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Council & local affairs, 1954

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Reports by Council's Officers Engineers Report

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

The Municipal Council Engineer (Mr. D. F. Stewart) reported: The sealing by contract of Hurley and Parker streets has been…

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General Business Matters Discussed at Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 4

During the time devoted to general business at the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night…

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Country Women's Group Council Holds Meeting at Wagga

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 1

It was heartening to all interested in the progress of the Countrywomen's Association to see just on four score delegates from…

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Bitumen race track and club house Requests to Council by Cycling Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night of last week a letter was received from the Leeton…

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Letters Read at the Council Table No Money for Kerbing, Guttering in Brief

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

The NSW Housing Commission wrote to council requesting kerbing and guttering work to be carried out adjacent to…

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Electrical Work Must Be Done by Council's Staff Otherwise Terms Will Not Be Available

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 1

Aldermen last night unani-mously decided that unless householders had their elec-trical installations or repairs…

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Straying Stock Menace in Gundagai Shire Council To Take Drastic Action To Abate Nuisance

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 3

The straying stock menace has risen to such alarming proportions within the Gundagai Shire, that Council is considering requesting the assistance of the police In their efforts to abate the nuisance…

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Petitioners Want Inspection of Wyalong Council Affairs

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 10

A petition, signed by over 1,100 West Wyalong and Wyalong residents asking for inspector of Local Government…

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Alderman's Poser to Council Disqualification Chance If He Voted

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 6

Ald. J. B. Mayne put a particularly curly question up to last Tuesday's Municipal Council meeting with the…

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TENDERS Municipality of Junee Painting of Council Chambers

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 8

TENDERS are invited and will be received by the undersigned up to 4 pm. on Friday 2nd, April 1954, for…

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Coolamon Shire Exceeds Loan Quota

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 8

All towns in the Coolamon Shire have exceeded their quota in the 19th Security Loan…

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Sporting Dates Before Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 6

A proposal to the City Council by the Wagga Cricket Association that the dates for the cricket…

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Leeton High School Council President's Annual Report

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 8

The following is the President's Seventh Annual Report as presented to the annual meeting held at the School on Tuesday, March…

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Shire Employee Kicked by Horse Application to Workers Compensation Court Fails

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 8

On Tuesday morning last at the Leeton Courthouse, His Honour Judge Dignam, Q.C., presided over a sitting of the…

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Community Hotel at Griffith Council's Application To Minister

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 6

Wade Shire Council (Griffith) decided at its meeting last week to again make application to the Minister…

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New Officers Elected to Y.a.h.s. Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Yanco Agricultural High School Council was held on Sunday last when a large attendance of…

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Leeton High School Council Elects Officers for Ensuing Year

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

A large attendance (34) of members were present at the annual meeting of the Leeton High School Council on…

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Yellow Lines in Junee Required Council to Press Transport Department

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 7

The Junee Municipal Council intends to make representations to the Transport Department for permission to…

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May Affect Amt. of "Federal Aid" Money and Shire Operation of Oil Refineries in Australia

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

When the Local Government Engineer of the Public Works Department, Mr. J. H. Hague, visited Junee on…

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Want to Keep Verandah Posts in Junee Council Wary of Legal Position

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 7

Four of the nine aldermen have signed a notice of motion which has the intention of attempting to rescind the…

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