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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

837 stories in Murray's papers · page 28 of 42

Mathoura News Shire Hall

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 September 1937 · page 1

The contact for the extension of the Shire Hall has just about been completed. The first Function to take place there will be the Ladies Anglican…

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Windouran Shire Meeting of Councillors

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 September 1937 · page 4

A MEETING of Windouran Shire Council was held on Friday. Cr. H. S. Schollick (president) and Crs. A. Edm[?]nds, H. J. Porter, G. T. Lyons,…

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Culcairn Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 47

The monthly meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council was held on Monday. There were present: Councillors J. H. Balfour (president), P. H. Paech…

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Lockhart Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was held on Monday of last week. Present: Councillors C. Condon (acting president), J. Gooden,…

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Yackandandah Shire Council Cr. Malcolmson New President

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 44

Present at the monthly meeting of Yackandandah Shire Council were:—Crs. Gr. Moore, J. Jamison, F. Briggs, J. Hargreaves, N. Coulston, J. P…

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Shire Hall for Moulamein Council Sanctions New Building

The Independent · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 3

Approval has been given to the Wakool Shire Council for the raining of the loan in connection with the building of the new shire hall at…

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Tumbarumba Shire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 36

Items of interest from the September meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council:—The shire clerk (Mr. K. Holm…

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Hume Shire Council Bowning-albury Trunk Road Deputation's Request Held Over

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 38

Following several refusals by letter, representatives of the movement to have the Bowning-Albury main road declared, a bitumenised trunk road…

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Culcairn Shire Council Lists of Defaulting Ratepayers Road Work Tinders Accepted

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 3

At the Culcairn Shire Council meeting on Monday a large amount of time was devoted to the perusal of a final list of names of ratepayers whose rates are still outstanding, and a big batch of summonses was authorised…

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Hay Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 4

The Council met on Monday night when there were present: Ald. Spence (Mayer), Speer, Gibson, Houston, Morgan, Lincolne and Wilkinson…

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Carrathool Shire Engineer's Report

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Carrathool Shire, the Engineer reported on the progress of works to the following effect:…

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Menace of St. John's Wort Council Conference

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 14

At a conference of North-Eastern municipalities to discuss the menace of St. John's wort, the following resolution was passed:—…

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Hay Airport. Discussed at Council. New Aerodrome Site Recommended

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 6

At Monday night's meeting of the Municipal Council the report of the committee of the whole Council regarding the matter of the…

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Noxious Weeds Problem Municipalities to Confer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 18

A conference of North-Eastern municipalities, convened by the shire of Bright, was held at Wangaratta (Vic) to discuss the St. John's wort…

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Proposed Shire Hall

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 September 1937 · page 3

When tenders for the Teasing of a shop and the hall in the proposed Shire Hall at Moulamein came before the Wakool Council on Wednesday, Cr…

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Municipal Council Last Night’s Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 September 1937 · page 1

IN the absence of the Mayor (Ald. J. E. McFaull) at the Local Government conference, the Deputy Mayor (Ald E. T. Matthews) presided at last…

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Alteration of Shire Ridings

The Independent · Thursday 30 September 1937 · page 4

The proposal for alteration of the ridings in the Wakool shire has been gazetted. There will now be six ridings—A. B. C. C. D. E. and…

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Cricket Riverina Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 35

The annual meeting of the Riverina Cricket Council was held at Narandera on Sunday, when the president (Mr. C. R. Matterson) presided. The following…

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Transfer to Council Not Favored Appeal to Public Preferred by School of Arts Committee

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 1

The School of Arts committee decided on Tuesday night not with the proposal made at the annual meeting of subscribers that the Municipal Council should be asked to over the institution…

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School of Arts No Appeal to Be Made to Municipal Council

The Independent · Monday 4 October 1937 · page 3

At a meeting of the School of Arts committee, held on Tuesday night, it was decided on the motion of Mr. R. D. Douglas and Mr. C. E…

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