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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

1,024 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 52

Municipal Council Tuesday, April 9, 1940

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 4

Present: His--Worship the Mayor (Ald., J. H. Armour), Aldermen W. Maclean (deputy Mayor) G. H. Watson T. C. Morris, D. Macdonaid,…

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Coreen Shire Council Driver for Second Power Grader Appointed Basis of Engineer's Salary Disclosed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Coreen Shire Council was held on Monday last at the Municipal Council Chambers Corowa, when there were…

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Conargo Shire’s New Councillor Welcomed

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

When Cr. E. G. Robb, “Hazeldene,” Blighty, attended his first meeting of the Conargo Shire Council yesterday he was given a cordial welcome…

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Roll of Honor Of Conargo Shire Enlistments

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

A roll of honor of all residents of Conargo Shire who have already enlisted or will enlist in the A.I.F. or Air Force during the war is to be…

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Delegates Confer Meeting of Sub-district Council Agricultural Bureaux

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 1

The quarterly meeting of the Henty Sub-District Council of the Agricultural Bureaux was held in the School of Arts on Thursday evening, the chair…

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State Finances Deficit Exceeds £4,000,000 Loan Council Help May Be Sought

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 4

The Treasury statement of receipts and expenditure of the Government for the nine months period ended 31 st March shows that the progressive…

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Wakool Shire Council

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 13 April 1940 · page 3

A meeting of the above Council was held at the Shire Hall, Moulamein, on Monday, March 18, when the following councillors were present:—Crs. J. B…

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Shortage of Money Hume Shire Council Concerned Premier’s Aid to Be Sought Hint At Rate Increase

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 April 1940 · page 7

“Some roads in the Shire are getting in a bad state, because we have held back and refrained from borrowing money,” said Cr. B. P…

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Hume Shire Council Large Amount of Business at Yesterday’s Meeting Complaints of Bad Roads Received Temporary Employment For Discharged Maintenance Men

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 April 1940 · page 9

A meeting of Hume Shire Council was held yesterday. The President (Cr. J. E. Jelbart) presided. Others who attended were: Crs. T. H. Ashford, F. Howard, J. P. Smith, B. P. and G. A. Bell, J. Maddox,…

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Parents and Citizens District Council Annual Meeting Officers Elected for Coming Year

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 April 1940 · page 12

At the annual meeting of the Albury and District Council of Parents and Citizens’ Associations, at the High School last night,…

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Municipal Control Japanese Concede Defeat Shanghai, April 11

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 April 1940 · page 12

The Japanese concede defeat in the effort to control the Shanghai Municipal Council. It is expected that it will leave the membership…

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Aratula Toc’wal Road Shire Clerk Defends Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 1

A suggestion that Murray Shire Council was missing an opportunity of obtaining departmental funds to improve the Aratula Tocumwal…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 3

The Council met on Monday night. There were present : Aid. Hamilton (Mayor), Spence, Speer, Gibson, Wilkinson, Morgan and Houston. An…

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Murray Shire Council Meeting . No Reply To Flood Relief Grant Application

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 3

No response has yet been received by Murray Shire Council to representations to the Government for a grant to repair extensive damage to roads…

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Hume Shire Contracts

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 2

The following contracts have been approved by Hume Shire Council: Contract [?]. C. G. Quasi; 17/40, £7, J. C. Knorpp: 18/40, [?]…

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Judge Caustic Aldermen Lose Appeals Allegedly Solicited a Bribe Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 6

The appeals of Leslie Cohan, John William Nelson and Ernest Navin, against a sentence of three months’ imprisonment imposed on…

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Noxious Weeds Satisfactory Work In Murray Shire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 4

The noxious weeds inspector (Mr R. T. Borella) reported to Murray Shire Council yesterday that Bathurst burrs and stinkwort had been satisfactorily…

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Curtailment of Train Services Reply To Protest By The Mayor

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 1

Recently the Mayor of Deniliquin (Ald. J. E. McFaull) despatched to Mr. J. A. Lawson, M.L.A., a telegram expressing the indignation of the…

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Preference to Returned Soldiers Request to Murray Shire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 1

Representations to the Murray Shire Council that a returned soldier, who was a married man, should be given employment by the council, were…

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Allegedly Stole Council’s Moneys Man Sent to Gaol Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 3

Pleading guilty In a charge of having stolen £424 from the Footscray City Council, by whom he was employed, John Dawson, of Donald St…

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