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Council & local affairs, 1954

1,224 stories in Riverina's papers · page 26 of 62

Illabo Council's Blacktop Plan Bethungra Road No.1 Priority

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 1

After giving consideration to the Main Boads Board request for a three year programme of road and bridge construction, the…

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

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 1

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

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Writer Picks a Bone with Illabo Shire Council. Junee- Guadagai Read and Coming Program (To the Editor)

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 4

Sir.-- I read with interest the report of the last Illabo Shire Council meeting in your paper…

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Shire to Sell £1467 Steamroller for Scrap

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 2

The Illabo Shire Council is going to sell its steam roller. In October 1927 the…

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Shire to Buy Heavy Grader Will Increase the Standard of Work

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 6

The Illabo Shire Council intends to call tenders immediately for the supply of a heavy gender which it is…

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Open Mind for Shire Rep. at Conference. Many Resolutions Of Vital Nature

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 7

The Illabo Shire Council has not given any directions to Cr. A. J. Cowled as to how he should vote on any…

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Dirnaseer Road Alternative Was Too Costly. Illabo Shire Back to Original Scheme

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 1

After considering the cost factor, the Illabo Shire Council has decided against an alternative proposal to…

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Nangus Road To Be Sealed Shire Council’s Three Year Plan

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 3

WORKING in conjunction with the Department of Main Roads, the Gundagai Shire Council this week decided to…

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Prosecutions for Straying Stock Offences Shire Council to Strictly Enforce Law

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 1

In a determined effort to wipe out the menace of straying stock on Shire roads, the Gundagai Council, this week decided not only to impound the stock found straying, but to prosecute the owners…

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Water Supply Extension Easing Position for District Hospital Items of Interest from June Meeting of Gundagai Shire Council

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 5

The question of the extension of the water supply to the Jackalass area, plus the ensuring of an adequate supply to the District Hospital was discussed at great length at last Tuesday’s meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council, when it…

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Loan Council June 29

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Loan Council and Premiers' Conference is expected to meet in Canberra on June…

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Rush to Pay Shire Rates £14,000 Received This Week

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 1

There has been a big rush this week to pay Gundagai Shire rates. Residents have until to-morrow to pay their…

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Council Will Investigate Possibilities of Building New Saleyards

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 6

The Gundagai Shire Council will this week investigate the possibility of constructing new cattle saleyards at Gundagai. The investigation follows on a request made by the Gundagai Associated Agents to this week’s Council meeting…

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Gundagai Council Will Push Ahead With Road Works

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 1

At this week’s meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council, it was resolved to go ahead with improving all its Main Roads…

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Big Payment to County Council Two Illabo Ratepayers “Jack Up” On Levy

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 1

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

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Council Building Standards Alderman highly critical

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 2

Ald. R. J. Harris told last nights meeting of the City Council he considered its building standards were "far too high". He made the remark after…

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Correspondence Leeton Shire and Whitton Road (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 2

Sir.—Would you please allow me space to comment on matters pertaining to the bitumenizing of road from Trunk Road…

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Town planning progress outlined to Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 3

The Town Planner (Mr. T. J. Brooks) made these points in a report to the City Council last night on the progress of the town planning scheme at Wagga. The first stage of mapping…

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Items of interest from Wagga Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 3

The Minister for Health and the Minister for Agriculture advised that from inquiries made it will not be…

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Scheme Rejected by Illabo Shire As Too Costly Dirnaseer Road Plan Back to Original

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 2

After considering the cost factor, the Illabo Shire Council has decided against an alternative proposal to provide better…

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