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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

1,259 stories in Riverina's papers · page 52 of 63

£900 to Tar Village Strips. Shire to Finish Off the Illabo-Wagga Road

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 4

The Illabo Shire Council has received tenders Involving £895 to put bitumen strips through the villages of Illabo and Bethungra…

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Resigns After Four Years on Shire. Cr. C. C Mom Takes Up Residence in Wagga

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 4

Cr. C C. Moss has resigned from the Illabo Shire Council because to-day he took up residence in Wagga…

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Council Considers Overhead Bridge at Harris' Gates (Illabo) But is Advised Against Persisting With Agitation

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 1

FEARING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING MIGHT ISSUE AN ULTIMATUM AND HOLD THE GUN AT THE HEAD OF THE ILLABO SHIRE, COUNCILLORS DECIDED ON FRIDAY LAST TO PREPARE…

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Mitchell Shire Council's Large Works Programme Statement to Ratepayers

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 3

At a special meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council it was decided to ask the Department of Main Roads to approve a programme of Maintenance and Improvement on Main and Trunk Roads for 1952 involving a total expenditure of…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 2

Present at last night's meeting of the council were the Mayor (Ald. F. R. Dickson) and Aldermen A. Hutton, K. Oldfield, B…

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Alderman Proposes Mass Tree Planting to Provide Spectacular Avenue Which Could Bonne Tourist Attraction

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 7 November 1951 · page 1

An ambitious but imaginative scheme to provide a spectacular or avemme of trees which would become a showplace and tourist attraction was put before last night's Junee Municipal Council by Ad. V. T. MeCabe…

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Bulk Electricity Costs Reviewed New System Will Benefit Council

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 7 November 1951 · page 1

The Electricity Commission of New South Wales has modified the existing system of assessing electricity account which may…

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Carrathool Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Cerrathool Shire Council was held on Monday of last week. A letter was received from the…

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Hillston Electricity Shire Council Granted Injunction

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 2

In Sydney on Tuesday 36th October an injunction was granted against Wilfred Anthony Murrell, of High Street…

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Yanko Shire By-Election Four Nominations Received

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 2

Four nominations have been received to fill the vacancy in "A" riding of the Yanko Shire Council caused by the death of Cr. J. L. Bull. The…

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South West Shows Council Narrandera Dates Altered

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 1

The annual meeting of the South West Shows Association was held at Ardlethan on 30th October. Messrs. T. L. Bull and W. Belbin…

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£900 to Tar Village Strips Shire to Finish Off the Illabo-wagga Road

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 7

The Illabo Shire Council has received tenders involving £895 to put bitumen strips through the villages of Illabo and…

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Shire Councillors to Meet Next Tuesday New Men Complete First Year of Office

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 6

The November meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council will be held on Tuesday next. This meeting will complete…

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Council Seeks to Spend £40,000 on Main Roads

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 4

A programme providing for the expenditure of £40,270 on main and trunk roads during 1952 has been submitted to Carrathool Shire. The…

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Municipal Library Book List

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 4

Twenty new books which come into circulation this week cover, as usual, a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction—a selection which we hope will interest all kinds of readers…

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Leeton Shire Council Correspondence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 3

The following wan amongst the correspondence dealt with at the last meeting of the Leeton Shire Council :…

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Tumut Shire Council Engineer's Report

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 1

Mr. G. C. Page (Shire Engineer) reported as follows to last Monday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council…

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Batlow Community Hotel Shire Council Decides Against Scheme For Present

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 6

At the meeting of the Tumut Shire Council on Monday last it was resolved that it was beyond the Council's powers to go…

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Shire Council Refuses Request for Engineer's Assistant Cadet Leaving Because Of Insufficient Work

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 4

As Mr. Bradley, the cadet engineer. has, resigned from Council's service, it is necessary for me to ask the Council…

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Building Operations in Tumut Shire

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 6

The undermentioned have applied for and been issued with permits by Tumut Shire Council: A. G. Whiting, timber frame…

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