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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

844 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 43

Council Will Consider Establishing Municipal Slaughteryards

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 1

A FAILURE AND SUCCESS TO ALD. F. V. HOLDEN TWO motions, notice of which had been given by Ald. Holden, met with mixed fortunes when they were tabled at Wednesday night’s Municipal Council meeting. One was…

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CARRATHOOL Matters Before Council Carrathool Improvements

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 2

The Carrathool Shire Council has appointed Crs. Killen and Blyth and the engineer, Mr. Satterthwaite to meet the Carrathool Progress…

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Corowa Show Society Meeting of Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 1

A meeting of the council of the above Society was held at Frasers office on Friday night of last week when Mr. P.A. Allen (president) presided and there were eighteen councillors present, as well as the secretary (Mr. W.T. Easdown)…

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City Council by Election Albury R.s.l. Will Contest

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 5

Two candidates were nominated at last evening’s meeting of Albury sub-branch of the RSL when it was decided to consider…

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Britain Accused of Fighting the Jews Ukrainian Allegation To Security Council Lake Success

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 1

Transjordan last night bluntly refused to answer questions by the United Nations Security Council of its role m the Palestine war…

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Shire Council Corrong Bridge Now Open

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 4

The new Corrong bridge is now open for traffic and, apart from minor matters has been passed by the Department of Main Roads…

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Amalgamation Shire Council Won't "Talk It Over"

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 3

At Thursday's meeting of the Council a letter was received from the Acting Town Clerk, Mr. T. P. Cook, who forwarded a request from the…

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Municipal Council Correspondence

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 3

The Municipal Council meeting last Wednesday night was notable for one thing—general business concluded at the early hour of 9.40…

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Carrathool Shire Council Hillston Affairs — Development Roads — Plant — Town Improvements

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 1

THE Council sat for about seven hours on Monday. Hillston affairs were dealt with, also a statement from the Department that Council could not get a share of the special petrol tax allocation for both developmental and unclassified roads…

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Waradgery Shire Council New Road — Roads Grant — Library — Tenders — Maude Crossing

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 4

AT the Waradgery Shire Council meeting on Thursday, some progress was reported in the negotiations to dedicate the Nullagong Road preparatory to its formation. It was reported that the special road grant would be spent by the end of…

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Aerodrome Work Commenced by Shire Plant

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 1

The Waradgery Shire's plant has commenced the work at the Hay Aerodrome, to prepare it for dry weather use by large…

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City Council By-election Nominations Close Tomorrow

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 5

Only organisation which has yet come out into the open con-cerning the approaching City Council by election is the…

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Council Property to Value of £140 Lost in Recent Fire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 1

Electrical equipment valued at £140 was destroyed by fire recently on the property of Mr. Hardman. The material was the property of the…

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Lease of Shire Hall

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 7

Lease of the shire hall for pic-, tures was discussed in committee and the following motion was agreed to in open council : “That…

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St. John's Wort Spread Worries Holbrook Shire Concillors

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 7

Concern at the spread of St. John’s Wort from Mannus other areas was expressed by members of Holbrook Shire Council yesterday. Expressing the opinion that eradication or the weed…

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Village Green Oval Albury Council’s Plans

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 14

Sports oval, now being graded by the city council on the site of the old market gardens near Noreull Park will be planned…

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Public Sports Area at Holbrook Discussion by Council

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 11

Provision of a public sports arena at Holbrook was further discussed by Holbrook Shire Council yesterday…

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Council to Spend £30,000 on Sewage Works

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 2

Under a plan adopted by Albury City Council after five years' investigation and re-search by the City Engineer (Mr…

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Items of News Council to Sell Blocks of Land

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of Holbrook Shire Council it was decided to take action to sell six blocks of land on which rates…

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Y.M.S.C. World Council to Meet at Geelong

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 10

LONDON, Wed.: The world Council of Young Men’s Service Clubs, meeting at Hastings today, decided to hold the next…

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