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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

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Junee Alderman Resigns

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 2

Alderman J. Davidson has resigned as an alderman of the Junee Municipal Council. His resignation was accepted at…

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No Endowment for Carathool Shire Council Protest

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 4

In the Government's allocation! of endowment to Council for the three years 1940-51 Carrathool Shire has been Hotted nothing…

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Mayor Pines for "Good Old Days"

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 2

"I don't understand what's happening to the council these days ! Questions and statements time used to be the…

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Shire Council Correspondence Dealt with at Last Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1

THE holiday period was noticeable at the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night last. Those absent…

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Rabbits Shire Council Discussion Full Co-operation with P.p. Board

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1

The rabbit menace was discussed at last week’s shire council meeting, when Cr. Hawthorne stated that the Ardlethan branch of the F. & S.A…

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Freehold Basis for Shire Valuations

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

All valuations for rating purposes will now be on a freehold basis following the repealing of Section 141 of the Local…

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Trades Hall Council Meeting Quiet

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: In contrast with last week's sensational Trades Hall Council meeting, tonight's meeting was one…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Council Monthly Meeting at Darlington Point

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Murrumbidgee Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers, Darlington Point, on Friday, 14th January, there…

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General Rate Increased to 5d. by Tumut Shire Council

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 2

On the casting vote of the Chairman (Cr. L. E. Quarmby) the Tumut Shire Council resolved at its meeting yesterday to…

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Indonesia Security Council Action

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Tuesday — Attempts to strengthen Security Council action on Indonesia will be made tomorrow, when the…

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Special Meeting of the Municipal Council Water Supply Matters Discussed Estimates Adopted Excess Salaries to Be Discontinued

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 4

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday last week for the purpose of considering the estimates for 1949 and other…

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Shire Councillors Inspect Management Committee's Request for Modern Baths

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 2

ON Wednesday afternoon the Shire President (Cr. W. Arbuckle), accompanied by Cr. welsh and Cr. T. Dunn,…

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The County Council Notes From Meeting

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 7

Items in the Southern Riverina County Council annual report of special interest to this district were: During the year the survey and…

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Effective Spray For Caltrops And Other Weeds Shire Engineer's Experiments

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 2

SOME experiments carried out over the past ten days in the destruction of caltrops at Yanco, the sale yards at Leeton, the…

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Holbrook Shire Council's £33,000 Road Project

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 3

After considering reports of the shire clerk and engineer, Holbrook Shire Council yesterday decided to approve plans to bitumen-surface the Holbrook-Jingellic Road at an estimated cost of £33,000…

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Breakdowns Affect County Council Work Illabo Shire Survey Was Under Way

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 2

At the meeting of the Northern Riverina County Council in Temora on Monday last, it was revealed that a breakdown in…

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Combined Town and Memorial Hall Alderman Intend to Try For a Better Site

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 4

Aldermen of the Junee Municipal Council met on Monday night last to consider the proposal to build a combined town hall and…

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Work of Shire President

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 7

In a report to Tuesday’s Shire meeting, the President (Cr S. Glasscock) stated:— “The South Gundagai Tennis…

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No Community Hotel for Cootamundra Enough Troubles" Says Mayor

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 3

"I can state quite definitely that the Cootamundra Municipal Council has no intention of going in for a…

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Tour of Shire Councillors to Make Survey

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 4

"Now that we are experiencing dry weather I think the time is opportune for Councillors to make a survey of the…

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