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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

1,224 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 62

Who Damages Junee's Trees? Council Wants to Lease New Site

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

It is useless planting trees in Junee unless they are protected, the Mayor (Ald. C. Leslie) said at this week's…

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Council Defines a Stock Route Hill Street Barred From Future Use

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 3

After receiving a recommendation from the Junee Associated Agents, the Junee Municipal Council has…

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Items of Interest From the Council Two Children Barred From Olympic Pool

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 6

Items of interest from this week's meeting of the Junee Municipal Council included:-- The Prime Minister has not…

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Work on the Shire Roads

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

In his report to last week’s Council meeting the Engineer (Mr. J. Baker) stated:— Graders operated by J. Lyell…

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Electrical Engineer Reports to Council

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 4

In his report to last week’s Council meeting, the Electrical Engineer (Mr. L. G. Bidmead) stated:—…

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The Health of Gundagai Inspector Reports To Council

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

Among the many things itemised in the report of the Health and Building Inspector (Mr. H. N. Agnew) at last…

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Urana Shire Council's January Meeting

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 7

The January meeting of the Urana Shire Council was held on Tuesday last. The councillors present were: Messrs…

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Lockhart Shire Council Has Busy Day

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

Lockhart Shire Councillors had a busy day on Monday. Cr. W. K. Day, the president, welcomed the District Supt. of Railways stationed at Junee (Mr. A. Jones). Mr. Jones did not come down from Junee to play bowls. What he wanted to know Was whether the people around here wanted the Kitty ditched—meaning closing down of…

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General business discussed at Shire Council meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

During the [?] devoted to general business at the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night, the following…

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Lockhart Shire Council Meeting (Continued from Page 1) CORRESPONDENCE

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 8

Department of Local Government wrote re Establishment of service stations on main traffic thoroughfares. It was the…

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Lockhart Shire Engineer's Report

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 2

During the past week, a thorough inspection of the whole Shire has been made. All councillors made an inspection of…

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Wade (Griffith) Shire Rates Increased

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 2

The Wade Shire at Griffith at a special meeting of the Council agreed that a general rate of 10d. in the [?] be adopted, an…

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Young Farmers' Council

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 8

Some Americans still thought of Australia in terms of desert, sheep, and kangaroos, young N.S.W. farmer, Miss Felicity…

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Council Letters "Bluff," Progress Meeting Told

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 2

"There is nothing in the letters front the council. They are all bluff, bluff, bluff," declared Mr. G. Edney last night at the South Wagga Progress Association meeting. He was commenting on a…

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Bitumen road extensions considered by Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

When a letter was received at the Council meeting last week from the Director of Public Works inviting Council…

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Correspondence dealt with at Council meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 4

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

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General Rate Down in Municipality No Difference in Combined Figure

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

There will be only a slight difference in the rates in the Cootamundra Municipality following a meeting of council last night to discuss estimates, when it was decided to strike a general rate of…

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Grant From Main Roads Department Shire to Spend £14,408 on Works

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 2

The Department of Main Roads informed the Jindalee Shire Council, of its meeting yesterday, that it did not have funds available to cover all the works proposed by council. The department will…

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Coolamon Shire Council Matters

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 4

Those present at the monthly meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council on Tuesday last were Crs. N. R. Dyason (President), W. H. Aitken, J. J. Carroll, H. Hawthorne,…

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2,000 Yards of Aggregate to Be Stock-piled by Shire Council

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 6

Provided that Main Road programmes remain as high as this year (and the probability is that they will increase) the Tumut…

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