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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

1,508 stories in Riverina's papers · page 55 of 76

Illabo Shire Council Requests Main Roads Board to Use Better Class Material Making District Road

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 6

THE ILLABO SHIRE COUNCIL WILL MAKE, STRONG REPRESENTATIONS TO THE MAIN ROADS BOARD TO HAVE A BETTER CLASS OF MATERIAL USED ON THE JUNEE-WAGGA ROAD WHICH IS BEING PREPARED FOR…

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Council to Pay £4420 Damages

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY. Thursday. Forther damages, totalling £4120. were awarded against Orara Shire Council in the Banco…

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County Council Proposal to Control Electricity

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 8

A copy of the report of the Electricity Authority of New South Wales was received at the recent meeting of the Leeton Shire Council in…

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Shire Works Committee Inspection of Buildings Also Road at Yanco

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 1

A meeting of the Works Committee of the Leeton Shire Council was held on Wednesday afternoon, the first visit of…

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Appeals to Privy Council Canada Abolishing Them

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 1

OTTAWA, Friday.—Canada intends to abolish appeals to the Privy council. This was announced by the…

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Sand and Cement Bricks Discussion at Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 6

At the Leeton Shire Council meeting on Thursday night last Mr. T. J. Ashton, accompanied by his solicitor Mr. D. Clark,…

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Accommodation In, Town for Migrants Junee Council to Make a Quick Survey

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 7

The Junee Municipal Council will carry out a quick survey to determine what accommodation is available in the town for…

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Polio Case Reported to City Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 2

In a report to the City Council last night, the health inspector (Mr. D. Lewis) referred to a case of pollomyelitis which…

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Items of Interest From Wagga Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 4

THE Department of Public Health advised that approval had been given to the payment of £675 as the departments…

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Jindalee Shire Migrant Accommodation

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 September 1949 · page 4

Present at Saturday morning's meeting were Councillors A. Donaldson (president), C. Morrow, L. Bennett, G…

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Shire Road Programme Councillors Approve President's Application

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 September 1949 · page 3

Jindalee Shire Councillors on Saturday morning approved the Petrel tax roads programme which their president (Cr. A…

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Wagga Council Takes No Action Over Open-Cuts

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 September 1949 · page 2

The Wagga City Council on Friday night had before it a letter from the Sutherland Shire Council, asking the Wagga…

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Choice of Wagga for L.g. Conf. Pleases Council

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 September 1949 · page 2

It was a great compliment that Wagga had been chosen before either Armidale or Goulburn as the venue for the annual…

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Yanko Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Yanko Shire Council was held on Thursday, 8th September, when there were present Crs. J. L. Bull (President), E…

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Lockhart Shire Council Engineer's Variegated Reports Much Work Done But Several Break-downs

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 3

At the September meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council, the reports of Engineer Page were of a varied character. Whilst he claimed that the dry spell just concluded had enabled employees to carry out a great deal of work, "probably more than the…

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Mayor and Sth. Wagga Progress Assn, "Get Together" Matters Clarified

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 2

Various controversial matters between the South Wagga Progress Association and Wagga City Council were "ironed out" at a meeting of the association last night, attended by the Mayor (Ald. L. Barrand)…

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Minister Wants Japan on Wheat Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 2

The admission of Japan to the International Wheat Agreement Council was supported by the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr…

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Hay Council to Seek Air Conditioned Train

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 2

The Hay Municipal Council will make representations to the Railway Department that one of its new air conditioned trains be sent out to…

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Authorities Intend To Remove Aborigines From Brungle Gundagai Shire To Continue To Protest

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 1

When the proposal was made public that the Aborigines Welfare Board intended to move the Brungle settlement and bring…

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Flemington Stock Sales Reply to F. and S. District Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Murrumbidgee District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, a resolution was carried to the effect…

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