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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

821 stories in Murray's papers · page 33 of 42

Hay Municipal Library

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 5

The following are the titles of further books lent by the Sydney Public Library and available until the first week in November:—…

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The World Council Of Churches

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 October 1950 · page 6

Rev John Garrett, the general secretary of the Australian section of the World Council of Churches, will be visiting Albury…

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Waradgery Shire Council Maude School—road Repairs—ramps

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 October 1950 · page 2

WARADGERY Shire Council met on Thursday. Among matters dealt with was the Maude school water supply, disputed account for work done by contractor oh the West Burrabogie road at the request of a ratepayer, and the question of ramps…

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Increased Petrol Tax Grants Next Year Carrathool Shire Expects £8,000

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 October 1950 · page 1

CARRATHOOL Shire's share of the increased grants which will be made during the next financial year from Petrol Tax monies, is expected to be £7,500 to £8,000. This was stated at the Council meeting on Monday, by the Shire engineer…

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Holbrook Shire Discusses Partterson’s Curse, Bush Fire Danger

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 6

Spread of Patterson’s Curse and action to combat bush fires were among matters discussed by Holbrook Shire Council yesterday. Patterson’s Curse came up for…

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Kerr to Go to Privy Council

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Seven provisional. grounds of appeal to the Privy . Council have been drafted by legal…

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WODONGA District Section Wodonga Council Plans Sheep Selling Yards

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 9

Sheep marketing yards may soon be [?] in [?] At the Shire Council’s instruction, engineer, Mr R. J. Martin, recently tabled place drawn up four years age, and submitted a cost estimate of £12,000…

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Shire Elections on New Riding Boundaries

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 3

The triennial elections for the Jerilderie Shire Council will take place during December, and will be conducted on the new…

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Council to Acquire Homes for Key Personnel

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 14

Key staff personnel employed by Albury City Council will in future have homes made available to them “as and when considred necessary.”…

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Carrathool Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 4

A proposed water scheme for Goolgowi may be jeopardised because the Railways Department, which was expected to use a…

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Murray Shire Engineer

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 2

The Murray Shire Council has appointed Mr. M. R. Cover of the Department of Works and Housing, Canberra, as shire engineer. Mr. Cover…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Road Reclassification Refused

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 6

AN application by the Murrumbidgee Shire Council to the Department of Main Roads to have the Griffith-Jerilderie road reclassified as a highway has been refused. This was disclosed at the monthly meeting of the Shire…

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Conargo Shire Prepares for Bush Fire Season

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 1

The danger of bush fires this summer was stressed by the Conargo shire president (Cr. A. C. Bradford) when he addressed…

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£3000 Loan for Murray Shire Comprehensive Financial Survey

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 7

Murray Shire Council's application for a £3000 ordinary loan has been approved by its bankers…

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Hay Municipal Library

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 2

The regular monthly meeting of the Hay Municipal Library was held on Tuesday. 24th October, at 8 p.m., the president, Mr. H. E. G. Atkins, being…

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Aldermen May Not Have Opposition

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 October 1950 · page 15

Apart from present members, there has been no indication so far of any other citizen seeking a seat on the Albnry City…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Maritime Board Objects to Footway

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 4

A LETTER from the Department of Main Roads advising that the Maritime Services Board will not agree to permanent closing of the opening span and the cost of providing a footway which will lift with the opening span will be very high,…

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Original Correspondence Council Business (To the Editor of "The Riverine Grazier.")

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 2

Sir,—May I be permitted to offer the following explanations in reply to your criticism of the Council and myself in your last issue…

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Shire of Jerilderie Bush Fire Accidents

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 3

For some lime Council has been trying to get an authoritative statement on responsibility under Workers' Compensation Law…

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Hume Shire’s Anti-diph- Theria Campaign

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 2

Yesterday 25 school and pre-school children were immunised against diphtheria at Lavington and 19 at Jindera. The…

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