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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

1,356 stories in Riverina's papers · page 39 of 68

Tumut Sportsground Committee Dissatisfaction with Shire Council

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Tumut Sportsground Committee was held last Tuesday night and was well attended…

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Correspondence Council Chamber's Land (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 1

Sir,— I see by your paper that the Council is going to purchase the Council Chambers site for £3800. But why pay that price when they already…

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Nectar Secretion in Eucalypts Research By The Council For Scientific And Industrial Research

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 6

Research on the nectar in eucalypts was showing great promise, the Acting Minister-in-Charge of the C.S. & I.R., the Hon. W. J. F. Riordan, stated…

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Nectar Secretion in Eucalyptus Research by Th Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 2

Research on the nectar secretion in eucalypts was showing greet promise, thee Acting Minster-in-Charge of the C.S. & I.R., the Hon. W. J. F…

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Kyeamba Shire Considers Changes in Boundaries

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1947 · page 4

At yesterday's meeting of the Kyeamba Shire Council, Cr. A. A. O'Brien unsuccessfully opposed the council going into committee to receive a letter from the Department of Local Government about proposed alterations to…

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Kyeamba Shire Not to Hand Over Control of Weeds

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1947 · page 3

The Kyeamba Shire Council decided at its meeting yesterday that it would not hand over control of all noxious weeds in its area to the Eastern Riverina County Council "at this stage."…

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12 Labor Men to Contest Wagga Council Elections

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1947 · page 2

Became the State executive of the A.L.P. has extended the closing date for Labor nominations for local government elections…

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Increase in Sanitary and Garbage Rates Foreshadowed Services Being Operated at a Loss Monthly Meeting of Gundagai Shire Council

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 August 1947 · page 7

A substantial increase in sanitary and garbage rates was foreshadowed at last Friday's meeting of the Gundagai Shire services are at' present being conducted at. a big loss to the it is estimated' that the weekly deficit is in excess of £5…

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Gundagai Shire Office to Close All Day

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 August 1947 · page 3

At last Friday's meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council, it was resolved to close the council office all day of a Saturday…

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Ambulance Work Praised Shire Reverses Decision and Grants Donation

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 August 1947 · page 3

Earlier in the year the Gundagai Shire Council departed from their usual practice of making a donation the local Ambulance Service. It…

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Gravel for Cundag[?] Shire Roads Five to Six Years in Arrea[?]

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 August 1947 · page 2

The Gundagai Shire Councillor[?] are determined to bring road[?] within the Shire up to the requir[?] standard, and to make up the…

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South Gundagai Electricity Extension Council Will Go Ahead With Scheme

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 August 1947 · page 2

The Gundagai Shire Council will go, ahead with the further extension of the electricity service to South Gundagai. The matter has now been…

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Community Hotel Committee Praises Work of Shire Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 August 1947 · page 2

A WELL attended meeting of the Leeton Community Hotel and Liquor Reform Association was held at the Council…

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Shire Council's Powers Challenged at Court Interesting Legal Argument

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 August 1947 · page 4

INTERESTING legal argument as to the powers of a Shire Council under the Local Government Act was heard at the Leeton police court on Thursday before Mr. Quiggan, S.M., when William Herbert August Triebel was charged with failing to obey a notice of the…

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Jindalee Shire

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 August 1947 · page 2

Yesterday's meeting was attended by Crs. A. S. Donaldson (president), C. J. Morrow, S. L. Dillon, C. T. Manwaring, F. J. M[?], L. F. Bcimctt, R. P…

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Council's Housing Programme

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 August 1947 · page 2

Mr. S. J. Dunkley, cootamuhdra's town clerk stated this morning that the third house in the council's home-building programme would be ready…

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Correspondence the Shire Chambers Block (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 August 1947 · page 2

Sir.—Mr. Adams was President of the Provisional Shire Council in 1928, and if he or his Council did anything about Shire Chambers, they kept it…

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Indonesian Problem Security Council Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 August 1947 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS,, Wednesday: Efforts by the United Nations to solve the Indonesian problem took a new [?]urn yesterday, when the security…

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Lockhart Council to Assist Civic Centre

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 August 1947 · page 2

LOCKHART, Tuesday: The Lockhart Shire Council has decided to assist the move for a modified Civic Centre in Lockhart…

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Shire of Tumbarumba Proposed Ambulance

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 14 August 1947 · page 3

A PUBLIC MEETING for the purpost of considering the establishment of an Ambulance Service in Tumbarumba to be worked…

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