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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

814 stories in Murray's papers · page 26 of 41

Request council take over Wodonga Commission homes

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 11

Wodonga RSL sub-branch asked Wodonga Shire Council at its meeting yesterday to “take over” streets in the Housing Commission area so that the houses could be purchased by tenants…

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Hospital Land Resumption Was Not Discussed by Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 1

Never at any stage was the resumption of land in Townsend st. for the building of a new hospital discussed by council before the hospital board made the matter public…

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City Council Recommendations by Works Committee

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 9

Albury City Council on Wednesday night adopted the following works committee recommendations:—…

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Bad roods retarding production in the Yackandandah Shire, councillors told

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 8

The dangerously eroded state of main and arterial roads throughout the Shire of Yackandandah is having a definite retarding effect on district primary production. Letters received from…

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Yackandandah council decisions (By our own reporter)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 16

Yackandandah Council yesterday granted permission to the Bush Nursing Hospital to erect a single-storey building to…

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Mayor’s threat to push ’barrow of coal to Sydney !

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 August 1951 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Fri.: The Mayer of Cessnock (Ald. F. Hallam) today threatened to push a wheelbarrow full of…

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Roads ruined by transports, Hume Council told

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 August 1951 · page 7

Heavy transports were ruining many side roads and something should be done to stop travelling along roads which are not suitable for heavy vehicles. Cr. Sargeant told this to Hume Shine councillors yesterday…

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Municipal Shorts Hay Municipal Council Alderman's Mother's Death

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 2

When the Municipal Council met on Friday, reference was made to the recent death of Mrs. Farrell, mother of Ald L. Farrell, and…

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Towong-Shire Council decisions

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 12

Towong Shire Council will support a move to have the “Blue Bird” diesel train from Wodonga terminate at Bullion instead of…

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Murray Shire Will Take Defensive Action if Necessary

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 1

Murray Shire Council may lodge an application for the amalgamation of Murray Shire and Moama Municipal…

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Concrete Footways Council Fixes Priorities for Job

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 4

The municipal overseer of works (Mr. J. S. Power) has bean instructed to prepare estimates for the concreting of footpaths in…

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Land freeze threat over new Tallangatta township Close to dictatorship, comments Shire President

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 3

A State Rivers and Water Supply Commission move to “freeze” land within the vicinity of the new Tallangatta township site at Bolga was described by Towong Shire President (Cr. Sutherland) yesterday as “close to dictatorship.”…

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Berrigan Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 6

Tie monthly meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council was held on Monday last, the following Councillors being present: Crs. W. F. Alexander…

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Culcairn Council Decisions

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 16

At the monthly meeting of Culcairn Shire Council there were present Crs Alister Road (President), L. C. Lindner, J. D. Ritchie, H…

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Towong Council Engineer’s Report

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 11

Towong Shire Council engineer (Mr Craig) reported to council on Monday as follows :— “FLOOD RAINS.—Two…

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Nearly £1 million involved in council’s scheme

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 11

Buildings used as public institutions in the proposed Civic Centre will [?] £100,000. This has been revealed in the “Town Plan” drawn up by [?] J. Sarvaas, and which is now available for public inspection at the Town hall…

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Albury Council to foot big bill for repairs to rain-damaged streets

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 6

Damage to streets in the Albury city area, estimated to run into many thousands of pounds, has been caused by the 20 inches of rain which have fallen so far in one of the wettest…

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Waradgery Shire Council Gets Approval to £35,733

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 2

THE Waradgety Shire Council was informed at its meeting yesterday that approval had been granted for the expenditure of £35,733 oA roadworks during 1951-52. THE Shire Engineer (Mr. G. Dallas) pointed out to…

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Shire Council to Assist Tree-Planting Scheme at Culcairn

The Observer · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 4

Mr. A. W. Kerle, Culcairn Shire Engineer, intimated to Monday's council meeting that the Culcairn Sportsground Committee was undertaking a tree-planting scheme within the area, and was also anxious to have the approaches to the ground included. He recommended that…

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Conargo Shire Seeks Engineer

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 1

Conargo Shire Council will seek the services of a full time engineer as their present engineer, Mr. D. Shields, who…

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