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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

1,024 stories in Murray's papers · page 32 of 52

Wakool Shire Council. Ordinary Meeting

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 27 July 1940 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of Wakool Shire Council was held at the Shire Hall, Moulamein, on Monday, July 8. The following were present:—Crs. J…

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Ambulance From Culcairn Shire Proposal Before Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 July 1940 · page 3

The following were present at a meeting of the Culcairn Shire Patriotic and War Fund Committee: Cr. J. H. Balfour (president), Messrs. W. J…

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Protect the Children. (Issued by Road Safety Council)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 3

New South Wales has been experiencing a minor epidemic of road accidents in which children have been involved. Probably there is nothing that…

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Protect the Children. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1940 · page 1

New South Wales has been experiencing a minor epidemic of road accidents in which children have been involved. Probably there is…

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Municipal Council. Special Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 4

A special meeting of the Corowa Municipal Council was hold on Tuesday night, July 30. 1940, to deal with the Town Clerk's and Engineers…

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Towong Shire Ambulance Appeal

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 4

The amount subscribed to the Towong Shire’s A.I.F. ambulance fund totals £468 5/5. Additional donations been received from J. Hindle £1,…

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Called a Blunder No Municipal Elections Decision

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 7

A former Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) to-day described the decision of the Mair Cabinet to postpone the municipal elections for…

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Wodonga Shire Elections

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 August 1940 · page 4

Nominations, closing on Thursday, August 8; at the Wodonga shire office are being called for, the election of three councillors in that shire one of…

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An Upset in Canada Mayor of Montreal Opposes Registration OTTAWA, August 3

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 August 1940 · page 6

The Prime Minister (Mr. Mackenzie King) announced in the House of Commons to-day that the Government would make a statement of policy later…

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Municipal Council Meeting Ratepayer Expresses His Appreciation

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 1

The Deniliquin Council met last night, when there were present: The Mayor (Ald J. E McFaull) and Aid. E. T. Matthews, E.C. Brown C. E…

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Not for Chiltern Council Sunday Sport and Patriotic Appeals

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 3

Memories of a hotly contested Sunday sport issue were revived at yesterday’s meeting of the Chiltern Shire Council…

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Chiltern Shire Cr. Oates Not to Seek Re-election “Hounded by Criticism And Unfair Comment”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 3

“If I dare speak my mind here,” said Cr. Oates at Chiltern Shire Council meeting yesterday, “it immediately has an adverse effect on…

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Chiltern Shire Elections in Three Ridings Will Be Held Shortly

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 4

Those present at Monday’s meeting of Chiltern Shire Council were : Crs. C. D. Martin, shire president; J. A. Sutherland, J. B. Bell, E. A. Keller,…

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Sensation a Mayor Interned Refused to Register Under Defence Act Montreal, August 5

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 2

Police, after questioning the Mayor of Montreal (Cr. Houde) for 40 minutes, announced that he was being interned under Section 21 of…

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Many Lives Lost in Accidents. [?]ued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 4

Deaths in road accidents In this State have been increasing each week until at the end of July the position was nearly as serious when the…

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Bethanga Stock Route Mayor to Confer with Shire M.R.B. Engineer Gives Little Hope

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 3

Referring to requests of the Albury Municipal, Hume Shire and [?]owong Shire Councils, that the road from Wirlinga to Bethanga…

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Beechworth Shire Councillors Meet

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 3

At the last monthly meeting of Beechworth Shire Council Cr. Dick Nankervis presided. The following were also present: Crs. J. P. Harper, T…

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No Electricity for Hume Shire

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 2

At its meeting last night the Albury Municipal Council decided not to proceed any further with the scheme for extending electricity from Albury to…

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Wodonga Shire Meeting No Action to End Sustenance Fat Lamb Sales

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 3

First move in a State-wide agitation for the discontinuance of sustenance to the unemployed throughout Victoria came before…

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Albury Council Postponement of Elections Criticism of Amending Legislation

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 3

At last night’s meeting of the Albury Municipal Council the Mayor (Ald D. G. Padman) presided over a full attendance of aldermen…

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