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Council & local affairs, 1950

1,340 stories in Riverina's papers · page 31 of 67

Items of Interest From Wagga Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1950 · page 4

THE management committee of the North Wagga Sports-ground advising that it had granted the use of the North…

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Council Agrees to Request on Grand Piano

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1950 · page 2

At its meeting fast night, the Wagga City Council agreed to a request that it should house in the Council Chambers a concert grand piano which is to be purchased for the City of Wagga…

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Narrandera Council to Purchase Houses

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 2

Narrandera Municipal Council has decided to seek a loan of £10,000 for the purpose of acquiring or building dwellings for…

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Former Alderman Asks Many Questions Staggered at Loss in the Electricity Trading Fund. To the Editor)

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 6

Sir: The loss of £1,000 on the Electricity Trading Fund of the local Municipal Council for 1949 staggers citizens, ratepayers and…

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Flood Assistaice in the Illabo Shire. Large Amount for Low Level Bridge Road

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 2

The Illabo Shire Council will apply to the State Government for £4,000 as assistance in repairing damage done by the recent floods…

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Rabbit Inspector and the Illabo Shire. Councillors Want Him At Their Next Meeting

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 7

Three employees of the lllabo Shire Council spent a full week on various roads in the Junee district and only succeeded in getting 30…

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Wagga F. & S. A. Council Carries Many Resolutions President and Secretary Re-Elected

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 2

At the general meeting of the Wagga District Council of the Fanners and Settlers' Association, held in Wagga on Saturday, Mr. W. H. Simpson was re-elected president, and Mr. W. Vonarx re-elected…

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Colossal Flood Damage to Council Roads

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1950 · page 4

"The damage done to Council roads throughout the State by the recent flood rains has been colossal," said Ald R. T. C. Storey and Cr. J. M…

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Exclusion of bus route from loan works Amazed Shire Councillors

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 June 1950 · page 3

Consternation was expressed by members of B Riding at the Leeton Shire Council meeting on Thursday night last when they…

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Australian Primary Producers' Union Meeting of District Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 June 1950 · page 1

At a District Council meeting held at the Leeton C. W. A. Rooms, on Monday, June 19, twenty-one delegates were in…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association Murrumbidgee District Council's Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1950 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Murrumbidgee District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the C.W.A. rooms on…

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LOCKHART F. & S. A. District Council President Scilley Welcomed Branches Well Represented

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1950 · page 6

Lockhart F. and S. A. District Council held an important meeting at Lockhart on Wednesday. The Council's President (Mr. Frank Smith) extended a warm welcome to Mr. W. R. Scilley, the General President of the Association,…

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Not Within the Shire Area Association Refuses Some Nominations

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 28 June 1950 · page 1

Because the Junee tennis championships, which are due to be commenced at the week-end, are restricted to the Junee…

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Rabbit Inspector and Illabo Shire Councillors Want Him at Next Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 June 1950 · page 1

Three employees of the Illabo Shire Council spent a full week on various roads in the Junee district, and only succeeded in…

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A.p.p.u. District Council Formed at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 June 1950 · page 2

At a recent meeting the Wagga District Council of the Australian Primary Producers' Union was formed…

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M.I.A. District Council of Extension Groups Holds Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 June 1950 · page 4

A year of progress, during which the District Council had entered into a more ambitious field of endeavor, was reported by Mr. Francis R. Polkinghorne, president, M.I.A. District Council of Extension…

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Carrathool Shire Roads

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 1

At last Carrathool Shire meeting the engineer stated that bitumen surfacing, of portion of the Hill ston-Griffith road near Hillston…

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Coolamon Shire Council Correspondence

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 6

The following correspondence was read and dealt with at the last Shire Council meeting as follows:…

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Municipal Council Tri-weekly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 4

The triweekly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday night last when there were present the Mayor (Ald. F. C. Garner)…

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Municipal Council Continued from other side

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 3

From the Department or Public Works, stating that in view of the circumstances outlined in the Council's letter of 1st May, the…

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