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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

1,275 stories in Riverina's papers · page 38 of 64

Coolamon Shire Council New Auto-patrol

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 13 August 1948 · page 1

At last Tuesday’s shire council meeting, those present were, Councillor N. R. Dyason (President); Crs. J. W. Hawthorne…

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Workers' Compensation Court Tumut Sittings Wortes v Shire Council

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 August 1948 · page 4

The Workers' Compensation Court Commission sat at Tumut Court B[?]e on Tuesday, Judge A. E. Rainbow being on the Bench…

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Narrandera Municipal Council Items

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1948 · page 3

The Narrandera Municipal Council decided at its last meeting that a censure be taken of premises served by…

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Building Operations In Tumut Shire

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 August 1948 · page 2

Mr. J. Lockeridge Council's Building Officer, reported as follows to Wednesday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council…

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Outstanding Rates Shire To Take Action

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 August 1948 · page 2

A list of outstanding rates owed by ratepayers throughout the Shire was before Wednesday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council. The list was a…

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Labor Gain in Leg. Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday Mr. J. D. Kenny, assistant secretary of the N.S.W. Trades and Labor: Council, was elected to the…

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Ellerslie Estate Road Construction Council Will Not Accept Responsibility of Cost

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 August 1948 · page 1

At Wednesday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council a letter was received from the Department of Lands re the construction of…

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Council Discuss Town Hall Several Proposals Reviewed Top Park May Be Cut Up for Building Blocks

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 August 1948 · page 1

At Wednesday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council the proposal submitted by the Tumut Branch of the R.S.L. that the present Shire…

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Paterson's Curse Worries Mitchell Shire Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1948 · page 3

The Mitchell Shire is concerned with the prevalence of Paterson's Curse on holdings in the southeast portion of C Riding, one property in B Riding, and two in A Riding…

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Federal Govt. to Appeal to Privy Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) announced tonight that the Commonwealth…

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Council Unable to Build New Forest Hill Road

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1948 · page 1

The Kyeamba Shire Council is not agreeable to undertake construction of a new roadway within the Forest Hill…

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Wagga Seeks More Land From Shires Council to Approach Minister Over Deadlock

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1948 · page 1

The Wagga City Council is to seek an enlargement of the Wagga city area to more than four times its present size. The inclusion of Lake Albert village…

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Former Mayor Preaches at Junee Church

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1948 · page 2

The Rev. W. J. Hobbin, Mayor of Junee from 1942 to 1944, conducted a special service at the Junee Methodist Church…

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Northern Riverina County Council

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 August 1948 · page 7

Gundagai was represented by Crs F. R. McHugh and J. H. Crowe at the July meeting of the Northern Riverina County Council…

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Some Soldier Settlers Without Roads Complaints Made To Illabo Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 August 1948 · page 7

Criticism of the Government in putting soldier settlers on properties in the Junee district, “Merribindinyah” and Wantabadgery…

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Lockhart Shire

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 8

Cr. W. K. Day, president, and Councillors A. D. Finlayson, C. Condon, E. A. Goode, Geo. Jones, J. Lewington were present at the…

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Municipal Council Special Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 1

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, there being present His Worship the Mayor (Ald. F. C. Garner) and…

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Shire Engineer's Report Sealing of Trunk Road

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 4

AT the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council un Thursday night the engineer, Mr. J. K. Gibson submitted a report on the…

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Gundagai Shire Will Assist Hospital to Beauty Site

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 4

The Gundagai Shire Council will do all in its power to assist the Directors of the Gundagai District Hospital in its plan to beautify and…

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Sewerage Schemes Discussed by Council

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 8

Discussion took place at Monday's meeting of Lockhart Shire Council upon the proposed sewerage schemes for Lockhart and The Rock…

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