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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

920 stories in Murray's papers · page 32 of 46

Father and Son’s 70 Years on Council

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 September 1949 · page 7

BEECHWORTH, Friday: Cr. James Ferguson has been elected President of the Beechworth Shire Council, with an allowance of…

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Cr. Stanton Leads Rutherglen Shire

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 September 1949 · page 6

At a special meeting of Rutherglen Shire Council. Cr. Stanton was chosen president for the second time…

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Wangaratta News Hems Wangaratta, Mon.: Shire President

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 September 1949 · page 7

Cr. L. H. Colson (Killawarra Riding) was this morning elected president of the Wangaratta Shire Allowance is £75. Retiring…

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Substantial Reductions in Council Valuations

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 September 1949 · page 9

Mr. E.M. Debenham, S.M., presided at the Valuation Court last week when appeals against Deniliquin Municipal…

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Wodonga Shire Council Briefs

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 14

Council agreed to a request from Shire of Chiltern to support at the municipal conference a motion enable sealing of main roads to…

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Wodonga Shire Council Cr. J. S. Hore President

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 5

Wodonga councillors yesterday elected Cr. J. S. Hore Shire President for the ensuing 12 months. Cr Hore had previously served…

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Shire Ridings Suggested Alterations

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 3

Some time back the Local Government Department suggested to the Jerilderie Shire Council that the ridings were unbalanced, and…

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Beechworth Council News

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Beechworth Shire Council on Friday, the shire engineer (Mr. J. T. Sullivan) reported that the Public…

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Cr. W. A. Bott New Yarrawonga Shire President

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 8

NOMINATED by Or. F. Williams, Cr. W. A. Bott, Eastern Riding, was elected Shire President at Tuesday’s meeting of Yarrawonga Shire Council. Retiring President (Cr. J. G…

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Officers’ Reports To The Wodonga Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 7

The following reports were received at the Wodonga Shire Council meeting yesterday:— SECRETARY (Mr. J. N. Eddy):…

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Appreciation of Mr. Ferris by Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 3

Albury City Council last night placed on record its appreciation of the sterling service rendered by the electrical engineer (Mr…

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City Council Lives Endangered by Travelling Stock

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 12

LIVES of women and children using Schubach street at night were often endangered by travelling stock, Ald. R. S. Harrison told Albury City Council last evening when he urged the…

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New State Highway Corowa to Deniliquin Favoured by Conargo Shire Council

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 September 1949 · page 8

THE promotion of Finley Road to the status of a br[?] way was welcomed by Conargo Shire Council yesterday as one of the most important development strides [?] the district…

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[?] in Miners’ Council

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 September 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.: ..A serious [?] has developed in the [?] Central Council, which holding a special meeting in…

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The "Pastoral Times" Brand Staff Reports Mathoura News and Views Mathoura News and Views. J. R. McKINDLAY Resigns From Murray Shire Council Represented A Riding for 15 Years

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 September 1949 · page 5

TER 15 years as an A Riding councillor with Murray Shire, Cr. J. R. McKindlay has resigned. An extraordinary election will be held to fill the [?]cy and nomination day is scheduled for Friday, Sep[?] 16…

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Ban on Hoardings Reason to Be Sought From Council

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 September 1949 · page 12

Reason for Albury City Council’s refusal to renew licences covering advertising hoardings within the city, and its order for…

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Ban on Youth Rallies, Sports Recommended by Council on Paralysis Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 September 1949 · page 12

BECAUSE of the present infantile paralysis epidemic, the Consultative Council on Poliomyelitis has recommended that no youth rallies or competitive sports should be held amongst school children. Circulars are being issued to…

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Hume Shire Riding Boundaries May Be Altered

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 September 1949 · page 11

HUME Shire Council yesterday had before it a report compiled by the clerk (Mr. Nowland) and engineer (Mr. Welsh) dealing with alteration of riding boundaries. These were prepared following…

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Hume Shire President Approves Sanitary Depot Site

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 September 1949 · page 8

Contending that the site on Home Reservoir road proposed by Albury City Council as a new sanitary depot would not…

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District News News From Bright New Shire President

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 September 1949 · page 10

At the monthly meeting of the Bright Shire Council on Thursday, Cr. J. R. Mummery, of Myrtleford, was elected president…

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