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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

1,356 stories in Riverina's papers · page 44 of 68

Shire Engineer Resigns

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 2

The shire engineer Mr. C. D. Caldwell, tendered his resignation at the mooting of the Council on Thursday night, stilting that he had obtained…

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No Taxis for Funerals, Say Aldermen, Yet One Made Two Trips To Football Match

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 3

The finance committee of Cootamundra Town Council recommended to the full council meeting last night that the Department of Road Transport be…

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Wagga Show Messages The Mayor of Wagga (ALD. L. BARRAND)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 1

AS the 76th Wagga Show, the first to be held since 1939, opens, I wish the M.P. and A.A., competitors and…

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Town Council Discussion on Mill Road

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 2

A full council, comprising Aldermen D. Strotton (mayor), A. Hutton. (deputy-mayor), J. Leonard, H. Conkey, G. Bruderlin, R. Louche, R. Ward, F…

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Council to Purchase Land Method of Finance

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 3

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night Cr. It. A. Struck reported that in connection with the finance to make payment…

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Our Open Column Yass Shire President's Statement Refuted (To the Editor)

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 1

SIR,—I beg space in your columns to challenge the statement made by Mr. E. C. Archer, president of the Goodradigbee Shire, and broadcast over the air,…

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Council Chambers Invaded by New Sub-division Residents Sewerage, Lights and Roads Wanted

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 1

IT was a case of standing room only at the Council meeting on Thursday night when the largest deputation ever seen there, representing the population of the new sub-division bounded by Maiden and Yanco Avenues crowded into the Chamber to make requests for…

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Soils and Irrigation Extension Service The Value of the District Council of Extension Groups to the M.I.A.

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 2

IN an Interview over 2RG on Friday night, August 22, Mr. Lindsay Brown, secretary of the M.I.A. District Council of Extension. Groups, said that his Council provided the machinery through which official organisations could co-operate with farmers, thus promoting…

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Wagga Municipal Library Jottings Book of the Week

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 2

"Modern Cookery", by Lydia Chatterton. You'll Find It: In the Classified Section,…

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Town Council to Object to Proposed New Theatre "Against Monopolies," Says Ald. Conkey

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 September 1947 · page 3

In accordance with council's wishes, Town Clerk Dunkley reported to Cootamundra Town Council on Monday night that he had prepared a…

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Parcels From Jindalee Shire

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 2

Miss Rachel M. Whitford, of 62 Station road, Handsworth, Birmingham, England, wrote on June 23, to the Jindalee Shire Council: "My mother, who…

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Municipal Council Tri-weekly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 4

The tri-weekly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, there being present the Mayor (Ald. J. A. Lorimer), and Ald…

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Shire Correspondence Abattoir Area Wanted Expenditure in A. RIDING

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 3

DECLARATION of ah abattoir area to assist the local country killing and meat treatment works, heavy expenditure from…

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New Building Applications Approved by Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 3

The following applications for new dwellings and additions to existing buildings, wore dealt with at the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council…

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Swing Lights or Standards Shire President Incensed At Councillors' Indecision

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 3

"YOU adopted a resolution to have swing lights in Pine Avenue, at a previous meeting and now you want to do something…

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Northern Riverina County Council Water Finances Fairly Precarions

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 1

At the last meeting in [?] of the Northern Riverina Country Council the Deputy County Clerk. Mr. [?] made an exhaustive statement on [?]…

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Kerbside Petrol Pumps Who Pays Rentals? Council Issues Ultimatum

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 6

WHEN the shire clerk intimated at the Council meeting last week, that the company owning some petrol pumps in the town had…

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Proportional Representation for the Shire Elections (To the Editor, “Coolamon-Ganmain Review.”)

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 1

Sir:—The . State Government has announced that it intends to legislate for proportional Representation for Municipal and Share Elections. This…

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Electrical Appliances County Council Decides to Purchase Possible Long Delays

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 1

At the last [?] of the [?] [?] county [?] the [?] [?] [?] of[?]…

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Value of District Council Extension Groups to M.i.a

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 4

In an interview over 2RG recently, the secretary of the M.I.A. District Council of Extension Groups (Mr. Lindsay Brown) said that his council provided the machinery through which official organisations could…

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