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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1955

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Will Cost Shire an Extra £100 R.A. Superannuation To Increase for L.G.

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 21 January 1955 · page 5

An increase in superannuation payments could cost the Labo Shire Council an additional (100 a year but there…

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Council Told. It Only Mags Mags and Mags Have Year Say and Let Someone Else Have a Go, Says Mayor

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 24 January 1955 · page 7

"All you do is mag, mag, mag, instead of getting up and having your say .and letting somebody else have his…

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"What Goes On?" Interesting Paragraph In Council Report

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 26 January 1955 · page 2

If we had a "What Goes On?" section, we would include the following paragraph from the Town Clerk's report…

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£12,800 in Loans Approved for Council. Will Include Funds For Camping Area

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 26 January 1955 · page 1

The Governor has approved of the Junee Municipal Council raising four separate loans involving £12,800…

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Fund for the Fire Station Already Has £1268 in Kith Council Helps Foot Bill, But Didn't Know

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 26 January 1955 · page 4

Farther quizzing of the Board of Fire Commissioners has brought to light additional information for the Junee…

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Illabo Shire to Have Same Rate at Last Year

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 4

The Illabo Shire Council this morning fixed the rate for 1955 at 6[?]d in the £. This means the same rate…

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Commissioner Finds Illabo Shire Justified in Suspending Man Following Concrete Mixer Mishap

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 8

COMMISSIONER MR. C. J. BARNETT, HAS FOUND THAT THE ILLABO SHIRE COUNCIL ACTED REASONABLY IN SUSPENDING AN EMPLOYEE WITH THE VIEW TO DISMISSAL, FOLLOWING…

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Shire Rabbiter on Noxious Weeds. Bunnies In Shire Are Under Control

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 6

Instead of dispensing with the services of the rabbiter, the Illabo Shire Council has decided to continue to employ…

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Minor Matters at Illabo Shire. Councillors Against Loaning Plant

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 3

Two councillors at the Illabo Shire Council expressed opposition to the loaning of Share plant to property…

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Not This Year, Not the Next Maybe in '57. Shire's Problem to Get Valuation

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 4

The Valuer- General' s Department cannot undertake the work of valuing in the Illabo Shire during 1555 or…

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Coolamon Shire Finances

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council. held on Tuesday last, the Clerk…

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Street Stalls in Junee Before Next Council Meeting

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 6

The question of street stalls is still in the melting pot as far as the controlling authority, the Junee…

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Erin Vale Bus Committee Meets Anxious to Have Shire Improve Road

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 16 February 1955 · page 4

There was a meeting of the Erin Vale bus route committee on Friday night last, attended by at least one…

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Rate Notices From Shire Out This Week Average Landholder Pays £66-£70 a Year

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 16 February 1955 · page 1

Ratepayers in the Illabo Shire area can expect their "bad news" later this week after the posting of Council…

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Coolamon Shire Council

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 2

Readers may remember that in our last issue details were given of the first business dealt with at last Coolamon Shire Council meeting—the…

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Junee's Pepper Trees to Go New Policy of Municipal Council

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 3

The Junee Municipal Council has accepted as a matter of policy the ultimate removal of most of Junee's pepper…

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Mishaps to Junee Water Mains Caused Extra Work to Municipal Council

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 1

Troubles never come singly and this week the Municipal Council has encountered a flood of mishaps with water…

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Gravel Deposits in Municipality Are Exhausted Pity They Hadn't Gone Years Ago

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 2

Gravel deposits in the Municipality of Junee have been exhausted and in future the Council will have to…

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Municipal Rates and Minimum Charles in Junee Will Make Substantial Rise in 1955

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 4

RATEPAYERS WITH THE MUNICIPALITY OF JUNEE WILL BE CALLED UPON TO PAY AN INCREASE IN RATES AND IN THE MINIMUM CHARGES FOR WATER AND SEWERAGE…

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Cowra Aldermen Bar Street Signs Would Not Improve Corner Appearance

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 21 February 1955 · page 8

An application by a Sydney firm to paint a large advertising sign on the wall of a main street shop has…

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