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Council & local affairs, 1954

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Shire Employee's Holidays Council to Change From Xmas Period Best Time For Road Work

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 3

The Tumut Shire Council has decided to again approach its employees in connection with the taking of annual holidays…

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Building Permits in Tumut Shire

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

Mr. J. Lockeridge (Building Officer) reported as follows to Tuesday's meeting of the Shire Council: Plans and specifications have…

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Tumut Saleyards Council Sub-committee Appointed

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 4

At the Tumut Shire Council meeting on Tuesday the saleyards officer. Mr. J. Lockeridge, reported as follows on the Tumut…

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Tumut Sewerage Scheme Discussion at Council Meeting

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 4

At the Tumut Shire Council meeting on Tuesday the officer-in-charge of the sewerage treatment works at Tumut, Mr. L…

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Carlisle Park Road Maintenance Work to Be Done Interesting Council Discussion

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 3

At the Shire Council meeting a letter was read from Mr. M. Edis, of Ariah Road, complaining of the road outlet from his property, running north from the Carlisle Park…

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Tumut Water Supply Council to Try to Secure £40,000 Loan

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 3

The Tumut Shire Council decided at its meeting on Tuesday to endeavor to raise a loan of £40,000 for the construction of…

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General Rate Increased by 1d in Tumut Shire Local Rates Up in Adelong and Batlow Two Additions To Engineering Staff

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 1

Following a day-and-night meeting, the rates for 1954 were fixed by the Tumut Shire Council at midnight on Tuesday. Council increased the general rate by 1d from…

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Yanko Shire rates fixed

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 2

The following rates were fixed at the recent monthly meeting of the Yanko Shire Council…

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General Rate Increased in Tumut Shire Two Additions To Engineering Staff

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 6

The rates for 1954 were fixed by the Tumut. Shire Council last week. Council increased the general rate…

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Cricket: Bright Batting in Inter-council Game Riverina -Murrumbidgee Wins

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 4

On a wicket that could be termed "a batsmen's paradise," 679 runs were scored in bright fashion during the inter-council cricket match between Riverina-Murrumbidgee and Southern…

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Council in Brief

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 2

Alderman Oldfield asked the engineer to inspect the Muttama Creck bridge on Temora road as some person had removed part…

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The Grasshopper Conference Comment by Lockhart Shire

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

In a brief report on the recent conference called by the Wagga Pastures Protection Board to discuss the grasshopper problem,…

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Lockhart Shire President's Bitumen Surfacing Programme Launched

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 2

In a construction programme placed before Lockhart Shire Council's last meeting, the Shire Engineer…

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Letters read a Council table

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 2

Correspondence dealt with at council fast night included the following: Application was made for permission to conduct a Tin Hat…

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Roadworks Etc. in Lockhart Shire Last year's good record

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

In a report to the last meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council, the Engineer (Mr. P. A. Prichard) stated:…

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Funds Sorely Needed for Sewerage Plant Council's "Moral Obligation" to Local Firm

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 2

Owing to the tightness of the loan market, council had been unable to raise the £4000 necessary to carry out work on the sewerage plant and remedy a bad position on the sewerage lease…

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Junee Not in Favored Area Aldermen Critical of Minister's View On New School

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 1

The Department of Education has utilised a "cool half a million pounds" to erect a girls' school at Liverpool, on…

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Switchover in the Reserved Sites Townspeople to Take Shire Residents Spot

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 8

It came as a surprise to both the Junee Municipal Council and the Illabo Shire Council to learn that there had…

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Shire Rates

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 1

At its meeting last week the Shirr Councillors adopted rates and sanitary charges for 1954. The rates and charges are:…

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Plans for Additions to Council Chambers

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 4

Tumbarumba Shire Councillors at their meeting last week decided to adopt the recommendation of the Works Committee that enquiries be made as to the cost of additions to the Council Chambers…

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