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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

920 stories in Murray's papers · page 29 of 46

No Shire Poll at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 9

Nominations for Wodonga Shire Council elections closed yesterday, but as only sufficient nominations were received, poll will not be…

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Corowa Municipal Council Permission to Erect £4000 Timber Mill Granted Public Libraries Act Adopted Civic Centre Favoured

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 4

His Worship the Mayor (Ald. G. N. Eberie) presided over the monthly meeting of the Corowa Municipal Council on Tuesday night last August 9, 1949 and there were also present Aldermen S. R. E. Loveridge, T. C. Morris, A. T. Gray, T. S. Garson, A. J. Rogglero, Geo…

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No Undue Delay in Construction Secondary School Advice to Conargo Shire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 1

“You may be sure there will be no undue delay in the erection of the new secondary School at Deniliquin once plans…

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Bright Shire Council

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 August 1949 · page 5

The monthly meeting of Bright Shire Council was held on Thursday, with all except one councillor being present…

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[?] Council Accepts Shelter Shed Offer

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 August 1949 · page 5

“This is a magnificent offer, and is a public gesture which very few [?] make.” This remark was made at Hume…

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Hume Council Decisions Japanese Steel for Lavington Water Scheme

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 August 1949 · page 14

JAPANESE mild reinforcing steel has been ordered for Lavington water supply scheme, the clerk (Mr. Nowland) reported to Hume Shire Council yesterday. Steel will cost £41/5 per ton…

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Mayor on Site for Sanitary Depot

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 August 1949 · page 8

Albury Council would consider another site for a sanitary depot, even though it was satisfied with the area it had already choose…

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Mayor Surveys Activities of Education Committee Comprehensive Second Annual Report

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 August 1949 · page 7

IN a comprehensive report, the chairman of the Demliqmu and District Education Committee (Aid. H. G. Campbell) at the annual meeting last Thursday night, outlined the committee's wide range of activities over the past 12…

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Albury Arts Council Annual Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 August 1949 · page 6

At the annual meeting of the Albury Arts Council last night, Mr. L. J. Eddy, president, welcomed Rev, A. M. Hill and…

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Yackandandah Council Honors Veteran Councillor

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 August 1949 · page 7

Yackandandah shire claims to have on its council a councillor with the longest continuous service of any council in Victoria…

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Important Angle on Post J.O. Wool Marketing Attitude of National Council of W.S.B. of Australia

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 August 1949 · page 6

THE subject of wool Marketing after the present Wool Disposals Plan comes to an end is a very live one in organisations devoted to furthering the interests of the wool grower, and The National Council of Wool Selling…

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Berrigan Shire Council General Business

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 6

Cr. Crammond asked that the Electricity staff be permitted to co-operate with the Back-to-Berrigan Committee in the erection of street decorations…

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Riding Divisions of Berrigan Shire

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 3

The following letter was read at the last meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council from the Department of [?] Government:—…

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Proposed Sanitary Depot Mr. Heywood Replied to the Mayor

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 14

Replying yesterday to comments by the Mayor (Ald. Bunton) relating to the proposal to establish a sanitary depot at…

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Items of News Arts Council Music Group

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 2

The Albury Arts Council met last evening and heard Tschaikovsky’s Concerto No, 1 in B Flat Minor, with Horowitz as pianist…

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Yackandandah Shire Council Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 11

At a meeting of Yackandandah Council present were: Crs. Coulston (president), Jamison, Bell, Hodgson, Barton, Meehan,…

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Loan Council Approves £124 Million Programme CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 14

AUSTRALIAN Loan Council to-night approved a borrowing programme for Commonwealth and States for 1949-50 of £124,403,000. This was £42,607,000 less…

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Berrigan Granite Deposits Should Be Exploited Jerilderie Shire Engineer Strongly in Favour

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 3

The absence of any gravel or other road-making materials in the Jerilderie. Shire has ever been the bugbear of the local Council, and…

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Sewerage for Jerilderie Council to Ask Department to Make Investigations Residence for Engineer May Be Built

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 3

Important matters were dealt with at last Thursday's meeting of the Jerilderle Shire Council. The Dept. of Local Government…

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Coreen Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 4

The monthly metting of the Coreen Shire Council was held on Monday last, When there were present Cro. E. B. Bott (president), T. H. Lewis, A. Nicholson, R. B. Ball, J. F. Izon, A. E. Mitchell, R. Norman and T. C. Sanger…

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