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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

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

Use of Fluoride to Stop Dental Decay Council Can't Copy Yank System in Junee

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 20 December 1950 · page 6

The Junee Municipal Council last night studied a report on the introduction of fluoride into the water supply of the city of…

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Minister Won't Appoint Hay Mayor

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 21 December 1950 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

SYDNEY, Thursday — The Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. J. Cahill) has refused a request from Hay to appoint a…

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Bill Ross President of Demondrille Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 December 1950 · page 1

Councillor W. M. (“Bill”) Ross, of “Ardersier”, Harden, was last week elected President of the Demondrille…

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Electrical and Water Supply in Gundagai Engineer Reports To Council

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 December 1950 · page 6

From the outset, it is highly desirable in fact, imperative, that this new Council should be acquainted with, and realise…

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U.s. Council Sends to Junee Details of Tooth-protection Plan

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 December 1950 · page 3

The use of sodium fluoride in town water supplies has reduced the prevalence of tooth decay in school children at Newburgh (America) by 30 per cent. THIS information was received…

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Leeton Shire Council Correspondence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 3

The following correspondence was dealt with at the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council last week:…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Council Rates for 1951 Adopted

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Murrumbidgee Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers, Darlington Point, on Friday, 8th December, there…

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Aldermen Planning Town Improvements New Ideas Good if Staff and Money Permit

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 6

The recently elected aldermen of the Junee Municipal Council are becoming acclimatised to local government work, and at Tuesday…

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Municipal Council Electricity Charges Increased ! Undertaking Loses £6,000 in Two Years

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 3

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last for the purpose of considering the electricity charges and…

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General Business at Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 6

When general business time arrived at the Council meeting on Thursday night of last week and Cr. J. H. Marks was asked if he had anything to say…

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Shire Councillors' Round of Inspections Meeting of Works Committee

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 6

Members of the Leeton Shire Council held a meeting of the Works Committee on Tuesday afternoon last, which took the…

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Much Finer Ways of Spending Money Than Waste on Celebrations Planned For 1951 Junee Alderman Suggests

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 1

EXPRESSING THE OPINION THE THE NATIONWIDE COMMONWEALTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS PLANNED FOR 1951 WERE "ON WRONG TRACK," ALD. W. C. KEAST TOLD THE JUNEE MUNICIPAL…

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Star Thistle Eradication Request to Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the Narrandera Pastures Protection Board, held on Monday last a motion was passed that the Leeton Shire…

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Hay Without Council Four Resignations in Three Days

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 2

Aldermen J. A. Louat, W. Pedrana and O. J. Smith resigned from the Hay Municipal Council on Monday night last. They did…

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Infectious Diseases in Tumut Shire Health Officer Does Not Expect Large Outbreak of Polio

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 2

Reporting to yesterday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council, the Health Officer. Mr. J. Lockeride stated:--…

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Council Purchases House at Auction Attempt to Relieve Staff Shortages

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 2

The Junee Municipal Council was the highest bidder at the auction sale in Junee on Wednesday afternoon last when Mr. E…

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Batlow District Council Of P. & C. Associations Inter-School Sports

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 6

Four district schools and the four Houses of Batlow Central School participated on Saturday, 9th December, in the usual district school…

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Cr. J. W. Oliver New Shire President Cr. A. N. Fuller Deputy Presidential Allowance Fixed At £100

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 1

Cr. J. W. Oliver was elected Tumut Shire President at the first meeting of the newly-elected Council yesterday morning. Cr. A. N…

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Nominations to Be Called for Hay Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1950 · page 4

HAY, Friday: The Minister for Local Government has instructed the Bay town clerk to call nominations to fill five…

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