Shire President Convenes Special Meeting
A special meeting of the Coreen Shire Council, was held to consider a report by the Local Government Inspector, Mr. Hawkshaw…
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Council & local affairs, 1950
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Shire Backed on Road Grant
The annual allocation of £846,000 to N.S.W. from the petrol tax funds for expenditure on roads should be increased, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Labor Shortage Delays Work in Carrathool Shire
"Owing to shortage of labor and materials, progress in town improvements work has been generally disappointing," stated the Carrathool Shire President (Councillor R. A. Munro) in his annual report on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →S.R. County Council Fixes Water Rate
The Southern Riverina County Council, at its last meeting, fixed the following rates: Wagga Water Rate, 2d in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cootamundra Municipal Library This Week's New Books
Crown Emperial, by J. Delves Broughton This long and satisfying novel is a daring attempt to portray the inner life of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local News Cr. S. H. Todd Re-elected Shire President
At the last meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council, Cr. S. H. Todd was unanimously re-elected Shire President for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Russians Walk Out of Allied Control Council Talks in Tokyo
TOKYO, Wednesday (A.A.P. - Reuter): The Russian delegation, led by Lieut-General Kuzma Derevyanko walked out of the Allied Control Council of Japan meeting for the second time within a fortnight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Work in Carrathool Shire
"Owing to shortage of labour and materials, progress in town improvements work has been generally disappointing," stated the Carrathool…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Items of Interest From Wagga Council Meeting
IN reply to a query from the council, the president of the Wagga Rugby Union advised that the use of an unenclosed ground…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jindalee Shire Changes in Bish Fires Act
Today's monthly meeting was attended by Councillors Donaldson (president), Morrow, Bennett, Davidson, Hicks, Manwaring,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Ends After 70 Years
Seventy years of municipal administration came to an end last week when Wellington Municipal Council met for the last time…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lockhart Shire Council Housing Official to Visit Lockhart and The Rock
Lockhart Shire Council met on Monday, Cr. W. K. Day (president) being in the chair. Other Councillors present were Messrs. W. G. Drummond (deputy president), J. W. Gooders. G. Jones, D. L. Browne, J. Lewington, C. Condon…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MRS. J. McEWAN Farewelled by Shire Counclllors
At a special gathering of Lockhart Shire Councillors, in the Memorial Hall, Lockhart, on Monday afternoon, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Illabo Shire to Handle £52,300 Involved in Road Maintenance
When the Illabo Shire councillors meet they will be asked to consider a 3d in the £ rate levy on estimates of income and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lockhart Council to Spend £2000 on Road Works
LOCKHART, Monday: Lockhart Shire Council agreed today to allocate £2000 from the petrol tax grant in the following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lockhart Swimming Pool Engineer Submits Report and Estimates to Council
At yesterday's meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. G. C. Page) submitted a report and estimate in connection with the proposal to construct a swimming pool at Lockhart. The report read:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cootamundra Municipal Library This Week's New Books A Summer to Decide, by Pamela Hansford Johnson
"I have tried," says the author, "to tell a personal story against the background of contemporary English life. Pickering…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Increase in Pay for Council Workers
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Substantial pay increases were granted to approximately 800 clerical employees of most municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carrathool Shire Council Good Progress Over 1949
The Carrathool Shire President's annual report, showed for the year, despite shortage of labour, plant and materials, a 37…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Rates Raised
Carrathool Shire Council has approved a half-penny increase in the general rate, bringing it to 3d. for 1950, and yielding, with…
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