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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

920 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 46

Culcairii Council Asked to Organise Water Celebrations

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 1

A public meeting at Henty School of Arts on Monday night decided to ask Cuicairn Shire Council to organise a suitable function at Henty to mark the occasion of the opening of a bulk water supply to Henty…

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Trades and Labor Council Shuns Mr. Sharkey

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 9

SYDNEY, Thursday : NSW Trades and Labor Council tonight directed unionists to boycott any stopwork meetings…

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Bank Appeal Before Privy Council

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 3

Lord Porter, chairman of the Law Lords hearing the appeal by the Commonwealth Government against the…

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Mayor Will Sue Union Official

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sun.: The Lord Mayor (Aid. Chandler) has announced that he will sue the Tramways Union secretary (Mr…

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Coreen Shire Council

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Coreen Shire Council was held on Friday, March 18, there being present Crs. E. B. Bott (president), T. H. Lewis, T. C. Sanger, T. Norman, A. E. Mitchell, H. B. Ball and A. Nicholson…

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Town Improvement Shire Villages

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 1

Town Improvement Funds have now been set up in the Carrathool Shire villages of Carrathool and Whitton; Rankin's Springs…

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Hillston Weir May Be Shire Job

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 4

Mr. F. H. Brewster, W.C. and I. Commission, has suggested that Carrathool Shire undertake the construction of the Hillston…

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RABBITS Shire to Work Through Landholders

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 1

Carrathool Shire at its meeting adopted the engineer's recommendation that no action be taken to purchase the light tractor…

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Carrathool Township Matters Before Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 2

Various business in connection with Carrathool township came before the recent Shire meeting. TOWN VALUATIONS…

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Town Clerk Reviews Council's Activities of 1948

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 2

A COMPREHENSIVE report of the Municipal Council's 1948 activities was presented to a meeting of council recently by the town clerk (Mr.A.J. Chanl) Several of the items…

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Darlington Point North May Join Murrumbidgee Shire A.L.P. Approach to Minister

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 2

A DEPUTATION from the local A.L.P. last Saturday, asked the Minister for Local Government to transfer Darlington Point North to Murrumbidgee Shire, asserting that the village did not receive adequate service from Carrathool…

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Jerilderie Shire Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Jerilderie Shire Council was held on Thursday morning last. Present:—Crs. E. D. Ryan (ch.), A. C…

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Murrumbidgee Shire

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 4

A special meeting of Murrumbidgee Shire Council was held last Saturday morning, before the arrival of the Hon. J. J. Cahill, Minister for Public…

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Brisbane’s Lord Mayor Issues Writ

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 12

BRISBANE, Thurs.: A writ was issued out the Supreme Court today on behalf of the Lord Mayor…

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Shire Shorts Carrathool Hillston Sanitation

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 4

Complaints about the Hillston sanitary service were received from the Hillston Progress Association, and the Department of Health also…

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Hillston Hotel Shire Wants Re-built

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 5

Carrathool Shire Council decided at its last meeting to try and secure re-building of the Royal Hotel, Hillston. The hotel…

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Hay Municipal Council Streets to Be Graded Special Grant Asked for Cemetery Road

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 5

THE Hay Municipal Council, at a special meeting last night, decided that certain notoriously bad streets in the town should be graded at once, if the Shire patrol could be spared, and, since it has been disallowed under the petrol tax…

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S.r. County Council to Purchase Motor Vehicles

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 1

At a meeting of the Southern Riverina County Council, held at Wagga recently, approval was given for the purchase of seven motor vehicles and…

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N.S.W. Legislative Council Elections Official Results Today Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 3

FULL results of today’s voting in the elections for the Legislative Council will not be officially known until tomorrow. It is believed the election will probably…

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Served Council For 28 Years

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 6

Mrs. E. White (Miss Hazel Prior) senior typist in the Town Clerk’s office, was farewelled at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon upon her…

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