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Council & local affairs, 1948

1,275 stories in Riverina's papers · page 25 of 64

Municipal Council Tri-weekly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 June 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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Primary Producers' Union. Tumut District Council Quarterly Meeting1

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 3

The following [?] were carried at the May [?] meeting of the Tumut [?]…

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Will Refer P.M.'s Remarks to Bar Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Mr. Simon Isaacs said today that be intended, to refer to the Bar Council remarks made in the House of…

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"Larrikin Lawyer" Complaint to Bar Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The barrister, Mr. Simon Isaacs today complained to the Bar Council about references made to him as a…

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City Council Cuts Works Programme by Total of £3055

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 1

To offset increased wages and salaries, works! estimated to cost £3055 have been deleted from the Wagga City Council's programme for 1948. The action was taken by the City Council after…

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Wheat Decision Support Sought for Appeal to Privy Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 2

"The final decision at to whether I will appeal to the Privy Council on the adverse decision of the High Court on the…

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Hay Council Wants P.O.W. Farm for Ex-Servicemen

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 3

HAY, Friday: Despite the fact that a dairy farm formerly operated by prisoners-of-war at Hay has been placed in the hands of,…

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Huge Claim for Rates on Illabo Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 June 1948 · page 1

Subdivision of Wantabadgery West Pty. Ltd estate has revealed what appears to have been a remarkable mistake over a number…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Council Monthly Meeting at Darlington Point

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 1

The monthly meeting or the Murrumbidgee Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers, Darlington Point, on Friday. 4th May, there…

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Murrumbidgee Shire

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 1

The Shire Clerk reported as follows: "Works under Commonwealth Aids Grant will be completed during next week. It is suggested that a further…

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Tumut Shire Roads Amalgamation With Gundagai Shire Suggested Graziers Favor Co-operation with Road Equipment

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 2

At its meeting on Saturday last the Tumut Branch of the Graziers' Association considered a suggestion that the Tumut Shire Council give…

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Security Council Waits on Mediator

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Tuesday—The Security Council yesterday adjourned until Thursday afternoon after Count Bernadotte…

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Town Council Last Night's Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 3

Present, were Aldermen D. Stratton (mayor), R. Cohen, F Dickson, M. Mutch, M. Meagher H. Schofield, A. Hutton, L…

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Trades Council as Mediator Over Medicine

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The secretary of the N.S.W. Trades and Labor Council (Mr. R. A. King) said tonight that the council…

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Council Behind Anti-t.b. Will Give Unit Fullest Support

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 2

At last night's meeting, the municipal council gave its official support to the Anti-T.B. unit which will arrive in…

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F.S.A. to Appeal to Privy Council Fight Against Federal Wheat Law

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: In its fight to have the Commonwealth Government's wheat acquisition regulation declared invalid, the executive council of the N.S.W. Farmers and Settlers Association will appeal to the Privy Council…

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Wagga Municipal Library Jottings

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 2

Book of the Week: DUMAS, Alexandre: "A G[?]Blas in California."(Lond., Hammond., 1947)…

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Tumbarumba Shire Library

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 1

The Tumbarumba Shire free library is proving very popular with readers. To date 130 adults and 117 children have been…

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Tumut Shire Wants to Share Gundagai's Road Equipment Graziers Association Discusses Possible Amalgamation of Local Government Bodies

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 7

At Its meeting on Saturday last the Tumut branch of the Graziers' Assn. considered a suggestion that the Tumut Shire council give consideration to amalgamating Tumut Shire with the Gundagai Shire and failing this that the two councils combine in the purchase…

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£360 Grant for Tumut Camping Ground Provided Shire Council Pays Balance Of Improvement Cost

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 2

Mr. W. F. [?] of the following letter from the Minister for Works and Local Government:--…

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