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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1928

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"Nothing Doing" Stock Route Curtailment P.p. Board and Council Object

The Independent · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 2

To convert an unfenced area of €680 acres, near Deniliquin, on the Hay stock route, into special lease is the object of the Lands Department. The…

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Interesting Appeals Against Municipal Rating. Churches As Appellants

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 3

Two Interesting cases were heard in the Bay Municipal Appeal Court last week, when Mr. Goldie. P.M., heard appeals on behalf of the…

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Culcairn Shire Council. Monthly Meeting Correspondence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 3

Tho Public Works Department. Sydney, wrote with regard to the request by the Henty Progress Association that a bore sunk in the…

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Legislative Council Election

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 2

Dr. J. R. Harris, M.L.C., who has represented the district for the past eight years in the Legislative Council, announces that he will address…

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Council’s Electricity Proposal

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 2

Special consideration is to he given to the councils electricity works proposed at a meeting of the aldermen next Monday night…

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A Light at Walla Walla the Cost of Maintaining It. Council Obtains Legal Opinion

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 3

The Culca[?]n Shire Council has a street lighting district at Walla Walla, but one light at a dangerous crossing is about 50 yards outside the…

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District News Wakool Shire Council MOULAMEIN

The Independent · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 4

[?] meeting of Wakool Shire [?] the Shire Hall, Moulamein, [?] 9th May, there were [?] Councillors F. W. Graban,…

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Losing [?] Mayor [?] Public Meet [?]

The Independent · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 2

At the [?] Band [?] picture [?] opportunity [?]…

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Municipal Council Last Night’s Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 2

Ald. E. T. Matthews (Mayor), and Ald. A. Canavan, G. Evans, F. E. French, J. E. McFaull, W. H. Jones, J. W. Adams, J. A…

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Wakool Council Monthly Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 2

Cr. F. W. Graham, jnr. (president) and Crs. W. S. Amor, H. F. Creswick, J. Evan, R McConnell and J. A. Derbyshire attended the monthly…

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Sunday Football to Be Permitted in Park. Question Decided by Narrow Majority of Aldermen

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 2

At last night's Council meeting, all the Aldermen being present, the matter of Sunday football in the Park was discussed in consequence of the…

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The Band Mayor’s Appeal for Funds (To the Editor)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 2

Sir—At the time of the recent band recital at the Lyceum picture theatre, I took the opportunity of directing the attention of the public…

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Municipal Band Notes by "Trumpeter"

The Independent · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 2

Mr. H. Gillespie has given us a fine big room for practice purposes, at the rear of his shop in Cressy Street. This has solved a difficulty…

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Municipal Council Bi-monthly Meeting

The Independent · Friday 1 June 1928 · page 4

At the usual meeting of the Municipal Council on Monday night are were present:—Ald. E. T. [?] [?] (Mayor), and Aid. A. Canavan,…

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Victorian Legislative Council Election Dr. J. R. Harris at Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 June 1928 · page 5

On Monday evening last Dr. J. R. Harris, M.L.C., who has represented the North-Eastern Province in the Victorian Legislative Council for the…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 June 1928 · page 4

The Council met on Monday night. There were present: The Mayor, Aldermen Speer, O'Brien, Morgan, Wilkinson, Myers, and Harrison…

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Victorian Legislative Council. Melbourne, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 June 1928 · page 2

The Legislative Council elections were held in Victoria, on Saturday. The day was bleak and wet. There were ten contests held—two in the…

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Commercial Travellers Civic Reception at Council Chambers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 June 1928 · page 2

The members of the Commercial Travellers' Concert Party, who gave a concert in the Literary Institute last night in aid of the Corowa…

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F. & S. Association. District Council Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 3

A meeting of delegates from the District F. and S. Association was held at the Balldale Public Hall on Friday morning, June 1. when the…

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Noxious Weeds Government Scheme Advisory Council Proposed

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 4

The vexatious Question of the control and destruction of noxious weeds has, as in past years, figured largely on the agenda of the annual…

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