for drastic reduction in the number of works to be carried out by the Northern Riverina County Council for the…

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Food for Britain Letters to Tumbarumba Shire Council

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 1

At last week's meeting of the Tmbarumba Shire Council the Clerk (Mr. K. Holm) read two letters from England concerning the Food…

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Shire Amalgamation

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 1

The principal that Council areas should not be compulsorily amalgamated was supported by Carrathool Shire Council at its last…

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C.w.a. Group Council Meeting

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 3

Eight members of the local branch of the C.W.A. made the journey to Wagga on Tuesday for the Council meeting of the…

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Council Correspondence Letters Before Last Meeting

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 4

Amongst the many letters before tail week's meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council were the following:--…

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Coolamon Shire Council Correspondence

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 4

Amongst the correspondence dealt with the last last shire council meeting. was the following:— From Bland shire council asking…

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