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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

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Declaration of Poll for City Council

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 2

Tea aldermen of the new Wagga City Council yesterday met at the Council Chambers for the declaration of Saturday's poll. Apologies were received from Ald. I. J. Jack…

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Council Town First Meeting of New Nine

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 2

Ald. F. Dickson (Mayor), D. Stratton, R. Richards, H. Schofield, K. Oldfield, B. Ward, D. Dickson, A. Hutton, and M…

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Shire Elections All Councillors Re-elected Close voting in both Ridings

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 2

The six Shire councillors of "A" and "C" Ridings were returned to office at the triennial elections last Saturday…

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Tumut Chamber Of Commerce First Meeting Of New Council

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 1

The first meeting of the newly-elected Council of the Tumut Chamber of Commerce took place on Friday night last, those present…

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Junee Mayor Re-elected

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 3

Ald. C. Leslie was last night re-elected Mayor of Junee. Ald. J. Goldsworthy was also nominated, but retired in favor…

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Cootamundra Mayor Re-elected

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 3

COOTAMUNDRA, Tuesday: Alderman Frank Dickson has been re-elected unopposed as Mayor of Cootamundra. The…

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Higher Rate for Mitchell Shire?

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 2

ESTIMATES for 1951, presented to a meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council yesterday, anticipate a deficit on the…

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Various Decisions of Policy Decided Upon by New Junee Municipal Council Last Night

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 7

THE JUNEE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTED AT THE WEEK-END AND COMPRISING FIVE NEW ALDERMEN, MET FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST NIGHT AND WAS CALLED UPON TO MAKE A NUMBER OF DECISIONS OF…

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Ald. Leslie Again Junee's Mayor. "Behind the Scene," Work Praised by Colleagues

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 4

Alderman C. Leslie was re-elected Mayor of Junee at the Municipal Council last night. The Mayor allowance was fixed…

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Bitumen for Road to Wagga. Shire's Plans for Next Year

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 4

By the end of next year the complete length of road between Junee and Wagga will be bitumen surfaced…

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Junee Council Councils' Power Funds Could Prevent Higher Charges Minister Says

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. J. Cahill) considered that accumulated funds in the municipal council electricity fund should be used to avoid increased charges to ratepayers…

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Notes for Women For Countrywomen...Your Handkerchief...Our Council...Card Party...Lewisham Hospital Fete...Christmas... For Countrywomen

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 5

Last Thursday was a Red-Letter day for countrywomen in this district, when that long-talked-of dream was…

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New Books at Wagga Municipal Library Non-Fiction

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 7

Durst, Alan: "Wood Carving," Wood-carving is a subject which seems to have a particular interest for the amateur. Both how…

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Carrathool Shire Council 95 Per Cent. Current Rates Collected

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 7

During a discussion Of the financial position at the last Carrathool Shire meeting, the Shire Clerk, Mr L. M. Smith, said rate collections…

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Declaration of Shire Poll Tributes To Members Of Retiring Council

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 6

AT the declaration of the Poll of the Gundagai Shire Elections yesterday morning, tributes were paid to members of the retiring council, and reference was made to the fact that although the elections were seen in all…

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Increase in Shire Rates Certain

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 7

A further increase in the Gundagai Shire rates for 1951 is forecast. It is predicted that the present levy…

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Shire Elections Miss Lilian Wilson tops the [?] D Riding

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 4

There will be three new faces among the eight members of Carathool Shire as a result of the elections held on Saturday. The…

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New President of Gundagai Shire Will Be Elected Next

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 2

On Tuesday next a new President for the Gundagai Shire will be appointed when the recently elected…

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Straying Stock Shire Council Takes Action

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 1

At the last shire council meeting, a letter was read from Mr. G. Thompson (Matong) and a petition from Ganmain residents asking…

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Mitchell Shire Council General Rates Increased Cr. Poile, President; Cr. McKAY, Deputy President

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 2

At the first meeting of the new Council of the Mitchell Shire, on Tuesday last, the following were present:—…

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