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Council & local affairs, 1947

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NEARLY 24,000 Yards of Gravel Used Last Year On Burrangong Shire Roads

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 3

During last year, Burrangong Shire Council used 23,980 cubic yards of graver on roads within the shire. Nearly 100 cubic yards were…

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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Molybdenum as a Fertiliser

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 3

Experiments with molybdenum as a fertiliser for deficient soils are described in Bulletin 198, Just Issued by the Council for Scientific and Industrial…

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Some People Careless About Garbage Receptacles Council To Try and Prevent Nuisance

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 6

The Health Inspector (Mr Frank McFee) at last week’s Council meeting asked that owing to the unsatisfactory storage of garbage on…

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Tarrabandra Settlers Differ Objections to Removal of Gates on Road Question of Rabbit Infestation Deputation Waits on Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

On the Tarrabandra Soldier Settlement Road, there are twenty four gates in seven miles. Sentence has been passed by the Gundagai Shire on these barriers, and the settlers were given until February 28 to have same removed and instal ramps. There is a divergence…

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Building Inspector Should Recommend Not Demand Discussion at Last Friday’s Council Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

At last week’s Council meeting the Building Inspector (Mr Frank McFee) presented plans and specifications for the building of a…

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Fruit Roads to Be Repaired Shire Council's Decision

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 2

THE cannery was going to be pretty hard this year on the grading of fruit, said Cr. Arbuckle at the Council meeting on…

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Urana Shire Monthly Meeting

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 1

At the February meeting of the Urana Shire Council present were: the president (Cr. A. R. Townsend), Councillors A. M. Kerr, J. M. Smith,…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 3

Present at last night's meeting of Cootamundra Town Council were Aldermen Stratton (mayor), Hutton (deputy-mayor), Dickson, Ward, Louche,…

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Crushing Taxation Burdens Crippling The Nation Protest to Prime Minister by Leeton Shire Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 2

LEETON Shire Council has decided to protest to the Prime Minister about the crushing load of taxation which it considers…

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Correspondence Shire's Public Library (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 3

Sir—Once again I want a big slice of your valuable paper re this onesided, library, the bigger the farm, the more you pay—like the income…

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Council Home Sites Ready Soon

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 1

The Wagga City Council will shortly offer for private sale 60 home sites in the Duke of Kent subdivision…

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Council to Advise on Immigration

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: The Minister for Immigration (Mr. Calwell) revealed to-day that it had been decided to establish an Immigration…

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Extension Groups Council Passes Resolution Against Lifting of Fruit Ban

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 1

Delegates who attended the annual meeting of Extension Groups, held at the Research Station last week, carried a resolution opposing…

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CORRESPONDENCE (To the Editor.) Payment of Municipal Rates

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 2

Sir: Printed upon the municipal rate notice I recently received is the following statement: "On the expiration of one month after service of this…

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Junee Alderman Resigns

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

Alderman Davis resigned last night at a meeting of the Junee Municipal Council because he did not agree with…

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Junee Council Estimates

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

Junee Council last night decided to base estimates tor the next financial year on the same rates as this year…

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Footpaths at Gundagai Garages Requests Before Shire Council

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 3

Four Gundagai garage are having footpath trouble. At last week’s Council meeting considerable time was spent not only in discussing but…

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Gundagai Shire Still Without an Engineer

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 1

There is no likelihood of Gundagai Shire Council having a permanent resident engineer prior to May next. Council decided to interview a Mr…

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Junee Alderman Determined to Leave Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 2

Ald. J. Davis, who resigned from the Junee Council on Tuesday, stated to-day he would put his resignation in order and leave the…

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Shire Engineer Farewelled by Shire Council Staff

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 1

On Saturday morning last members of the outdoor and indoor shire staff met in the Council Room to farewell Mr. George Munford who after 10 years…

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