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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

864 stories in Murray's papers · page 28 of 44

Council Offers £8,000 for Army Water-Sewage Plant

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 2

HAY Municipal Council has offered £8000 to the Department of the Interior for the water supply system sewerage treatment plant, formerly owned, by the Army at Hay…

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L.G. Dept. Takes Over Yass Municipality Declared Defaulting Area Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 1

The Minister for Local Government (Mr Cahill) announced today that Yass had been declared a defaulting area, and an officer of his department…

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Wodonga Council Elections To-day

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 August 1947 · page 6

The polling booth at the supper room of Wodonga Shire Hall will open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today for voting in the council elections. There are…

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Voters At Wodonga Council Elections

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 3

Three ratepayers who exercised their right to vote on Saturday in the Wodonga Shire Council elections. An ideal sunny spring day and interesting contests assisted to provide an 85 per cent poll…

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[?]Donga Shire Elections Mr. R. M. Hall New Councillor Cr C. C. Sheather Returned With 34 Majority

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 3

Votes recorded by ratepayers at Wodonga on Saturday for contests [?] Wodonga and Greenhill ridings numbered 717, a more than average [?]age and indicative of the interest shown by townspeople; [?] Robert Hall had a 203 majority,…

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Rutherglen Shire Election

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 1

Rutherglen Shire Election At the annual election of councillors for Rutherglen Shire on Saturday, Cr. J. P. Francis, carrier,…

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Councillor Connelly Again Melbourne’s Lord Mayor Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 2

Cr Francis Connelly, who has held the office of Lord Mayor of Melbourne since 1945 was re-elected for a third term today. His allowance was…

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Wodonga Shire President Cr. C. C. Sheather Chose[?]

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 4

At yesterday’s Wodonga Shire Council meeting, Cr. C. C. Sheather was elected president for the ensuing 12 months. Allowance was fixed at £100,…

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Council Meeting on

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 6

The monthly meeting of Culcairn Shire Council will be held next Monday, September 8…

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Lockhart Shire Engineer's Report To August Meeting

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 4

At the August meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. G. C. Page) reported) : "Construction work carried out…

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County Council Asked to Hasten Water Supply

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 1

At a meeting of Henty Progress Association on Monday, Messrs A. J. Gehrig and E. B. Twartz moved a successful motion to the effect that…

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Mayor and Mayoress Entertain

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 September 1947 · page 5

As a way of expressing gratitude to townspeople who had co-operated with them in organising the civic ball last month, the Mayor and…

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Culcairn Shire Affairs Business Before Councillors

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council yesterday there were present Crs. Allster Ross (President), C. A. lee J. D. Ritchie W. Holt. J. C. Tweddle…

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Council Rolls Cannot Vote Unless Names on Rolls

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 1

Many thousands were under the Impression that because their names were on the Parliamentary rolls they were automatically…

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Rural Bank Liable for Council Rates When Mortgagee in Possession

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 4

The recent judgment of the High Court that the Rural Bank, when mortgagee in possession, is liable for council rates, has been received with…

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L.g. Officer to Administer Yass Municipality

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 3

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) has announced that Yass ha i been declared a "defaulting area," and an officer of his department had…

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Berrigan Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1947 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council was hold on Monday last, the following Councillors being present:—Cr. W. S. Collie (President),…

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Council [?] Track Unsafe, Says Alderman

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 September 1947 · page 3

[?] matters discussed at a [?] sitting of the Albury City [?] last night were the follow[?]…

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Towong Sure Meeting of Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 September 1947 · page 6

Present at the last monthly meeting of the Towong Shire Council were the following; Crs Ried, Paton, Hutchinson,…

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Council Approves Five House Plans

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 September 1947 · page 4

Building[?] to the value of £8360, [?] five homes, were approved [?] night’s meeting of Albury City [?] One plan, that of F. W. Stevens[?]…

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