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Council & local affairs, 1953

1,489 stories in Riverina's papers · page 22 of 75

Riverina District Happenings Leeton Council to Oppose Move on Home Blocks

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 3

Leeton Shire Council last night strongly opposed a move by the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission to resume park land in the newly developed residential section of Park View for town building blocks…

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Award Rises Come at a Bad Time Council Can't Take Them Into Estimates

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 6

Recent increases in awards will mean that the Junee Municipal Council will have to pay employees about [?]…

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N.a.t.o. Council Cautious on Soviet Peace Moves Change in Tactics, Not Policy!

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 1

PARIS, Friday—North Atlantic Council Ministers, meeting in a secret session last night, unanimously agreed that Russian peace moves did not justify the assumption that the Kremlin had given…

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Yanko Shire Council Monthly Meeting at Narrandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Yanko Shire Council was held on Thursday, 16th April, there being present Crs. W. Bicket (President), W. R. Scilley,…

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Leichhardt Council Administrator Sacks Two Officials

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The administer of the Leichhardt Council, Mr. W. Dance, has racked two senior officers…

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A.L.P. Electorate Council Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Riverina Electorate Council of the Australian Labor Party was held in the R.S.L. Hall yesterday, when there…

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Shire Council Correspondence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 2

The following correspondent was dealt with at the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night last, when there…

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Leeton Shire Council SECRETARY-TYPISTE Shire Clerk's Office

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 3

APPLICATIONS, addressed to the undersigned and returnable on Thursday, 14th May, 1953, at 4 p.m. are invited for the above…

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Carrathool Shire Discussion on Whitton Footpaths

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 3

The question of whether a property owner should be charged half of the cost of constructing footpaths in…

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Wattle Hill a 'disgrace to Shire' Building Blocks Wanted

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 1

Cr. Benjamin moved at the Council meeting on Thursday night that an approach be made to the W.C. & I…

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Brush at Council meeting a "No Confidence Motion"

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 1

A brush occurred at the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night between the President (Cr. O…

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Murray C.P. Council Branches Warned On Apathy

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Murray Electorate Council of the Australian Country Party of New South Wales, the following…

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Opposition to sub-division of recreation areas Deputation to Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 3

Members of the Parkview Progress Association waited on the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday nigh last week…

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C.p. Farrer Council Meets at Henty

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 3

A meeting of the Country Party Fairer Electorate Council was held last Friday at Henty, where 24 branches were represented. Mr. S. T. Kendell presided over the meeting and many…

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Tumbarumba Shire Council

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 3

Following is a copy of correspondence before the last meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council…

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Shire Engineers Report

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council the Engineer (Mr. A. N. Griffin) stated that the last month has…

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Narrandera Municipal Council Tri-weekly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 4

The regular meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, there being present the Mayor (Aid. W. G. Armstrong) and…

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Carrathool Shire Boundaries Two Additional Councillors for Whitton

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 6

New riding boundaries for Carrathool Shire advertised in the Government Gazette ol April 10 were criticised at the council meeting on…

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S. Aust. Loan Council bid

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Wed.: The Premier, Mr. Playford, said today South Australia would probably ask for at least…

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Australian Wool Growers' Council a special meeting of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council was held in Melbourne on Monday, 20th April. Wool Statistical Service

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 3

Consideration was given to a proposal by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture that an organisation be set up to supply the…

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