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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

821 stories in Murray's papers · page 41 of 42

Council Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 20 December 1950 · page 10

The matter of preparation of the [?] for next year was mentioned by the Shire Clerk, who desired in formation as to what [?] on which…

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Wodonga Shire Books in Excellent Order

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 December 1950 · page 6

Business of Wodonga Shire Council had been ably carried out and books were in excellent order, the auditor (Mr A. H. G…

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Council Walk-out at Hay

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 December 1950 · page 10

SYDNEY. Wed: Minister for Local Government, Mr J. J. Cahill, has refused a request from Hay to appoint a Mayor of the…

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Election of Five Aldermen Mayor to Be Appointed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 2

AN election of five aldermen [?] to be held to fill the five vacancies on the Hay Municipal Council following the resignations of four aldermen and the fai[?]ure of the fifth to take the prescribed oath of office within the time allowed by the Act. No…

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Coreen Shire Council [?] Monthly Meeting [?]

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 4

The Coreen Shire Council held its meeting on Monday, 18th inst, Cr. T. C. Sanger presided and also present were Crs. J. F. Izon, E. Bott, R. Norman, A. E. Mitchell, J. Purtie, H. Ball and T. Lewis…

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Windouran Shire Council President’s Report, 1950

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 3

Electros have shown their confidence in the members of the Council by returning them unopposed for a further period of…

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Shire Shorts Carrathool

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 6

The Council met on Monday, 18th December. FIRE DELAYS MEETING The Council meeting was delayed…

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Shire Shorts Waradgery

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 5

The Council met on Thursday last, the full Council, viz.: Crs. Matthews (president), Ronald, Sides, Nelson, Bayliss and Rutledge, being present…

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Corowa Municipal Council Adjourned Ordinary Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 1

With the thermometer between 80 and 90 degrees on Tuesday night last aldermen sweitered in the Council Chambers (in spite of…

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Rates Increased in Murrumbidgee Shire

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 4

The first meeting of the new Murrumbidgce Shire Council decided to increase the general rate to 3 3-8d. This rate is in excess of the limit…

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Shire Scheme for Goolgowi Electricity

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 4

After a full discussion of the proposed scheme to install an electricity generating plant at Goolgowi, the Carrathool Shire…

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Lockhart Shire General Rate Increased to 5d

The Observer · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 6

Lockhart Shire Council held the first meeting of the new triennial period on Monday, 4th December, when the shire clerk (Mr. R. B. Selleck) presented the estimates of works and administrative expenses for the ensuing year. He said it was based on a general shire rate of 5d…

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Waradgery Shire More Money From Petrol Tax

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 1

COUNCILS may look for increased allocations" of money for their by-roads, other than main toads, following more liber al conditions arranged for the Petrol Tax grants to State Governments…

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CR. T. C. Macaw Re-elected Shire Rates up a Farthing

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 1

Windouran Shire history was made yesterday when Cr. T. C. Macaw was elected unopposed as shire president for his eighth…

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Co-operation Urged at Meeting of County Council

The Observer · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 7

"My ambition is to feel that council members unite as one body, to do the best for the whole of the' area we control," said the…

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Original Correspondence a Ratepayer's View of the Council (To the Editor of the "Riverine Grazier.")

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 2

Sir,—I read with disgust your article "Hay Without a Municipal Council," published in the "Grazier" on the 19th instant…

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Contract Work in Windouran Shire

The Pastoral Times · Wednesday 27 December 1950 · page 4

A progress report on contract work in the shire was read by the engineer (Mr. E. F. Eberbach) at the Windouran Shire…

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Mayor and Mayoress Entertain at Power House

The Pastoral Times · Wednesday 27 December 1950 · page 3

Following the official switching or of the newly installed engine at the. Power House last 'Thursday night, the mayor and…

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Local Council Messing Around? ALD T. Hetherington Suggests So

The Pastoral Times · Wednesday 27 December 1950 · page 4

“The Municipal Council is messing around and getting nowhere. Roads are not being attended to systematically, so…

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Municipal Engineer’s Comprehensive Report

The Pastoral Times · Wednesday 27 December 1950 · page 4

References to the 1 town’s road sealing- programme, fat sheep pen construction, roadwork and machinery for the…

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