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Council & local affairs, 1953

1,489 stories in Riverina's papers · page 42 of 75

Urana Shire's Part in Wagga Royal Visit

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 5

The deputy president (Cr. S. L Kennedy) and the shire clerk (Mr. A. G. Hill) will represent the Urana Shire Council at a conference called by the…

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Meter Cheater Caught by Electricity Staff, To Be Proceeded Against by Junee Municipal Council

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 1

The Junee Council intend s taking legal action against an electric consumer who is thought to have planned a deception by which the meter was prevented from registering the consumption of "juice"…

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Council Unlikely to Help Pay for Erosion Work. Would Establish Too Great a Precedent

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 4

It is exceedingly unlikely that the Illabo Shire Council will accede to the request ol Mr. G. W. Dickson, of…

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Gundagai Shire Council’s Revenue Was £97,000 for 1952

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 7

The revenue for the Gundagai Shire Council for the year of 1952, was £97,000. The excess of all income…

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Narrandera Municipal Council Proposal for Town Hall

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 3

The tri-weekly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, there being present the mayor (Ald. W.G. Armstrong),…

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Shire Will Resume Land President Stribley Says That Council And Their Engineer Were Seriously Embarrassed Permission Refused Council To Secure Gravel From Jones Creek Site

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 1

At this week’s meeting of the Gundagai Shire, Councillors decided to resume about three acres of land in the Jones Creek area, for the purpose of securing gravel for road works. The resumption was necessary, because permission was refused to work the site as a gravel pit…

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Electrical Engineer’s Report to Council

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 3

The Gundagai Shire Electrical Engineer (Mr. L. G. Bidmead) in his report to last Tuesday’s Council meeting…

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Refused Permission for Council Employee to Read Meter

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 3

Recently a Gundagai householder refused permission to a Council employee to enter the premises to read the…

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“Rotary Club Putting Gundagai on the Beauty Map” Says Shire President Planning The layout Of Carberry Park Items of Interest From August Meeting of Gundagai Shire Councillors

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 4

At the meeting of the Gundagai Shire Councillors held on Tuesday last, an offer was received from the Rotary Club to help in the planting of trees on Carberry Park, and further the planting of an avenue of trees into the…

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Gundagai Shire Has Spent £17,565 on Roads in the Past Six Months

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 3

Foe the first six months of 1953 the Gundagai Shire Council had spend £17,565/6/ 6 on roads in the Shire district. Information relative to the expenditure on roads was…

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Council Forced to Clear Away Bottles From Public Halls

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 2

If a suggestion made at this week’s Gundagai Shire Council was taken seriously, Council could launch out into another business venture, that of a bottle-o yard. For it was stated that the accumulation of bottles around the public…

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Coolamon Shire Council

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 6

The following correspondence was read and dealt with at last Tuesday’s Shire Council meeting:—…

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Poultry Runs in the Municipality Council Has a Problem to Face

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 2

The Junee Council is torn between two extremes in the matter of commercial poultry runs within the town…

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Council Moves to Guard the Health of Junee Residents

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 7

The outbreak of typhoid in some ports of New South Wales and Victoria was referred to in the report of the Health Inspector, Mr. C. King, to this week's meeting of the Junee Council…

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Big Loan Too High for Junee Council And Plans For Electricity

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 3

Junee's new electrical engineer, Mr. Gregson, is anxious to get the Council to undertake loans to the extent…

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Street Stalls Can Compete with Local Business. Council May Restrict Number Locally

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 2

It would appear that some restriction will be placed on the number of street stalls held in Junee in future…

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Northern Riverina Council Plans to Borrow £150,000 For Water and Electricity Extensions

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 6

The Northern Riverina County Council has successfully negotiated a loan of £150,000 for its 1958-54 works programme. Council had sought £251,000…

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Protest Over Kyeamba Shire Gl. Offices

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1953 · page 2

The Tarcutta Progress Association protested to yesterday's Kyeamba Shire Council meeting against a council move to acquire offices outside the shire area. The association said "the time…

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Council rejects parking plan

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1953 · page 2

Wagga City Council last night rejected a plan for a prohibition of parking during business hours in some streets, and a one-hour limit in others…

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Items of interest from Wagga Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1953 · page 4

The Chief ealth Inspector advised having investigated the statement made by the Wagga and District Chamber…

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