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Council & local affairs, 1950

1,340 stories in Riverina's papers · page 38 of 67

Gift of Land to Wagga City Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 2

A Wagga citizen, Mr. James Nixon Fife, has made a gift of a block of land to the Wagga City Council…

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Items of Interest From Wagga Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 4

IN order to bring the closing of the council's office into uniformity with business houses in the city, which will now close…

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Street Stalls Lead to Gambling? Alderman's Outburst at Council Meeting

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 6

When an application was received at the last meeting of the Cootamundra Council for permission to run a street stall, Aid. C…

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New Illabo Shire Engineer Appointed Wife Already Residing in Junee

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 7

Mr. Paul Bums has been appointed to the position of engineer to the Illabo Shire Council. His wife and infant daughter…

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Passing Buck Back to the Minister Bethungra Problem Aired at Illabo Shire Meeting

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 3

The Illabo Shire Council intends to "pass the buck" bads to the Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. J. Cahill) who has given…

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New Illabo Shire Engineer Appointed

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 2

Mr. Paul Burns has been appointed to the position of engineer to the Illabo Shire Council. His wife and infant daughter…

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Passing the Buck Back to the Minister Bethungra Problem Aired at Illabo Shire Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 3

The Illabo Shire Council intends to "pass the buck" back to the Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. J. Cahill) who…

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C.W.A. Hume Group Council Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 2

The above was held in the C.W.A. Rooms this morning. Mrs. Maitland (Barmedman) presided, and Mrs. Brooks…

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Boy Gets Heavy Damages Against Council for Injury

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 7

A Deniliquin boy who had his right forefinger burned off by an electric cable has been awarded £1,500 damages against the…

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New Books at Wagga Municipal Library

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 4

The following particulars of new books at the Wagga Municipal Library have been supplied by the City Librarian (Mr. Robert Jackson):— Non-Fiction…

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Street Stalls Lead to Gambling ? Alderman’s Outburst at Coota. Council Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 1

When an application was received at last Cootamundra Council meeting for permission to run a [?]treet stall, Ald. C. Williams said…

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Washaways on Gundagai Shire Roads Rain Brings Worries to Council Staff Engineer Reports To Council

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 8

THE constant fals of rain have been a never-ending source of worry to Gundagai Shire Council Engineer and his staff, and…

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Proposal for Additional Riding for Gundaai Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 6

THE proposal to form an additional riding within the Gundagai Shire has been taken a step further, and this week the Department of Local Government referred the matter to the Gundagai Shire Councillors for their opinion…

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Health and Building Inspector Reports to Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 10

In his report to this week’s meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council the Health and Building Inspector [?] stated:…

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Council Will Prepare Estimate for Mount Parnassus Scenic Drive Interesting Items From This Week’s Meeting of the Gundagai Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 5

AT the request of the Civic Association the Gundagai Shire Council will prepare an estimate of the co[?]ts of the proposed scenic drive around Mt. Parnassus. The Association, in a letter to Council said that if the Shire was prepared to do this, the Civic Association…

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A Matter of Spite States Shire President the Cooba Gate Squabble Shire To Endeavour To Arrange A Settlement Out Of Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 10

REFERRING to the squabble that is going on relative to a public gate at Cooba, Shire President W. H. S. Glasscock, said at this…

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Council Favors Diesel Train Service Up and Down on the One Day

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 8

Gundagai Shire Councillors favor the running of the diesel train to and from Cootamundra on the one day, and they will request the…

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“Cannot Understand People Not Paying Shire Rates” “Big Wool Cheques and Plenty of Money Around” Says Cr. McHugh

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 1

When Clerk H. N. Heydon reported to this week’s meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council that outstanding rates amounted to almost £2,000, Cr…

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Shire Engineer Saddled with Too Many Requests Says Councillor Road Repair Work Will Be Undertaken When Opportunity Allows Many Pleas From Ratepayers for Attention to Roads or Streets

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 4

EMPHASISING the necessity for continued maintenance and attention to principal roads within the Shire, Cr H. P. Carberry stated at this week’s Council meeting that their Engineer was being saddled with too many requests from ratepayers for attention to roads…

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Municipal Council Tri-weekly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 1

The ordinary triweekly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening last, there being present the Mayor (Ald. F. C…

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