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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

844 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 43

Albury Civic Affairs Aldermen Discuss Scarcity of Cement

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 8

Albury council at its meeting last evening decided to make representations to the Transport Department regarding the transport of cement to Albury by road, in view of…

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“Suffer The Little Children” Albury Aldermen and Appeal

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 3

United Nations’ international children’s emergency fund appeal, which is being made this month, was discussed at Albury…

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Australia “Foreign” to English Mayor

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 4

An incident in which the mayor of a large English city described Australia as a “foreign country,” was described by Miss…

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A Mayor Killed in Car Smash

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Wed.: While driving his car today to a race meeting at Balaklava, north of Adelaide, William Allen, Mayor…

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Items of News 5000 People in Wodonga Shire

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 2

It was officially stated yesterday, that there were about 5000 people living in the Wodonga Shire This number includes European…

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Bullet Caused Long Black-out Engineer Tells Albury Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 2

A high tension line between [?] and Jindera had been severed by a rifle bullet. causing a…

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Towong Council Decisions Tallangatta Not Yet Sire of Us Fate

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 10

By arrangement with Towong council, Mr T. W. Mitchell, MLA, attended the last meeting to discuss any proposals councillors might wish to make in regard to aspects…

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Firm Action taken by Security Council; Ultimatum to Belligerents New York

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 3

In one of the strongest resolutions ever placed before the Security Council, the United Stales yesterday demanded that the United Nations should order an immediate end to the fighting in Palestine and, if necessary, back up the order with force…

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Corowa Municipal Council Proposed Payment of Aldermen Proposed Visit of Instructional Unit Many Building Applications

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 4

There were present at the monthly meeting of the Corowa Municipal Council on Tuesday night last, July 13, 1948: Deputy Mayor J. H. Armour (chair), Aldermen S.R.E. Loveridge,T.C. Morris, M.H. Carrigg, A.T. Gray A.J. Roggiere and G. Scott; D.E. Kemp…

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Council the Library

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 5

A special meeting of the Hay Municipal Council will be held on Monday next to consider the conduct of the Hay Athenaeum as a…

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Council Park Showers

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 2

The Rugby League Club will be asked when it can proceed with installation of showers at the Hay Park, a proposal that the oval be…

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Conargo Shire Electrification Scheme Survey Started

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 1

A start had been made on the survey of Conargo Shire Council’s electrification scheme, the shire clerk (Mr. S. N. Drew) reported yesterday. He stated :…

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Council Pitiful Grader Plant

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 1

EXPERIENCE with the Shire' heavy diesel patrol grader has no doubt brought aldermen and Hay Municipal Council staff to consider its own road plant, consisting of a wheeled tractor and old grader, as inadequate for the work. Ald…

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26 Children in Conargo Shire For Diphtheria Immunisation

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 1

Mr. Drew, Conargo Shire clerk, reported on the diphtheria immunisation campaign as follows at yesterday’s meeting :…

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Council C.w.a. Room

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 4

Hay Municipal Council is not prepared to take the necessary steps to register the C.W.A. Room as a public hall, but has assured…

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Bituminising of Finely Road Draws Near Conargo Shire Engineer Optimistic

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 1

The first truck load of loam would be placed on the Deniliquin section of Finley road by August 15, the Conargo Shire Council engineer (Mr…

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Those Pipes Council Will Contribute to Board

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 2

Hay Municipal Council will contribute 6d. per foot towards the cost of lifting piping from No. 6 Compound, although the…

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Duty of Council to Enforce House Repairs

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Minister for Building Materials (Mr Dickson) said today it was the responsibility of local councils to…

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Waradgery Shire Council Snowy River — Carrathool Road

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 2

THERE was comparatively little business before the Wardgery Shire Council when it me on Thursday afternoon. It was decided to advertise the forthcoming Snowy River meeting at Narandra, so that as many residents of the Shire and…

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Pay for Politicians Why Not the "Poor Aldermen“?

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 1

Aldermen and councillors of Local Government bodies may find food for thought in this brief report of a recent Corowa Council meeting. It was…

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