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Council & local affairs, 1952

1,289 stories in Riverina's papers · page 18 of 65

Australian Country Party Annual Meeting of Riverina Electorate Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Riverina Electorate Council of the Australian Country Party was held at the R.S.L. Hall, Narrandera on Saturday, March 22. The chairman of the Council…

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Anti-dog Petition to Young Council 59 Per Cent. Would Had a Vote

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 7

Only fifty-nine per cent, of those who signed the Young anti-dog racing petition possessed the qualification to…

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Labor Gains in London Council Polls

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1952 · page 3

LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.): Labor gained sweeping vic­tories early today in the London County Council…

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Local Items Death of Agents' Council Registrar

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1952 · page 2

Word was received in Wagga yesterday by Mr. P. W. Wil­liamson, member of the Auc­tioneers, Stock and Station…

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Rabbits Eradicated on Three Badly Infested Areas and Shire Has Pacified Wagga P.P. Board's Inspector

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 7

BY CLEANING UP THREE OF THE WORST ROADS, THE ILLABO SHIRE COUNCIL BELIEVES THAT IT HAS PACIFIED THE WAGGA PASTURES PROTECTION BOARD'S RABBIT INSPECT…

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Shire Council Correspondence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 1

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night of last week, the following correspondence was dealt with:…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 2

Present at last night's meeting were the Mayor, Ald. F. R. Dickson, and Ald. A. Hutton. B. Ward, D. L. Dickson, M. Mutch…

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Urana Shire President Praises Community Spirit

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 8

To suit the pre-Easter arrangements of the Councillors and staff, Urana Shire Council held a special meeting on Friday last. A highlight of an otherwise…

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Priority List of Road Work. Shire Council Fixes '5253 Aid Program

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 8

The Illabo Shire Council has decided on a priority list for works to be undertaken during 1952-53 under the…

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PLEASE [?] No Shire Action For Election Defaulters

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 6

One of the electors of A Riding responded to a "Please Explain" notice by writing a letter which the Returning…

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Trams Ruining Church Service Former Junee Mayor Lodges a Protest

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 8

Former Junee Mayor and Methodist minister, Rev. W. J. Hobbin, has again hit the city newspaper headlines,…

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Council and Dogs on Willow Park Alterations Necessary for Racing

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 8

The Junee Municipal Council is to ask the N.S.W. Ambulance Junee Greyhound Racing Club exactly what…

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Municipal Library

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 4

An old pastime, this reading business. Listen to this comment in "Plutarch's Lives:" "Lucullus' furnishing a library, however, deserves praise and record, for her collected many choice…

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Branch of Art Council Here? Mayor Calls Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 2

The Mayor has called a meeting for the formation of a local branch of the Arts Council. The meeting wil be…

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Municipal Council Tri-Weckly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 4

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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Move for New Shire Riding

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 1

For some years past there has been a move for the creation of an extra Riding on the Council in place of the Urban…

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Diphtheria campaign in Mitchell Shire

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 4

The Health Inspector of the Mitchell Shire Council (Mr. L. J. Friend) reported at the monthly meeting yesterday that there had been a very satis­factory response to the diphtheria immunisation campaign which the council is sponsoring in schools within the shire…

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Council Rates Fixed

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 1

The Shire Council has been notified by the Department of Local Government that its application to fix the general rating…

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Death Ok Well-known Gundagai Shire Employee

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 1

In the Gundagai District Hospital last Monday week the death occurred of a well known Gundagai resident, Mr. James Sheehan, of South…

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C. W. A. Group Council Meeting

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 2

Last month the Riverina Group of the Country Women's Association held its meeting in the Memorial Hall, Tumbarumba…

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