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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

1,356 stories in Riverina's papers · page 52 of 68

Coolamon Shire Council Engineering Report

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 1

At last weeks shire council meeting the Engineers report was read and dealt with as [?] Works carried out during the last…

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Ardlethan Electricity Franchise and Ice Works Purchased By Narendera Municipal Council

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 1

At last week’s meeting of the Narendera Municipal Council a [?] was [?]…

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Wheat Men Form Council For Defence

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: "Important history has been made in Melbourne with the formation of the Australian Wheat Industry…

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Riverina County Council's Big Service to Shires

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 2

Prior to the formation of the Northern Riverina County Council in 1938 water for nine towns in surrounding areas was supplied from local dams and…

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Adelong Cricket Club Council refuses assistance for concrete wicket

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

At Monday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council the Secretary of the Adelong Cricket Club wrote thanking the council for making the…

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Mowing of Sportsground Application by Cricket Association to Council Refused

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 1

The Secretary of the Tumut District Cricket Association in a letter to the Tumut Shire Council read at Monday's meeting asked Council to…

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Commonwealth Assistance for Developmental Roads Council Demands Full Allocation Of Grant

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

At Monday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council a letter was received from the Department of Public Works stating that an amount of…

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Bush Fire Danger at Batlow Timber Taken From Council's Roads Full Inquiry to Be Held

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 1

At Monday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council a letter was received from L. G. Roth and Coy. drawing Council's attention to the serious…

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Council's Decision Reversed R. Mulvihill Granted Permission to Erect Non-brick Building Notice of Motion Carried by 4 Votes to 3

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 1

At Monday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council Cr. A. N. Fuller moved (he motion (notice of which was given at the previous meeting) that…

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Council Seeks New Rate Limit

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1947 · page 4

The Wegga City Council is to make application for a revised limit for the general rate. The action was taken at last…

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Contests Likely in Three Ridings Nominations For Shire Elections Close On

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 27 October 1947 · page 1

There is a possibility that there will be opposition for the present Shire Councillors at the Shire elections to be held next December. It is understood that in A, C, and D Ridings ratepayers will be called upon to elect their representatives…

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Shire Council Correspondence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 2

THE following correspondence was dealt with at the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night…

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Uncompleted Commission Houses Shire Council Dissatisfied

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 2

Dissatisfaction was expressed at the Council meeting on Thursday night over the position that has arisen in connection with the ten new…

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Acting Shire Engineer's' Report to Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 4

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night the acting shire engineer reported as follows:—T.R. 80 Cutting—This work has…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Council Monthly Meeting at Darlington Point

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Murrumbidgee Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers, Darlington Point, on 10th October, there being…

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Wagga and County Council

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Wagga City Council, the proposal to reduce the number of delegates on the Southern Riverina County Council…

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The Shire Elections to Be Held in December

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 4

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night the shire clerk reported: The tri-elections are to take place on Saturday, 6th…

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Town Council Last Night's Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 2

Ald. D. Stratton (Mayor), S. Moorhouse, F.Dickson, B. Ward, R. Louche, A. Hutton, G. Bruderlin, L. Conkey, and J. Leonard attended the ordinary…

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Bethungra Water Would Be Costly Report Before Illabo Shire

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 4

Consulting engineers prepared for the Northern Riverina County. Council, of which the Illabo Shire Council is a portion, a report on the proposed…

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Dismissal of Commission Employees Questions at Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 2

AT the Council meeting on Thursday night Cr. J. Washington said he understood that a large number of employees had The Commission had stated that the reason why remedial works could not be carried out, channels cleared, and that type of work generally was…

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