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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

1,224 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 62

£100 to Help Fight Weeds Will Assist Shire Purchase Boom Spray

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 4

The Department of Local Government has made available a grant of £100 to the Illabo Shire Council for the…

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All Council to View Road. Unusual Action to See Trouble Spot

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 6

Extraordinary action is going to be taken by the Illabo Shire Council to view "The Forest" road in the…

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Urana Shire Council's February Meeting

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 3

The meeting of the Shire Council of Urana was held. on Tuesday last. Cr. J. M. Smith, the president, occupied the chair and the…

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New Leeton Shire Chambers to Be Discussed by Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 1

Plans for the erection of new Shire Chambers building and the provision of temporary offices will be discussed by Leeton Council. The proposal has been made an order of the day for discussion at the first Council…

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£8,850 road grader Leeton Council Shire Engineer's Report

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 1

Leeton Shire Council will purchase a £8850 caterpillar road grader to carry out the Shire's expanding road programme. At its meeting last Thursday night, Council accepted the tender of Waugh & Josephson…

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Arts Council of Australia

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 1

Brief statement concerning conference held on Saturday 23rd January, with delegates from Country Arts Council…

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Lockhart Council wants £105,000

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 3

LOCKHART, Monday: The Lockhart Shire Council today decided to inform the Local Government Department that…

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Lockhart Shire Lets Big Contracts: Final Plans for Baths

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 1

The Shire Engineer (Mr. F. A. Prichard) reported to Monday's Shire Council as follows: Council employees resumed…

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Carrathool Council Wants Departmental Inquiry Allegations of malpractice

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 3

The Carrathool Shire Council yesterday asked the Department of Local Government to investigate a claim of administration irregularities in the council…

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£250 loan for Murrami Sportsground Application by Leeton Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 3

Leeton Shire Council will make application for a Government loan of £250 for improvements to the Murrami…

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£90,000 loan for sewerage and new water resevoir Application Approved by Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 4

Applications for two loans totalling £90,000 was approved by Leeton Shire Council at its meeting last Thursday…

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Correspondence (To the Editor.) Those Shire Roads!

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 2

Sir Last Saturday many hundreds and possibly some thousands of people travelled from and via Cootamundra to Wagga…

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Councillor Demands More Electricity for Urana Shire

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 2

Cr. J. Smith yesterday threatened that Urana Shire Council would withdraw from the Southern Riverina County Council if more consumers were not supplied with electricity. He stated at yesterday's S.R.C.C. meeting that only 12 con[?]…

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City Council Bribe Claim Is Dismissed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Because of unsatisfactory evidence, Mr. Denton, S.M., in Central Court today, discharged two…

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Large Number Fail to Vote in Shire Bushfire Radio Conference Being Arranged

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 2

In his report to the Shire Council yesterday, the clerk (Mr. C. Mason) revealed that 159 persons, who were enrolled, failed to vote in "A" Riding on December 5…

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Will Save Shire Lot of Money Steel Centres Likely to Have Big Effect

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 3

The Illabo Shire Council has not yet reached a decision on the question of the appointment of a Health and…

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Junee Voltage Is Unsatisfactory 'Many Such Jobs' says Council Engineer

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 3

"One of many such jobs around Junee" was the way the Electrical Engineer (Mr. Gregson) described the need…

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Decision May Cost Shire £150 But Councillors Stuck By Policy of Honesty Tenders--Paining

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 6

Because an underlying principle was involved, the Illabo Shire Councillors have accepted tender for…

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Does Not Want Party Poltics in L.G. Burangong Council on New Voting System

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 5

The Burrangong Shie Council is to inform the Local Government Association that it is not in favour of the new…

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