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Council & local affairs, 1954

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Thailand's Request to U.s. Security Council Observer Group Wanted to Watch Borders

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday — The United Nations Security Council has been summoned to meet at 2.30 p.m. (G.M.T.) tomorrow to consider Thailand's request for an observer group to watch her…

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Council Wants T.B. Survey Made of Junee Children Difficulty Getting Mass Survey Units

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 6

Efforts will be made to get the Department of Health to make a survey of Junee children in an endeavour to…

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Tumbarumba Shire Council

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 6

Following is a copy of the correspondence dealt with at the last meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council:…

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Pay Your Shire Rates

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 1

Gundagai town and district residents who have as yet not paid their current Shire rates would be well advised to do…

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Shire Conference to Discuss Finance

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 5

The financial relationships of the State Government and Shire Councils will be a major topic of discussion at…

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Another Attempt at Tar Surfacing Junee-gundagai Road Junee Council to Arrange Conference

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 1

The Junee Municipal Council will try and arrange consultations with the Illabo Shire Council and the Gundagai Shire Council with the view of having the Junee-Gundagai road included in a bitumen surfacing programme, states…

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Shire Clerk Reports on Council's Finance

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Leeton Shire Council the following report covering Council's finance was…

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Dressing Sheds at the Park. Aldermen Are Making "Spot" Inspections

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 6

Some aldermen have volunteered to make spot inspections of the dressing sheds at Willow Park in an…

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Building Applications Before Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 3

The following building applications were approved at the last meeting of the Leeton Shire Council:…

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Junee Municipal Council Encounters Sewerage Extension Finance Problem as Town Continues to Expand

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 1

IT IS A NICE SORT OF A PAIN TO HAVE, BUT JUNEE IS SUFFERING FROM GROWING PAINS THEREBY PRESENTING CERTAIN PROBLEMS TO THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL…

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Council Market for Dry Sludge

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 4

The Junee Municipal Council has found a market for dry sludge, which comes from the sewage treatment…

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Doubt on the Formation of Boys Club. Results of Mayor's Sydney Interviews

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 5

After spending two hours conferring with the secretary of the New South Wales Police and Citizens' Boys Club…

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Soviet Objection Voted Out at Security Council

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday—Soviet Russia claimed in the United Nations Security Council yesterday that the United States sought…

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Mitchell Shire Road-sealing Programme

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1954 · page 2

The Mitchell Shire Council has been advised by the Department of Main Roads that funds are available for…

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Shire Council Decides on the Priority of Works for Three Main Roads Out of Junee

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 1

AFTER GIVING CONSIDERATION TO THE MAIN ROADS BOARD REQUEST FOR A THREE YEAR PROGRAMME OF ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION. THE ILLABO SHIRE COUNCIL ON…

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Shire Conference in Sydney This Week

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 2

The financial relationships of the State Government and Shire Councils will be a major topic of discussion at this year's Shires…

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Shire Men to Discuss Retiring Age, Property Management, Rates

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 7

A motion that all members of Parliament and local government councils be retired at 65 is among items…

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Stray Stock in District. Police Job Lauded At Shire Meeting

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 7

Impressed with the manner in which Junee police have been able to handle some of the staying stock problems…

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Shire Delays on Teachers' Request Seeks Support for Conference Resolutions

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 2

The N.S.W. Teachers' Federation has asked the Illabo Shire Council to support the various…

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Big Payment to County Council Two Ratepayers "Jack Up" On Levy

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 6

Two ratepayers in the Illabo Shire Council had deducted from their 1954 rate cheques, the three…

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