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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

1,508 stories in Riverina's papers · page 60 of 76

Town Council's Difficulties with Materials No Results From Housing Commission

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 2

The Cootamundra town Council is experiencing considerable difficulty in obtaining necessary materials for its…

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Nangus Residents Want Trafficable Road Deputation to Wait on Shire Council “Worst Road In The Shire”

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 1

IT WAS ALLEGED at a public meeting held at Nangus on Monday last that the road form Gundagai to Nangus had been forgotten by the Shire Councillors, and had so deteriorated over the years that in places now it was hardly trafficable…

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Sharkey May Appeal to Privy Council

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: L. L. Sharkey, general secretary of the Australian Comunist Party, is considering seeking leave to…

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Town Council's Application Refused Need Charges to Fulfil Obligations

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 3

The Southern Electricity Supply has refused an application made by the Cootamundra Town Council for the…

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Hume Council at Cootamundra Delegates Declare Arthur Fuller's Return a Certainty

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 2

A meeting of the Hume Electorate Council was held at Cootamundra on Sunday to plan organisation for the…

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Coolamon Shire Council Monthly Meeting Interesting Correspondence

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council on Tuesday last, the following attended: Crs, N. R. Dyason (President), W. H. Aitken, W. H. Logan, J. A. Parmenter, H. L…

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Municipal Council Triweekly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 4

The tri-weekly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, when there were present Aid. G. F. Hepburn (Deputy…

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Resignation of Shire Engineer

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 2

During a discussion on road matters at last Tuesday’s shire council meeting, the Shire Engineer (Mr. K. Oeding), verbally tendered…

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Shire Plant Tenders to Be Called

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 4

At last Tuesday’s shire council meeting there was a long discussion on a recommendation by the Engineer (Mr. Oeding) that a…

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Lockhart Shire Considers £10,000 Loan

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 2

Lockhart Shire Councillors found themselves in a quandry on Monday when the engineer, in his report, mentioned the desire of the…

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Council Ordered to Reinstate Elec. Engineer

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Full Bench of the Industrial Commission, by a majority decision, to-day ordered the Council of…

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Australian Labor Party Hume Electorate Council

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 3

A meeting of the Hume Electorate Council of the A.L.P. was held at Cootamundra on Sunday last to plan organisation for…

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Jindalee Shire Applies for £8500 £3000 for Frampton-cootamundra-wallendbeen Route

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 3

The Jindalee Shire Council has applied to the Main Roads Department for a subsidy of £8500 for its 1950 main and…

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Last Shire Election “Please Explain” Notices Decision on Non-voters

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 1

At this week’s shire council meeting, the Clerk (Mr. J. F. Cooper) reported that following the recent by-election in “B”…

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Southern Tablelands Cricket Council Cootamundra Meeting Accepts Oldfield Offer

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 4

At a recent meeting in Cootamundra, the Southern Tablelands Cricket Council decided to ask all affiliated associations…

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Cootamundra Municipal Library This Week's New Books "Lena Geyer," by Marcia Davenport

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 2

To the world, Lena Geyer was one of the greatest singers of all time; to her friends, she was perhaps the most powerful…

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Satirical Writer on Dog Question Order of Priority of Council Work

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 17 October 1949 · page 3

"Query" has the following to say in a column dubbed "Roundabout" in the current issue of the Shire and Municipal Record:…

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Municipal Council Officers' Reports Finance Committee's Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 4

The Finance Committee reported at follows: "Accounts were examined and are recommended for payment…

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Urana Shire Pumps for Bush Fire Protection

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 8

Urana Shire Councillors, at their meeting, on Tuesday, voiced an unanimous wish that every possible safeguard should be taken to…

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Lockhart Shire Extensive Programme of Works to be Prepared

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 3

Cr. W. K. Day presided at the monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council on Monday week, and the other Councillors present were…

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