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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

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Holbrook council approves town improvement works to cost £5000

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 July 1951 · page 11

Town improvement works estimated to cost £5000 were approved by Holbrook Shire Council yesterday. They include sealing the sides of Albury street the…

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[?] Council Meets [?]mrovements at Noreuil suggested

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 5

“We could not ask all those people to leave [?] Park,” said Ald. Lambert at last night’s [?]City Council meeting, when a sugges[?] to this effect was made by the curator Mr…

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Coreen Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Coreen Shire Council was held an Monday last, July 23, 1951, when the following were present, viz: -- Cr. H. Ball (president, in chair), Councillors T. C. Sanger, R. Norman, J. Purtis, E. Bott, T…

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Shire Notes Old Resident's Death

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Murrumbidgee Shire Council, reference was made to the recent death of Mrs. A. Parslow, who…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Kangaroo Havoc Should Be Debated in Parliament

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 2

The Murrumbidgee Shire Council will ask Mr. A. G. Enticknap, M.L.A. to bring the matter of an open season…

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Proposed Footway to Hospital Should Be Changed. Accident Should Have Convinced Council, Says Board Chairman

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 2

A REGENT accident in King George Avenue in which two women were injured when knocked down by a car, should have convinced the Municipal Council that a footway to the hospital should be constructed along…

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C.w.a. Council Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 2

Riverina group of the CWA Council meetihg will be held in the Masonic Hall, Albury, on Wednesday, August 1, when Mrs…

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Murray Shire Opposes Proposed Amalgamation with Moama Municipality

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 2

Murray Shire Council have decided that the proposed amalgamation with Moama Municipality be strongly…

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Hillston Items at Shire Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 2

Ail offer by the Hillston Electricity Supply Company to sell the Hillston Electricity undertaking to the Council, was…

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Arts Council music group

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 4

At the well-attended meeting of Albury Arts Council Group this week, members heard part of “The Magic Flute”, recorded by the…

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Capital Issues Bill Sent to Executive Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 12

CANBERRA, Wed.: Draft of capital [?] regulations—the first which the Government will attempt to exercise under the…

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City Council Opposes Hospital Resumption of Land

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 1

Albury City Council lost night opposed resumption of Townsend street land by the N.S.W. Hospitals Commission for a new hospital…

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Claims compensation from Albury Council

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 3

A man who was injured in July 1947, had not been able to do any work since, His Honor Judge Dignam, was told in the Workers’ Compensation Court at Albury yesterday…

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Labor Council Against Sale of Awa Shares

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY/ Thurs.: The NSW Labor Council tonight protested at the sale of AWA shares by the Federal Government and sought the support of the ACTU for a nation-wide protest…

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Beechworth Council discusses celebrations

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 August 1951 · page 7

Within seven months of Beechworth’s centenary celebrations, civic authorities are still undecided as to what purpose the…

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London’s Lord Mayor here

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY, Sun.: The Lord Mayor of London (Sir Denys Lowson) and Lady Lowson reached Sydney today by air…

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London's Mayor on Tour

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 2

SIR DENYS LOWSON—Lord Mayor of London—and Lady Lowson who arrived by air in Sydney on Friday for a Jubilee visit to Australia.—"Daily Telegraph" Block…

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Bi-monthly Meetings Cause Work Lag Says Town Clerk Get More Staff—work More, Says Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 1

A RECOMMENDATION by the Town Clerk (Mr. A. G. Stewart) that meetings of the Municipal Council should revert to once monthly in place of the present fortnightly assembly because too many meetings cause…

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Chiltern Shire Engineer’s Report

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 11

The engineer reported: CRB main road maintenance: The incessant rains during the month have imposed a strain on…

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Council requests on new aerodrome

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 11

Albury City Council will ask the Civil Aviation Department to expedite plans for the proposed aerodrome so that a public meeting may be held to discuss the matter fully…

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