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Council & local affairs, 1953

1,489 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 75

Shire Roads Damaged Weight of Loads Ordinance To Be Enforced

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 8

At last week’s Shire Council meeting the engineer (Mr. I. Champion) reported that excess loading by wheat carriers during the recent season had…

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Coronation Celebrations Premier’s Latter To Council

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 4

The appended letter for the Hon. J. J. Cahill, Premier of N.S.W. was read at…

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Shire To Borrow To Purchase New Plant Possible Overdraft of £10,000

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

At the last Shire Council meeting the purchase of a new Auto-patrol Grader was considered and a tender was provisionally accepted. The…

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Kyeamba Shire Council ONLY 48 p.c. Vote in By-election

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 3

Only 48 per cent of ratepayers in the Kyeamba Shire Council A Riding exercised their right to vote in the recent by-election. This was disclosed at…

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Mayor Replies to Attack on Council Over Rating

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. W. F. Dunne) has made the following reply to a contributor in Saturday's "Advertiser" who criticised the City…

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Yanko Shire Council Monthly Meeting at Narrandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 4

The regular meeting of the Yanko Shire Council was held on Thursday, 12th February. There were present Crs. W. Bicket (Chairman), W…

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Shocking Condition Of Gundagai Shire Roads

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 1

At the present moment Gundagai’s claim to notoriety is the shockingly bad state of the Shire roads, with number…

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Lockhart Shire Council's February Meeting

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 3

A meeting of Lockhart Shire Council, held on Monday, was attended by Crs. Day (president), Finlayson, Jones, Browne…

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Electricity County Council Carrathool Shire to Stay Out

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

The Carrathool Shire Council decided on Thursday last that it would not join the County Council which it was proposed…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 7

Mr. F. A. Prichard, Lockhart Shire Engineer, reported works completed as follows:— Gorman's Lane: Gravelling…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

Present at last night's meeting were the Mayor (Ald. D. F. stration) and Aid. F. B. Dickson, M. C. Mutch, A. Hutton, D…

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Shocking Condition of Gundagai Shire Roads

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

At the present moment Gundagar's claim to notoriety is the shockingly bad state of the shire roads, with number one priority…

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Holland Flood Great Britain and Appeal Mayoral and Shire President's Fund

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 3

IN response to an appeal by the Lord Mayor of Sydney, the Mayor of Cootamundra (Ald. D. F. Stratton) arid the President…

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Church, Council to Negotiate Proposed Transfer of Land in Junee

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 8

Negotations of a reciprocal nature will be entered into between the Catholic Church and the Municipal Council in…

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Whither Comes L.G. FINANCE? Council Refuses to Support Vague Tax Proposal

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 7

The Junee Municipal Council last night refused to back representations made by the Wade Shire Council which is…

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Shire Council

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 6

Following is a copy of the correspondence before the last meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council…

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Letters from Chamber of Commerce to Shire Council

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 4

Before last week's meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council were seven letters from the Tumbarumba and District Chamber…

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The Commons and the Shire Council (To the Editor)

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 3

Dear Sir, Let me first of all congratulate Messrs Marshall and Bell for their public spirited efforts…

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Narrandera Municipal Council Tri-weekly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 4

The tri-weekly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, there being present Ald. T. Gordon (Deputy Mayor), J…

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Holland Flood Great Britain and Appeal and Shire President's Fund

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 2

IN response to an appeal by the Lord Mayor of Sydney, the Mayor of Cootamundra (Aid. D P. Stratton) and the President…

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