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Council & local affairs, 1953

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Equal Voting Again at Lockhart Shire Council

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 1

Lockhart Shire Council has had at least three occasions during this term when the voting was equal namely on the Shire Depot,…

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Leeton High School Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Leston High School Council, held at the School on Tuesday night last, was well…

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Whitton Items at Carrathool Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 1

Items of interest to Whitton residents discussed at the last Carrathool Shire meeting included:—…

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General business discussed at Council meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 2

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night last the following matters were dealt with during the time…

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Carrathool Shire Council Staff Changes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 6

At the Carrathool Shire Council meeting on Monday week Mr. Currie, who, since the departure of the former engineer, Mr. F. T. Satterthwaite…

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Berlin Mayor dead

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 1

BERLIN, Wed.: Professor Ernst Reuter, the Lord Mayor of West Berlin, who led the city through the Soviet…

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Gundagai Club Building to Commence When Shire Vacate Store

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 6

Sufficient donations have bave been received by the Gundagai Ex,-Servicemen’s Club to pay the purchase price of the stone building in Sheridan Street, and the work of reconstruction will commence immediately the Shire Council…

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Town Streets in First Class Order Council’s Good Work Pays Dividends

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 4

Residents of both North and South Gundagai are exceptionally pleased with the Shire’s programme of works…

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Electricity Loan Rate County Council May Now Assess Shire Councils

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 2

At last Monday’s meeting of the Northern Riverina County Council those present were Crs. D. W. Edis (chairman), N. R. Dyason, W. H. Aitken, and J. A…

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Illabo Shire Council Shows Concern at Danger of Two Railway Crossings in Junee

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 5

REPRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN IGNORED FOR SO LONG THAT IT IS HIGH TIME THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT DID SOMETHING ABOUT THE DANGEROUS "MAIL" AND "CENTRAL"…

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Building Applications Approved by Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 4

The following building applications were approved at the meeting of the Leeton shire council at its meeting on September 24th…

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Junee Chamber of Commerce to Make Recommendations to Council on the Future on Street Stalls

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 1

THE JUNEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CONCERNING THE FUTURE OF STREET STALLS IN JUNEE. SPECIALLY IN…

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Ex-mayor, Aldermen Officers Charged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A former Mayor, two ex-oldermen, and two ex-employees of Leichhardt Council appeared in Central Court today. They faced 22 charges al-…

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Wee Council Interviews Enticknap

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 2

The chairman of the newly formed Murrumbidgee County Council (Councillor O. J. Washington) accompanied by…

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Was Original Member of Jerilderie Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 3

Mr. William Clark, of Jerilderie, who died recently, was one of the oldest residents of that town, having settled there in 1885, at the age of…

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STURT C.W.A. COUNCIL Welcomes State President

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 2

Mrs. A. J. Moffat of Boree Creek presided over the delegates' meeting of the Sturt C.W.A. Council, held at…

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Turkey Wins U.N. Council Seat Despite Soviet Opposition

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday—Soviet Russia and the United States clashed in secret balloting which yesterday placed Turkey on the…

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THE R.A.S. OF N.S.W. District Men Re-Elected to Council

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 3

The part played by the Royal Agricultural Society in assisting development of rural and secondary industries in NSW in the…

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Monthly Meeting of Illabo Shire Council Hears Recent Move in Securing Developmental Road

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 3

WHEN THE ILLARO SHIRE COUNCIL WROTE MR. DOUG. DICKSON, M.L.A. TO SUPPORT REPRESENTATIONS FOR A DEVELOPMENAL ROAD FROM MARINNA THROUGH IVOR AND…

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£50 Donation to Help Wagga in Decorations Illabo Shire's Gift Without 'Strings"

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 1

The Illabo Shire Council has decided to donate £50 towards the decoration of Wagga streets for the Royal visit…

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