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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

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Albury Civic Affairs Business Before Aldermen

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 2

Albury City Council dealt with a considerable volume of business at a two hours’ [?] last sitting Ald Jelbart and Ald Logan were…

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Blackout Would Affect Albury Mayor’s Explanation

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 2

It is not considered practicable to arrange any alternative supply of electricity in Albury in the event of a power failure…

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Museum May Be Moved Request to Albury Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 3

Proposal to move Albury [?] from the technical school building was made to the city [?] in a letter from the School Registrar (Mr…

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‘King‘s Highway’ and Parking Albury Council to Consult Solicitor

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 4

Legal power to enforce parallel parking (or any other form of parking) on “the King’s highway) was questioned at Albury City Council meeting last…

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Windouran Shire Council

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 3

Following is the report of the engineer (Mr. Eberbach) which was submitted to last week's meeting of the Windouran Shire Council:…

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Lodge Members Honor Mayor Presentation Made Last Evening

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 2

To mark Albury lodge members’ appreciation of his 27 years’ service of secretary, tho Mayor (Ald C. E. Bunton) was presented with a China…

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Municipal Council Meeting Rail Commissioner—school Conveyance—visit of Sheep Breeders—cow Park—mcgregor Street Housewives

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 4

THOMAS Fuller, seventeenth century writer, wrote: "How soon are those streets made clean, where everyone sweeps against his own door." Evidently this view is not shared by the municipal leading hand, who reported to his Council on Tuesday…

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Yesterday's Conargo Shire Council Meeting Notice of Motion Given Roads Attended to Airways to Be Approached Action Wanted Over State Highway

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 1

AT yesterday's meeting of Conargo Shire Council Cr. Fawns gave notice of motion for the May meeting of Council for a plan of development for Shire roads, and said that they should concentrate on the main roads leading to Deniliquin and…

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Tennis Courts Council Refuses to Part With Depot Yard

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 1

At its meeting on Tuesday, the Hay Municipal Council said a definite "No" to a request by the Hay Tennis Club that part of its…

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Road Safety Council Decisions Last Evening’s Meeting At Albury

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 7

Contending that motorists experienced a worrying time while driving along Kiewa street when children were leaving the High School on bicycles. Ald…

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Burrumbuttock Farmer Is New Hume Shire Councillor

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 2

Young Burrumbuttock farmer, Mr. Arthur William Hail, won the extraordinary by-election for “B” Biding seat on Hume Shire Council on Saturday with an outright majority. The scat was formerly held by the late Cr. A. J. Webb…

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May Declare Labor Council “Black” Move By Militant Unions SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 1

A move may be made soon by unions led by Communists to declare the NSW Trades and Labor Council “black”. Leaders of these unions…

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Conargo Shire Council Thursday’s Meeting Correspondence

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 2

Acknowledgement of sympathy was received from Miss Matthews and family, Mr. and Mrs. Myers, Mr. J. W. Shell, Mr. and Miss S. Woodham…

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Debutantes’ Ball at North Albury 12 Presented to Mayor and Mayoress

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 7

North Albury hall was gaily decorated with green and gold streamers tor the debutantes’ ball last night, when over 400 dancers were present…

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Australian Road Safety Council to be Formed MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 4

A special conference of the Australian Transport Advisory Council hold at Melbourne today recommended the formation of an Australian Road…

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Yarrawonga Shire Affairs Meeting of Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of Yarrawonga Shire Council yesterday those present were Crs J. P. Spriggs (president), P. J. Council, T. J. Gorman, J…

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Wodonga Council Meeting Postponed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 2

Yesterday was the regular day for [?] Shire Council’s monthly [?] but the meeting was not [?] held it had been [?] in…

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Early Council Chambers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 2

This was the Albury Council Chambers before the present building was erected in 1907. The picture was taken about that year when it was decided to demolish the old building and to erect on the site the present Town Hall. On the extreme left of…

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North Albury Debs. Presented to Mayor and Mayoress

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 3

North Albury debutantes who were presented to the Mayor and Mayoress (Alderman C. E. Bunton and Mrs Bunion). Left to right: Back.row, M. Stephens, A. Boadlc, Z. Chick, J. Obst, J. Reid, N. Reid; second row. V. Fraser, M. Grant, M. Wilson. Y. Heron. M. Bunyan. W…

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When the Municipality Was Fifty Years Old

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 4

Many folk in Albury today will recall this view. It was taken by the well-known firm of photographers of the day, the Oakley Studio, in 1909, when Albury celebrated its golden jubilee as a municipality. To the left…

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