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Council & local affairs, 1948

1,275 stories in Riverina's papers · page 22 of 64

Gundagai Shire’s Plan for Noxions Weed Destruction Proposal to Be Submitted to Conference

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 4

The Gundagai Shire Council has forwarded the following motion for inclusion in the agenda of the coming Shire Conference:— That following Clause He added to the Act relating to Noxious Weeds. That the Minister may, at the request to an individual…

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Gundagai Shire to Purchase Two New Graders Must Have Necessary Machinery for Roads, Says Cr. Crowe

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 7

When, at Tuesday’s Shire meeting, Councillors were considering the allocation on loan money for the purchase of road equipment and had decided on one power grader, Cr J. Crowe said that the Shire should purchase two graders, as it was essential that the Shire…

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Shire’s Horses Cause Councillors Some Conern Tenders To Be Called for Sanitary on Cr. Carberry’s Suggestion Former Street Cleaning Method to Be Given One Months’s Trial

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 2

Horses owned by the Gundagai Shire Council are causing the Councillors a headache.. Two of the three animals in work have broken down, and in order to maintain sanitary and garbage services Cr. Glasscock, loaned the Shire a neddy…

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Tumut Shire Council May Meeting

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 5

The May meeting of the Tumut Shire Council was held on Wednesday. Those present were Crs. L. E. Quarmby (chair), J. W. Oliver. W. P. Nicholas,…

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Leeton Shire Council Correspondence at Last Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 2

AT the last ordinary meeting of Leeton Shire Council there were present Councillors J. H. Marks (Shire President), T. H. Dunn…

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Bitumen Roads in Tumut Shire Shire Council May Increase Rates To Finance Scheme

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 1

The Tumut Shire Council is to give consideration to increasing the general rate by [?] as from January next with an idea in mind of…

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Coolamon Shire Council New Plant Possibilities Arrears of Rates Reduced

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 3

At the meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council on Tuesday last the following were present: Crs. N. R. Dyason (President), J. W. Hawthorne, J. J. Griffith, W. H. Logan, J. A. Parmenter, H. L. Eastick and R. H…

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Municipal Council Tri-weekly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 3

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

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Building Operations In Tumut Shire

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 1

The following have [?] W[?] material on [?] supply.-- W. B. Kingwill, [?]rkme[?] Adju[?]lly: W. Head, additions…

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Infectious Diseases In Tumut Shire

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 3

A case cf laryngeal diphtheria has been notified from the Aborigine Mission Station of Brungle. The patient has been removed to the…

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Shire Council to Purcase Power Lines From S.E.C. £11,000 Loan To Cover Cost

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 4

At Wednesday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council Mr. Minahan, of the Southern Electricity Commission, outlined the approximate cost…

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Food Parcels From Coolamon Shire Further Appreciation

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 1

The following letters have been forwarded in the Coolamon Shire by the Headquarters of the Food for Britain Fund…

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Riverina Football Council Annual Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Riverina Football Council was held at the Star Hotel, Narendera, on Sunday week last, when there were…

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New Building Applications Approved by Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Leeton Shire Council applications for permission to build were received as follows: C. Reghenzani, garage and…

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Extra Road-making Equipment Council Considers Purchasing More Plant

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 3

At Wednesday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council the Engineer (Mr. O. Dixon) reported as follows in connection with road plant:--…

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Town Hall Wanted for Tumut Cr. J. Oliver Wants Council To Move

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 3

At Wednesday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council Cr. [?]. Oliver said he would like Council to give consideration to the creation of a…

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Mitchell Shire Council May Aid Cockatoo Is. Area

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 3

The president (Cr. McCormick) told yesterday's meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council that an inspection had been made of the Cockatoo Island area, where ratepayers had complained that while their…

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Kyeamba Shire to Seek Allocation From Govt. For Road Works

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 3

The Kyeamba Shire Council is to seek a £6000 allocation from the Department of Works and Local Government for road works for the financial year 1948/49, under the Commonwealth Aid Roads…

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Orange Council Refuses Pensioners' Request

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 May 1948 · page 3

Orange City Council refused a request that a reduction be made in the rates payable by pensioners living in homes owned by them…

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Cannot Pay Wages Forbes Council to Dismiss Employees

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 May 1948 · page 3

The Forbes Municipal Council last week dismissed ten employers. The reason for this mas dismissal is that the council funds…

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