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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

864 stories in Murray's papers · page 31 of 44

Holbrook May Have An Ambulance Council Discussion Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 September 1947 · page 3

Holbrook and district residents are to be given an opportunity at a public meeting to decide whether or not they want an ambulance service for the…

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Hotel’s No Parking Area Worries Albury Aldermen

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 2

Albury City Council, at its meeting last night, decided to inform the Department of Road Transport that it did not approve of the proposed…

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Mr. Lang’s Queries Alderman’s Trip Abroad

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday : Mr Lang (Ind. Lab., NSW) put a series of questions to the Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) in the House of…

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Albury City Council Decisions

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 3

A recommendation first application be made for an increase is the limit of the general rating to 6½d in the £1 was made by the finance Committee at last…

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Nine Home Plans Approved by Albury Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 2

Albury City Council last night approved of plans tor buildings and' alterations to the Value , of £13,520, including 9 dwellings. The applications…

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Grazier " Assailed : Headline Wounds Alderman. Council Reports "Incorrect"

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 2

THE "Grazier" should be a little more courteous' in reporting Municipal meetings, the Mayor (Aid. J. P. Flood) told Hay Council on Tuesday…

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To the Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 2

ALD J. G. McKinney has expressed strong disapproval concerning our alleged inaccurate reports of council meetings…

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"Two Man" Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 4

Yass Council meeting nowadays is a two man affair. The administrator, Mr. H. W. Dane, and the town clerk, Mr. D. Tllghman, grace the…

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Council Aloof From Banking Protest

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 2

Hay Municipal Council will dissociate itself from any protest against the Government's Banking…

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Rural Bank Liable For Council Rates When Mortgagee Is In Possession

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 5

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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Municipal Council C.W.A.S Building _Plans Hay C.W.A. Branch may

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 4

get portion of the old council chambers site, corner Lachlan Randall Streets, for their proposed baby health centre…

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Wodonga Shire Council Decisions

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 5

At yesterday’s Wodonga Shire Council meeting the engineer, Mr T Hogg, reported as follows:— Beechworth-Wodonga road: T…

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Albury Council Elections Keener Interest Seems Likely

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 2

With the almost certain introduction shortly of compulsory voting in Local Government elections, It is expected that Albury…

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U.S. Soviet Clash Again Security Council Election

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 5

FLUSHING, Wed.—The Assembly today formally elected Canada and Argentina to the Security Council on the first…

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Election In Victoria Almost Certain Within Few Weeks Govt. Defeated on Supply Bill in Council Issue Will Be Fought On Banks Nationalisation MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 1

A State election within a few weeks seems certain following the defeat of the Cain Labor Government in the Legislative Council to-night by 19 votes to 13 on a motion to grant supply of £2,717,903 to carry the Government over the period until the presentation of the Budget…

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Australian Elected to Seat on Social and Economic Council

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 1

FLUSHING. Thurs.: The United Nations Assembly today elected Australia to one of the six vacancies on the Social, and…

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Newcastle to Have a Lord Mayor

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 October 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.: City of Greater Newcastle was today declared a Lord Mayoralty. The Minister for Local Government (Mr Cahill)…

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Assembly Passes Bill Seeking Abolition of Council Will Go to Upper House Tuesday Rejection Seems Almost Certain MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 October 1947 · page 1

Bill providing for a referendum on the abolition of the Legislative Council, or the widening of the franchise for that Chamber, was carried in the Legislative Assembly…

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Railwaymen Condemn Action of Council

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.: A meeting today officers representing all metropolitan divisions, sections and shop committees of the…

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Victorian Premier Bitterly Attacks Legislative Council Its Refusal of Financial Supply “Vicious Form of Dictator ship”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.—The arbitrary action of 19 Legislative Councillors in demanding the Government’s resignation and refusing it financial supply unless it agreed, was the most vicious…

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