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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

1,275 stories in Riverina's papers · page 12 of 64

Yass Shire Move to Open Up Belt of Fertile Land

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 4

[?] more to open up unimproved country in the Nottingham area will be made by Goodradi[?] Shire Council…

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Northern Riverina County Council Water Supply Failure

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 4

A committee, to investigate the recent failure of water in the Northern Riverina County Council area, was formed at a meeting of the Council…

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Tumut Shire Loan Approved £2,500 For Water Supply Works

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

Approval of the Governor-in-Council to the raising of a £2,500 loan by the Tumut Shire for water supply works was yesterday…

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M.I.A. Agricultural Extension Notes Extension Council Plans Programme

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 4

LECTURES by visiting agriculturists, special sound films, field days, a farm leadership school and more extension publications are some of the extension activities planned by the District Council of Extension Groups for 1948…

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Indonesian Dispute Security Council's Views

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The Security Council was determined to continue its active interest in the Indonesian-Dutch dispute until settlement was…

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Country Party Delegates Meet at Gundagai Mr J. M. Carter Re-elected President of Yass Electorate Council

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 1

One of the biggest political meetings for some time, was held at Gundagai last Saturday, when delegates to the annual convention…

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Jindalee Shire

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 3

Councillors present were: A. Donaldson (Pres.) C. ,J. Morrow. L. F. Bennett. J. M. Hicks, G.G., Davidson, C. T. Manwaring, S. L. Dillon, and…

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Lockhart Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 5

The Lockhart Shire engineer (Mr. Page) told yesterday's meeting of the council that approval had been given to a loan…

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Lockhart Shire Help For Urban Committee

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 1

The monthly meeting of Lockhart Shire Council was attended by Cr. W. K. Day (president), C. Condon, E. Goode, D, L. Browne, G. Jones and…

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Council's Part in Housing

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 2

"The Premier's continual, reiteration that only a few councils are assisting in the building of homes is unjust to councils" says Aid. R. T. C. Storey…

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Wagga Municipal Library Jottings Book of the Week

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 2

"The Observer's Book of Dogs," by Clifford L. B. Hubbard. You'll Find It: In the Classified Section…

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Illabo Shire Secures an Engineer

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 2

I Alter being, without, the services of : an engineer since November, the shire council received un application from .Mr.L.Carey. of Mathoura He was…

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Prompt Action Averts To Gundagai's Water Supply Great Efforts Shire Stores Service Within Twenty Four Hours Pump Rushed From Sydney Drive in All Night Drive

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 1

WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF THE BREAKDOWN OF THE MECHANISM AT THE GUNDAGAI PUMPING STATION, AND THE CONSEQUENT COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE LOCAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM, THE SERVICE WAS FULLY…

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Coolamon Shire Council Road Maintenance and Erosion Shire Councillors Rights

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 3

The following attended the monthly meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council on Tuesday last; Crs. N. R. Dyason (President), H.L. Eastick, R.H. Freer, W.H. Aitken, J.J.Griffin, W.H…

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Municipal Council Tri-weekly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 4

The tri-weekly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, when there were present the Mayor (Ald. F. C. Garner) and…

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Leeton High School Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

The first annual meeting is to be held in the Library at the Leeton School on Monday next when the reports for the year will be given and…

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King's Councillor to Appear for Leeton Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

LEETON, Thursday: Well-known Sydney barrister, Mr. R. Windeyer, K, C., has offered his services free to the Leeton Shire…

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Community Hotel at Batlow Minister Urges Shire To Press For Establishment

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 6

"Batlow is ideally situated for a Community Hotel, and I would like to see the Tumut Shire Council look into the matter and make a move in…

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Australian Country Party Riverina Electorate Council Mr. Roberton Favoured as Candidate

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

The largest meeting of the Rivcrina Electorate Council of the Country Party to take place in Narandera for many years was held in the Criterion…

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P.M. Rejects Kyeamba Shire Council's Protest on Petrol Tax Money

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 3

The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) has rejected representations from the Kyeamba Shire Council protesting against the Local Government Department withholding an allocation of money from the petrol…

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