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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

1,340 stories in Riverina's papers · page 26 of 67

Rabbit Inspectors Report "Bunkum" Shire Clerk Replies to P .P. Board Criticism

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 8

The Shire Clerk (Mr. J. B. Nugent) describes as "all bunkum" a report to the [?] Pastures Protection Board by Rabbit…

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Carrathool Shire Council Rankin's Springs Playground

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 1

It was reported that equipment had arrived for a children's playground at Rankin's Springs. The site proposed for the erection of the…

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U. N. A. C. Shire Council Organising Appeal

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 2

A public meeting convened by the Shire president (Cr. S. H. Todd) for the purpose of forming a committee to devise ways and means of…

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Council Pound

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Tumbarumba Shite Council Cr. S. H. Todd submitted a presidential minute on the proposal to…

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Carrathool Shire Wins Bluett Award

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: At the Shires' Association conference today it was announced that the…

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C.w.a. Hume Group Council Meeting at Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 1

This meeting, postponed from April 4, owing to floods, was very well attended by delegates from the, following branches: Adelong,…

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Expensive Machine Is Not Necessary County Council Engineer Instructed To Sell

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 6

THE LAST MEETING of the Northern Riverina County Council instructed its consulting engineer, Mr G. I. Davey, to sell a printo-meter ordered on it recommendation, and which it was claimed does, not suit the purpose for which it was ordered…

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C.W.A. Hume Group Council Meeting (By the Press Secretary)

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 5

The Hume Group Council of the CWA met at Temora on May 24th last and was attended by delegates from the following branches Adelong…

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Illabo Shire and P.P. Rabbit Inspector Council Resents Recent Remarks on Infestation

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 5

The Illabo Shire Council decided this morning to invite Wagga P.P. Board Rabbit Inspector (Mr. Winch) to attend tee next meeting…

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Carrathool Shire Wins Bluett Award

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 2

At the Shires' Association conference on Wednesday it was announced that the Carrathool Shire Council had won the shires' section of this…

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County Council Investigation

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 2

Sir—In the May 30 issue of your paper Mr. Graham is reported as intending to arrange an investigation by the…

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Southern Riverina County Council Electricity

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 1

Because he is dissatisfied with Southern Riverina County Council electricity progress, the member for Wagga (Mr. Graham) has arranged…

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C.W.A. Hume Group Council Meeting Held At Temora On 24th May

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 3

This meeting postponed from 4th April owing to [?] was very well attended by delegates from the following brunches:--Adelong…

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New Alderman Welcomed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 3

The Mayor of Wagga (Alderman H. E. Gissing) formally welcomed the newly elected alderman, Alderman G. E. Holmes, to…

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Items of Interest From Wagga Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 5

CONSIDERATION was given to a request from the Riverina Broadcasting Company for earthwork construction to…

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Blackout Possible Next Wednesday Residents Requested to Co-operate with Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 1

UNLESS THE RESIDENTS of Gundagai co-operate with the Shire by using electricity only when it is urgently required a complete blackout is possible on Wednesday. If fine weather prevails the shire…

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Shire Invites Critic to Contest Election Move to Divert Money to Wantabadgery District

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 4

Illabo Shire councillors at last Friday's monthly meeting issued an open invitation to Mr. J. Ray, of Wantabadgery, to contest this…

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Roads at Harefield in a Bad Way. Floods Upset Shire's Plan Of Work

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 7

Described by Mrs. C. A. Lamont as being a "Cinderellh road", the Harefield-Wallacetown road will receive attention this week…

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Dust at Bethungra Causes Inconvenience and Is Threat to Children, Illabo Shire Told

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 5

A Bethungra Progress Association delegation was told, at the Illabo Shire Council meeting on Friday last that the tar surfacing of the road through Bethungra had been eliminated from the 1950 programme simply because the Main Roads…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 2

Ald. F. Dickson (Mayor), R. Cohen, M. Meagher, A. Hutton, K. Oldfield, H. Schofield, M. Mutch, and D. Stratton…

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