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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1944

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Coreen Shire Council More Firebreak Prosecutions

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

At the Coreen Shire meeting on Monday, last Councilors perused the estimates for 1944 and after adding £1400 for road works,…

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Conargo Shire Council Farthing Increase In Rate

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 1

Cr. A. C. Bradford (president) and Crs. L. Moore. J. H. Patterson and J. Service attended a meeting of Conargo Shire Council yesterday. Apologies for…

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Hay Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

The Council met on Tuesday, there being present: Aldermen Flood (Mayor), McKinney, Morgan, McCormack, Hyde, Emblen and Gore…

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Firewood Supplies Letters to Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 1

The question of firewood supplies was again before the Council on Tuesday, when a letter was received from the Secretary of the Forestry…

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Allied Works Council To Repair Damage ?

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 2

The Allied Works Council, may be authorised to carry out all rehabilitation work as a result of the bush fires. This proposal will be made at…

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Shire Council Discussion

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 1

The above reply and also letters from Windouran and Wakool were before the waradgery Shire Council on Thursday…

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Waradgery Shire Meeting of Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 4

The Council met on Thursday, there being present Crs. Matthews, president, Ronald, Sheaffe, Rutledge, Bayliss, and McFarland, being the full…

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Municipal Council News Taxi Licences Recommended

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald Brown), and Ald. R. J. Edwards, J. Hynes, C. Perrin, J. McFaull and H. Campbell attended a meeting of the council last night…

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Message From [?] Shire President

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 2

President of Hur[?] Shire (Cr C. W. Briese) yesterday expressed the hope that people of the shire would respond generously to the Albury…

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Reports of Officials to Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 3

The following reports were read at She meeting of the Municipal Council last night:— TOWN CLERK…

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Bush Fire Danger in Beechworth Shire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 2

Members of the Beechworth War Agricultural Committee have visited the area of the shire which was swept by bush fires and ascertained that in…

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Shire Notes That Water Rate

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 2

Rates and Charges adopted at the recent meeting of the Jerilderie Shire Council were the same as for the past two or three years. So…

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Outstanding Rates in Holbrook Shire

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 3

At the last meeting of Holbrook Shire Council the shire clerk reported on outstanding rates and charges. A balance of the various debtors accounts at December…

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Gas Producer Danger Holbrook Council Concerned

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 5

At the last monthly meeting of Holbrook Shire Council, there were present Crs. J. F. Nyhan (President), John Ross, T. E. Kendall, J. R. Ross, J. C…

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Co-operation With N.E.S. Holbrook Council Thanked

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Holbrook Shire Council, the Department of Local Government and Housing dr[?]w attention to St[?]ck Order No. 9 whereby the…

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Carrathool Shire Meeting of Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 3

The following resume of some of the more important items in the business paper of the January meeting of the Council are abridged from…

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The Mayor’s Appreciation

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 2

“I express my keen appreciation of the action of these men in taking up this work and other public services, quite apart from ARP work, which…

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No Shire "B" Riding Poll

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 2

Nominations for the vacancy caused by the resignation of Cr. Gordon Duncan in "B" riding of the Coreen Shire closed on Wednesday last, and will…

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Be Damage in Beech Worth Shire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 3

Following a visit of the area swept the recent bush fires in the Beechworth shire the, local War Agricultural Committee report that the…

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Enlargement of County Council Inclusion of Wagga Discussed

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 6

At last Wednesday's meeting of the Southern Riverina County Council, held at The Rock, the councillors discussed at some…

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