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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

1,289 stories in Riverina's papers · page 52 of 65

Grant of £8810 For Tumut Shire Roadwork Under Commonwealth Aid

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 3

Advice has been received of a grant of £8,810 to Tumut Shire Council for the year 195253; the amendments to the original…

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Straying Sheep Council Decides to Prosecute After Impounding

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 4

The Shire Impounding Officer Mr. C. Bell told the Shire Council at its meeting last Tuesday that…

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Levy on Agents for Use of Saleyards Application To Local Council

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 1

At Monday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council, a letter was received from the Tumut branch of the Graziers'…

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Killing of Meat in Junee District. Satisfactory Reports Inspector to Council

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 2

After an exhaustive ex-amination, the Health In-spector (Mr. C. A. King) found that meat…

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Alderman's Concern Over Baths

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1952 · page 2

"The trouble is, we haven't got the sympathy of the contractors," Aid. H. E. Gissing told a meeting of the Wagga…

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Loan Council's deadlock

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: The Loan Council, which met here today to study methods of stabilising the loan market, adjourned unexpectedly to-night without reaching any agreement…

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£185,000 City Council loan programme

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1952 · page 3

In a report to Wagga City Council last night, the Town Clerk (Mr. F. H. Burns) suggested that the loan programme for the year should entail the borrowing of £185,080…

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Sewerage Treatment Works Council will consider £50,000 local loan

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1952 · page 2

The matter of the Wagga City Council raising a debenture loan of £50,000 in this city as a portion of the cost of reconstructing the sewerage treatment works will be considered further at the next meeting of the council…

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CORRESPONDENCE Shire Council Bonds

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 3

Sir: That the financial committee of the Jindalee Shire Council has decided to sell £3000 Worth of bonds for the sum of…

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Yanko Shire Council Monthly Meeting at Narrandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Yanko Shire Council was held on Thursday, 9th October, there being present Crs. E. J. V. Martin (President),…

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Work on the GUNDAGAl Shire Roads Engineer Reports To Council

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 7

When the repair work of flood damage to the approaches of the Tenandra low level bridge were complete last month, a sudden rise in the Murrumbidgee caused some of the remedial work to go again and a fresh job had to be carried…

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New Tumut Shire Councillor

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 4

One time Gundagai resided Mr. John Henrick, won the by election at Tumut last week for the election of one [?]…

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Council Split

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday (AAP): Labor's fiery rebel, Mr. Aneuran Bevan. split the town council at Wallsend in…

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Australian Labor Party Riverina Electorate Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Australian Labor Party Riverina Electorate Council was held at Narrandera on Sunday, 5th October…

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Gundagai and District Spastic Centre Council Formed

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 1

Last Friday at tone of the best attended public meetings held in Gundagai for some considerable time, it was decided that a Gundagai and district Spastic Centre Council be formed to assist the Spastic Centre. Mosman, in its project…

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Correspondence read at Lockhart Shire Council Meeting

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 3

Milbrulong Bush Fire Brigade furnished details of length of railway line in the brigade's area and the names of members effected.—…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 2

Present at last nights meeting were the Mayor, Ald. F. R Dickson, and Aldermen A. Hutton H. Schofield, D. Strotton,…

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Australian Labor Party Riverina Electorate Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Australian Labor Party, Riverina Electorate Council, was held at Narrandera on…

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Council Criticised on the Purchase of Baths Bricks

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 2

The president of the South Wagga Progress Association (Mr. George Edney) last night accused the Wagga City Council of not studying the…

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Minister May Sue Alderman

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 October 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The N.S.W. Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan) may sue an alderman of Queanbeyan Council for "Criminal libel." Mr. Sheahan said this in,…

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