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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

1,224 stories in Riverina's papers · page 30 of 62

Letters Read at the Council Table

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 2

The Department of Public Health advised Council that its departmental team would be prepared to carry out a TB…

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Correspondence dealt with at Council meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 3

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

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Suggested Extension of Shire Boundaries To Include New Irrigated-Areas

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 1

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night in the course of a Presidential minute Cr. O. J…

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Loan Council Will Be Asked for £382m

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: The Australian Loan Council will be asked tomorrow to approve a total borrowing programme of £382,826,000 for all…

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General business discussed at Council meeting Danger of Fire

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 3

Cr. Taylor drew attention to an accumulation of litter and waste paper under the built up floor of the public library in…

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Lockhart F. & S. A. District Council Motions for General Conference

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 1

Five branches of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association were represented at the Lockhart District Council meeting, held on Wednesday last, in the Lockhart Memorial Hall. Mr. E. C. Howard, president,…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 2

Municipal Engineer (Mr. Don Stewart) reported to Council as follows on Monday night: "The recent heavy frosts have…

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Council Told Scouts Hall Sold Causes Deferment of Rate Concession

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 6

Information was before the the Municipal Council last night that the Scouts Hall in Joffre street had been sold…

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Whisper Campaign That Government Banks Rate Free Position Clarified. At Council Meeting

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 8

A "whispering campaign" is going on in Junee which was causing a certain amount of concern Ald. J. B…

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Regional Library Plan for Wagga Little Benefit Seen to Junee, Council Against Support

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 7

The Junee Municipal Council is not particularly interested in the establishment of a regional library at…

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New Building for Bowling Club Council Wants Plan Before Allowing Eave Over Footpath

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 5

Until such time as the June Bowling Club sees some sort of a Plan, the application by the Club to have the…

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"Off Peak" Clocks Must Be Sealed If Council Is to Get a Rebate

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 4

When the electricity authority introduces the new bulk supply agreement on August 6th., councils will be given a…

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Council of Farmer and Settler's Associate Discusses Wide Variety of Motions for Conference

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 2

AN EXCEPTIONALLY WIDE VARIETY OF SUBJECTS WAS COVERED BY THE JUNEE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF THE FARMERS AND SETTLERS ASSOCIATION ON FRIDAY LAST WHEN…

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Council Carrying Baby for Faulty Fence at Bridge Now Stoking Help of Railway Department

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 4

The Junee Municipal Council will ask the Railway Commissioner (Mr. R. Winsor) to assist either with finance or…

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Tumbarumba Shire Council

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 5

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

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Convention of Shire Engineers

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 3

At Albury during the last week-end about 23 Engineers gathered for the second convention of the Riverina Group…

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Shire Roads Programme Bitumen Proposals

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 3

At last week’s Coolamon Shire Council meeting a letter was read from the Main Roads Department, requesting that council submit a main road construction…

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City Council items

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 2

The City Engineer is to be instructed to arrange for the provision of three bicycle racks, ground level type,…

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Council Disagrees on Sewerage Plan

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 2

Aldermen of the City Council last night disagreed on a Health Committee recommendation that the sewerage service not be extended ot the present to…

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Stray Dogs Are Causing Concern Council to Seek Police Action

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 7

The number ef stray dog wandering the streets of Junee is to be brought under the notice of the police…

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