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Council & local affairs, 1950

1,340 stories in Riverina's papers · page 49 of 67

CORRESPONDENCE (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) Shire Roads (To the Editor, The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 2

SIR—I feel it would not be out of place to draw attention to the appalling state of the roads in the Kyeamba Shire…

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Council Blames Government About Boundary

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 1

Kyeamba Shire Council yesterday levelled criticism against the Minuter for Local Government (Mr. J. J. Cahill) for delaying his decision on the Wagga boundary adjustment…

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Mitchell Shire Seeks to Raise Rate Limit 30 Per Cent

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 1

Approval to increase the rating limit by 2d. is being sought by Mitchell Shire Council. This was decided following a recommendation by the Mitchell Shire Clerk (Mr. W. J. Caspersonn) at a meeting of the council yesterday…

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Riverina R.s.l. Council Concerned About Migrants

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 2

The unfavorable aspect of the practice of aliens refusing or failing to adopt the language and standards of the Australian way of life, after sufficient period in which to do so, was given prominence at the…

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CORRESPONDENCE (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents.) Council Rates and Pensioners

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 2

SIR,—May I be permitted space in your paper to reply to the Wagga City Council, which last week refused an application…

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Criticism of Method of Valuing Property Former Alderman Among Originators of System (To the Editor)

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 4

Sir: The local Municipal Council is concerned over town valuations and justly so. As one who has had a varied experience in…

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Patterson’s Curse “Out of Control” in Illabo Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 6

Patterson’s Curse is out of control in the Illabo Shire area the President (Cr. H. L. Robertson) said at the…

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Contests Likely In All Ridings At This Year’s Shire Elections

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 4

NOMINATIONS for the triennial elections of Councillors for the Gundagai Shire Council close on October 25th, next and indications are that there will be contests in all of the four Ridings…

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Mayor's Support in Plea for Development of Community Spirit to Foster Progress of the Town

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 1

ONE OF JUNEE'S GREATEST NEEDS IS A SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY BASED ON A CO-OPERATIVE OUTLOOK THROUGH WHICH WE ALL BECOME AMBASSADORS FOR THE TOWN WAS THE OPINION EXPRESSED BY VARIOUS…

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Modern Council Chambers Indicate Period of Progress Is Ahead for Junee

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 7

WHEN A FUNCTION WAS HEAD IN JUNEE ON SATURDAY NIGHT LAST FOR THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE MODERNISED AND ENLARGED MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND ELECTRICAL SHOWROOMS…

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CORRESPONDENCE We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) Council Rates and Pensioners (To the Editor, "The Dally Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 2

Sir.—Following on a letter from the secretary of the Old Age and invalid Pensioners' Association, Wagga branch, which…

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Leeton Shire Council Correspondence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 4

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night the following correspondence was dealt with:…

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Shire Council Election Water Extension Finance Shire Clerk's Report

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 6

The shire clerk (Mr. A. Thompson) presented the following report at the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night…

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Tumut Shire Engineer's Residence Council Discuss Extra Costs

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 4

At Wednesday night's special meeting of the Tumut Shire Council Mr. J. Lockeridge stated that he had been unable to obtain a tender…

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Tumut Shire Council Special Meeting General Matters Dealt with

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 4

At the special meeting of the Tumut Shire Council held on Wednesday night last, after the main business of the meeting was…

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Jindalee Shire Shire Clerk's Report

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 2

Mr. G. H. Porter reported: Administrative expenses, 1950: I recommend that the charge by the General Fund for…

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Shire of Carrathool Diphtheria Immunisation

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 5

The Carrathool Shire Council has decided to conduct another campaign for immunisation against diphtheria, which will be carried out by the two…

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Works in Progress in Leeton Shire

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 2

The shire engineer (Mr. A. H. Buckhan) reported at the Council meeting on Thursday night that the following works were in progress…

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Lockhart Shire Prepares for Triennial Elections

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 4

Lockhart Shire Council, in its October meeting, had an unusually restricted amount of correspondence to deal with. The…

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Shire of Carrathool Ordinary Election of Councillors

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 5

NOTICE is hereby given that an Election for the purpose of ELECTING EIGHT (8) COUNCILLORS, 2 for each of A, B, C, and D Ridings of the…

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