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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

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Legislative Council By-elections

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Elections to fill two vacancies in the Legislative Council caused by the resignations of Mr. E. J…

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Urana Shire Council Has Court Injunction Against It Rabbit Ravages: Cr. Lampe Predicts "Rude Awakening" Protest to Licensing Court Re Rand Hotel

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Urana Shire Council was held on Tuesday. Councillors present were A. R. Townsend (president), A…

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Tumut Shire Engineer Resigns Appointed City Engineer At Tamworth

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 2

The Tumut Shire Engineer, Mr. J. H. Andrews, who has occupied the position for the past ten months, has accepted the…

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Town Council 5 More Commission Homes

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 4

Ald. P. Dickson (Mayor), R. Cohen. M. Mutch, H. Schofield, K. Oldfield, A. Hutton. attended the first meeting of 1950…

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Tumut Chamber Commerce Monthly Meeting Of Council

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Council of the Tumut Chamber of Commerce was held in Quinn's Rooms on Friday night last, those…

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Car Parking Signs Suggested for Streets Council's Experiment

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night, the shire engineer (Mr. A. H. Buckham), submitted the…

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Sanitary Depot in Frightful Condition Council Discusses Unsavoury Matter

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 4

"The sanitary depot is in an unsavoury condition. ft is frightful, and if an officer of the Department of Health came…

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Gundagai Shire to Invest £3,000 on Aggregate Better Than Having Money In The Bank, Adds President Glasscock

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 4

The Gundagai Shire has, on the suggestion of Councillor H. P. Carberry, decided to invest £3000 in half-inch aggregate for future…

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Russia Extends Boycott of Security Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Tuesday (A.A.P.): Russia yesterday extended her boycott of the Security Council to three more United Nations' committees in protest against the presence of Chinese Nationalists delegates in U.N.O. It is expected that the Soviet boycott will be extended this week to the…

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No-confidence Vote in N.r. County Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

A meeting of the Coolamon Progress Association last night passed a motion of "no confidence" in the Northern Riverina…

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Heavy Waste of Water in Wagga, Engineer Tells County Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 2

There is still a gross waste of water in the Wagga area, where an hourly waste of three to four gallons per head is continuing. This was revealed in the report of the Chief Water Supply Engineer (M. W. L. Hurd) to the Southern Riverina County Council yesterday…

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No Offence Intended Over Sacking. Council Receives Apology From Housing Commission

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 8

The Housing Commission has tendered profound apologies to the Junee Municipal Council for the peremptory sacking of the…

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Council Protests to Housing Commission Land Resumed for 12 Unit Flat Block in Junee

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 8

The Junee Municipal Council last night derided to make a protest to the Housing Commission but the exact nature of the…

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Petition to Shire Council Asks for Rectification of Electricity Undertaking

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 2

A PETITION TO TUESDAY'S MEETING OF THE TUMBARUMBA SHIRE COUNCIL, SIGNED BY ABOUT 50 RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE, ASKED COUNCIL TO TAKE STEPS TO REMEDY THE FLUCTUATION IN THE…

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Administration Cost Too High? Charge by Orange Alderman

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 2

There was quite a stir at last meeting of the Orange City Council when Ald. Dennis Harrington declared that the cost of administration was…

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Shire Rates for 1950 Unaltered

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

"I feel that I am wasting my time coming up here each month because when I go to a fire brigade meeting it turns…

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Burrinjuck Electorate Council Formed at Gundagai Country Party Gets Ready for State Election New Officers Elected

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

At a meeting held at Gundagai last week representatives from the Country Party branches willing the boundaries of the new B[?]njuck…

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Leeton Shire Council Correspondence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

The following correspondence was dealt with at the last meeting of the Leeton Shire' Council. Mr. A. G. Enticknap forwarding…

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Coolamon Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council held on the 19th inst., those present were: Councillors N. R. Dyason…

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