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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,489 stories in Riverina's papers · page 52 of 75

£13,117 Subsidy for Gundagai Shire Council

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 1

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

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Gundagai Shire Elections Nominations Close This Month

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 1

Nominations for the triennial election of Councillors to the Gundagai Shire Council will close this month, and…

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Narrandera High School September Bulletin High School Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 8

At the September meeting of the High School Council discussion centered around the arrangements mada For the school children to travel to…

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Grant For Town Footpaths Government Assistance For Council

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 1

The Gundagai Shire Council was advised this week that a Government grant of £623 had been allocated by…

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Coolamon Shire Council

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 2

Appended is the more important correspondence dealt with at last Tuesday’s Shire Council meeting:—…

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Leeton Shire Council Temporary Closing of Road

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 5

AS from the 5th October last, the section of road intersecting Form 367 at Farm 383, Parish of Tuckerbil, will be closed against…

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Shire Elections Preliminary Arrangements

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 2

At Tuesday’s Shire Council meeting, preliminary arrangements were made for the forthcoming Shire…

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Shire Curator’s Gift Of 119 Trees

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 1

At this week’s Shire Council meeting, Mr. Cooper reported that he had become aware that the Shire Curator…

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Aldermen "In the Dark" on New Electricity Charges Until Peak Hour of Demand is Known

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 1

UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A PEN IS ACQUIRED FOR AN INSTRUMENT WHICH AUTOMATICALLY RECORDS THE HOUR OF JUNEE'S MAXIMUM DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY, ALDERMEN…

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Tumut Council's Electrical Installations Report From Electricity Authority

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 3

The Tumut Shire Council has received a report from the Electricity Authority of New South Wales on the condition of…

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Bill Posters Must Pay Fee Council Preventing Dilapidated Signs

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 7

The Department of Local Government has declared war on bill posters and the Junee Municipal Council will…

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Council's Works Committee Views new recreation reserve and building sites

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 2

At a meeting of the Works Committee of the Leeton Shire Council yesterday afternoon inspections were…

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Mitchell Shire Elections December 5

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1953 · page 5

The triennial election date for the Mitchell Shire Council has been fixed for December 5. The nomination date…

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Mitchell Shire Will Spend £22,146 on Roads

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1953 · page 4

The Mitchell Shire Council will expend approximately £22,146 during 1954 on their main and trunk road improvement programme…

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Shire President Congratulates Company

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 12 October 1953 · page 3

In officially opening the brickworks last Friday afternoon, the Shire President, Cr. C.B. Stribley,…

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Junee's Part in Queen's Visit to Wagga. Aldermen Still Discussing Attitude

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 12 October 1953 · page 2

Despite a lengthy discussion at the last meeting, the Junee Municipal Council has not yet made up…

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Wade Council's grasshopper campaign

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 October 1953 · page 3

GRIFFITH, Sunday. Wade Shire Council has asked for the assistance of land-holders in its war against…

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High School Council Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 12 October 1953 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Narrandcra High School Council was, held on Friday evening last. There I were present Mesdames R. Brereton…

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Shire Elections on December 5

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 2

The ordinary triennial election of shire councillors will be held in Leeton on Saturday, December 6. Three councillors will be…

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Comprehensive town plan needed Shire Engineer's Comments

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 2

When giving an estimate of the cost of a subdivision for Mr. G. M. Parks at the meeting of the Shire Council on…

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