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Council & local affairs, 1954

1,224 stories in Riverina's papers · page 18 of 62

Railway bridge described as disgrace to district Criticism of Department at Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 1

Much dissatisfaction was expressed at the Council meeting on Thursday night when a letter was received from the Secretary for Railways stating that it was not prepared to bitumenise the approaches to the railway overhead…

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Passing of Mr. Martin Meagher Temora Mayor Loses His Father

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 2

The death occurred in Sydney of Mr Peter Meagher sen. in his 88th. year. Mr. Meagher was the eldest…

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Hume Country Party Council Elects Officials

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 2

Recently the Hume Council of the Australian Country Party held its annual meeting when officials were elected. Among those who attended the conference were Mr. J. M. Carter, the State President, Mr. Doug Dickson, MLA…

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Correspondence dealt with at Council meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 1

The following correspondence was delt with at the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night:…

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Australian Country Party Hume Electorate Council

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 2

On Saturday, April 3, the annual general meeting of the Country Party Hume Electorate Council was held in Cootamundra…

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Regional Library in Wagga Not Favoured by 2 Shire Councils

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 3

Representatives of two shires yesterday said that their councils had not favorably received a suggestion for a regional library to be established in Wagga…

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Proposed Coolamon Swimmng Pool —Shire Council Approves Construction

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 16 April 1954 · page 1

After an agitation and negotiations conducted by the Coolamon Memorial Swimming Pool Committee with the Shire Council extending over a period of seven years or more, the council, at its meeting on Tuesday last, unanimously decided to…

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Coolamon Shire Correspondence

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 16 April 1954 · page 4

The following Correspondence was dealt with at last Thursday’s Coolamon Shire Council meeting :…

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New Shire Engineer Council’s Decision

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 16 April 1954 · page 4

At last Tuesday’s Shire Council meeting it was decided, subject to the result of an interview, to engage…

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Special Grant Made to N'dera Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1954 · page 3

A special grunt of £985 has been offered to the Narrandera Municipal Council towards a programme of…

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Urana Shire Engineer's Report

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 7

Mr. K. C. Paton, engineer to the Urana Shire, reported to last Tuesday's meeting of the Council as follows:—…

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Important Conference re Blowering Dam Federal and State and Shire Representatives

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 3

On Saturday last one of the most remarkable demonstrations held in the town, attracted more than 300 people to the R.S.L…

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Pensioner Claims Council "Not Doing the Right Thing"

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 2

"The Wagga City Council is not doing the right thing by the pensioners," the general president of the Old Age and Invalid Pensioners' Area Council (Mr. W. Clough) said in Wagga yesterday…

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Town Council Correspondence

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 4

Mr. D. Alchin, of Crown Street Cootamundra, advised council that he was writing to the Road Transport Department,…

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Reports From Council

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 4

The Municipal Council Engineer (Mr. D. P. Stewart) reported last night to council: "The new culvert in Temora…

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Council in Brief

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 2

Aid O'Connor will attend the "Advance of Education Conference in Sydney on May 8, as representative of the…

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Australian Country Party Hume Council

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Country Party Hume Electorate Council was held at Cootamundra on April 10. It was one…

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Tumblong People to Protest Objection To Shire’s Electricity Charges

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 1

Tumblong residents are up in arms and to-morrow (Friday) night they are to hold an Indignation meeting, to protest against what they consider abnormally high electricity charges levied by the Gundagai Shire Council…

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Coolamon Shire Council

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Coolamon Shire on Tuesday last, those present were; Councillor N. R…

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Tumut Sportsground Development Shire Engineer to Make Investigation Shire Council To Endeavour To Secure Grant

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 2

At its meeting on Wednesday, in response to a request by a deputation composed by Messrs. T. McCausland, J. Brown (Sportsgronnd Committee), T. Kavanagh (Football club), and A.C.Wood (Schools), the Tumut Shire Couneil decided that the services of the Shire…

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