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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

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H. K. Pace Has Clear-cut Majority in Saturday's Junee Municipal Council By-election

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 1

Although it was freely anticipated that there would be a record poll, it did not reach the popular expectations and only 1,654 voted…

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Long Service to Illabo Shire Presentation of Association Certificates

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 2

Certificates recognising the work in local government of Cr. J. W. C. Beveridge and the late Cr. H. H. Harmon were…

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City Council By-Election Polling Places

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 3

Polling booths for the Wagga City Council by-election next Saturday will be at South Wagga, North Wagga Public Schools and Coleman Street Kindergarten and also at the Council Chambers…

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Illabo Council to Buy Lorry and Tractor Needed to Cope With Heavy Programme

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 2

Illabo shire Council decided to invest £2163 in the purchase of a Comet Leyland lorry, a six-cylinder dlesel-operated Job…

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Permit System for Sale of New Cars F. and S. Council Wants It Reintroduced

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 1

Because it is believed that country people are not getting their fair quota of new cars, the Junee District Council of the Farmers…

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Every Effort to Be Made to Commence Road Bitumening Programme Council Favors Spending £2,000 on Aggregate for Roads

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 2

Every effort is to be made by the Gundagai Shire Council to secure sufficient aggregate, whereby the Shire’s scheme for bitumen surfacing various roads can be carried out with the least possible delay…

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Shire Engineer's Report To Monday's Council Meeting

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

S.H.4.—Patrol work and maintenance has been carried out on this road. Log Creek Bridge is proceeding satisfactorily. Work was…

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Municipal Council Officers' Reports

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

The following reports were read and adopted at the last meeting of the Municipal Council: Finance Committee's Report…

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Unsewered Premises Council May Undertake Work

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

When Cr. Kingsley asked at the Council meeting on Thursday night, if the matter of completing the sewerage connections in the town was…

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Town Council Baths Granted for Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 3

Present at last night's meeting were Ald. D. Stratton (Mayor), R. Cohen, P. Dickson, M. Mutch, H. Schofield, C. Williams, and A…

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FARRER C.P. COUNCIL Meeting at Lockhart

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

Probably not many outside dyed-in-the-wool Country Party men realized the significance of the delegates meeting held in the Memorial Hall…

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Pasteurised Milk for Leeton Discussed at Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

When a letter was received at the Council meeting last week from Leeton Milk Producers and Vendors Association, seeking Council's…

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Bitumen Road to Wumbulgal Advocated at Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 4

THE B.H.P. road plant is coming to Leeton in October to seal with bitumen the Trunk Road 80 to a point two miles on the…

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Leeton High School Council Decides to Purchase Gymnasium Equipment

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

THE Leeton High School Council at its meeting on Monday night of last week, decided to purchase the gymnasium…

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Start Soon on Flats Cootamundra Council Told, "Plans Advanced!"

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

In a letter to last night's Cootamundra Municipal Council meeting the Housing Commission told aldermen that…

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Council's Rebuff to Cycle Club "Alleged Damage Caused by Excessive Training"

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

The Cootamundra Town Council will inform the Cycle Club that it considers "the Fisher Park track, to be in a…

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Woman Claims Damages From Municipal Council

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 3

Mrs. L. A. Dunn, of Regent street, is claiming £210 damages from the Junee Municipal Council…

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Cantilever Awnings Council's Protest Brings Results

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 2

In what was regarded as a test case by the Cootamundra Town Council, the Department of Building Materials…

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Cootamundra Cyclists for Prosecution Council's War on "Recalcitrants"

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 2

In its campaign against cyclists infringing municipal ordinances, the Cootamundra Town Council has decided to…

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Junee Council Not Eligible for Share of Special Funds

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 2

The Junee Municipal Council is not eligible for assistance from the special funds made available for distribution in accordance with the conditions specified in the Commonwealth Aid (Roads and Works) Act…

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