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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

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£5000 Loan to Be Sought in Kyeamba Homes Plan Council's Decision

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 3

Kyeamba Shire Council will apply for permission to raise a loan of £5000 for its shire housing programme. A sub-committee made several…

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Illabo Shire Council Estimates Provided For Rate Rise Up to 3d in the

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 1

THE 1919 ESTIMATED PRESENTED TO THE ILLABO SHIRE COUNCIL MEETING IN JUNEE PROVIDED FOR AN EXPENDITURE OF 40,000 AND AN INCREASE IN THE GENERAL RATE FROM 2d.TO 3d. IN THE…

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Lockhart Shire Houses Too Costly

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 3

At the last monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council, the councillors considered tenders for the erection of houses for Shire…

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Lord Mayor's Cup as Guide to Anniversary

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday: Most of the prominent Anniversary Handicap candidates will clash at about the same weight scale in the Lord Mayor's Cup at Rosehill on Saturday…

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Health Inspector's Report To Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 1

THE Assistant Health Inspecto Mr. H. W. Agnew, presented the following report to the Shire Council at its meeting…

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Whole Council Will Sit on Works Committee

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

All nine aldermen of the Cootamundra Municipal. Council will in future constitute the works committee. The works committee acts in…

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Water Mains At Yanco Council's Varying Policies

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 4

A REQUEST from W. T. Ottley to have the water service connected to Farm 279, Yanco, brought forth a motion moved…

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South=east Progress Committee Requests Placed Before Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 1

The following four requests came before the Shire Council at its meeting on Thursday night last, from the South-East Progress Committee: —…

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Town Council Cycle Club Application Up in Air

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 3

Present at last nights meeting were Ald. D. Strattom (Mayor), F. Dickson, M. Mutch, A. Hutton, H. Schofield, L…

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Caltrops in Streets And Lanes Council to Clean Them Up

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

"I don't see how the Council is going to enforce the regulation compelling res'dents to cut the caltrops in the yards, when…

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Bathurst Burrs and Star Thistles Council to Enforce the Destruction of Noxious Weeds

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 3

"WHAT are we going to do about the noxious weeds growing on roads around the farms? I'm going to move that the…

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Alderman H. E. Gissing President of Southern Riverina County Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 2

Alderman H. E. Gissing, of Wagga, was elected chairman of the Southern Riverina County Council yesterday. Cr. John Ross, who has been chairman of the council for the past seven years, declined re-election yesterday. He will…

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Community Hotel Urged by Mayor Last Night's Council Comment on Hotels

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 4

The establishment of a Community Hotel in Junee was advocated at last night's Municipal Council meeting by the Mayor…

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Presentation to Shire Councilors

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 3

It was suggested at the last meeting of the Narraburra Shire Council that tho local member, Mr. S. D. Dickson, M.L.A., be…

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Several Candidates for Vacancy on Junee Municipal Council

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 6

At least three persons are mentioned as being likely to contest the by-election of the Junee Municipal Council…

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Council's Fire Estimates Not Increased

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 3

Estimates of the expenditure in the Cootamundra Fire District, received by the Town Council from the…

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"Cootamundra Saleyards Asset to Council"

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 4

"The £1300 revenue received from the Cootamundra saleyards shows that they most be giving the council a good…

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Council Has to Take Deposit Elsewhere

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 3

The Cootamundra Town Clerk (Mr. T. A. Williams) said at Monday night's Municipal Council meeting that the…

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Compulsory Voting Has Little Effect Shire to Send Report to L.G. Minister

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 7

A summary of the recent by-election in the Illabo Shire Council, with special emphasis on the success of compulsory voting is to…

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Council Control of Temporary Buildings Mm to Prevent Tent Tern Springing Up

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 6

To obviate the possibility of a tent town springing up in Junee the Municipal Council has instituteo a procedure to govern…

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