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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,489 stories in Riverina's papers · page 20 of 75

Man Living in Council Tool Shed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 3

The City Council's Chief Health Inspector (Mr. D. E. Lewis) told the Wagga Court of Petty Sessions yesterday that he had used his influence with the Southern Riverina County…

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Council Grants Free Use of Oval for International Football Fixture

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 10

The Gundagai Shire Council showed their practical interest and appreciation of the value to the town of the…

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Councillors Would Be Asses to Sit Back and Accept Wretched Gravel Roads Says Illabo Shire President

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 4

“While we sit back and put up with these wretched gravel surfaces on our highways and main roads we are asses”…

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Council Sacked

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 2

The Governor of N.S.W., Sir John Northeott, has issued an official proclamation ordering the removal from office of all…

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Coolamon Shire Engineer’s Report

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 3

The engineer of the Coolamon Shire Council (Mr. Ian R. Champion) submitted the following supplementary report to the meeting of council…

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Council officers are relieved

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Four senior officers of Leichhardt Municipal Council were relieved of their duties today following a Local Government report of irregularities in the [?]…

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Riding Values Equalised. Report to the Illabo Shire

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 6

The Department of Local Government has gazetted the new boundaries for the ridings of the Illabo Shire…

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Leichhardt Council Crisis Alleged Bribery

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday —C.I.B. detectives may investigate an allegation of bribery involving a former alderman of Leichhardt…

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CWA Sturt Group Council Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 2

Delegates from Argoon, Blighty, Berrigan, Boree Creek, Cowabbie, Coolamon, Carrathool, Finley, Ganmain, Marrar, Matong, Narrandera,…

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Junior Farmers Form New Council for District Clubs

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 2

At a meeting of the Junior Farmers last night, at the Demonstration School, a new council, which will bind together clubs from Wagga,. Humula, Downside and possibly Junee, was formed. Eligible to loin this…

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Double Lines on Curves Requests by Leeton Road Safety Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 6

The Leeton Road Safety Council wants double lines placed on the curves on the road near the gates where…

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Heavy repair bill for maintenance and repairs to Council's Road Plant

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 3

Shire Councillors' were perturbed last week when a list was presented to them of the cost of…

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Ex-mayor of Leichhardt in Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Mr. Earle. S.M., in Glebe Court today, dismissed five Informations against a former…

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Road Safety Council move on accident victims

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 2

The Wagga Road Safety Council will recommend to the Transport Department that red stickers warning motorists not to interfere with persons injured in road accidents should be affixed to renewed driving licenses…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Council Monthly Meeting at Darlington Point

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Murrumbidgee Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers, Darlington Point, on Friday, 20th March, there…

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Work on the Gundagai Shire Roads Engineer Gives Details To Council

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 7

DURING the discussion on work on the Gundagai Shire roads at last week's Council meeting, the President said it was gratifying to hear such high praise for the work being performed by the Engineer and his men. Cr. Stribley…

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Noxious Weeds in Gundagai Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 6

The Noxious Weeds Inspector (Mr. H. N. Agnew) told last week’s Council meeting that the majority of roads have…

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New Electrical Transformer Now Working Engineer Reports to Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 2

The new 250 K.V.A. transformer in Otway Street, has been made alive, and pat on load, at present only serving…

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Big Raid on Mau Mau Leaders General Council Broken Up

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 1

NAIROBI, Monday — Police captured terrorists' leaders forming the General Council of the…

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Gundagai People Spread the News Quickly “Efficient And Fast Grapevine” Says Council Officer”

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 1

At last week'’ Shire Council meeting, during the discussion on the blitz on straying stock, the officer in charge (Mr N. Agnew) told Councillors that several forays had been made against straying stock, with some success.“However”…

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