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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

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Move to Avoid Fusion with County Council Defeated at Meeting of Wagga Council

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 6

A keen debate, marked by lively exchanges, took place at last Thursday nights meeting of the Wagga Wagga Municipal Council on the…

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Municipal Bid for Cemetery Control

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 April 1945 · page 2

Municipal control of what in effect is the disposition of the community’s dead is a matter of great public concern. A proposal before Albury Council at its last meet jig aimed at closing local cemetery and acquisition of land for a new one further from the town in which provision…

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Murray Shire Council Action To Recover Rates

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 1

Murray Shire Council yesterday decided to place with Its solicitor a list of outstanding rates, with a view to action being taken for their collection. The shire clerk (Mr. Dyer) reported the arrears totalled about £3000…

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Business Before Aldermen Last Evening’s Meeting of Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 5

The Deputy Mayor (Ald C. E. Bunion) presided at last evening’s meeting of Albury-council. The Mayor (Ald D. G. Padman) was at the Mildura meeting of…

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Wodonga Shire Affairs Council Meeting Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 5

In the absence of the president (Cr K. D. Watson), Cr J. Hore presided at yesterday’s meeting of Wodonga Shire Council. Correspondence was dealt with as…

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Shire Rates

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 2

The 1945 assessments for Shire rates were received at the latter and of last week, and loud are the lamentations by some of the town…

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Local and General Shire Meeting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Jerilderie Shire Council will be held on Saturday morning next, 14th inst…

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Electricity For Rural Areas Albury Council May Assist

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 5

Last evening Albury council decided to agree to negotiate with the Southern Riverina County Council to supply electrically to the southern boundary of the…

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Tree Planting at Wodonga Council Will Aid Townspeople

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 2

Although Wodonga Shire Council is behind tree-planting schemes on a large scale, it feels that the shortage of manpower is the big…

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Trees in Hume Reservoir Wodonga Council Wants Them Removed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 6

Wodonga Shire Council at its meeting yesterday agreed that every endeavor should be made while Hume Reservoir was to have some of the…

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Conargo Shire Council Electricity Extension

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 1

At Conargo Shire Council meeting yesterday it was decided to inform Deniliquin Council that the proposals to extend the electricity service for the benefit of residents in the shire would have the strong support of Conargo Council…

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Hay Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 4

The Council met on Tuesday, there being present Aid. Flood (Mayor), McKinney, Morgan, McCormack, Hyde, Farrell, Foster, Gore and…

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Corowa Municipal Council Electricity Extension to South Corowa Parking Lines In Sanger Street East-west Railway Proposal

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 1

The Deputy Mayor (Ald. T. C. Morris) again presided at the monthly meeting of the Corowa Municipal Council on Tuesday night last. April…

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Road Accidents Road Safety Council Plans State-wide Drive

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 3

Road accidents in country towns and rural areas of the State showed increases in 1944 over the previous year. In the combined areas…

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Houses to Be Numbered Council to Consider Street Name Plates

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 4

The Hay Municipal Council decided at its meeting, on Tuesday, that the streets in houses in Hay should be numbered, and that the matter of…

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Building Boom at Wodonga Council Receives [?] Requests to Erect Homes

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 6

Reporting to a meeting of Wodonga Shire Council on Wednesday, the engineer (Mr J. L. Fisher) stated that eight applications had been…

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Municipal Council Agents Want Saleyards Offices

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 1

Messrs. M. Crowe and W. S. Moodie, on behalf of the Associated Agents, interviewed the conncil last night with regard to the rent of the offices at the saleyards used by the Red Cross. The meeting was attended by the…

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Towong Shire Affairs Meeting of Councillors

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 5

Members present at the monthly meeting of Towong Shire Council were : Crs Muller (President), Butler, J. R. and W. J. Paton, Hutchinson,…

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Beechworth Shire Affairs Meeting of Councillors

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 5

Members present at the April meeting of the Beechworth Shire Council were : Crs K. H. Zwar (president). J. P. Harper, A. J. Wallace. F. Le…

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