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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

1,224 stories in Riverina's papers · page 53 of 62

Railways Will Suffer Heavy Losses Affect of Privy Council Decision Will Call for New Legislation

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—The Railways Department will lose £1,000,000 per year by yesterday's decision of the Privy Council in declaring invalid the N.S.W. State Transport Co-Ordination Act, it was…

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Coolamon Shire Council Correspondence

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 5

The following Correspondence was dealt with at the Shire Council meeting on Tuesday:…

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Coolamon Shire Council Regional Library — Plant Replacement Fund

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 2

The President, in his minute at (Tuesday’s Coolamon Shire Council meeting, referred to the report of the State Library Board concerning the…

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Noxious Weeds on Tumut Shire Properties Council to Prosecute Owners

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 2

Owners of properties who fail to act on notices from the Tumat Shire Council to destroy noxious weeds on…

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Report From Shire Engineer

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 2

The following shire works were carried out during the four weeks ended November 12 reported the Jindalee Shire…

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Water Reticulation in Tumut Shire Now Under Control Of Shire Engineer

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 4

The Tumut Shire Council decided at its meeting on Tuesday to place the water reticulation In Tumut, Adelong and…

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Building Operations In Tumut Shire

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 3

Reporting on building operations in the Tumut Shire to the Council at its meeting on Tuesday, the Health Officer, Mr. J. Lockeridge…

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Wade Shire books being reviewed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 5

Special collection of books on horticultural production in Wade Shire Library which is being used as a test centre to…

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Elimination of Wynyard Street Laneways Shire Council Will Construct Bock Lane If Business People Meet Cost

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 1

The Tumut Shire Council decided at its meeting on Tuesday to advise the Tumut business people concerned that it would construct a laneway from Russell to Fitzroy Street, provided the benefiting landowners…

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Immunisation Campaign Completed in Tumut Shire

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 1

The Tumut Shire Council's 1954 immunisation campaign was completed last week when the final injections were…

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Electricity and Water Engineer's Report To Tumut Shire

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 4

The Electrical Engineer, Mr. W. J. Hennessy, reported as follows to Tuesday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council…

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C.P. nominees for council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Country Party has nominated Mr. E. Lloyd Sommerlad and Mr. Jack Carter for next week's election to the Legislative Council…

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Ag. Council to meet in Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 7

The Acting Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Senator George McLeay) said yesterday that the…

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C.p. Candidates for Legislative Council

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—The Country Party has nominated Mr. E. Lloyd Sommerlad and Mr. Jack carter for next week's…

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Correspondence dealt with at Council meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 November 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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General business discussed at Council meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 6

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night last the following matters were discussed…

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Bitumen Sealing Programme for Tumut Shire B.H.P. Tenders Accepted

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 1

The following tender prices from the B.H.P. for sealing the Tumut Shire Roads during the coming summer were accepted…

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Former Gundagai Man Candidate for Legislative Council Mr. J. M. Carter to Contest Election

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 1

A former Gundagai man, Mr. J. M. Carter, is one of two well known figures with country interests who have been nominated by the Country Party for this week’s election to the Legislative Council…

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Lockhart Shire Engineer's Report

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 4

Since the previous report the following works have been carried out:— M.R.370 (Lockhart - Albury):…

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Ex-aldermen Face Money Quiz

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 9

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Former aldermen of Leichhardt Council have been asked to show reasons why they should not refund £2008 to the Council…

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