Melbourne’s Lord Mayor Knighted by the King MELBOURNE
Melbourne’s Lord Mayor (Cr. James Stanley Disney) has had a knighthood conferred on him by His Majesty the King in the New Yea’s honors list announced tonight…
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Council & local affairs, 1951
814 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 41
£54,000 Loan for Hay Council is Approved
State Cabinet has approved a loan of £54,000 to Hay Municipal Council for purchase of the electricity undertaking now run…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murray Shire Staff Social
ON the Thursday prior to Christmas the staff of Murray Shire Council conducted a speech night an social in the Council Chambers, Mathoura. In opening proceedings, the shire clerk (Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Historic Privy Council Meeting
LONDON, Thurs.: The King will today preside over a Privy Council which has no parallel in history. For the first time six…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lord Mayor of Sydney in London
Aid. E. C.. O’Dea, Lord Mayor of Sydney, has arrived in England to help in distributing Australia’s last 300,000 food parcels for Britain. Photo shows: Ald O’Dea with the Mayor of Edmonton, Mrs A. M. Glover, hands a parcel to Mrs S…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Culcairn Shire Holds Monthly Meeting
Monthly meeting of Culcairn Shire Council was held on Monday. There were present Crs. Alister Ross (President), L. C. Lindner, J. C. Tweddte, H. Wehrman, C. A. Lee, JL D…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →£5000 Fire Damage to Shire Hall
MELBOURNE, Mon.: A fire caused damage estimated at more than £5000 to the 90 year old Shire Hall at Heathcote early…
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MELBOURNE, Tues.: The State Government, will legislate this year for a Greater Melbourne Council…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Albury City Council No Tenders For North Albury Homes
Towards the end of last year Housing Commission called tenders for the erection of eight more homes in North Albury—two brick veneer and timber framed cottages—but according…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Conargo Shire Plans Record Expenditure
In adopting estimates for 1951, Conargo Shire Council yesterday approved of am all-time record expenditure of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Corowa Municipal Council New Rates Adopted At Monthly Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Corowa Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening, January 10, 1951. Present:--Aid. T. C. Morris, Mayor, in the chair: Aldermen H. S. Mills, S. R. E. Loveridge, M. H. Carrigg, J. Esmond, J. Bartlett, G. Scott and A. J. Ro[?]: [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Works In Lockhart Shire For 1951. Estimates for B and C Ridings
Herewith readers have reproduced for their perusal, a list of works set down for the 1951 year, as submitted by the engineer and approved by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hay Municipal Library
The librarian reports the addition of the following books:— ADULT FICTION: 1. "Mary Wakefield," by Mazo de in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Very Little St. John’s Wort in Hume Shire
Infestation of St. John’s Wort Hume Shire was almost [?] it was stated at yesterday’s [?] of Hume Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hume Council to Seek Grant For Hume Beach Resort
Hume Shire Council yesterday decided to approach the Minister for Public Works for a grant of at least 75 per cent, of the cost of tourist facilities at the Hume Weir beach resort, which had been placed under council control for that purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hume Shire Council Engineer’s Report
Hume Shire engineer (Mr. [?]Welsh) reported to Friday’s [?] meeting of council that he had investigated the possible provision…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council Suspends its Town Clerk
At a meeting of the Yass Council last Wednesday night, the Town Clerk, Mr. D. C. Tilghman, was suspended after…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tourist Trade Growing Must Take Steps to Hold It, Says Mayor
Stating that he was amazed at the heavy influx of visitors during the recent holidays. the Mayor (Ald. H. G. Campbell)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Government to Resume Hay Elects Full Council Big Informal Vote
FIVE new aldermen were elected to make up the complement of a Municipal Council at an extraordinary election at Hay on Saturday. APPROXIMATELY a quarter of the votes counted were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electricity Charges Up 1d 30/- Rise in Water Rate Council to Buy Trench Digger
[?] special meeting of the Municipal Council on Friday [?] to consider the estimates for 1951, approval [?] given to recommendations for an all-round increase [?]per primary unit on electricity used for domestic,…
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