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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

1,170 stories in Murray's papers · page 28 of 59

Municipal Rolls

The Independent · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 1

The rolls Of Denilliquin Municipal Council are being compiled at the present time. Ratepayers will be enrolled from the…

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Waradgery Shire Meeting of Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 4

The Waradgery Shire Council met on Tuesday, there being present: Crs. Matthews (president), Sheaffe, Ronald. McFarland. Bayliss and…

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Culcairn Shire Council Business At Monthly Meeting

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 35

CULCAIRN.—The monthly meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council was held on Tuesday. There were present:—Crs. J. H. Balfour (president), C. A…

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Kyeamba Shire By-Election

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 23

To fill the vacancy on the Kyeamba Shire Council, caused by the death of Cr. H. Crichton, an extraordinary election was held by postal ballot for the…

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Shire Office Staff Vacancies

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 3

Applications are invited in to-day's issue by the Coreen Shire Council, for a stonographer-typiste and junior office assistant. Salaries for each…

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Show Society Council Resigns

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 4

COROWA.—Because it considered that the support it was receiving was not sufficient to warrant it carryon, the Corowa Show Society…

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Coreen Shire Council Two Office Staff Resignations Spread of Hoary Cress Compilation of Roll Elections £14,182 Outstanding Rates

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 4

The, monthly meeting of the councillors of the Coreen. Shire Council was held at the Municipal Council Chambers, Corowa on Tuesday last…

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Conargo Council Yesterday’s Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 4

Crs J. H. Patterson (president) and Crs H. Lamb, A. C. Bradford and J. Service attended Conargo-Shire Council meeting yesterday…

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Country News (Continued) TUMUT Shire Engineer Released for Special Duty

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 24

At a special meeting of the Tumut Shire Council last Wednesday it was decided, at the request of the Department of Works and Local Government…

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County Council and Electricity Scheme Will Proceed Without Wagga’s Co-operation Progress of Water Supply

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 2

Southern Riverina County Council, following the recent refusal of Wagga Municipal Council to cooperate, has decided to proceed…

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Municipal Recital In St. Mathew’s

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 4

A musical recital will follow shortened Evensong at 7.30 in St. Matthew’s Church on Sunday evening next. The programme will include vpcal solos,…

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Young Men On Land Not In Essential Services, Says Councillor "If They Don't Join Up They Will Soon Have No Land" Recruiting Committee Appointed For Hume Shire

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 14

"It is all bunk to say that young men on the land are in essential services. If they don't join up they will soon find they will have no land at all." Thus declared Cr. Maddox at last Friday's meeting' of…

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To The Editor Rates in Hume Shire

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 June 1941 · page 4

Sir.—Please permit me to reply to Mr. Kirk's letter of June 12. I accept without reservation his explanation. regarding the grader and our…

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Yackandandah Shire £7000 Maintenance For Roads Applied For

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 June 1941 · page 7

Those present at the last monthly meeting of the Yackandandah Shire Council were : Crs. H. Hodgson, J. P. Hayes, M. Meehan, .. J. Jamison, M…

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Waradgery Shire President's Report of Shires' Conference, 1941

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 1

At Tuesday's meeting of the Council, the president, Mr. Matthews, submitted the following minute:— "I beg to report having attended…

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Council "Donation Club” War Plane Suggestion Described As “Stupid”

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 3

A suggestion that the local governing bodies of N.S.W. .should, combine for the purchase of a fighter or bomber aeroplane, by each donating…

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Those Conceited Drivers. ( Issued by the Road Safety Council of New Scuth Wales.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1941 · page 3

There Is a type of young man particularly in the country, who rushes off to dances in nearby villages, and who has the habit of thinking he…

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Conargo Shire Meeting of Council

The Independent · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 3

Present at Thursday's meeting of the Conargo Shire Council were the president (Cr. J. Hunter Patterson), Crs A. C. Bradford, J. Service, and H. for the coast of Heligoland is a Lockheed Hudson member of a [?] of 'American Aircraft. Recently used, by the British Royal Air [?] action patrol over Germany.—Department of Information…

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Albury Council Business at Last Night's Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 June 1941 · page 5

The Mayor (Aid. D G. Padman) presided over a full attendance of aldermen at last night's meeting of the Albury Municipal Council…

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Hay Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 4

The Council met on Monday night, when there were present: Ald. Hamilton (Mayor), Speer, Spence, Pagan, Brown, Palmer, Morgan and…

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