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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,489 stories in Riverina's papers · page 48 of 75

Leeton Shire Stresses Urgency of Blowering Dam

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1953 · page 3

LEETON, Friday: Leeton Shire Council last night again stressed the urgency of constructing Blowering Dam to control irrigation water from the Snowy Mountain Scheme…

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Plan for Mitchell Shire Display for Royal Visit

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1953 · page 4

The Mitchell Shire Council will call a public meeting of residents of the shire to organise a display on behalf of the Shire on the day that Queen Elizabeth Visits Wagga in February…

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Council Officers Advised- "Change job to tailoring"

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1953 · page 2

A Kyeamba Shire ratepayer, in a letter to the council yesterday, suggested the Shire Clerk and Engineer might change their profession to tailoring…

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Rural Electricity Subsidy for Gundagai Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 September 1953 · page 1

The Minister for Public Works and Local Government, Mr. J. B. Renshaw, has approved payment of…

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High Praise for Gundagai Shire Men

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 September 1953 · page 1

24 MILES OF ROAD GRADED IN A WEEK Residents of the Gobarralong area are loud in their…

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Administration of Council Is Criticised

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Criticism of the administration of Baulkham Hills Shire Council is contained in a local…

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Shire Engineer's Report at Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 1

The Shire Engineer Mr. R. G. Corben reported at the Council meeting on Thursday night last that to complete the water…

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Jindalee Shire

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 2

Present at today's meeting were the President Cr. A. S. Donaldson., and Crs. C. J. Morrow, S.C. Bennett, S. A. West, C.T…

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Road Works in Leeton Shire

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 4

Grading, gravelling and drainage has been carried out by the Council outdoor staff during the past fortnight on Stanbridge bus…

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Urana Shire And Her Majesty's Visit

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 1

Circularised in common with other Shires, by the City of Wagga Council to ascertain What assistance, if any, would be…

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Baffling problem of Yanco swamp Shire Engineer's Investigation

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 1

In connection with the swamp at Yanco which is flowing over the road and encroaching upon private property,…

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S.d. Cricket Council Annual Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Southern Tablelands Cricket Council was held recently at Cootamundra, and delegates…

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Riverina Cricket Council Officials visit Lockhart

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Lockhart District Cricket Association last Friday night decided to continue with last year's system…

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General business discussed at Council meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 4

During the time allocated to discussion of general business matters at the meeting of the Leeton Shire…

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Roadside Soil Conservation Department Making Experiments in Illabo Shire

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 16 September 1953 · page 7

The Soil Conservation Service has now completed the installation of four experimental works under a…

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Motor Train Hit Jeep at Marrar Shire Employees in a Lucky Escape

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 16 September 1953 · page 5

After an accident at Marrar yesterday morning when a rail motor hit a jeep, the Junee Ambulance took one of…

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Southern Districts Cricket Council

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 September 1953 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the above, the president, Mr. H. Schofield, of Cootamundra, reported:…

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High School Council Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1953 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the High School Council was held on Friday evening last. There were present Mr. R. McRostie (President), Mesdames…

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CRICKET Proposal to Form Council Employees' Club

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1953 · page 3

On Friday last employees of the Municipal Council who are interested in forming a Municipal Council Employees' Club appointed a committee…

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Cricket Planning for the New Cricket Season S.D. Council Annual Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 September 1953 · page 10

Mr. Owen Vincent, president of the Gundagai District Cricket Association has been elected an…

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