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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

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New Books at Municipal Free Library Astronomy

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 3

SUTHERLAND, Louis: "The Book of the Stars." The story of astronomy through the ages is told here with skill and…

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Jindalee Shire Request Did Not Concern Coolac, Muttama

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 2

The Jindalee Shire Council President (C. A. S. Donaldson) said yesterday that a letter which had been written in the…

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Gundagai Shire Appoints Consulting Engineer for Electricity Undertaking

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 1

At a special committee meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council, held on Tuesday last, Mr Reg Minahin, was appointed consulting engineer…

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Speed Hound Grader for Shire Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 2

Leeton Shire Council has under order a new speed hound grader to augment its existing road plant. This will be a welcome…

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Shire Engineer's Report To Monday's Council Meeting

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 4

Tumut Shire Engineer (Mr. Andreys) reported as follows to Monday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council:--…

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Rural Electricity in Tumut Shire Early Start Anticipated Report to Shire Council

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

At Monday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council Mr, R. Minuhun, who is now in partnership with Mr. H. Field, consulting electrical engineer…

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Coolamon Shire Council Road Work Commended High Rate Collections

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council on Tuesday last, Cr. N. R. Dyason (president) presided. The others…

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Municipal Council Triweekly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 4

The ordinary triweekly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, there being present the Mayor (Aid. F. C…

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Carrathool Shire Council Tenders for Sanitary & Garbage Service for the Town of Hillston

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 2

TENDERS, sealed and endorsed, are invited and will be received by the undersigned until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 8th June, 1949, for the…

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Gondagai Shire Appoints Consulting Engineer

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 2

At a special committee meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council, held on Tuesday last, Mr. Reg Minehan, was oppointed…

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Tumut Shire i Council Proposed Special Loan " of Ten Thousand Five ' Hundred Pounds (£10,500)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 5

The Council of the Shire of Tumu t hereby notifies, in pursuance of See lion 180 of the Local Governmen Act, that:…

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Cootamundra Warned Minister Tells Mayor of Power Situation

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 2

In a telegram received this morning by the Mayor of Cootamundra, Ald. F. R. Dickson, the Minister for Public…

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Store Room At Batlow New Building For Shire Properly

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 6

The Shire Engineer made a request to Monday's Council meeting that a storeroom be built at Batlow for the storage of Council's tools…

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Batlow Water Supply Revised Scheme Before Council

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 6

At Monday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council the Engineer submitted a report for the revised scheme for the supply…

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Letters To Shire Mutt Be In One Week Ahead Of Meetings

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

The Tumut Shire Council decided at their meeting on Monday that all correspondence to be submitted at the monthly meetings must be…

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Court House Gardens Council May Take Over Maintenance

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

A letter from the Clerk ol Petty Sessions to the Tumut Shire Council stated that a recent inspection was made by an officer of the Lanus…

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Commission Houses for Batlow Council Approves Of Scheme

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 6

At Monday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council a letter was received from the Housing Commission stating their desire to…

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Improvements to Dooley Park and Yanco Lawns Curator's Report to Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 4

The Curator (Mr. T. W. Graham) submitted the following report to the Council meeting on Thursday night last…

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Proposed New Subdivision South of Railway Line Again Discussed by Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 3

The question of Mr. L. Black's proposed new sub-division oh the south side of the railway line near the rice shed again came up for discussion at…

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Tumut Saleyards Re- surfacing Cattle Pens Council to Purchase Barbed Wire for Resting Varus

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

Yard dues from recent stock sales at Tumut amounted to X459J. The moveable ramp in the sheep section of the yards has…

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