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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

920 stories in Murray's papers · page 26 of 46

Row in R.s.l. State Council Over an Account

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 30

SYDNEY, Fri: A split has occurred in the State council of the RSL over payment of an account which the State treasurer (Mr A. B. MacGregor) has…

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Miners Reject Strike Settlement Terms; But Want An All-Party Conference THE Coal Mining Unions’ Council to-day flatly rejected settlement proposals submitted by the Australian Council of Trade Unions to end the coal strike The C.M.U. Council instead called on the A.C.T.U. to arrange a conference of all the parties, including Federal and State Governments, to satisfactorily settle the mineworkers’ claims

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 1

THE Coal Mining Unions’ Council to-day flatly rejected settlement proposals submitted by the Australian Council of Trade Unions to end the coal strike. The C.M.U. Council instead called on the A.C.T.U. to arrange a conference of all the parties, including Federal and State Governments, to satisfactorily settle the mineworkers’ claims…

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Shire Shorts Murrumbidgee

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 4

The Murrumbidgee Shire Council met in Darlington Point on 12th July. Those present were: Cr. Ryan, the president, and Crs. Boyd, Reid, Davis…

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Shire Clerk and Engineer Appointed

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 2

At a full meeting of Waradgery Shire Council, Mr. Geo B. Dallas, district engineer to the Council of the Municipality of the City of Sydney…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Roads and Plant

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 1

It is likely that bitumen work through Darlington Point within Murrumbidgee Shire may be done next summer; similar work in the…

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Yackandandah Council Decisions SPRINGHURST

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 18

At the Red Cross meeting a fruit cake, made by Mrs. C. Diffey wad presented and a competition for it realised £8…

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Council Loans Four Being Raised

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 2

Four loans are currently being raised by the Hay Municipal Council, in addition to the recently raised loan to pay for the clerk's…

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Council to Investigate Electricity Scheme Acquisition

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 2

HAY Municipal Council has given the Town Clerk authority to take the preliminary steps towards, the acquisition of the Hay electricity undertaking, when G. M. Richards and Co's…

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Berrigan Shire Council Shire Mechanic’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1949 · page 3

The Shire Mechanic(Mr R. C. Daley) reported as follows:— All repairs possible have been made to the [?] plant…

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Shire of Berrigan. Supplementary Lists Op Electors

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1949 · page 7

Notice is hereby given that the Supplementary Lists of Electors for the various Ridings of the Shire of Berrigan are now being compiled and will…

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Windouran Shire Council Meeting Outstanding Rates

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

Outstanding rates for the current year amounted to only £185, the clerk (Mr. W. J. Salter): advised Windouran Shire…

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Shire Clerk Farewelled

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 2

At the close of the Waradgery Shire Council meeting yesterday councillors drank the health of the retiring shire clerk, Mr. P. J. Carter, and wished him…

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Tribute to Wiadouran Shire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 7

A tribute to Windouran Shire was paid by Mr. N. Walker (P. and C. Association president) at a meeting of Deniliquin Education…

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Coreen Shire Council Another Electricity Loan for £50,000 Motion to Have Communists Declared Illegal

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Coreen Shire Council on Monday, exception was taken to the broadcasting of Communist propaganda over B class stations, and because it was realised that freedom of speech was necessary in a democratic country, it was thought that…

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Carrathool Shire New Land Values

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

Under the new field valuation and amendment Act covering Crown land values, the unimproved capital value of Carrathool…

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Public Libraries For This Shire

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 3

Discussing the scheme to provide a free public library service for this district, with headquarters at Albury and branch libraries at Henty and…

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Carrathool Shire Voters Unequal Representation? Department Critical

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 4

THE Local Government Department has asked Carrathool Shire Council to give its electors more equal representation by altering its riding boundaries. Council will reply that, the unimproved capital value being much the same in all…

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Shire Boundaries Bland Against Transfer to Carrathool

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 2

Bland Shire Council has expressed opposition to a request from ratepayers on its far western boundary for transfer to…

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[?]To Permit Murray Shire Desidents Use of Library

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 5

PROPOSAL whereby Murray Shire residents would become subscribing members of the Central Regional [?]Deniliquin has been submitted to the Library [?]of New South Wales…

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Council Protests on Electoral Bill

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

Both the Hay Municipal Council and the Murrumbidgee Shire Council will make protests, somewhat belated, concerning the…

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