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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

1,289 stories in Riverina's papers · page 50 of 65

Appeal Against Repair Order Verdict for Cootamundra Council

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 2

In a protracted hearing extending over two days, the chairman of the Quarter Sessions (Judge Brennan), heard the…

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Road Grant for Local Shire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 2

The Jindalee Shire this morning received notification that it had been allocated £8,620 under the Commonwealth…

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Main Roads Board Limits Subsidy to Illaho Shire Council to £8000 For 1953 Main Road Programme

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 5

THE MAIN ROADS BOARD HAS INSTRUCTED THE ILLABO SHIRE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS ITS 1958 MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME SO THAT THE ORIGINAL…

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Tributes to Ganmain Citizen And Shire Contractor

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 4

At the last shire council meeting, a letter was received from Mr. G. Pizarro of Ganmain tendering his…

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Shire Willing to Pay Half Cost Providing Improved Access to Saleyards

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 8

The Illabo Shire Council decided this morning that it was prepared to pay half the cost of providing a new road…

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Parking of cars on shady footpath Council Considers Suggestions

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 6

Arising out of a letter from the Road Safety Council, a discussion took place at the meeting of the Leeton Shire…

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New Wade Shire Engineer

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Wade Shire Council on Friday, 26th September, Mr. Bernard F. Smith, of Gundagal, was appointed Wade shire…

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Norway's Gift Graces U.N. Council Chamber

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 1

A painting symbolizing universal peace and freedom by the efforts of enlightened men through the United Nations was recently unveiled in the Security Council Chamber at U.N. Headquarters. The 16 by 26 foot mural was painted by the famous Norwegian artist, Per Krohg…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 3

Present at last night's meeting were the Mayor, Ald. F. R. Dickson, and Aldermen D. F. Straton, M. C. Mutch, D. L. Dickson,…

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Aldermen Unhappy With Commission's Explanation and Want Houses Allotted to Junee

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 1

DISSATISFIED WITH AN EXPLANATION BY THE HOUSING COMMISSION, THE JUNEE MUNICI-PAL COUNCIL WILL ASK THAT HALF OF THE THIRTY PRE-FABRICATED HOMES PLANNED…

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Spastic Centre Council

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 2

The Cootamundra and District Spastic Centre Council meeting last night was attended by 25 members…

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Mitchell Shire Bushfire Council meets

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 2

The Mitchell Shire Clerk (Mr. W. J. Caspersonn) was yesterday appointed central fire co-ordinating officer in the Mitchell Shire. The appointment was made…

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Tumut Shire Council Bi-Election To-morrow Voting Compulsory

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 2

The by-election for the election of one councillor for D Riding (the town of Tumut) on the Tumut Shire Couneil will be held…

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Agricultural Council failure on the food front

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 4

The pessimists who predicted that the Australian Agricultural Council would again fail to provide any worthwhile incentive calculated to result in expanding wheat acreage next year were…

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Hatcheries Power Preference Goes Council Thinks That Edict Is Unfair

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 7

The District Representative of the Electricity Commission wrote to Tuesday night's Mun-icipal Council meeting saying…

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Mitchell Shire road grant cut by £6000

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1952 · page 3

The Department of Main Roads has severely cut the 1952 Main Roads Grant for Mitchell Shire, reducing it by more than £6000 on 1951 figures…

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Council Supports Tarcutta Plan for "Bushfire" Radio

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1952 · page 1

The Kyeamba Shire Council will apply for a licence to enable Tarcutta Bushfire-Brigade to use radio telephone communications in fire-fighting operations. The decision was made at yesterday's meeting of the…

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Shire Council Correspondence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 4

The following correspondence was dealt with at the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night:…

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Jindalee Shire

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 2

A full council was present for yesterday's meeting of the above. The President, Cr. A. S. Donaldson, presided, and the…

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Legislative Council By-election

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The by-election in the Legislative Council to fill the vacancy created by the death of Mr…

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