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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

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Municipal Council Illegal Soil Removal

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 November 1945 · page 2

Among subjects discussed at last night’s Municipal Council meeting were : Complaints of poor water supply ; visit of Road Commissioner, suspension of employee, new roads division, Swimming Club’s requests…

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Our Civic Activities Officers’ Reports To Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 November 1945 · page 1

The following reports of officers were submitted to the Municipal Council last night dealing with various phases of civic activities: TOWN CLERK…

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Berrigan Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 November 1945 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Kerrigan Shire Council was hold on Monday, the following Councillors being present:— Crs. G, P. Crusekshank (President),…

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Shire Council. Impounding Officer’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 November 1945 · page 4

The Shire Imponding Officer (Mr C. Potts), reported as follows:— I have in the past month practically spent all my time in Barooga,…

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Wagga Council Has Electricity Bill

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 November 1945 · page 4

Concern over features of the Electricity Bill, shortly to come before the Legislative Assembly, was expressed Wagga Municipal Council. The…

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Civic Affairs [?] Before Albury Aldermen

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 November 1945 · page 5

The [?] presided over [?] of Albury Municipal Council [?] evening. Council [?] with tho following matters in…

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Garage-paint Shop As Home [?] Request Before Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 November 1945 · page 5

Mr Ber[?] Cock, temporarily living in Dean st., appealed to a meeting of Albury Municipal Council last evening for permission to erect a garage and…

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Coreen Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Coreen Shire Council was hold at the Municipal Council Chambers Corowa, on Monday last, there being present Councillers T. H Lewis and E. S Bott (A riding), N. J. Bird and T. C. Sanger (B riding), J. F. [?]zon and…

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Age-old Ceremony Creates New Lord Mayor

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 1

With a ceremonial that belongs to history and has remained unchanged throughout the centuries the new Lord Mayor of London was installed at the Guildhall on November 9. Sir Charles Davis succeeded Sir Frank…

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Sydney’s New Lord Mayor SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 4

On present indications selection early next year of the Lord Mayor for 1946 term will lie between the present Lord Mayor (Ald Neville Harding)…

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Municipal Council Meeting Cricket—new Taxi License—the Aged

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 4

AT its meeting on Tuesday, the Hay Municipal Council had before it a crop of applications for the oval, indicating that cricket is booming. A returned soldier applicant for taxi-license was told of further steps he must take before the…

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TANGAMBALANGA National Fitness Council

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 4

The decision to grant permission to the Gundowring North and Tangambalanga branches of the VYPA to convene a meeting to form a local…

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Indian Students Demonstrate Mayor Protests at Police Action Calcutta

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 1

One thousand students demonstrating in favor of the Indian National Army who squatted throughout the night in the roadway because police…

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Municipal Libraries Will There Be One in Corowa?

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Corowa Municipal Council a circular was read from the Local Government Association, drawing…

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Coreen Shire Council

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 November 1945 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of the Co[?] Shire Council last Monday the President (Cr T. H. Lewis) occupied the chair. With the exception of Cr Whitehead,…

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Watching the Lord Mayor’s Show

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 November 1945 · page 1

Londoners in their thousands lined the streets of the city to watch the Lord Mayor’s show. Beefeaters in full dress and pikemen in Tudor costumes were featured in the mile-long cavalcade which followed London’s new…

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Three for Council Candidate

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 November 1945 · page 2

Yesterday, Holbrook Shire Council returning officer (Mr R. A. Robents) announced that the following candidates had nominated for C Riding to All…

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Army of Idle Men Growing Strain on Finances of Labor Council SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 November 1945 · page 5

Greatest problem fucing NSW Trades and Labor Council is financing the growing idle array which already numbers more than 16,000, it…

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Shire Council. Health Inspector’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1945 · page 4

The Shire Health Inspector (Mr C. Platt) reported as follows:— infections Diseases.—No infections diseases have, been reported, in fact…

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Deaths of Excellent Townsmen Sympathy References at Holbrook Shire Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 6

Speaking at a meeting of Holbrook Shire Council tin Tuesday the chairman (Cr J. [?]. Nyhan) referred feelingly to the death last month of two…

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