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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,250 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 63

Suitability of Wheat Varieties. Representative Advisory Council to be Formed

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 4

Owing to some conflict of opinion in regard to the value of certain varieties of wheat, particularly in regard to quality, the Minister for…

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Municipal Review Statement of Accounts

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 3

Activities of the Deniliquin Municipal Council for 1937 were reviewed in informative manner by the town clerk (Mr. W.R Tate) in a special report to…

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Municipal Saleyards Reduced Stock Yardings

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 1

Stock yarded for sale in the Deniliquin municipal yards last year totalled 131,917 head—a decrease of 49,404 compared with 1936…

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Council Rejects Sunday Sport Six Votes to Two Ald. Bunton’s Motion Unequivocally Rejected Will Now Move to Stop all Games

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 10

Throwing out a proposal to open the sports ground to the Easier Tennis Tournament next Sunday by an overwhelming vote, Albury Municipal Council, al a special meeting last evening, made its attitude on the subject of Sunday sport very plain, and dashed any hopes that, as at present…

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Coreen Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 31

At the monthly meeting there were present:—Crs. W. H. Gilmour (president), Gr. Duncan, T. C. Sanger, W. M' Donald, J. H. Willis, F. W. Knigh…

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Lockhart Shire Council Officers' Reports

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 1

Following are the reports of the clerk and the engineer submitted to the meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council held on Monday. Details of the meeting…

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Murrumbidgee Shire. Meeting of Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 2

The Murrumbidgee Shire Council mte on Friday, 8th April, at Darlington Point, all the members being present, also the Shire Clerk (Mr…

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Carrathool Shire Meeting of Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council was held on Monday, there being in attendance Councillors Chapman (President)…

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The Water Problem at Goolgowi and Merriwagga. Discussed at Carrathool Shire Council Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 4

At Monday's meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council the President submitted a minute setting out the result of his interview with the…

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Improving Villages. Discussion at Carrathool Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 2

The question of raising money to make improvements to the various villages within the Carrathool Shire was before the Council at its…

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Research Costs Response by Industries Council Helped

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 35

The Treasurer (Mr. Casey) said that private contributions wore now meeting nearly one-third of the annual cost of maintaining the Council for…

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MUNIClPAL Council Tuesday, April 12, 1938

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 3

Present: His Worship the Mayor (Aid. J. Armour) Aldermen W. McLean, G. H. Watson, D. Mancdonald C.H. Johnson, A. E. Mitchell, and…

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Principal Shire Roads List Submitted by Engineer. Other Than Trunk, Main, and Developmental Roads

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council the engineer (Mr. Sheppard) in response to a request from the council, submitted a detailed list of…

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C. B. Lethbridge, M.l.a Visits Berrigan Council Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council Mr. Lethbridge. M.L.A. attended. and explained that he felt that, as it was in session…

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Suitability of Wheat Varieties Representative Advisory Council to Be Formed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 4

Owing to some conflict of opinion in regard to the value of certain varieties of wheat, particularly in regard to quality, the Minister for…

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Unemployed Farm Labourers. A Pressing Problem. Action by Carrathool Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 2

The question of unemployment among farm labourers and share farmers in the Rankin's Springs and neighbouring districts was…

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Carrathool Shire Engineer's Report

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Carrathool Shire the Engineer reported on the progress of works during March as follows:…

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Council Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 1

The Berrigan Shire council [?] all its previous records for length of sitting on Monday of last week, when it was in conclave from 10.30…

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May Be Fireworks at Loan Council Meeting States Ready to Fight Defence Expenditure Will be the Issue SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Stevens) tonight questioned the wisdom of the Commonwealth Government in suggesting the pruning of…

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Towong Shire Affairs Councillors Hold Meeting Big Volume of Business

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 2

The following members attended the last meeting of Towong Shire Council: Crs. Hutchinson (president), Parkhill, W. J. Paton, Butler,…

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