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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

1,508 stories in Riverina's papers · page 22 of 76

Flats May Be Built in Junee. Council Asked For Site To Be Recommended

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

The Housing Commission of New South Wales has asked the Junee Municipal Council to suggest a suitable site for the erection of…

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Three Delegates to Represent Villages Will Present Case to the Northern Riv. Council

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 8

A meeting at Dlabo last night decided to appoint delegates from three Junee district villages to wait on the Northern Riverina…

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Nightmare Living in Country Districts C.W.A. Council to Present Soldier Settlement Cases

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

Living in the country without the Very ordinary amenities of electric light, water and telephones was a nightmare, Mrs. J…

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Riverina Football Council Mr. P. Withers Elected District Commissioner Inter-League Premiership to be Conducted

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 6

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

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CORRESPONDENCE (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) Council's Pit (To the Editor, "The Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

Sir—Our council claims to have progressive ideas for beautifying and improving our city, yet an eyesore has been created…

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Local Items Municipal Rates Payable

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

Wagga ratepayers are reminded that rates for the current year will become due and payable on Tuesday next,…

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Kyeamba Shire Roadworks Progress

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 2

An extensive report by the Kyeamba Shire Engineer (Mr. E. F. Cameron) at yesterday's meeting of the council, showed that satisfactory progress had been made in the past month on roadworks…

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City Council's Depot

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 2

Interviewed yesterday, the Town Clerk (Mr. F. H. Bums), in referring to correspondence in yesterday's "Advertiser"…

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Leeton Shire's Roadwork to Allay Fears About High School

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 1

LEETON, Friday: Leeton Shire Council last night decided to bitumen surface six miles of the school bus route from Murrami to Leeton. Cr. Washington expressed fear that the extremely poor condition of the road would result in reducing the status of the Leeton High School from a full…

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Leeton Council Interested in Yanco Works

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 2

LEETON, Friday: The Leeton Shire Council will have full investigations made of the Yanco brickworks to enable the council…

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Letter to Mitchell Council on Loss From Rates Exemptions

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 2

In New South Wales it is estimated that £500,000 is lost to municipalities through exemption of Government property (Commonwealth and State) from rating…

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Gundagai Shire Council ELECTION 23rd APRIL 1949

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 4

ATTENTION IS DRAWN to the provisions of Ordinance 9 under the Local Government Act which enable an elector to obtain a Postal Ballot…

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Shire May Borrow £23,300 Within the Next Twelve Months Loan Programme Adopted By Council

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 1

The adoption of the 1949/50 Loans Programme by the Councillors at their meeting last Friday may mean that for various public works etc, the Gundagai Shire will borrow up to £23,300 within the next twelve months…

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Gundagai Town Using More Water Engineer Reports to Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 1

The consumption of electricity for the month of March in Gunda gai reached record proportion the total of units used was 113,040,…

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Move to Displace Canberra Advisory Council

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 4

An attempt by elected members of the Advisory Council to end the life of the council and have it replaced with a…

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C.w.a. Hume Group Council Meeting at Cootamundra

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 2

For the above there was good representation from most branches. Delegates attended from Adelong, Ardlethan,…

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Favours Peemanent Fireman in Junee Candidate for Election Replies to Council

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Junee Council it was suggested that before a vote is cast for the Board of Fire Commissioners,…

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Council Will Reply to Accusation Against Clerk “Uncalled For and Incorrect”

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 2

At last Friday’s meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council, the President brought up for discussion, the recent article published by the…

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Gates Must Be Removed From the Tarrabandra Road Darbalara - Gobarralong Road Also Affected Shire Councillors Hold April Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 7

The Gundagai Shire Council has ordered that all gates on the Tarrabandra road and on the Darbalara-Gobarralong road must be removed moved within three months. There are 23 gates on the Tarrabandra road and five on the other thoroughfare…

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CORRESPONDENCE (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents.) Council's Pit (To the Editor, "The Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 2

Sir,—I wish to support the remarks of "Citizen," published on Friday, April 8. The appearance of the worst…

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