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Council & local affairs, 1950

1,340 stories in Riverina's papers · page 36 of 67

Alderman Checks Statement on Junee Doctors' Week-end Attendance, Ascertains He Has Been Misled

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 1

ALD. J.T. GEESON HAS CHB[?]KED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN STATEMENTS HE MADE AT THE JUNEE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY NIGHT LAST CONCERNING THE ATTENDANCE OF DOCTORS AT…

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Graziers Association and Inigo Jones. Council Decided to Continue Support

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 7

The general Council of the New South Wales Graziers' Association has decided to continue its support for Mr. Inigo Jones' research into…

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Consulting Engineer to Advise Council. Long Discussion Ends In Quick Decision

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 3

The Junee Municipal Council will employ a consulting electrical engineer to advise aldermen on the best system of charging for…

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Motor Traffic Rear to Kerb Angle Parking Council in Agreement With Police Recommendation

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 1

The N.S.W. Police Traffic Branch, had a lengthy letter before last week’s Shire Council meeting, recommending that…

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Half Subsidy for Junee Ambulance To Pay Only 50 Per Cent. Council Rates and Charges

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 3

The Junee Municipal Council has decided to subsidise the Junee and District Ambulance to the extent of 50 per cent. of the annual…

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Monaro Shire Has Financial Worries

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 1

Monaro Shire Council’s new Shire clerk, Mr H. R. Stenning, gave a grim picture of the council’s financial position in his report to the council…

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Tumut Shire to Raise £14,000 Loan

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 2

At the last meeting of Tumut Shire Council, Mr. C. G. Page shire engineer, recommended that a loan of £14,000 be…

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Yanko Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Yanko Shire Council was held on Thursday, 13th July, when there were present the President (Cr. J. L. Bull) and…

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Progress Association Requests to Shire Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 1

The Shire Council received a letter from the Leeton Progress Association requesting the building up of the footpath to keep Yarran Street…

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Mr. W. J. Wymer Farewelled By Employees of Municipal Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 2

After work hours on Friday afternoon about 40 employee of the various departments of the Municipal Council assembled in the general office…

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Building Applications Approved by Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 2

Building applications totalling £14,635 were approved at the last meeting of the Shire Council, on the recommendation of the Building and…

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Road Complaints Received at Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 4

The following road complaints were received at the last meeting of the Leeton Shire Council: W. Burnard, stating he was…

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Tumut District Council A.P.P.U. FORMED Embracing Tumut, Gundagai, Batlow, Tumbarumba And Nangus

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 6

On Friday last at Tumut a meeting of delegates from branches of the Australian Primary Producers' Union met…

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TRAVELLED 800 Miles Opening of Council Chartered Train, Made Profit ln Dining Car

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 3

Writing back to Gundagai, where he was coach the year before last, Ron O'Connell tells of some of the difficulties in the way…

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U.N. Forces Are "There to Stay" Gen. MacArthur's Report to Security Council

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Wednesday. —General MacArthur told the United Nations Security council yesterday that his hold on the…

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Carrathool Shire Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 2

The following matters were dealt with at the July meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council:—Bridge Approaches…

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Carrathool Shire Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 1

The following matters were dealt with at the July meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council:— NO COMMISSION HOUSES…

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Tumbarumba Shire Council

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 3

THERE WAS BARELY A QUORUM AT LAST WEEK'S MEETING OF THE TUMBARUMBA SHIRE COUNCIL, WHEN THE BUSINESS PAPER WAS FAIRLY HEAVY. Absent from the meeting…

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Shire of Carrathool

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 4

The following items were dealt with a the Carra[?] Council's last meeting:—SHOW HOLIDAYS…

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"Council interest in Baby Health Centre Waning"-- Cr. Hammond

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 5

"I AGREE THERE ARE DIFFICULTIES CONCERNING BUILDING MATERIALS, BUT I AM DISAPPOINTED AT THE PROGRESS BEING MADE WITH THE BABY HEALTH CENTRE, AND I FEEL COUNCIL'S INTEREST HAS WANED."…

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