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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,489 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 75

Council to Urge End of Payroll Tax System Costs Municipality One Man's Work

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 6

The Junto Municipal Council will place on the agenda of the next Local Government Association conference a…

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MR. W. J. Warbrick Mat Re Junee's New Alderman Only One Nomination For Vacancy

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 1

The, "Southern Cross" understands that there will not he a contest in the by-election for the vacancy on the Junee…

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Fisher Park Council to Spend £8000

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 2

A startling development in council's attitude to the condition of Fisher Park was revealed at Monday night's…

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C.W.A. Younger Set Hume Group Council Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 2

The Hume Group Council meeting of the Country Women's Association Younger Sets was held at Cootamundra…

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AFTER 18 Years with Council. Ill-health Forces Mr. Whitehead to Retire

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 8

After nearly twenty years association with the staff of the Junee Municipal Council, Mr. G. A. Whitehead has…

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Council May Carry Its Own Public Risk. Premium Rates Are Searing Two High

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 1

The Illabo Shire Council will give consideration to the establishment 'of a fund to carry its own public risk…

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Some Plumbing in Junee Is Menace to Health. Council Curb on Illegal Alterations

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 5

In an endeavoir to stamp and unauthorised water and never plumbing in Junes by unauthorized persons, the…

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Electrical Work in the Gundagai Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 3

The Gundagai Electrical Engineer (Mr. L. G. Bidmead) reported to last Friday’s Shire meeting as follows:—…

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Poplars Nuisance But Mayor Denies Council Disgrace. Aldermen to Await Experts View

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 6

The Mayor (Ald. C. Leslie) disagreed with Ald. W. C. Keast and Ald. W. H Brodie when they said that the…

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Coolamon Shire Council Correspondence

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 2

The following correspondence was dealt with at Tuesday’s meeting:—…

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Mr. W. J. Warbrick Is Junee's New Council Alderman

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

Mr. W. J. Warbrick is the new alderman of the Junee Municipal Council. He was the only nominee…

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Cutting Up of Gundagai Common Recommended by the Shire Council

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 2

Holding that the Gundagai common lands were not being put to their best use, the Gundagai Shire Council has decided to…

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Council Discussion On Rutherglen Inspection

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 2

At Tuesday’s Shire Council meeting, the president (Cr. Dyason) in the course of his minute, reported that at the invitation of Mr. R. A. Moses,…

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Junee Parking Is Discussed. Council Meeting This Week

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 2

Aldermen of the Junee Municipal Council have again deferred consideration of a letter from the Traffic…

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Criticism of County Council Electricity Interest Higher Than Water

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 7

The Burrangong Shire Council [?] to inform the Northern Riverina County Council that the Shire Council was…

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Mitchell Shire Road Puns Depend on Petrol Tax Grant

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 4

Mitchell Shire councillors decided yesterday that if a petrol tax grant of £15,200 is made available to the shire council by the Public Works Department, a large shire road improvement plan for 1953/54 will be carried out…

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Canteen plan to go to Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 2

A small, representative gathering of Wagga citizens, Service personnel and members of the Services Personnel Welfare Committee last night accepted detailed sketch plans for a Services…

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R.s.l State Council Confirms Expulsion

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 2

Wagga R.S.L. Branch president (Mr. A. L. Baker) last night disclosed that Mr. R. B. Raper of Wagga had been expelled by the Full State Council in Sydney on the grounds that "his…

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N.a.t.o. Council Meets in Paris

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 2

The ministerial meeting of the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was recently opened…

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Court of Petty Sessions TUESDAY, 3rd FEBRUARY (Before Mr. W. MacAndrew, S.M.) Fined for Obstructing Council's Officer

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 1

Yanko Shire Council v. Thomas Edward Earsman, obstructing a Council's officer on duty. Plea not guilty…

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