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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

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Stock Matters Discussed Important Questions for Agricultural Council Meeting Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 4

Following a meeting of the Stock Production Committee here today it is possible a list of specified types of livestock, on which the Federal…

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Windouran Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 4

Contract 46-6 Contractor, G. Castle Amount, £1011/13/4 Works: (a) 1508 raising formation reforming and loam paying on State…

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Cr. Blyth Welcomed To Carrathool Shire

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 4

The newly-elected member of the Carrathool Shire Council (Cr. Blyth) was welcomed on taking his seat for the first time on Monday…

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Requests to Wodonga Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 4

First Wodonga Shire Council meeting for 1947 was held yesterday, with two councillors absent. They were Cr. Watson, who was…

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News and Notes Council to Publish Names of Defaulting Ratepayers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 3

The Junee Municipal Council will take the extraordinary action of publishing in the local paper a complete list of all persons who…

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Appeal by Dairy-an Who Lost Licence Letter To Wodonga Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 5

Through Mr J. S. N. Harris, solicitor, a Wodonga dairyman, Mr W. A. Coulston, appealed to Wodonga Shire Council meeting yesterday…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1

Murrumbidgee Shire Council met in the Council Chambers, Darlington Point, on Friday, 24th January. Present: The president (Cr. J. C. Boyd…

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Shire Council May Run Lottery GOSFORD

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 3

Gosford Shire Council has appointed a committee of four councillors to consider conducting a lottery to finance the construction of a promenade…

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Liberal Party Council Endorses Executive's Action

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 7

A full attendance of the Council of the Liberal Party at the Royal Empire Society's Rooms, on Tuesday night, January 28, unequivocally endorsed the action of the executive in the recent negotiations with the Country party for an amalgamation of strength in New South Wales…

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Lawson Endorsed Candidate for Murray Electorate Council Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1

At the meeting of the District Executive of the Murray Electorate Council of the Australian Country Party held in the Southern Riverina Picnic Turf Club rooms yesterday morning, Mr. J. A. Lawson, M.L.A., was unanimously endorsed as…

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Corowa Electorate Council Country Party Will Retain Separate Entity

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 3

A meeting of the Australian Country Party, Corowa Electorate Council, was held at Urana on 24th January, 1947, when a large…

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Jewish National Council Refuses to Co-operate Against Terrorists London

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 4

Rejection of the Palestine Government’s note giving Jewry until February 11 to co-operate against terrorism was announced in Palestine last night…

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Murray Shire Council Meeting Council Refuses to Affiliate with Regional Library Application to Open Road Construct Bridges

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 1

At yesterday’s meeting of Murray Shire Council, held in Shire Hall, Mathoura, letters were received from two ratepayers regarding the non-participation of the Council in the Central Murray Library Scheme, and asking Council for an…

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Shire Rates Court Decision May Have Effect on Finances

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 4

The illabo Shire Council has an equal chance of getting between £2000 and £2600 arrears of rates from the Rural Bank…

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Wheat and Wool Growers N.e. District Council Meets at Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 3

Mr. J. C. Gorman (president) presided at the N.E. District Council meeting of the Wheat and Wool Grower Association at…

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Protest On Delay In Timber Deliveries From Albury Trades and Lobor Council

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held on Friday night. . Council expressed it dissatisfaction…

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Berrigan Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 7

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

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Corowa Electorate Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 4

A meeting of the Australian Country Party Corowa Electorate Council was held at Urana on 24th January, when a large number of delegates from all…

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Left Council Meeting To Fight Fire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 8

About 9.30 last night, whilst the Corowa Municipal Council meeting; was in progress, the electrical engineer (Mr H. Grimmond), who is also…

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lerilderie Shire Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Jerildsrie Shire Council was held on Saturday morning last, there being present:—Crs. E. D. Ryan…

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