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Council & local affairs, 1952

1,289 stories in Riverina's papers · page 54 of 65

Urana Shire profits from interview with Main Roads Department

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 6

All the elected councillors attended last week's meeting of the Urana Shire Council, including Messrs. J. M. Smith…

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General business at the Council meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 1

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night, the following matters in connection with general…

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Site for Pensioners Social Centre Council Favours Lane

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 2

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night the Works Committee's report dealing with…

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Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Happy Annual Picnic

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 2

The annual picnic of the Municipal and Shire Employees, which was herd at the Cootamundra Showground on…

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Mayor's Dinner

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 8

At 6.30 the Mayor and Mayoress tendered a dinner in honour of the visitors at the Royal Mail Hole". It was attended by the Mayor and…

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Council Power to Sell Land

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 1

An amendment to the Loal Government Act, giving councils the power to sell land for which rates had not…

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Wagga Council Contributes to U.n. Appeal

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 3

The Town Clery (Mr. F. H. Bums) advised yesterday that s collection for the U.N. Appeal for Children which he…

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Leeton and District Spastic Centre Council Additional £435 Sent to Spastic Centre

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 4

Recent donations and sales of buttons on 17th and 18th October, have amounted to over £360, and with proceeds of the Hydro Hotel…

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Yanco Meat Works killing for Sydney thrice weekly Council Favours Supporting New Local Industries

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 3

The Health Inspector (Mr. H. E. Baylis) reported at the Council meeting on Thursday night of last week that the South-West Stock and Meat Treatment Works at Yanco would be killing for Sydney on three days a…

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Largest Shire in N.S.W. Almost 6,000 Miles Of Roads

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 3

The Lachlan Shire, which embraces the townships of Lake Cargellico, Tottenham, Fifield, Burcher, Albert and…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 2

Present at last night's meeting were the Mayor (Ald. F. R. Dickson), and Aldermen A. Hutton, H. Schofield, D…

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Council's Decisions

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 7

Dealing with matters referred to in the Engineer's Report, the Council adopted in its entirety the report on the new Shire…

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Shire Depot Scheme fully adopted

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 7

The Shire Engineer (Mr. F. A. Prichard) at the last Shire Council meeting presented a further report on the Shire Depot to be…

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Leeton and District Spastic Centre Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 2

Additional donations to those already acknowledged have been received from: W. T. Henham, £7; J. G. Jenkins £5/5/0;…

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L.H.S. Fancy Fair Friday, Nov. 28 Official opening by Shire President

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 1

Arrangements are well in hand for the annual Leeton High School Fancy Fair, to be conducted in…

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Pepper Trees on Way Out Aldermen Keen to Have Them Shifted

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 8

There was further eviden-ce at last night's, Municipal Council that the days of Junee's pepper trees are…

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City Council's new earthmoving plant

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 2

Negotiations between the Wagga City Council and Britain Distributors Ltd. were brought to completion this…

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Mayor Asked to Probe Housing. Regret that Junee Does Not Share In Allocation

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 4

The Mayor (Ald. C. Leslie) has been asked to make per-sonal representations to find out why Junee is not sharing…

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Barking Dogs Make Nuisance Residents Seeking Council Action

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 2

Mr. A. J. Jones, of Seignior street. wrote a letter to last night's meeting of the Muni-cipal Council complaining…

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Council Can't Get Subsidy. Wanted Bush Fire Gear for Town

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 7

The Chief Secretary's De-partment will not make mon-ey available to the Junee Municipal Council for bush…

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