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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

1,038 stories in Murray's papers · page 23 of 52

Relief Work in Hume Shire

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 August 1934 · page 4

The engineer (Mr. W. A. Welsh) at yesterday’s meeting of the Hume Shire Council, submitted the list of proposed relief works in the shire, which…

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Legislative Council Election

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 August 1934 · page 3

Mr. E. Collins (U.A.P.) was elected to the Legislative Council on Thursday night to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. D. Rees (State Labor)…

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Items of News Tree Planting in Hume Shire

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 August 1934 · page 4

At yesterday’s meeting of the Hume Shire Council, Councillor Severin was granted permission to plant 15 or 20 ornamental tress on the road in front…

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Hume Shire Meeting of Councillors Tenders Accepted ; other Business

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 August 1934 · page 2

Those present at yesterday’s meeting of Hume Shire Council were : Crs. F. Howard (president), T. Ashford, J. P. Smith, B…

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Coonambles Ex Mayor Has Political Aspirations Sketch of Ald J. J. Clark's Career

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 August 1934 · page 3

Politics must be like art—runs in the blood; Ald J. J. Clark (ex-Mayor of Coonamble), and well-known business man of that town is striving to follow…

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Salvation Army Council New Chief to be Appointed Meeting in London London, August 9

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 August 1934 · page 5

Forty-seven delegates from 22 countries will attend the meeting of the Salvation Army High Council, which is to be held in London of August 28…

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Murray Shire Meeting of Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 2

CR. L. M. KILPATRICK (president) Crs. R. J. Adams, G T Bayliss, F. Leetham, W. Anderson and J. F. Leitch attended a meeting of Murray Shire…

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Windouran Shire. Meeting of Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Windouran Shire Council was held on Tuesday . There were present: Councillors H. M. Eastman (deputy…

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Mayor's Vote Challenged

The Independent · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 4

The Mayor's right to vote was challenged on the ground that he was an interested party when, by five votes to four, the Murwillumbah…

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Culcairn Shire Council’s Monthly Meeting £5202 in Outstanding Rates

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council, which was held yesterday, there were present : Councillors J. H. Balfour…

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Rutherglen Shire Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 2

All the retiring councillors in the Shire af Rutherglen were returned unopposed last week, evidence surely that ratepayers are satisfied with the…

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Municipal Council Last Night’s Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 1

THE MAYOR (Ald. E. T. Matthews) and Ald. E. Mahon, F. Brown, R. J Edwards, C. Gordon, P. F. Phillips, J. Hynes and J. E. McFaull attended the…

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New Member of Legislative Council

The Independent · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 4

Mr. E. E. Collins, a Government supporter, was elected on Thursday as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council to fill the…

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Council's First Quorum for Many Weeks

The Independent · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 4

After many meetings at which there was no quorum, owing to five alderman absenting themselves since a by-election the Cabramatta…

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Windouran Shire Meeting of Councillors Control of Traffic in Wet Weather

The Independent · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 2

A meeting of Windouran Shire Council was held in Deniliquin on Friday. In the absence of Cr. C.J. C. Cameron (President) the…

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Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 3

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council was held on Monday last, the following Councillors being present:—Cra. H. Va[?]…

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Health Inspection Shire Groups Warned Melbourne, Tuesday

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 1

Declaring that many country shires had been “shilly shaliying” for months past Dr. Robertson ,chairs ion of the Public Health Commission,…

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Jerilderie Shire Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1934 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Jerilderie Shire Council was held on Saturday morning last. Present:— Crs. M. D. Horgan (ch.), J. T. White…

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Municipal Council Proposed Relief Works “Excess Water Charges”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 August 1934 · page 6

Use r Mayor (Alderman A. Wangh) presided at last evening’s meeting of the Albury Municipal Council and others…

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Coreen Shire Mulwala Trucking Yards Present Valuations Adopted

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 August 1934 · page 5

At the last monthly. meeting of the Coreen Shire Council there were present Crs, G. Duncan (President) C.D., Sanger, E. Bott,…

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