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Council & local affairs, 1950

1,340 stories in Riverina's papers · page 4 of 67

General Business at Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 3

At the Council meeting on Thursday night of last week Cr. J. H. Alarks drew attention to the state of the roads out…

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Council Approves of Stock Sale Days Recommendations

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

The recommendations of the stock owners and agents decided upon at a conference with a special committee representing the Council…

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Burrinjuck Electorate Council Formed Country Party Gets Ready

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 1

At a meeting held at Gundagai last week representatives from the Country Party branches within the boundaries of the new…

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Temora Council Moves for Town Hall Bold Plan to Finance Essential Building

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 6

The Temora Council has decided on a bold plan, and one that is likely to cause some local upheavals by adopting a special rate of…

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Water Crisis No Confidence Vote in County Council Coolamon Progress Association’s Action

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

Although torrential rain had fallen in the afternoon of Tuesday last, prior to a meeting of the Coolamon Progress…

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Tumut Shire Engineer Resigns

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 5

Mr. J. H. Andrews, who has been engineer to the Tumut Shire Council since March last, has tendered his resignation,…

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Narrandera Council Estimates for Year 1950

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 5

The estimates of receipts and expenditure for 1950 were submitted at a recent special meeting of the Narrandera Municipal Council. The town clerk (Mr. W. R. Talbot) submitted…

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Liberals' State Council To Meet Tonight

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—Three hundred Liberal Party delegates from all over N.S.W. will tonight attend the State Council's first…

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Shire Works Report to Urana Council

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 8

At the last meeting of the Urana Shire Council, the Acting Engineer (Mr. G. C. Page) reported. "Since my attendance at…

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Rabbits Committee Mr. Treatt Praises P.P Council Stand

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 3

The state Opposition Leader, Mr. Treatt, congratulated the Pastures Protection Boards' Advisory Council on opposing the…

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S.R. County Council Re-election of Chairman Cr. TOWNSEND-Vice Chairman

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 8

The Mayor of Wagga (Ald. H. E. Gissing) was on Tuesday re-elected chairman of the Southern Riverina County Council at a…

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Junee Rates to Be Increased 2d. Extra in the General Fund. Rising Costs Reflected In Council Decision

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 1

Estimates adopted by the Junee Municipal Council last night provide for an increase in the 1950 rates by two-…

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Tumbarumba Shire Council

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 5

THERE WAS A FULL ATTENDANCE OF COUNCILLORS AT LAST WEEK'S MEETING OF THE TUMBARUMBA SHIRE COUNCIL. EXCEPT FOR A DISCUSSION ON THE ELECTRICITY UNDERTAKING (REPORTED IN LAST EDITION) BUSINESS WAS LIGHT…

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Shire Council Changes Meeting Day

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 5

Owing to the third Tuesday in the month being inconvenient to some councillors, it was decided at last week's…

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Carrathool Shire Council Urgent Need for Homes at Hillston

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 4

When urging the Carrathool Shire Council's support of its endeavours to obtain more homes at Hillston, the local sub-branch…

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Shire Rates

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 8

Sir, -- I feel sure the ratepayers were interested to read In 'The Tumbarumba Times" of 19150 of Councillor Chisholm's…

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Donations to Shire Library

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 1

The Tumbaramba Shire Council has received a farther donation of two books to the library from Capt. R. Lleyd Jones, of…

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Letters to the Editor Council Electricity Undertaking

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 8

Sir,--Rending the Council discussion on the electricity undertaking, reported in last week's edition, following the petition of…

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Water Supply for Cooma Council Has A Problem

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 1

The fact that demand for water hot dry spells is greater than the capacity of the existing electrical pumps to supply it through the two…

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“No Confidence” Vote Northern Riverina County Council Criticised

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 1

A meeting of the Coolamon Progress Association carried a motion of no confidence in the Northern Riverina County Council its…

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