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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1942

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Calling Hume Shire!

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 January 1942 · page 6

Calling all resident of Hume Shire. Your [?] has come to dona[?] all your spare aluminium to the war effort Receiving authorities have been…

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Loan Council Victoria Will Demand Equality MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 January 1942 · page 6

When the Loan Council meets, Victoria will demand that any reductions in allocations to States must be made on a truly equitable basis…

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Waradgery Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 4

The Council met on Thursday, there being present: Crs. Matthews (president), Ronald, Sheaffe, Bayliss and Rutledge. An apology was received…

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Municipal Council Additions At Saleyards Approved

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 1

Last night's meeting of Deniliquin Council was attended by the Mayor (Ald. E. C. Brown), Aid. Hynes, Mc-Faull, Matthews. Perrin, Edwards,…

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Reports of Officials to Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 3

The following reports were submitted at last night’s Municipal Council meeting: TOWN CLERK…

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Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 4

The ordinary monthly meeting the Berrigan Shire Council was held on Tuesday of last week, the following Councillors being present:—Crs…

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Albury Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 5

Last night’s meeting of the Albury [?] Council was [?] over by the [?] ([?] D.G. P[?]) sad all of the [?] were pro[?]…

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Conargo Shire Council No Increase In Rate

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 1

At yesterday’s meeting of Council councillors decided against any increase in the rate, which Was fixed at 1d. in the £, the same at last year’s. Those present at the meeting were…

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Culcairn Shire Council Producer-gas Units to Save Petrol Consumption

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 3

THE FIRST MONTHLY MEETING OF THE CULCAIRN SHIRE COUNCIL FOR THE NEW YEAR TOOK PLACE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CULCAIRN ON MONDAY LAST, WHEN CR. ALISTER ROSS (PRESIDENT) OCCUPIED THE CHAIR…

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Hay Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 4

The Council met on Monday, there being present: Ald. Flood (Mayor), McKinney, Morgan, Hyde. Gore, Hamilton, O'Halloran and Ashcroft…

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Hay Municipal Council Compulsory Garbage Service Decided On

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 3

A special meeting of the Council was held at the Council Chambers, Hay, last week. There were present: Ald. J. P. Flood (Mayor), Ashcroft,…

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Coreen Shire Council Dismissal of Weeds Inspector Discussed Cr. Taylor Visits Balldale Skeleton Weed Prosecutions

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 4

Ratepayers of Coreen Shire were again not fully represented at the monthly meeting of the Council which was held on Monday last when, owing to the fact that Cr. E. C. Nicholson had been called to Melbourne on military duties, he was absent for the second time. As…

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Southern Riverina County Council

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 6

At a meeting of the Southern Riverina County Council at The Rock this week, there were present; Crs. John Ross and T. Kendall (Holbrook). L. C. Lindner and…

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Windouran Council Road Expenditure Reduced

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 4

A meeting of Windouran Shire Council was held yesterday. There were present: Cr. G. T. Lyons (president), and Crs A. P. Edmunds, L Metcalfe,…

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Council’s Arrears of Rates

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 1

The shire clerk (Mr. W. J. Salter) reported to Windouran Shire Council yesterday that the arrears of rates at December 31 totalled £137/10/5, of which…

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Industrial Relations Council Upset Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 4

Unexpectedly a deadlock produced a sudden adjournment of the first session of the Industrial Relations Council in Sydney to-day. Council, it was…

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Country Hospitals Benefits Association Zone Council's Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 1

A meeting of the above was held at Narrandera an Thursday, January 15. The following hospitals were…

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Scarlet Fever and Schools Further Cases Reported to Council Meeting

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 1

The Principal Medical Officer, Department of Education, with reference to an outbreak of Scarlet Fever in Walla, wrote to Monday's meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council, saying that it is not considered that any good purpose would be served by closing the school. All competent health…

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Water Supply Improvements Council Decides on Programme £2000 Loan To Be Sought

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 4

At its meeting on Monday, the Hay Municipal Council decided on a programme of improvements to the Hay water supply at an estimated…

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Agricultural Bureau Next Quarterly Meeting of Sub-district Council Allowed to Lapse Owing to Petrol Rationing and Shortage of Labor

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 8

The quarterly meeting oi the Henty Sub-District Council of the Agricultural Bureau was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday of…

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