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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

1,259 stories in Riverina's papers · page 44 of 63

Council Puts Out Feeler on Pool Loan

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1951 · page 2

Wagga City Council is today offering an opportunity to Wagga ratepayers and the public to indicate whether they will provide financial backing by loans for the completion of the…

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Council Helps Move by Institute Club. Extending Courts Is A Progressive Step

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 6

The Junee Municipal Council will not stand in the way of the Institute Tennis Club, which requires additional land in Lorne…

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Will Help Council in Polio Safeguards. Bat Don't Think the Scheme Has Real Value

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 3

Dr. B. Smith and Dr. N. Moloney will co-operate with the Municipal Council regarding the earlier notification of suspect polio…

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P.M.G Ceases Work on New Exchange No New Telephones for Junee Council Decides to Protest Over Action

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 1

At last night's Jonee M[?]icipal Council meeting, Aid. J. T. Geesoa said that the Postmaster-General's…

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Municipal Library Book List

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 7

A commentary on the new books put into circulation and other matters of interest to readers, prepared weekly by the City Librarian. Quite a collection this…

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Municipal Council Tri-weekly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 6

The tri-weekly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, when there were present the Mayor (Ald. W. G…

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Regional Library Service in Carrathool Shire

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 5

Provided reasonable co-operation can be obtained from school teachers throughout Catrathool Shire, the Council will endeavour…

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Alderman Leaving Town, Council Will Have By-election

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

A by-election will be necessary shortly to fill a vacancy which is just about to occur amongst the aldermen…

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Shire Half Holiday Deputation to Shire Council Change to Saturday, Requested

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

At last Tuesday’s Shire Council meeting a deputation from the Coolamon, and Ganmain Progress Associations appealed for Council’s…

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Coolamon Shire Council Coolamon Pound Sheep Impounded Horse Liberated

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 2

Owing to the illness of the President, Cr. N. R. Dyason, the Deputy President, Cr.W. R. Aitken was chairman. Others…

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Wagga Abattoirs and Junee Killing. Freedom of Enterprise Advocated by Alderman

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 3

The Municipal Council will not take any action at this stage to suggest to the Government that Junee should be brought an…

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Building Operations in Tumut Shire Building Permits

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 2

The following have applied for and hern granted permits to secure building materials in short supply-- F. Matthews garage…

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Could Have Blown Roof Off House. Amateur Plumbers Cause Consternation in Council

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 5

Some amateur and unlicensed plumbers in Junee are doing work on houses which in some instances is endangering life and limb…

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New Phones Will Be Installed. P.M.G Officer Denies Statement at Council

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

Excepting to deny one section of the discussion the District Telephone Officer (Mr. McKugh, of Wagga) would not comment on…

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Wagga-Shire Boundary Change Soon

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1951 · page 2

Mitchell Shire Council has been advised by the Department of Local Government of proposed alterations in the boundaries of Mitchell and Kyeamba Shire and the City of Wagga…

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Grant for E.R. County Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1951 · page 2

The member for Wagga (Mr. E. H. Graham) has been advised by the Minister for Local Government that…

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Reports to the Municipal Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1951 · page 4

The following reports were read at the last meeting of the Municipal Council: Works and Parks and Gardens…

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Coinless Council Can't Talk Too Much

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1951 · page 4

From "Insider" of the "Illawarra Mercury": "Last meeting of Greater Wollongong Council was the shortest in history. The aldermen…

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Urana Shire Council Is Facing Many Varied Road Problems

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 7

All the councillors were present at the September meeting of the Urana Shire Council on Tuesday, including J. M. Smith (president), H. Rockliff (deputy president), N. and R. White-head, J. Hopwood, A. Kerr, W. R. Barracluff, G. C. Northcote…

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Nth. Atlantic Council Meets

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 1

OTTAWA, Tuesday: Senior military leaders of the North Atlantic countries will meet within six weeks to consider urgent defence problems and a plea from General Eisenhower for faster delivery of troops to his European Army…

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