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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

1,508 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 76

Road Repair Programme for Lockhart Shire

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 2

LOCKHART, Monday: At to-day's shire council meeting, at which Cr. Walter Day presided, the engineer (Mr. Page)…

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Town Council School Granted Pool for Carnivals

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 3

Present at last nights meeting were Ald. D. Stratton (Mayor), R. Cohen, M. Mutch, H. Schofield. C. Williams, A. Hutton, and…

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Coota. Council Investigating Activities of "Foreign" Bus Proprietor

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 2

The Cootamundra Municipal Council is investigating reports that a "foreign" bus proprietor conveyed 13 passengers from…

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Automatic Telephone Exchanges Council Supports Progress Assn. Request

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 2

A LETTER was received from the Leeton Progress Association at the meeting of the Shire Council last week suggesting…

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Rough Trot From Local Agents Man Complains to Council

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 2

A man who write to the Town Council last night, asking for inclusion in the ballot for council houses, alleged that…

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Mayor's Welcome to New Alderman Hopes Expressed For a Co-operative Spirit

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 6

Making his maiden speech at the Juaee Municipal Council last night Aid, J. T. Geeson warned. fellow aldermen, that in the next…

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Council Delivery of Electricity Acs. Aldermen Fear Precedent In Making a Refund

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 8

When Mr. Earl Ferris, of Pretoria Avenue, requested refund of 26 from the Junee Muinicipal council. the delivery of electricity…

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Council Notices Municipality of Junee Sanitary and or Garbage Contract

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 5

TENDERS are invited and will be received by the undersigned up to '4' p.m. on Tuesday 8th. March 1949, for the Sanitary and…

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County Council Seeks £100,000 Loan Money

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 2

The Southern Riverina County Council will apply for five loans, totalling £100,000. This was decided at a meeting of the council yesterday…

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Another Junee Council By-election Made Necessary

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 2

An extraordinary election—the second in two weeks—will be conducted by the Junee Municipal Council at the Council Chambers on February 26. THE vacancy has been caused…

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Local Council Ignored "Should Prosecute." Says Ald. Hutton

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 2

The Town Council's Health Inspector (Mr. H. Budge) reported to aldermen at Monday night's'meeting that two…

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Four May Stand for Council By-elect1on Indications of Keen Contest Already in Evidence

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 1

Already there are indications that the forthcoming by-election to fill a vacancy on the Junee Municipal Council may develop into…

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Carrathool Shire Council Office Arrangements

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

FOR the Information of Residents the following Advertisemen is reinserted:— Residents of Hillston are…

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Tribute to Late Alderman

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

At the meeting of the Southern Riverina County Council this week, the chairman. (Ald. H. E. Gissing) paid tribute to…

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Local Council Thanked by Children's Appeal Committee

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

The chairman of the UNO Children's Appeal Committee (Mr. R. F. Boyer), in thanking the Municipal Council for the…

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Wagga Municipal Library Jottings Book of the Week

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

MAUROIS, Andre: "Woman Without Love." Lond., John Lane. 1948. "Woman Without Love" is…

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City Council By-election

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 2

Nominations for the vacancy in the Wagga City Council, caused by the death of Alderman V. E. Lawrence, will be…

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Candidates in Junee Council By-election

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 2

JUNEE, Thursday: Three candidates were officially declared nominated at noon today to contest the Junee Municipal…

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Coolamon P.wp. Lease Twelve Applicants Council Postpones Decision

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 2

The letting of the lease of the Coolamon P.W.P. was discussed at the Shire Council meeting on Tuesday last. the decision council made…

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M.L.A. Opposes Loss of C.P. ENTITY. Te[?] Electoral Council Has Healthy Batance

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 7

About 50 per cent of the Temora State electorate in strutted Within the boundaries of the Hume Federal seat, according to a…

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