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Council & local affairs, 1949

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Lockhart F. and S. Council Resolutions

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 2

LOCKHART, Thursday: The Lockhart District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association today protested against the…

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Forestry Increases Gravel Royalties Protest By Local Council

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 1

At Monday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council u letter was rend from the District Forester informing Council that the…

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Wagga Council to Seek Ownership of Kapooka Hall

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 2

The Wagga City Council is to apply to the Minister for the Army (Mr. Chambers) for unrestricted ownership of Kapooka Hall, and the right to use or dispose of the building as it may deem fit…

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Building Activity in Tumut Shire 26 Homes Under Constructions In "D" Riding

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 4

There does not seem to be tiny slackening off in building activities throughout the Tumut Shire, particularly at Tumut and Hallow…

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Application for Lights on Sportsground Council Refuses Committee's Request

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 4

Mr. E. J. Bamford, Secretary of the Tumut Sportsground Committer, wrote to Monday's Shire Council meeting stating that some…

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Levelling of Tumut High School Playground Council Asked To Supervise Work

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 3

The Headmaster of the Tumut [?] High school wrote to the Tumut Shire Council at its meeting on Monday as follows:--…

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Report to Wagga City Council on Town Hall Costs And Considerations

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 2

In a special report to the Town Hall Committee of the Wagga City Council, the Town Clerk (Mr. F. H. Burns) recommends the demolition of the present Council Chambers and the erection of a new structure…

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Tumut Council Warned Power May Be For Water, Hospitals, Sewerage Only

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 1

The Tumut Shire Council his been warned that if the coat position caused the closure of all coal tired power stations electricity in…

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Items From Lockhart Shire Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1949 · page 6

At Lockhart Shire Council's last meeting the engineer (Mr. Pagel produced the plan of the Yerong Creek street lighting…

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Wagga Mayor Opens Fund for Flood Victims

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1949 · page 2

The Mayor of Wagga (Ald. L. Barrand) and the City Council are opening a fund to assist distressed people in the flooded…

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Contractor Criticises Tumut Shire on Gravel Contracts Alleges Preference Given in Regard to Haulage of Gravel Answer Given at Council Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 7

At last week’s Shire Council meeting Mr J. Henrick. a contractor claimed that the calling of tenders by the Tumut Sbire Council were “on the nose” and that several contractors had refused to submit tenders because they were of the opinion that one contractor…

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Coal 'Frozen' for Flood Victims "They Can't Do That to Us," Says Mayor of Maitland

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Stocks of coal made available for flood victims in Maitland were 'frozen' by the local police this afternoon, following today's coal crisis conference…

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Wagga F. and S. Council Attacks Stabilisation Fund Resolutions for Conference

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 2

The Wagga District Council of the Fanners and Settlers' Association strongly criticised the Wheat Stabilisation Fund at its meeting on Saturday. THE council met to discuss…

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Muttama Grazes Wants Higher Lamb Price Recommendation to A.p.p.u District Council

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 2

AFTER Mr F. Rose, of Muttama, had addressed a meeting of the Cootamundra branch of the APPU last week, a recommendation that the Unions District Council should investigate a proposal to raise the export price of lamb was passed…

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Shire Engineer's Report At Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 1

At the Council meeting on Thursday night the shire engineer submitted the following report: PUBLIC WORKS…

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Urana Shire Council Is New Era Developing?

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 6

Business at the June meeting of the Urana Shire Council suggested that a new era may be developing for Urana. The Council, as all may see, have transformed town footpaths, modernised the main street and is now embarking on its…

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Leeton High School Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 4

A damp bitterly cold night and the first day of the severe electricity restrictions militated against a good attendance at…

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Cootamundra Council Meets in Afternoon

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 2

The next meeting of the Cootamundra Municipal Council will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday afternoon Instead' of at night…

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Council Correspondence a Miscellaneous List

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 2

The following correspondence was dealt with at the last meeting of the Leeton Shire Council Local Government Superannuation…

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Position Offered Back to Council Employee

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 1

When the shire engineer announced at the Council meeting on Thursday night that the position of driver for the new grader…

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