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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

1,356 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 68

Council to Erect Resting Yards B. Burgess' Tender Accepted

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

At Wednesday's Shire Council meeting the Council decided to accept the tender of B. Burgess for the supply of posts and the…

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Shire Election (Published by Arrangements) MR. [?] CANDIDATURE. (To the Editor, “Coolamon [?] Review.”)

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

Sir As the columns of the “Review” are generally an "open house" for many questions, may I as one of UK contestants [?]…

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Crossing The Little River At Lacmalac Council Accepts Residents' Offer

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 3

At Wednesday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council Cr. Burbury said the residents of Lacmalac were anxious to have a concrete causeway constructed…

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Water Stealing Rampant at Coolamonu and Ganmain Countyy Council to Take Action

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

A [?] was caused at the meeting of the [?] Riverina [?] all an Wednesday last when Mr. Roll Freer, the County clerk [?]…

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Council Supports Tumut - Canberra Car Service Service To Connect With Sydney 'Planes

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

At the Shire Council meeting on Wednesday Mr. H. Eurell made application to the Council for their support re his application to…

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Concreting Adelong Streets Council To Do Work By Day Labor Cheaper Than Contract Price

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

At Wednesday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council tenders were opened for the completion of the work of concreting the Adelong…

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Food for Britain Fund Municipal Appeal

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

The Town clerk desires to acknowledge the following subscription: Previously acknowledge £216 9 5…

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Warm Welcome, Says Mayor of Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 3

"Wagga gives you a warm welcome," said the Mayor, Alderman Barrand, when he opened the thirteenth convention of the Australian Institute of Political Science on Saturday morning. With their coats off, in a…

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Tumut Shire Council January Meeting

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Tumut Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers on Wednesday last. Those present were Crs. L. E. Quarmby (chair)…

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Leeton Shire Council Dangerous Gum Trees Corrugated Trunk Road; Narandera Aerodrome

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 3

MATTERS dealt with at the meeting of Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night of last week arising out of correspondence,…

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County Council Notes from Annual Meeting

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

Cr. John Ross has been elected chairman of the Southern Riverina County Council for the fifth successive year…

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Tampered with Water Meters Serious Allegations at N.r.c. Council Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

Allegations of the reversing and disconnection of consumers' water meter were reported by the county cleric (Mr. R. Freer), of the Northern Riverina…

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Many Requests From Batlow Town Area To Be Enlarged Council to Take Over 19 Acres of Sunnyside Estate for Subdivision

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

At last Wednesday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council the Batlow Progress Association made several requests to the Council for…

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Resentment by Shire

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 4

GOODRADIGBEE Shire expressed resentment at Friday's meeting on the alleged intrusion of officers of the Department of…

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Tumbarumba Shire Council Health Inspector's Report

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 3

The recently appointed Health Inspector (Mr. K. Henderson) reported to last week's meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council that…

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Wagga Mayor on Hazards of Swimming

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 6

The Mayor of Wagga (Alderman L. Barrand) said yesterday that every swimming party away from the Wagga beach should be…

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Khancoban-Kosciusko Road an Engineering Possibility Says Shire Engineer

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Tumbaramba Shire Council, the Engineer (Mr. D. W. Roberison) reported on an…

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Many Letters to Council Correspondence Before Last Meeting

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 1

At last week's meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council, correspondence was read and dealt with as follows:--…

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Yanko Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 4

The regular meeting of the Yauko Shire Council as held on Thursday of last week. There ware present Cr. W. Blcket (President), and Crs. J. L…

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Wagga Council Case Fails Against Tile Makers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 2

An action by the Wagga City Council against two brothers for conducting a tile-manufacturing business in a residential area…

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