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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

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Tumut Shire Council May Meeting

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 3

The May meeting of the Tumut Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers on Monday last, those present being…

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Immunization Campaign By Tumut Shire Council

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 1

Tumut Shire Council - ? compaign was ? with the first injection being given at ? on the 29th April and at Adelong…

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Coolamon Shire Council Increased Financial Burdens Monthly Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 6

Al the Shire Council meeting on Tuesday, 13th May, there was a full attendance vix. Councillors N. R. Dyason (President), J. W. Hawthorne (Deputy President), J. A. Parmenter, R. L. [?]…

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Tumut Shire Roads Council Disgusted Engineer Taken To Task

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 1

Bitter criticism from the ratepayers caused the Tumut Shire Councillors to voice their feelings at the monthly meeting of the Council on Monday concerning the deplorable state of the roads within the Shire. Councillors admitted their…

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Municipal Council Tri-weekly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 4

The ordinary tri-weekly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, there being present His Worship the Mayor (Ald. J…

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Leeton Shire Clamors For Road Aid

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2

LEETON, Thursday: The Leeton Shire Council is making an all-out endeavor to obtain Government assistance to…

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Correspondence Shire and Park Lands (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2

Sir—I rend with interest in one portion of Tuesday's issue of your paper where some councillors strongly supported a proposal to acquire…

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Bitumen Road From Gundagai to Tumbarumba Conference At Tumbarumba Tumut Progress Association Not to Be Represented Shire Council Advocates Route Via Adelong

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 3

At Monday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council a letter was read from the Tumbarumba Shire Council stating…

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Proposed Swimming Baths Ardlethan’s Requests Shire Council’s Discussion

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2

At the Shire Council meeting on Tuesday week last, 13th May, a lengthy letter was read from Mr. B, Jackson secretary of the Ardlethan Swimming…

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Tumut Sportsground Council Defers Action in Accepting Trusteeship

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 6

Mr. M. Hammer, representing the Tumut Sportsground Committee, asked the Shire Council at Monday's meeting…

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Electricity Loan Rate (By the Clerk to the Country Council)

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 1

The Northern Riverina County Council has found It necessity to levy a small electricity [?] rate un help finance its electricity extensions. The…

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Unlicensed Vehicle Flying for Hire Council To Take No Action

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 3

A complaint has been received by Tumut Shire Council from a local bus proprietor in connection with unlicensed…

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Housing Commission Homes May Be Erected In Tumut Council to Seek Information

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 1

Although Tumut Shire Council has not had any official notification with regard to any future activities of the State Housing…

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Tumut's Electricity Charges Protest By Progress Association To Council Off-Peak Period Charges To Be Reduced

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 6

A deputatim consisting of Messrs. D. Puller, J. Elder and C. Lubke, representing the Tumut Progress Association,…

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Sydney Mayor's Advice on Tinned Food Gifts

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: The Lord Mayor (Alderman Bartley to-night appealed to people wishing to donate money to the Food for…

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Bitumen Road From Gundagai to Tumbarumba Tumut Progress Association Not to be Represented Tumut Shire Council Advocates Route Via Adelong

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 2

At Monday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council a letter was read from the Tumbarumba Shire Council stating that a conference…

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Hay Council Has Sewerage Problem

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 4

At its last meeting the Hay Municipal Council decided to ask the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, as a matter of…

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Bathurst Council on Bank Order

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 1

Bathurst Council has decided to advise the Prime Minister, Mr Chifley that it is prepared to transfer its banking business to the…

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Rumour of Petition to Dismiss Tumut Shire Engineer Councillors Worried Over Bad State of Roads

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 1

Bitter criticism from the rate payers caused the Tumut Shire Councillors to voice their feelings at the monthly meeting of the…

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