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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

669 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 34

Our Dirty Drains Soldiers’ Complaint Mayor Advises Prosccutions

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 2

At the Municipal Council meeting last night a letter was record [?] F. Grayhurst, secretary of th [?] turned Soldiers’ Association [?]…

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Lease of Town Hall Mr Wolfe Writes Again Council Will Not Council Lease

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 2

The Municipal Council recently turned down without any ceremony a letter from Mr. E. Woile with reference to leasing the town hall…

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War Service Homes Visitor on Monday Canon Rogers on Council

The Independent · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 2

Both the objectives of the Deniliquin sub-branch of the R.S.S.L.L.A. were carried by its representative, Canon E. J. Rogers, during his visit…

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Albury Municipal Election

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 3

Interest is rife in Albury on the subject of the extraordinary election of one alderman to the municipal council, which is to take place on…

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Wakool Shire Council Regular Monthly Meeting

The Independent · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 4

The following is the balance of the report of the last fleeting of the Wakool shire Council:— CORRESPONDENCE…

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Hume Shire Council and the N.r.m.a

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 26

IT is not surprising that Mr. J. C. Watson, President of the N.R.M.A., has entered a defence against the attitude adopted by Hume Shire Council…

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Labour Mayor Suspended

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 31

A message from Rockhampton (Q.) states that as a result of a motion by the North Street branch of the Australian Labour party the mayor…

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Albury Municipal Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 25

At the meeting of the council on Wednesday night the Main Rads Board asked for council's programme of works to be set out in accordanct with…

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Back up the Mayor!

The Independent · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 2

Mr. H.R. Stenning, Town Clerk, estimates that,by arranging the repayments to start 12 months after the [?] money is lifted for the proposed…

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Municipal Council Regular Monthly Meeting

The Independent · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 4

At the regular monthly meeting of Deniliquin Municipal Council on Monday night there were present the Mayor, Ald. E. T. Matthews, and…

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Abominably Offensive" Mayor on the Drains

The Independent · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 3

Ald. George Evans, sur., told the Municipal Council that he though [?]iliguin's draius compared favour[?] with those of any other town of…

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Council Meeting Further Business Transacted

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 2

In addition to the report of Monday night’s Municipal Council meeting which appealed in Tuesday’s issue the following business was…

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Savernake's New Hall Nothing to Equal It in the Shire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 6

In a recent issue we gave a brief account of the opening ball in connection with the above. From a district contemporary we learn that the new…

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Town Hall Lease Mr. Probert Replies to Mayor “Inaccurate Statements” (To the Editor)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 2

Sir —In your report of last Monday’s Municipal Council meeting regarding the lease of the Town Hall, the Mayor (Ald. Matthews) made…

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Railway to Hay No Support From Council Chances Are Not Bright

The Independent · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 4

A letter from the Hay-Deniliquin Railway League asked for co-operation by the Municipal Council in obtaining railway from Deniliquin to Hay…

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Town Hall Dispute Mr. Wolfe Comes Again Council Stands by Mr. Allison

The Independent · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 2

The Mayor, Ald. E. T. Matthews, appeared in the role of the champion of the principle of fair play on Monday night, when the made an…

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Wakool Shire Council

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 4

A meeting of the above was held at Shire Chambers, Moulamein, on 20th, at 11.30 a.m. Present: President F. W. Graban, Councillors Creswick,…

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Carrathool Shire Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 4

The Council met on Wednesday last. There were present: Councillors Chapman (president), Mills, Scott, Gullifer and Westrup…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 2

The Council met on Monday, July 25th. There were present: The Mayor and Ald. Beisse[?] Speer, Bent, Spence and Williamson. Ald. Harrison joined…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council Christmas Vacation Tour for Boys

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 3

The attention of parents and others is drawn, to the Vacation Tour for Boys during Christmas vacation, 1927, to Perth and back,…

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