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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

1,170 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 59

Rural Reconstruction Adjustment of Shire Rates

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 1

The Director of the Rural Reconstruction Board (Mr. C. R Lambert) stated recently that there appears to be a misconception in the minds of…

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Reports Of Officials To Municipal Council Work on Highway Completed Lease Of Sewerage Treatment Land155 Children for Immunisation

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 4

The following reports of officers were submitted to Deniliquin Council last night:-TOWN CLERK…

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Council Favors Concrete For New Lagoon Structure+

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 1

Deniliquin: Council last night decided to put in a 2 cell concrete structure as a crossing over the lagoon in Edwards street in…

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The Ostrich of the Road. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of Now South Wales.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 4

We laugh at the ostrich because [?] pokes his head in the sand [?] there is danger ahead. But [?] very like the ostrich is the man [?]…

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Adjustment of Shire Rates

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 3

The Director of the Rural Reconstruction Board, Mr. C. R. Lambert, stated last week that there appears to be a misconception in the minds…

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Albury Council Business at Last Night's Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the Albury Municipal Cornell, presided over by the Mayor (A[?]. D. G. Padman), Aid. C. Nolan, from…

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Labor Candidate Delivers His Policy Speech at Hay Alderman Lloyd Well Received Party 100 Per Cent. Behind War Effort Would Also Abolish Wages Tax

The Independent · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 8

Ald. J. C. Lloyd, Labor candid ate for Murray at the State election to be held on Saturday week, delivered his policy speech at Hay. on Wednesday of last week when there was an exceptionally large and enthusiastic attendance at his meeting…

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Border Traffic Will Receive Attention Soon Mr. Mail Tells Albury Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 3

Following council's representations to the Government through the Albury member (Mr. Ales Mair) for the regulation of border traffic, it…

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Stock Route Fallon Street—Popp's Lane Matter Again Before Albury Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 3

Discussion of what seems to have become an almost interminable subject was continued last night at the meeting of the Albury Municipal…

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Water Supply Important Matter of Improvement Discussed by Albury Council Last Night

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 3

The matter of reconditioning certain water mains in the town, an important one to many residents, came before last night's…

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Making Up Pay Of Employes Who Enlist Council Will Not Make it a Definite Policy

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 4

Question of whether the Albury council should make it a definite policy to make up Ute salaries of employes enlisting was debated at last…

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Waradgery Shire Meeting of Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 1

The Council met on Wednesday, there being present: Crs. Matthews (president), Ronald, Sheaffe, McFarland and Rutledge…

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Alderman's Complaint Offensive Smell From Treatment Works

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 6

At Albury Council meeting on Wednesday night, Ald. Oldfield spoke of an offensive odor coming from Treatment Works in East Albury…

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Hay Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 4

The Council met en Monday night, when there were present: Aid. Hamilton (Mayor), Spence, Speer, Brown, palmer, Morgan and McKinney. An…

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Grant For Hume Shire Bridges

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 27

The Department of Works and Local Government had approved of a programme of bridge construction planned by the Hume Shire, and has given a…

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Interesting Council Chambers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 4

The recent arrangement in an elevated glass case of the ornamental colors of the 2/23 (Albury s Ow[?] Battalion in the council chambers at the…

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Albury Council Brevities

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 5

A silver-mounted switch that was presented to the late Mrs. P. D. Burrows on the occasion of the switching on of the electricity in Albury in 1916…

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Albury Council Brevities

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 29

At its meeting on Wednesday night, Albury Council rejected a motion moved by Ald. Oldfield, that council make it a definite…

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Mayor Appeals For Support To the residents of Denihqun and district

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 3

Ladies and gentlemen.—On the 30th ultimo a new Commonwealth Loan of £35,000,000 opened for public subscription. The success of the loan depends…

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The Late Mrs. McFarland References at Council Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 1

Before the business of the Waradgery Shire Council was entered upon, on Wednesday, the president said that he wished to refer to the…

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