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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,489 stories in Riverina's papers · page 46 of 75

Shire Council Correspondence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 3

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday light of last week the following correspondence was dealt with:—…

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Claims for Inclusion in Shire Roll

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 1

There baa been only twenty- two claims for enrolment by electors whose names were omitted from the Tumut Shire…

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Correspondence the Justice of the Carrathool Shire (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 6

Sir.—I believe I would be correct in surmising that a letter referred to by the carrathool Shire in an earlier edition of the…

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Play Ground Near the Baths. No Definite Decision By the Council

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 7

The Junee Municipal Council hag not yet reached a final decision on the use of the small park in Hill and…

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Social centre for Pensioners at Leeton Cricket Ground Council Makes a Decision

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 1

The Leeton Shire Council decided after a somewhat lengthy discussion at its last meeting to go ahead with the…

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Chairman Explains N.R.C.C. Loan Success Council Raises £1,000,000

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 1

At last week’s meeting of the Northern Riverina County Council in Temora, the Chairman, Cr. D. W. Edis…

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Items of interest from Wagga Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1953 · page 2

The Waggs City Council will inform the Royal Visit Decorations' Sub-Committee that it cannot organise a…

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Move by City Council on Semi-trailers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1953 · page 2

Moves an being made by the Wagga City Council to present owners and drivers of large livestock transport…

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Protest on Power Lines by City Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1953 · page 2

Wagga's Town Planner (Mr. T. J. Brooks) will make a special trip to Sydney to discuss with the Electricity Commission plans for future transmission…

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Shire Prepared to Link Up With Municipal Council's Bitumen Plan Fur Junee-Gundagai Road

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 September 1953 · page 1

ACTING ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ENGINEER (MR. K. SMITH) THE ILLABO SHIRE COUNCIL WILL ENDEAVOUR TO HAVE A SMALL PORTION OF THE JUNEE- GUNDAGAI ROAG TAR…

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Summonses served on Leichhardt ex-aldermen

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 September 1953 · page 1

SIDNEY, Sunday: Summonses served on the former Mayor of Leichhardt (Mr. E. C. Erwin) and former…

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Local Items Mayor's Complaint

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 September 1953 · page 2

At Friday night's meeting of the City Council, the Mayor. (Ald. W. P. Dunne) complained of lock of co-operation…

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Monthly Meeting of IIIabe Shire Council in Junee Discusses Variety of Subjects

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 September 1953 · page 6

THE ILLABO SHIRF. COUNCIL AT ITS MONTHLY MEETING ON FRIDAY LAST [?] TO SEND A DEPUTATION TO SYDNEY IMMEDIATELY SO THAT ON THE SPOT NEGOTIATIONS…

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Three New H.C. Homes to He Built Locally Council Protest To Be Disregarded

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 September 1953 · page 2

The Housing Commission is seeking tenders for the erection of three timber framed cottage in Seignior stret and…

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Charge against ex-Mayor

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Edward Charles Erwin, ex-Mayor of Leichhardt, of Wentworth Road, Eastwood, and John James O'Malley, ex-alderman, of Mayes Street…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 September 1953 · page 2

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

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Council Resents N.R.C.C. STATEMENT Map Was Insufficient

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 September 1953 · page 2

The remarks by the member of the Northern Riverina County Council made Cootamundra's Municipal Council's…

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Junee Municipal Council Orders Business Area Verandak Posts To Be Removed Within 5 Years

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 September 1953 · page 1

PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE MAIN SECTION OF JUNEE'S BUSINESS AREA MUST REMOVE ALL VERANDAH POSTS WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS…

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Shire to Continue with Plans to Improve Cattle Yards Interesting Items From Gundagai Shire Council Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 September 1953 · page 4

Discussing the local cattle yards at Tuesday’s Shire meeting Cr. R. T. Attwood said that Council would have to continue with the policy of making steady progress with the policy of concreting all pens. It was agreed that in…

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Hay's New Shire Clerk

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 10 September 1953 · page 4

Windouran Shire Council last week appointed Mr. Edmund Roy Wilson Shire Clerk to replace Mr. T. Marshall, Mr. Wilson was formerly…

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