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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

821 stories in Murray's papers · page 25 of 42

America’s Blunt Accusation When U.N. Security Council Adjourns Lake Success

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 3

United Motions Security Council , last night adjourned until tomorrow following a blunt American, accusation that the Soviet Union was assisting the .North Korean invaders. Declaring that the Soviet had the “power and influence” to call off…

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Chiltern Shire Councillors

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 8

Councillors and officers of the children Shire. Front row, left to right, Mr D. Williams (health inspector), Crs T. De Piazza, A. Oates (President),- T. Peake (vice-President), T. Morris; back row, Crs J. Dixon, Mr J[. Sullivan (engineer), Mr J…

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Council Officers’ Reports

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 5

Wet weather caused a great deal of deterioration in the condition of road and street works, the engineer (Mr Sarvaas) reported to…

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Yarrawonga Council Nominations

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 12

Nominations for election to Yarrawonga Shire Council closed yesterday. Those to nominate were: Central Riding. Cr W. E. Martin…

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Municipal Council to Borrow £5000 to Build Homes for Staff

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 3

Loans totalling £5000 will be raised by Deniliquin Municipal Council for the purpose of erecting two cottages to…

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Corowa Apexians Will Help Lord Mayor's Flood Relief Appeal

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 1

The Corowa Municipal Council and the Coreen Shire Council have appealed for funds to help relieve the distress of our countrymen to the…

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Corowa Municipal Council Planting and Fencing of "Sunnyside" Play Ground Extensive Plant to Be Purchased Civil Aviation Department to be asked to purchase Aerodrome

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 4

Due to various reasons the ranks of the Municipal Council were thinned cut on Tuesday night last August 8, 1950, when a bare quorum carried out a long and important session at the monthly meeting His Worship the Mayor, Alderman G., N., Eberle was…

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Yackandandah Shire Councillors

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 7

Cr H. Hodgson, who has been a member of the Yackandandah Shire Council for 49 years, six of which he has been Shire President, photographed with his colleagues and staff, six of whom are Justices of the Peace. Back row, left to…

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Show Holidays in Hume Shire

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 2

Hume Shire Council yesterday greed to a request from Albury Show Society to have Friday, September 8, main day of the show…

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Power Grader for Hume Shire Roads

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 8

Home Shire Council has taken delivery of its first power grader, which cost over £3000. Shire engineer, Mr R. V. Welsh, is seen climbing aboard the grader, which is powered by a 46 h.p. Perkins diesel engine…

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Pacific Research Council Meets

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY. Fri: The South Pacific Commission’s Research Council met today for the plenary session. Council discussed means of…

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Hume Council Engineer’s Report

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 14

At yesterday’s meeting of Hume Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. R. V. Welsh) presented the following report…

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Hume Council Decisions Move by Brocklesby for Water Supply

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 8

At a meeting of Hume Shire Council yesterday a request was received from Brocklesby Progress Association for further investigations into providing a water supply for Brocklesby from an underground bore…

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Culcairn Shire Decisions

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of Culcairn Shire Council yesterday there were present: Crs. L. C. Lindner (President), A. Ross. D. Goldsworthy, J…

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Drastic Change of Conargo Shire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 1

The road programme of the Conargo Shire Council will undergo a drastic change when new items of plant are purchased…

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Chamber to Request Council to Clean Streets

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 1

The Chamber of Commerce will approach the Municipal Council with a request that steps be taken to clean the…

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Berrigan Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 9

The monthly meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council was held on Monday last, the following Councillors being present; Crs, E H. Coldwell (president)…

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Shire Council “In Big Money”

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 7

The local Shire Council was in the big money” at Tuesday’s meeting Proposals adopted! included merely:— Sewerage for Jerilderie, £39,000; town…

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“Windfall” for Municipal, Shire Councils

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Government had decided to subsidise councils to the extent of one half the amount of rates owed by old…

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Retiring Councillors Back in Council

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 10

Retiring councillors of Wodonga Shire, Crs. C. C. Sheather (Greenhill Riding), T. E. Snowdon (Bonegilla) and R. M. Hall (Wodonga)…

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