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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,250 stories in Murray's papers · page 33 of 63

Municipal Rates Payments, £9807 Amount Owing, £7678

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 4

Rates. collected 'by Deniliquin Council for the current year lo June 30 amounted to £8037/3/1, compared with collections totalling £9807/14/4 for the…

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Former Mayor of Corowa Left £15,000 SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 July 1938 · page 7

Mr. John Chivall, formerly Mayor of Corowa, who died recently, left estate valued at £15,391. Included in the bequests were £100 to the…

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Carrathool Shire Meeting of Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 2

The Council met on Monday, 11th inst, when there were in attendance Councillors Chapman (President), Killen, Varcoe, Westrup, Morelande…

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£3500 for Roads of Access Grant Made to Culcairn Shire Council Meets

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of Culcairn Shire Council yesterday, there were present: Crs. J. H. Balfour (president), C. A. Lee, [?] C. Lindner, T .King, W…

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Council Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1938 · page 3

The Clerk reported that blessrs G.[?] W. Pyle, J. R. Rej[?] an D. Reynoldson had signified their willingness to have their…

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Bush Nursing Yackandandah Hospital Annual Meeting of District Council

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 July 1938 · page 3

A meeting of the District Council of the Yackandandah Centre (Victorian Bush Nursing Association) was held at Yackandandah, and was attended by…

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Waradgery Shire Council Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 2

The Council met on Thursday, there being present. Crs. Matthews (president), Ronald, Hidgcock, and Rutledge. Apologies for non-attendance…

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Lockhart Shire Council Department Refuses Road Proclamation

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was held on Monday, July 10. The Councillors present were: Messrs. J. J. Nolan (president)…

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Townships in Shire Areas

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 10

THE move by the Shire Council at Carrathool to have Whitton proclaimed an urban area will probably be beneficial…

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Culcairn Shire Council Roads of Access Tenders Accepted Main Road 210 Declared Trunk Road

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 7

Notification was received at the Culcairn Shire Council meeting on Monday that Main Road 210 through Wagga, The Rock, Henty and Culcairn to Albury has been gazetted as Trunk Road 57. Work on this road in future will carry a subsidy of £3 to £1…

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"Speeding Up" Council Meetings

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 14

"SOME effort towards speeding up the shire council business at meetings is essential. The sittings at its recent meeting lasted from 10 a.m. till 4.30…

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Australian Conversion of £71,000,000 Loan Council's Problems

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 12

Members of the Federal Loan Council will be summoned to a special meeting, probably about the middle of August, to make arrangements for the…

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Culcairn Shire Councillors Met on Monday Roads Of Access Programme Grant of £3500 APPROVED

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 33

At the monthly meeting of Culcairn Shire Council on Monday those present were:—Crs. J. H. Bulfour (president), C.A. Lee, L. C. Lindner, T. King, W…

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Southern Towns Water Supply Meeting of County Council Holbrook's Inclusion Probable

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the County Council of the Southers Towns Water Supply Scheme held at The Rock on Wednesday k was reported that a public meeting of residents of the Urban area of Holbrook had carried a resolution to be presented to the…

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Urban Areas in Shires Move By Carrathool Council Want Whitton Proclaimed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 23

At the last monthly meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council it was decided to take steps to have tho village of Whitton proclaimed an Urban Area…

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Balranald Municipal Council Ordinary Meeting

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 July 1938 · page 1

The ordinary meeting af the Balranald Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Monday 11th July, when there were present…

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Shire President Involved In Accident

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 July 1938 · page 6

Cr. F. W. Malcolmson, licensee of the Star Hotel, Yackandandah, who is President of Yackandandah Shire Council, was driving his car around…

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Marathon Council Meetings The Editor, "Riverina Recorder," Balranald

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 July 1938 · page 3

Dear Sir, With reference to the extract from the "Pastoral Times" Deniliquin which was published in your recent issue to…

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YACKANDANDAH Shire Council Meets Finances in Sound State

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 July 1938 · page 8

Present at the last meeting of Yackandah Shire Council were: Crs. F. Maleolmson (President), J. Jamison, M. Coulston, G. Moore, F. Briggs, A…

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P.M.’s Transfer Protest by Mayor Endorsed by Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 1

THE action of the Mayor (Ald. J. E. McFaull) in forwarding a protest through Mr. J. A. Lawson, M.L.A., to the Minister for Justice against the…

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