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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1946

1,019 stories in Murray's papers · page 39 of 51

Corowa Municipal Council Monthly Meeting Move About Petrol Bowsers and Omnibus Licenses

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Corowa Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night last October 8, 1946 there being present His Worship the Mayor (Ald. G. Eberle), Aldermen W. MacLean, T. C. Morris (Deputy Mayor), J. M. Chisholm, W. M. Johnson, J. H. Armour, G…

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Municipal Council Meeting Municipal Site — Petrol Pumps — Not So Sprightly Girls — Street Lights

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 6

THE Municipal Council at its meeting on Tuesday, had before it a number of important matters, several of which are mentioned in another column of this issue. The Council has been asked to confer with Athenaeum representatives and the…

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Drill Hall Site Secured on Lease by Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 4

Hay can now look forward to the early provision of a temporary public hall for dances and the like, the Council having…

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No Labor Candidate for Council By-election Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 2

Although it is not likely that the Labor Party will endorse a candidate for the by-election to be held for Western Province seat for the Legislative…

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Noxious Weeds Group Conference Ten Shires and Municipalities Represented

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 1

There were ten Shires arid Municipalities represented out of 13, called to attend a group conference by the Department of Agriculture, to revise the Noxious Weeds list of N.S.W., which was represented by the Weeds Officer of the Department,…

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Hume Shire Affairs Business Before Council Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 October 1946 · page 4

All councillors were present at tin monthly meeting of the Hume Shirt Council at Albury yesterday. Cr. G. A. Bell presided…

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Housing Commission Homes Criticised Hume Council Decision

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 October 1946 · page 3

Criticism wasp levelled at the Housing Commission for the type of home bring built by it in North Albury at yesterday’s meeting of the Hume…

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Enthusiastic About Electricity Cr. Jelbart’s Report to Hume Council

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 October 1946 · page 6

A report on the N.S.W. Electricity Commission’s subsidy for the extension of electricity into Hume Shire was prepared and presented by Cr…

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Beechworth Council Can Raise Loan

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 October 1946 · page 7

The President (Cr A. J. Wallace) presided at the October meeting of Beechworth Shire Council. The State Treasury stated that the Loan…

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Murray Shire Council Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 October 1946 · page 1

At yesterday’s meeting of the Murray Shire Council, held in the Shire Hall, Mathoura, it was decided to purchase a new Malcolm Moore “Roadmaster” 3-point power control grader at a cost of £1360…

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Culcairn Shire Council Meets

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 October 1946 · page 3

The monthly meeting of Culcairn Shire Council was held yesterday when the following were present: Crs Alister Ross (President), C. A. Lee, A…

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Rutherglen Shire Council Inspector's Report on Wahgunyah Riding

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 October 1946 · page 1

Repairs to bitumen near, the Murray Bridge at Wahgunyah have been effected, also patching gravel near Talbot's…

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Berrigan Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 16 October 1946 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council was held on Monday last, the following Councillors being present:—Crs. H. Tuck (President),…

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Jerilderie Shire Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Jerilderie Shire Council was held on Saturday morning last. Present:— Crs. E. D. Ryan (ch.), J. H…

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Petition to Murray Shire. (Continued from page 4)

The Independent · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 3

Successor to constable Hart at Mathoura Police Station, Roy R. Fleischer, of Griffith, wrote applying to council for appointment as Inspector…

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Petition to Murray Shire Repairs to Deniuquin Rangemore Road

The Independent · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 4

Considerable discussion followed a petition from ratepayers to Murray Shire Council, to repair the Dehiliquin-Rangemore…

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Secondary Industries in Deniliquin Request to Council

The Independent · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 1

Considering that secondary industries would be a necessity to Deniliquin, particularly when the construction work on the proposed irrigation schemes are completed, the Dads' Association at their recent meeting decided to write to the Municipal…

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Albury Air Field Enlargement Would Cost £17,000 Departmental Engineer Meets Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 6

The provision of a landing field at Albury to take large aircraft was informally discussed at a meeting of aldermen with a representative of the Civil Aviation Department at the Town Hall yesterday. The present field, a couple of miles from the heart of the town,…

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Murray Shire Council Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 4

The following correspondence, and reports, were held over from our Tuesday issue: CORRESPONDENCE Acknowledgment of sympathy were…

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Coreen Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Coreen Shire Council was held at the Municipal chambers, Corowa, on Monday last, there being present Crs. N. J. Bird (president), K. E. Whitehead, A. E. Mitchell, J. F. Izon, E. B. Bott, T. H. Lewis T. C. Sanger. An apology was received…

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