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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

1,259 stories in Riverina's papers · page 58 of 63

Urges Council Control of Cemetery

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1951 · page 1

Declaring that the Wagga cemetery was "neglected and forgotten," Alderman A Cook said last night Wagga City…

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Items of interest from Wagga Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1951 · page 5

Consideration woe given to the librarian's report on the effect of the increased fines which have been operative…

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Council Decision on Garages and Home-builders

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1951 · page 2

Wagga City Council last night reverted to its former policy of considering on its merits each application for permission temporarily to reside in a garage during the construction of a residence…

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Wade Shire Increases Rates

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 2

A general rate of 9d—(3½d more than that for 1951—was fixed by the Wade Shire Council last week. It lifted the Griffith water rate and the…

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Agricultural Council for Europe

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 3

STRASBOURG, Sunday (A.A.P.): Council of Europe's Consultative Assembly—Europe's unofficial Parliament—…

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Bush Fire Danger Need For Care, Caution And Consideration Shire President’s Appeal To The Public

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 1

In an appeal to the public to prevent bushfire outbreaks the President of the Gundagai Shire Council (Cr F. R. E. McHugh) asks that every individual exercises the utmost care, caution and consideration, and so prevent what…

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Yanko Shire Election Meeers. T. L. Bull and G. Hopwood Tie in "A" Riding Mr. Hopwood Wins in Draw

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 2

For the first time for many years the electors of "A" riding of the Yanko Shire voted for a candidate on Saturday last when an…

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Lockhart Shire Council Meeting

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 4

Lappin & Grant (solicitors) advised that A. G. and R. A. Watson are acquiring the interest of E. J. Galvin in the dairy business…

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Narrandera Mayor is Re-elected

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 3

NARRANDERA, Mon: The Mayor of Narrandera (Ald. W. E. Armstrong) and deputy mayor (Ald. T. Gordon) were…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 2

Present at last night's meeting of the above were the newly re-elected Mayor, Ald. F. R. Dickson, and Aldermen A. G…

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Shire President Day Re-Elected Unanimosly

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 1

Cr. W. K. Day was unanimously reelected President of the Lockhart Shire Council at a special meeting on Monday…

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Keen Discussion on Estimates by Lockhart Shire Councillors General Rate of 6 3-8d. ADOPTED

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 1

Anticipating that the estimates so fully set out by the Shire Clerk (Mr. R. B. Selleck) would require careful study, Lockhart Shire Council at last meeting appointed a special committee to consider them. The…

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Pacific Security Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): The United States, Australia and New Zealand were preparing today to take…

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Leeton council election soon

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 4

LEETON, Tuesday: Cr. T. Kingsley, who for the past four years has been an A Riding councillor on the Leeton Shire Council, has resigned because of his impending departure to…

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Traffic Injector to Visit Junee to Consult Council

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 3

Inspector King, representing the Superintendent of Traffic will visit Junee on Tuesday, December 11th…

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Park Found to Be in Filthy Condition Dog Trainer Bl[?] Council Takes Action

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 6

Unless special permission has been secured no further camping will be permitted an Willow Park following a decision at last…

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Council Recommends on P. O. Meal Hour 12.30 to 1.30 P. M. Closure Suggested

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 2

The Junes Municipal Council will recommend that if the Post Office has to close for a meal hour that it he between 12.30 and…

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Municipal Library Book List

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 5

New books for this week cover, as usual, a wide field of literary and recreational tastes. Our new fiction includes the following titles:— Tickell, Jerrard:…

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Aldermen Felicitate Mayor Congratulated on Re-Election

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1951 · page 1

After the ordinary meeting of the Municipal Council on Monday evening the aldermen adjourned to tin committee room where refreshments…

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Municipal Council Ald. W. G. Armstrong Re-elected Mayor

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1951 · page 3

Prior to the ordinary meeting of the Municipal Council on Monday evening last a special meeting was held for the purpose of electing a…

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