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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,489 stories in Riverina's papers · page 41 of 75

Carrathool Shire Office

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 6

"I have visited many shires in this State and our office is far and away the meanest Council Chambers I have seen in one of the biggest and most…

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Loan Council Elections May Be More Involved

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 1

Electors in the Gundagai Shire may find that voting in the Local Government elections at the end of this…

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County Council Gets Loan of £150,000

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 6

The Northern Riverina County Council has successfully negotiated a loan of £150,000 for its 1953-54 works programme, Council bad sought £251,000. This was revealed at the…

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L.G. Conference Week Was Costly Council Asked To Pay Large Amount

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 2

Receipt of an account for £124/1/6 from the Municipal Council as its share of the cost of Local Government…

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Ardlethan’s Proposed Swimming Pool Letter to Shire Council

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council the letter published below from Mr. C. Gunter, president of Ardlethan and District War Memorial…

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Shire May "Black Top" Portion of Wantabadgery Rd. To Link With Junee Council's Programme

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 1

The Illabo Shire Council may "black-top" a mile of road on the Junee-Wantabad-gery road, to link up with…

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Are You on the Shire Roll?

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 1

The Shire Council elections will be held again this year and notice is given that the triennial lists of electors for the various…

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Temora Council's Plan to Liquidate Debt

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 1

The Temora Municipal Council, at a special meeting decided to apply the £15,107 proceeds from the sale of the…

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Whitton Items at Carrathool Council Footpath Construction

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 3

Details of a programme of work of footpath construction and kerbing and guttering at Whitton were given to the last…

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Country Women's Association Hume Group Council Meeting

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 3

Deepite rainy skies and cold conditions, there was a large attendance of members at the Home Group council meeting of…

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Taking over of electricity undertaking County Council Hold Inaugural Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 3

The Murrumbidgee County Council, which comprises Leeton, Wade (Griffith) and Murrumbidgee (Darlington Point)…

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Shire Statistics

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 1

An official statistical bulletin giving population and areas of shires as at 31st December, 1952, revealed the following information in respect…

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Boorowa Shire Opposes Television

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 1

Boorowa Shire Council is to initiate a campaign to postpone the introduction of television into Australia for…

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Illabo Shire Council Meeting in Junee Decides to Undertake Weed Spraying as Means of Control

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 7

AFTER IT HAD BEEN SUGGESTED THAT NOXIOUS WEEDS WERE OUT OF CONTROL IN THE ILLABO SHIRE AS FAR AS HAND CUTTING IS CONCERNED COUNCILLORS DECIDED TO…

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Murrumburrah Impounding Officer Abused Council Will Take Legal Action

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 2

Murrumburrah Municipal Council will prosecute a man who, it is alleged, interfered with a Council officer in the…

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C.W.A. Sturt Group Council Meeting and Handicraft Exhibition at Jerilderie

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 2

A Sturt Group Council meeting of the Country Women's Association of N.S.W. and a Group Handicraft exhibition was held at Jerilderie for…

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Council Meeting of the Group of the C.W.A. (By the Publicity Officer)

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 3

Despite rainy skies and cold conditions there was a large attendance of members at the Hume Group Council meeting…

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Shire Rolls

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 7

Attention is drawn to the exhibition of the Shire Rolls. The Council elections are to be held this year and electors should take…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 2

Present at last night's meeting were the Mayor, Ald. D. P. Stration, and Aldermen F. R. Dickson, D. L. Dickson, R. W…

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Farrer C.P. Electorate Council

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 7

Twenty-one branches of the Country Party were represented at the Farrer Central Council meeting at Henty recently, when…

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