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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

1,141 stories in Murray's papers · page 30 of 58

Rail Road Crossings Duties of MOTORISTS(Issued by N.S.W. Road Safety Council)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 2

Railway crossings on main roads form one of the major hazards, to the safety of traffic During the last four years, the total number of accidents at…

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Railroad Crossings Duties of Motorists Many Deaths in N.S.W. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 4

Railway crossings on main roads form one of the major hazards to the safety of traffic. During the last four years the total number of…

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Balranald Municipal Council

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 1

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Monday night, when there were present Ald. J. C. Lloyd (Mayor), L. O. Coates, I. Purton and…

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Coreen Shire Council Special Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 3

(Right of Re-Publication Reserved) A special meeting of the Councillors of the shire of Coreen Was held at the Municipal Council Chambers…

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Municipal Council Meeting Wider L.G. Powers Sought

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 1

The Deniliquin Council met last night when there were present : The Mayor (Ald. J. E. McFaull), Ald. T. A. Bradford, R. J. Edwards, J. W. Adams, A…

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The Aerodrome Delegation to Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 3

The Progress Association on Friday night appointed a delegation to wait on the Deniliquin Council and place before it the association’s views of public…

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Attitude of Graziers' Federal Council Made No Effort to Have Ban Lifted Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 4

“It will be noted that neither the Graziers' Association of N.S.W., nor the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia has asked the Federal Government to…

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Headlight Glare Danger on the Roads (Issued by N.S.W. Road Safety Council)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 4

One reason why the night highway and rural road fatality rate is six times higher than the daylight rate is headlight glare…

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Shire Ridings. Council Rejects Proposal

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council, a notice of motion by Cr. Ball, that the Shire be divided into four ridings, was…

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Fighting Diphtheria Alderman and Parents Immunisation Campaign

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 2

Aid. R. A. Robertson (Government Medical Officer), speaking at a meeting of the Municipal Council last evening, condemned parents who did not…

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Alderman Alleges a Coal Combine Is Operating Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 3

The Water Board should ask the Government to Inquire, into the operations of the coal “combine” said Ald. Campbell to-day. He made this…

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Albury May Get Industry Asked to Supply Information Municipal Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 3

Albury Municipal Council has been asked to supply information regarding Albury’s advantages from an industrial point of view…

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Woman Lord Mayor of Dublin London, June 27

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 6

Mrs. Clarke, widow of Tom Clarke, one of the leaders executed after the Easter rebellion of 1916, was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin on the casting…

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First Botanic Gardens Tree a Tablet to be Affixed Municipal Council’s Decision

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 2

The first tree planted in the Botanic Gardens—an elin—is to bear a tablet recalling the occasion. Records show that the historic tree…

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Albury Council Last Evening’s Meeting Recommendations Approved

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 4

Aid. A. Waugh and A. C. Hake were absent from a meeting of Albury Municipal Council last evening. The Mayor (Ald. D. G. Padman) presided…

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Filtration and Chlorination Plant at Municipal Baths

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 2

Albury Municipal Council discussed several tenders received for the work of installing a filtration and chlorination plant at the Municipal Baths at…

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Lockhart Shire Council Monthly Meeting Held

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was held on Monday, 19th June, when there were present Councillors J. J. Nolan…

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Loan Council Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 6

The value of the Loan Council in the regulation of Australian borrowing was never made so apparent as at the meeting last week at Canberra…

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Deniliquin As All Training Centre ? Minister For Civil Aviation Invited Deputation to Council

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 1

Matters m connection with the local aerodrome were discussed on Monday night by the Deniliquin Council and deputation from the Progress…

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The Unexpected Cause of Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 4

What causes a road accident? This question was put to world traffic authorities recently, rand the final answer was: Meeting…

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