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Council & local affairs, 1950

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Shire Clerk's Report at Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 4

At the meeting of the Shire Council on Thursday night, the shire clerk presented the following report:— Appeals against valuations for 1950,…

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Lockhart Swimming Baths Shire Council Decides Upon Questionnaire

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 4

One of the chief public questions discussed at Monday's meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was the subject of swimming baths for Lockhart. The subject came before the meeting through a letter forwarded by the…

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Lockhart Shire Council President's Plea for Attention to Roads

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 1

Several times during Monday's meeting of Lockhart Shire Council, the President (Cr. W. K. Day) expressed much alarm concerning the state of the Shire roads. He suggested that the Councillors, as a body, should make…

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Jindalee Shire

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 3

The ordinary monthly shire meeting was attended by the President (Cr. A. S. Donaldson), and councillors G. C. Davidson…

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The Shire Engineer

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 4

Mr. G. C. Page's resignation as shire engineer was officially received at Monday's meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council. There…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 4

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

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Hint to Lockhart Shire "Consulting Ratepayers"

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 8

During the discussion on the suggested swimming baths questionnaire, the Shire Clerk (Mr. Selleck) called the President's…

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Riverina R.S.L. Council Visit of State President

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Riverina District Council of the R.S.S. & A.I. League of Australia was held at Narrandera, when…

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Wattle Hill dump valuable building site Discussion at Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 1

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night, Cr. H. Lewis referred to the rubbish dump at Wattle…

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Workmen Quit Abattoirs For Private Jobs Wagga Council Discusses Problem

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 2

Wagga City Council is not agreeable to carpenters working at the City Abattoirs at Bomen being allowed extra working hours on Saturdays to increase their wages, in order to counter higher offers by a…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Town Council was held on Monday night. Ald. F. R. Dickson (Mayor),…

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Lockhart Shire Questionnaire On Baths Policy

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 3

LOCKHART, Tuesday: Lockhart council has decided to send a questionaire to every ratepayer on the Lockhart urban roll, seeking their views on methods of financing the cost of swimming baths…

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Aussie Rules Given Dates on Park Council Suggests Picnic on Main Street Area

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 8

The park was the centre of Attraction a couple of times at last night's Council meeting. The Australian Rules Club…

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Unimportant Meeting of Junee Council L. G. Approves of Rate in Excess of Limit

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 2

Permission has been granted by the Local Government Department for the Junee Council to apply a general rate in excess of…

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Noxious Weeds— Buildings—licenses Inspector Reports to Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 9

In his report to last week’s Shire meeting the Health and Building Inspector (Mr N. Agnew) stated: An application for licenses for…

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Man Rode Horse 150 Miles to Nominate Councillor How Cr. H. P. Carberry Entered Gundagai Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 4

It was back in 1906. The elections for the first Adjungbilly Shire were approaching, and keen rivalry existed amongst many…

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Molong Council Won’t Correct Mistake Holds £50 and Still Wants More

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 9

Because of a mistake by the Molong Municipal Council, Mr G. Gavin of Molong, paid about £50 more in rates than he should have between…

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Wagga Made a Municipality 80 Years Ago

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 2

Yesterday, March 15, was the 80th anniversary ot Wagga's Incorporation as a municipality…

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New Books at Wagga Municipal Library

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 2

The following particulars of new books at the Wagga Municipal library are supplied by the City Librarian (Mr. Robert Jackson)— Fiction…

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Coolamon Shire Council Interesting Correspondence Monthly Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council on Tuesday, those present were Councillor N. R. Dyason (president) and Crs. J. W. Hawthorne, J. J. Griffin, W. H. Logan, G. Bryant, H. L. Eastick and J. A. Parmenter and…

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