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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

787 stories in Murray's papers · page 28 of 40

Henty Bureaux Council Annual Meeting Combined Field Day Arranged

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 1

The annual meeting of delegates to the Henty Sub-district Council of Agricultural Bureaux was held on Monday evening, when those present were:…

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Relief Work Terminated 80 Municipalities Affected

The Independent · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 1

So great is the resentment of a section of the U.A.P. Party against the Government's new relief works policy that an endeavor will…

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[?] Shire

The Independent · Monday 31 August 1936 · page 1

[?] CARSE (president), and [?] H. Patterson, J. Service and [?] attended a meeting of [?] Council on Thursday…

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Windouran Shire

The Independent · Monday 31 August 1936 · page 1

The Windouran Shire Council was to have met on Friday morning, but owing to three councillors being unavoidably absent a quorum was not…

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Waradgery Shire Meeting of Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 1

The Waradgery Shire Council met on Thursday, there being present: Councillors R. S. T. Matthews (President), R. H. Sheaffe, R. P…

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Correspondence Shire Road Drainage (To The Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 3

Sir,--In the June issue of the "Shire and Municipal Record" an article appears under the heading of Licenses of Road Drainage,"…

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Towong Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 44

The monthly meeting of Towong Shire Council was held on Monday last. Present: Crs. W. J. Paton (president), J. R. Paton, Muller, Butler…

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Wodonga Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 6

The monthly meeting, held on Wednesday was attended by Crs. T. Ryan (president), C. F. Pollard, E. B. Mann, G. A. W. Boyes, K. D. Watson, M…

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Holbrook Shire Council Main Roads Programme

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of the Holbrook Shire Council there were present: Councillors J. R. Ross (president), John Ross, J. C. Bowler, F. W…

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Appointment of Clerk for Corowa Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 5

The matter of appointing a "C" grade clerk to fill the vacancy on the Corowa Municipal Council staff, caused by the resignation of Miss D…

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Flooding in Coreen Shire

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 2

In a letter read at the Hume Shire Council meeting on Friday last, concerning the flooding, of Coreen Shire territory through a drain on the…

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Centre Road Hume Shire to Agree

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 2

At Hume Shire councillors' monthly meeting last Friday, a letter was received from the Main Roads Department stating that after hearing…

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Police Court Breach of Hawkers' Act Removing Tree on Shire Road

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 1

The following cases came before the P.M., Mr. Beavers, at the police court yesterday:--Francis Harris Haywood, of…

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[?]Ckhart Shire President Accidentally Shot Dead

The Independent · Thursday 10 September 1936 · page 3

W. S. Browne, president of [?] shire council, was accidentally shot dead on Monday. Browne was getting through a…

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Sport on Sundays Council's Right to Allow Charge

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 September 1936 · page 4

The right to allow admission charges for Sunday sporting fixtures on the Young cricket and football grounds appears to be…

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Centenary of the Macleay Jubilee of Kempsey Municipality

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 September 1936 · page 3

This year commemorates the centenary of the first white settlement of the Macleay Valley and also by happy coincidence, the…

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Hume Shire Council Rand to Hopefield Developmental Road Central Route Formally Accepted

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 15

On receiving the intimation from the Department of Main Roads that action for the proclamation of a Rand to Hopefield developmental road via…

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Municipal Council Tuesday, September 8, 1936

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 1

Present.--His Worship the Mayor (Ald. J. Chivell), Aldermen R. W. E. Fraser, W. McLean, D. Howard, J. Armour, J. McDonald, C. Johnson, P…

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Fatal Shooting Tragedy Death of Mr. Wallace S. Browne President of Lockhart Shire Council

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 2

The town and district was shocked on Monday when news was received that Mr. Wallace Sproule Browne, president of the Lockhart…

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Lockhart Shire President Accidentally Shot Dead

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 4

Cr. W. S. Browne, President of Lockhart Shire Council, was accidentally shot dead on Monday. He was getting through fence near his…

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