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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

920 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 46

Amateur Fishermen Municipality Will Not Support

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 2

The Municipal Council will not support the Riverina Amateur Fishermen's Association in their current campaign. The opinion…

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500 Attend Council of Churches Service

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 2

TESTIMONY to a widespread desire for a closer unity among several branches of the Christian Church was given by a congregation of 500 people who met in the [?] Theatre last evening…

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Dutch Continue War Despite Security Council Decision

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sunday : Despite Security Council resolutions the Dutch were continuing the colonial war in…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Shire Engineer Housing Difficulty

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 1

Subject to his meeting local standards, the Local Government Engineers' Association has advised the Murrumbidgee Shire…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Fishermen's Conference Shire Stands by Sales Ban

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 3

If the Murrumbidgee Shire sends a representative to the fishermen's conference in Hay this week, he will uphold the…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Storm in a Teacup Shire Hall Rentals

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 4

A motion to increase the rentals on the Murrumbidgee Shire Hall, arising from the lengthy and spirited discussion at the December…

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Council Cuts Losses

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 2

The Municipal Council has accepted an offer by Mr. H. A. Keys to surrender land in lieu of rates. The rating arrears in this case exceed the…

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New Council Rooms

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 3

The Municipal Council at its last meeting adopted the clerk's recommendation that the present reading room in the Athenaeum, with the two…

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Municipal Roads Further Grant—plant Loan Urged

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 2

THE Municipal Council has been invited to share in the extra petrol tax allocation for 1948-49, but must finish the Gunbar road job first. The contract for this is not yet taken. Several aldermen have drawn attention to needed road…

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Albury Taxi Service Complaints to Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 5

Two complaints about taxi services were before Albury City Council meeting last evening…

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Regional Library Service Plan Outlined to Albury Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 10

PLANS to establish a library service in the Upper Murray regions establish a and Victoria were outlined to Murray City Council in a report submitted by the library committee. After the report had been adopted, Ald. Robertson…

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Mayor's Son .Married

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 2

A very pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Alban's Church of . England, Tocumwal, on Saturday, 15th January, when Norma Margaret,…

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Shire Meeting

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 7

The monthly meeting of Culcairn Shire Council will be held on Monday next, February 14…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Road Work

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

The Murrumbidgee Shire at its last meeting approved a proposal for sharing the expected extra allotment from the 1948-49 petrol tax grant…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Noxious Weeds Inspector Appointed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

The Murrumbidgee Shire Council has appointed a temporary noxious weeds inspector with authority to serve notice on…

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Corowa Municipal Council Enquiry for Factory Site Land Purchased for New Industry Writer Supply Improvements

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Corowa Municipal Council held on Tuesday night last, February 8, 1949, had a bare quorum, there being present His Worship the Mayo (Ald. G. N. Eberie), Aldermen T. C. Morris, M. H. Carrigg, T. S. Carson and G. Scott, D. E. Kemp…

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Original Correspondence Shire Engineer (To the Editor of "The Riverine Grazier.")

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 2

Sir,—May I be permitted to transgress in your columns and more particularly to bring under the notice of the "Waradgery Shire Ratepayers"…

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Albury Council Officers’ Reports He[?]man and Impounding Officer

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 6

Mungabareena Reserve : On muster there were 80 head of cattle registered and 30 head of horses running on the reserve…

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Hume Shire Council Decisions Water Shortage at Lavington Relief To Be Provided

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 14

FOLLOWING deputation to Hume Shire Council yesterday from Lavington Progress Association and C.W.A. seeking action for the immediate alleviation of the water shortage at Lavington, it was decided to give immediate…

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Beechworth Council Indignant Housing Committee Ignored by Commission

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 12

At last meeting of Beechworth Shire Council it was notified that an officer of the Housing Commission had visited the town and…

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