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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

920 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 46

Mayor and Shire Presidents Entertain English Cricketers at Official Dinner

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 6

The Catholic Club was very attractively decorated on Tuesday night for the dinner given to the visiting English women…

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[?]douran Shire President Reports [?]W Rayes, High Co[?] Create Shire's First Overdraft

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 3

OW rating during the war years and rising costs in labour and materials caused Windouran Shire Council concluded the year 1948 with an overdraft the first [?]e in the shire's history stated the president (Cr. T. C…

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Windouran Shire Rates Increase 1/2d

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 7

By adopting the shire clerk's 1949 estimates at a meeting on Thursday, December 23, Windouran shire Council increased…

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Appeal To Red Leaders To End War Shanghai City Council’s Move Peiping Expects “Quick Settlement” SHANGHAI

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 1

THE local city council sent a radio message last night directly addressed to General Mao [?] and other top-ranking Communist leaders [?]ppealing for the immediate issue of a cease-fire…

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Yarrawonga Council Decisions

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the Yarrawonga Shire Council yesterday there were present Crs. J. G. Bruce (chairman), J. Grant, S. Wright, F…

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Conargo Shire Council’s Electrification Scheme

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 5

Conargo Shire Council may be in a position to submit to its ratepayers in April a proposal regarding its rural…

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Conargo Shire Rate Unaltered

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 8

Conargo Shire Council yesterday decided not to raise tits general rate of 11/4d in the £. The shire clerk (Mr. Drew)…

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Tributes to Mir, J. A. Lawson, M.L.A. Council’s Appreciative Refernces

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 8

Mr. J. A. Lawson, M.L.A., had given invaluable assistance in the establishment of the Conargo and Blighty to…

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Carrathool Shire President's Report Solid Progress in 1948: Roadwork Up 60 Per Cent. Main Credit to Clerk and Engineer

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 1

At the Carrathool Shire's meeting on Monday, Cr. Munro, who retains the presidency, presented his report for 1948. Amongst the shire's…

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Czechs Aid Jews with Arms British Allegations For The Security Council LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 3

WHEN the leader of the British delegation to the U.N. Security Council (Sir Alexander Cadogan), who is now crossing the Atlantic in the Queen Mary, reaches New…

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Culcairn Shire Affairs Meeting of Council

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 9

At the monthly meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council yesterday. There were present Crs L. . Lindner (President), A. Ross, J. D. Ritchie,…

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[?]urray Shire Rates [?]creased ½d

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 5

The use to which the ½d rate [?]crease will be devoted was explained at yesterday’s Murray [?]hire Council meeting…

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40 Years as Shire Clerk MR. W. J. Dyer Retires

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 1

After 40 years as a Local Government clerk—36 of which were spent with Murray Shire Council—Mr. W. J, Dyer…

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Murray Shire Hastens Cobb Highway Committments Tender for Important Work Accepted

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 1

GREAT progress on Murray Shires Council’s State Highway programme should be seen in the near future. At yesterday’s council meeting road work tenders were accepted and new ones framed for immediate operation…

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Berrigan Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council was held on Monday last, the following Councillors being preset: Crs. G. V. Cope (President),…

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Wodonga Council Strikes Rates

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 6

At a special meeting of Wodonga Shire Council yesterday auditor’s reports were received, accounts for the previous…

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Amateur Fishermen Concerned Protest Request to Albury Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 11

In Hay there were three professional fishermen operating, and it was almost impossible to buy a cod from any of them,…

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[?] Complaint Against Britain Lodged With The Security Council London Rejects [?] ALLEGATION Shooting Down Of Planes New York

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 3

THE Israeli Government today instructed its representative at the United Nations request an urgent meeting of the Security [?] to hear an Israeli complaint against…

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“Council Should Control Cemetery.” Trust Secretary the only certain way of ensuring that Albury cemetery is put in order did maintained neatly is for the City Council to take it over. This is the conviction of the secretary of the Combined

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 4

Sir,—Mrs Lillian Gordon Holmes on the 7th inst, and earlier “Daughter of Pioneer,” both wrote to your paper condemning the…

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Shire Clerk Resigns

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 2

Alter 40 years as a local government clerk—36 of which were spent with Murray Shire Council—Mr. W. J. Dyer tendered his resignation to a…

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