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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

1,508 stories in Riverina's papers · page 42 of 76

Garbage on Shire Roads

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 2

"The practice of dumping garbage on shire roads must be stopped immediately," said Cr. Davidson at Monday's meeting…

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Jindalee Shire Bridges Need Reinforcing

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 2

Jindalee Shire Council ganger (Mr. H. Danswan) warned councillors at Monday's meeting that he did not think most bridges in…

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Engineer Assistant for Shire Council Agrees to Appointment

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 6

The Gundagai Shire rouncil this week agreed to the appointment of a junior assistant to the Shire Engineer. It was stated that so much of the…

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Work on the Shire Roads Engineer Reports to Council

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 4

In his report to last Tuesday’s meeting of Gundagai Shire Council, the Engineer (Mr S. J. Hunnings) reported as follows:…

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Shire May Convert Building into Flats Purchase of Tennis Court Site Completed Items of Interest From the July Meeting the Gundagai Shire Council

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 7

The double-storied stone building which fronts Sheridan Street near the town tennis courts, may be converted into flats to house Council’s officers. At last Tuesday’s meeting of the Shire it was decided to have the building inspector make a report in regard to…

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Gundagai Shire Disconnects Electrical Service

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 1

The Gundagai Shire Council is making every effort to see that the electricity restrictions are observed, and one local consumer…

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Civic Association Desires Town Golf Links Deputation Waits On Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 2

Plans for the construction of [?] nine hole golf course On the Iand [?] adjacent to Anzac Park were [?] outlined by a deputation from [?]…

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“Will Not Support Proposed Scenic Drive Round Mount Parnassus” Country Councillor’s Remarks At the Gundagai Shire Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 1

“As a representative of a country riding 1 could not support the spending of the ratepayers’ money on the scenic roadway around Mount Parnassus”, said Cr H. P. Carberry at last Tuesday’s meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council. The remarks followed the reading of…

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Coolamon Shire Council Cr. Bryant Welcomed Interesting Correspondence

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 1

At the meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council, on Tuesday last, the following were present: Cr. N. R. Dyason (president),. Crs. J. J. Griffin, H. L. Eastick, R. H. Freer, W. H. Logan and G. Bryant…

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Illabo Shire Council at Meeting Considers Tenders for Big District Works

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 5

THE ILLABO SHIRE COUNCIL MET IN JUNEE THIS AFTERNOON AND RECOMMENDED FOR ACCEPTANCE TENDERS FOR TWO MAJOR WORKS ON DISTRICT ROADS…

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Shire Hires Bull-dozer Extended Clearing Operations

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 2

At the Shire Council meeting on Tuesday, Mr. Oeding, Shire Engineer, reported that the bull-dozer hired from the Main Roads’…

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Junior Farmers' Notes District Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 4

The last meeting of the Leeton District Council had quite a good attendance and dealt with a large number of items, that when…

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Tumut Chamber of Commerce Monthly Council Meeting

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Council of the Tumut Chamber of Commerce was held on Tuesday night last, those present…

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Councillors' Worry About Finances Mitchell Shire's Big Excess of Expenditure

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 2

A £3205 excess of expenditure over income during the year ended December 31, 1948, is causing Mitchell Shire councillors grave concern. A letter from council's auditor said that credit…

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Wagga Council Forced to Meet in Daytime

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 1

The Mayor of Wagga (Aid. L. Barrand) stated at yesterday afternoon's council meeting that conditions such as those now…

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Items of Interest From Wagga Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 4

THE amount of £21 was voted from the general fund for the Maitland Flood Relief Fund…

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Lockhart Shire Deals with Many Requests

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 2

Yerong Creek's new park claimed the attention of Lock-hart Shire councillors at the July meeting…

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Shire Engineer's Report at Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 4

The shire engineer, Mr. A. H. Buckham, presented the following report to the Council meeting on Thursday night…

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Urana Shire Council Engineer Glutted with Requests Tenderers Cautious

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 7

Besides a formidable list of duties already in his notebook, Urana Shire Engineer (Mr. H. H. Lauder) had a further long list of duties piled on to him at Tuesday's Shire Council meeting. Many of them were small matters, but it can be assumed that…

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Alderman's Complaint on Cootamundra Traffic Cyclists Slated for Breaches

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 2

"I think the police should pay greater attention to the handling of traffic in Cootamundra's main streets…

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