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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

844 stories in Murray's papers · page 22 of 43

Shire Leasehold Values

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 4

The old question of comparative values of (Crown) leasehold and freehold lands was discussed at Thursday's meeting of the…

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Municipal Council and Private Enterprise

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 1

Two interesting motions, notice of which has .been given (by Aid. F. V. Holden will be discussed by the Municipal Council tomorrow night. They…

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Shire Rabbit Meance Discusser

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 1

When asked for information to support the case for dollars to buy American wiry and netting, Waradgery Shire Councillors…

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Shire Population Why a Decline?

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 1

The Waradgery Shire Council at its Thursday meeting, received a letter from Mr. Gentilli of the University of Western Australia. Mr Gentilli is…

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Municipal Council Meeting Rubbish — Sewerage — Scheme — Postal Business—capital Debts —Stock Routes

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 2

COUNCIL met on Tuesday last. Among the, business dealt with was the question of dumping rubbish, Council deciding to take action against offenders — Council gave necessary authority for the Works Department to do engineering work…

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Berrigan Shire Council Correspondence

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 3

From E. T. Kendell, M.L.A., forwarding letter from Minister for Housing, also letter from Housing Commission in regard to tenders for…

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Berrigan Shire Council Shire Clerk’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 4

The Shire Clerk (Mr W. H. Rodgers), reported as follows:— Staff Matters.—J. M‘Grillan and F. Barker have now completed three…

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Suburb Left Without a Mayor

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.: Newtown has been without a Mayor since July 7. because three meetings of the Newtown Council have lapsed…

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The Aldermen Ask Their Questions

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 2

What is there to prevent the Municipal Council from undertaking its own housing scheme and thus solve, or help to solve, the local problem?…

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Municipal Council and Private Enterprise Ald. Holden's Motions Defeated

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 1

Ald. F. V. Holden’s two motions, notice of which had been given, were defeated when put to the vote at Wednesday night’s Municipal Council…

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Council Question Time

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Hay Municipal Council, the following business business arose of questions:—…

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93 Per Cent. Rates Collected in Lockhart Shire

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 1

Cr. W. K. Day (president) was in the chair for the July meeting of Lockhart Shire Council. Other councillors present were Messrs C…

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The Athenaeum Council Discusses Library Control

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 1

A special meeting of the Hay Municipal Council on Monday evening discussed at some length the question of the working of the…

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The Back-to Holiday Question Council Applies for Thursday Gazettal

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 1

Supporting the Chamber of Commerce request for the gazettal of Thursday Instead of Wednesday during Back-to. Week as a public holiday,…

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Must Enforce Noxious Weeds Act Burrs Spreading in Municipality

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 1

Deniliquin Irrigators' League is concerned with the spread of noxious weeds within the Municipal boundary and in order to seek-a remedy…

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Carrathool Shire Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 3

Council decided to establish local funds for the United Nations Appeal for Children, to protest to the Railways Department against its current…

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Coreen Shire Council Monthly Meeting Deputy Clerk's Resignation

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Coreen Shire Council Which was held on Wednesday last instead of Monday, the resignation was receive the deputy shire clerk. Mr. Wallace Duncan. it was also decided, to forward an official invitation to His Majesty the King to visit…

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Municipal Council Correspondence

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 1

The Deniliquin R.S.L. was granted a subsidy equal to its rates by the Municipal Council on Wednesday night…

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Appeal by the Mayor of Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 2

Australia, together with other Dominions of the British Empire and kindred Nations, who were our Allies during the 1939-1945 war and who…

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Our Society Facing Challenge, Mayor Declares

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 5

A challenge has been issued to the society we have grown to love and which means a great deal to all of us. Unless we accept this challenge and care a great deal about the future, we may lose the very things for which our…

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