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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

844 stories in Murray's papers · page 23 of 43

Arts Council Music Group

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 2

Last evening the subject for discussion by the Arts Council Music Group was the development of music for the piano. Early works…

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Holbrook Hospitals Difficulties Council’s Decisions

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 8

Extreme concern about the fate of the Holbrook Hospital was expressed at yesterday’s meeting of the Holbrook Shire…

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Streamlining Council Affairs

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 5

STREAMLINING of the conduct of council affairs was suggested in a report by Tweed Shire Council, which was…

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Council Helps Children’s Fund

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 11

Albury City Council last night decided to give £25 towards the current appeal in Australia for the UN Children Emergency…

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Council May Take Out Injunction Closing Of North Albury Level Crossing Gates

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 5

N.S.W. railways informed City Council last night that it had decided to close the North street level crossing gates between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. daily, and council decided to seek legit opinion on the…

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Carmthool Shire Council Prolonged Monthly Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 1

THE Carrathool Shire Council sat from 10.50 a.m. to 9.40 p.m. last Monday week, Much of the business was routine, but there was a prolonged discussion on the Shire's finances. Whitton and Carrathool have both agreed to the imposition…

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Carrathool Shire Main Roads Reclassification

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 4

Carrathool Shire is to seek reclassification of some of its many roads in order to gain more Main Roads grants to cover the heavy…

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“LOST” 1875 Quickly Recovered by Windouran Shire Council M.R.D. Divisional Engineer Supplies tine Answer

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 1

JUSE when Windouran Shire Council was lamenting its loss of £1875 (due to non-completion of certain" road work) at yesterday meeting the M.R.D, divisional engineer (Mr. R. McKeller) arrived and, much to council's relief, stated the…

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Council Election August 12

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday : Members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council will vote on August 12 for the election of a…

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Carrathool Shire Cottages Ready Early Move to Goolgowi

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 2

Carrathool Shire headquarters will be moved back to Goolgowi now that staff cottages there have been completed. The house built…

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Council Orders Removal of Verandahs

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 3

ALBURY City Council yesterday implemented its recent decision to order the removal within three years of…

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Municipal Control of Reserve Street

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 2

Replying to a petition asking council to take steps to secure control of Reserve street, the Albury city clerk, Mr Collings,…

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Carrathool Shire Council Works Progress Engineer's Report

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 1

Rain had delayed the Shire's improvement programme, the Carrathool Shire engineer reported to the July meeting of the…

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Yarrawonga Council Decisions

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 August 1948 · page 11

At the monthly meeting of Yarrawonga Shire Council yesterday those present were Crs J. H. A. Pigdon (President), L. Hayward,…

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Wodonga Council Decisions

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 3

Cr T. Snowden presided at yesterday’s meeting of the Wodonga Shire Council, the president, Cr Sheather, being unwell, although he…

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Deadlock in Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.: Because of a [?] which occurred in the Legislative Council tonight through the absence of three members,…

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P. and C. District Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the Southern District Council of P. and C. Associations was held at Jerilderie on Thursday evening last…

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Wodonga Council Aids Children’s Fund

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 10

WODONGA Shire Council yesterday decided to open a fund for the United Nations appeal for children. It was agreed that council…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 1

The Murrumbidgee Shire Council held its monthly meeting at Darlington Point on Friday, 9th July. It was decided to ask the…

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Municipal Council Representatives Wait on V.R. Commissioner

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 1

While the Victorian Railways Commissioner (Mr. Wishart) was in Deniliquin on his annual inspection yesterday, he was waited on by the mayor…

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