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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

767 stories in Murray's papers · page 32 of 39

Trades and Labor Council Activities at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 November 1945 · page 5

At a meeting of the Albury and Border Trades and Labor Council it was decided to convene a meeting representative of trade unions and labor organisations in this…

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Rates In Wodonga Shire Adopted at Council Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 4

Cr. K. D. Wa[?]son presided at the Wodonga Shire Council meeting in the absence of the Shire President (Cr. C. Pollard) on business. Cr. J. [?]ore was…

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Albury Civic Affairs Business Before Aldermen

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 2

Albury Municipal Council met last evening. Only absentee was Ald J. F. Jelbart. The NSW Railway Department stated that it had no objection to council laying…

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Shire Roads

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 3

The Shire Engineer submitted the following interesting report to the special meeting of the Jerilderie Shire Council on Thursday last…

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“A Disgrace to the Shire'”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 2

Wodonga councillors at yesterday’s council meeting unanimously agreed that the shire hall was a “disgrace to the shire” and decided that painting…

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Serving Soldier Appointed Deputy Town Clerk Two Aldermen Voice Their Objection

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 5

Albury Municipal Council in open council last evening accepted a recommendation from [?] Works Committee “That Sgt. [?]ack…

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Ex-policeman As Mayor of New York New York

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 1

Mr William O’Dwyer (Democrat) has been elected Mayor of New York in succession to Mr La Guardia, who will retire on December…

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Control of Electricity Albury Council Decision

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 5

In a statement to Albury Municipal Council [?] its meeting last evening, the town clerk (Mr Roy Colling[?]) referred to the proposed…

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Travel by Night Train Move by Albury Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 2

Why can’t Albury people get [?]eats on the express train to Sydney at night when travellers joining the train at Wagga, Jun[?], and…

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Graziers' Association of Southern Riverina Meeting of Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 2

To assist woolgrowers to recover from their severe drought losses, taxation must be substantially reduced it was resolved at a…

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Housing Shortage Acute Here Council Will Tell Government Department

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 2

A move is to be made in NSW to compel owners of [?] or partly occupied dwellings to let them to returned servicemen [?]nd…

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Albury May Have Another Butchery Council’s Decision Last Evening

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 5

Albury Municipal Council last evening decided to recommend to the Deputy Controller of Meat Supplies (Mr Schute) that an…

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Five Homes to Be Erected Applications Approved by Albury Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 2

With the lifting of restrictions on building, five applications were received by Albury Municipal Council at its meeting last…

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Damage to Roads by Army Vehicles Wodonga Council Will Not Accept Settlement Offer

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 2

Treasury approval has been given to the payment of an amount not exceeding £100 in full settlement of Army liability for damage caused by…

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Comargo Shire Council Bitumen Highway Later

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 November 1945 · page 2

Crs. L. Moore (president) J. Carse A C. Bradford J. S. Fawns and O. Mcl. Falkner attended a meeting of Conargo Council yesterday…

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Hay Aerodrome Special Report by Mayor and Shire President

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 November 1945 · page 4

THE Hay aerodrome is again becoming the subject of much interest by the local Councils, and a special report on the landing…

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Hay Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 November 1945 · page 2

Te Council met on Tuesday evening. There were present Ald. J. Flood (Mayor), McKinney, McCormack,…

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Additional Decisions by Wodonga Council

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 November 1945 · page 7

At the meeting of Wodonga Shire Council the engineer was asked to inspect drains in Griffith. Brockley and William sts; the bridge on the road…

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Progressive Road Polosy Conarge Council’s Decisions

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 November 1945 · page 1

Setting out a definite policy for the improvement of its roads Conargo Shire Council yesterday decided to seek authority to borrow £10,000 for expenditure on plant and roads Tenders were received for a power…

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Graziers' Association of Southern Riverina Meeting of Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 November 1945 · page 3

To assist woolgrowers to recover from their severe drought tosses, taxation must be substantially reduced, it was resolved at…

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