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Council & local affairs, 1950

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Lockhart Shire Council President and Engineer Differ About Shire Depot

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 6

The Lockhart Shire President (Cr. W. K. Day) stoutly maintained, at last week's meeting of the Council, that the Council should adhere to its previous resolution and establish a new shire depot in South Lockhart…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 1

The engineer, Mr. G. Page, reported to last Wednesday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council:— CONSTRUCTION:…

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Cost of Shire Houses The President Surprised

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 3

Shire Engineer Prichard, in his report to the August meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council, referred to the cost of houses, removed from district farms, and erected in Lockhart by the Shire…

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1950 Show Opens Today: Some Sections Already Judged Wacca Mayor and M.P.A.A. President Confident of Successful Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 1

The 1950 Wagga Show opens today. The event towards which members of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association, exhibitors and competitors have been working for the past 12 months now becomes an accomplished fact…

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£20,500 collected from Petrol Tax Yet this Shire only receives average of £2696 per annum Public meeting asks for whole Tax to be expended on roads

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 1

Some very illuminating figures were presented to the public meeting, held in St. Peter's Hall on Friday afternoon last, showing that only a small amount of the money collected in Petrol Tax is used on roads. It was stated that the…

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Boomerang for Wagga Alderman

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1950 · page 2

Wagga is to have a boomerang-throwing enthusiast as a result of the visit to the Wagga Show…

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Tumbarumba Shire Elections

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 24 August 1950 · page 3

A letter to the editor of the "'Corryong Courier," and published in the last edition, from the secretary of the Greg Greg and…

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Cricket—temora Assn. Critical of Cricket Council

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 August 1950 · page 10

“As far as we are concerned the Southern Tablelands Cricket Coun cil is a liability,” said Mr C. R. Glass, at the annual meeting of…

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Support From Australian Agricultural Council Principle of Oat Marketing Pool

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 24 August 1950 · page 4

THE Minister for Agriculture, (Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.) said today that, in fulfilment of a promise he had given…

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New Books at Wagga Municipal Library

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1950 · page 4

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

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Shire Curator Tribute at Shire Council Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 3

At the last shire council meeting, the Shire Clerk. Mr. Cooper, said he would like council to know the effective work that the…

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Six Hour Day at 'Cowra. Aldermen Angry at Evatt's Alteration

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 2

Obviously very angry Cowra aldermen, at their last meeting, bitterly criticised an organisation in the town that apparenly had…

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City Council Reverses Cafe Decision

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1950 · page 1

At last night's meeting of the Wagga City Council, a recommendation from the Health Committee that the cancellation…

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Council Works Committee Discusses Abattoirs Matters

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1950 · page 2

At a special City Council Works Committee meeting;, many matters in connection with the Wagga Abattoirs were discussed. Present at the meeting, in addition to members of the committee, were officers of the Department of Agriculture…

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Items of Interest From Wagga Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1950 · page 3

IN August last the council decided that further consideration of the "Order of Work" in respect of the proposed…

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C.s.i.r.o. Advisory Council and State Committees

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 2

The appointment of the following new members to CSIBO Advisory Council and State Committees is announced today:…

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Murrumbidgee Council's View- Young Cricketers Must See Some Big Matches

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 4

NARRANDERA, Sunday: The need to give the youth of the district a chance to see good cricket and thereby gain experience was stressed at the annual meeting of the Murrumbidgee Cricket Council this morning. Delegates pointed out that it was usual to see a team of seasoned players…

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Shops to Shut for Governor's Visit Chamber of Commerce Co-operates With Council

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 1

Shops in Junee will close between 11 a.m. an 2 p.m. on Friday September 15th the data of the visit of the N.S.W. Governor…

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Murriimbidgee Shire Council Monthly Meeting at Darlington Point

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Marrumbidgee Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers. Darlington Point, on 11th August, there being…

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Council Chambers Appearance to Be Brightened Up

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 1

Tenders were received at the Council meeting for the painting of the interior and exterior of the Council Chambers the lowest tender for the…

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