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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

814 stories in Murray's papers · page 29 of 41

Cr. Grant, Yarrawonga Shire chief

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 14

YARRAWONGA, Tues.: At the monthly meeting of Yarrawonga Shire Council today, Cr. John G. Grant was elected President…

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Shire President to Be Elected Today

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 9

Shire President for the ensuing year will be erected by Wodonga Council at its meeting this afternoon. Various…

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Few letters for city council council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 September 1951 · page 17

Albury City Council last night dealt with the smallest number of letters it had before it for some time…

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Wangaratta News Wangaratta, Wednesday: Mayor Re-elected

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 September 1951 · page 7

Mayor of Wangaratta for the second term is Cr. J. P. Larkings. Mayoral allowance has been increased by £50 to £200…

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Cr. Boyes Again Wodonga Shire President

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 12

Cr. A. Boyes is again President of Wodonga Shire Council. He was elected to the position yesterday for the second successive year…

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Mathoura Mews . . . Murray Shire May Control War Memorial

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 6

PROVIDING Murray Shire Council and the citizens of the shire are agreeable, complete organisation of the proposed War Memorial building will be placed under council’s control…

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Cr. A. J. Wallace to again lead Beechworth council

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 September 1951 · page 7

Cr. A. J. Wallace was yesterday re-elected President of the Beechworth Shire Council. Cr. Wallace is a comparatively young member of…

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Government urged to flout Loan Council

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 September 1951 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Several Ministers are urging the State Government to flout the Loan Council’s order to cut loan works…

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Windouran Shire Engineer’s Report to Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 September 1951 · page 7

Mr. E. F. Eberbach, engineer [?] Windouran Shire Council, reported as follows to last meeting of council:…

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Towong Shire briefs

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 September 1951 · page 12

Youngest member of the Towong Shire Council (Cr. Fraser Paton) was yesterday, elected President Cr. Paton, who has been on the…

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Council's Grader Fully Occupied

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 September 1951 · page 2

Not a great deal can be done for the time being to grade the streets in the town. In reply to a Chamber of Commerce request to…

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Culcairn Council To Receive Sunday Sport

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 September 1951 · page 7

Culcairn Shire Council yesterday decided at next meeting to receive a deputation from Culcairn-Henty Ministers’ Fraternal on the question of Sunday sport…

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Towong Council’s decision on the “new” Tallangatta

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 September 1951 · page 12

Adoption of the Victorian Water Commission’s plan for “new” Tallangatta was yesterday deferred by Towong Shire Council. This action was taken pending the Commission’s reply to the following amendments…

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New Electric Generating Set to Cost £21,000 Council Rejects Engineer's Recommendation

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 September 1951 · page 4

HAY Municipal Council on Friday rejected a recommendation of their electrical engineer on the purchase of new plant for their local power station in favour of a recommendation by Ald. Issac, and will purchase, if the…

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Berrigan Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 3

The 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 Shire Council Receives £7650 Grant For Road Works

The Observer · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

The Minister for Public Works, through Mr. D. G. Padman, M.L.A., advised the monthly meeting of Culcairn Shire Council on Monday that a grant of £7650 had been made available to council under the terms of the…

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Municipal Shorts Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

Present at the meeting wore: Aldermen Flood (Mayor), Mitchell, Isaac, Harris, Richards, Farrell, Hill, and Bryant. Messrs…

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Arrears of Council Work

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

The Town Clerk is shortly to take special leave for a fortnight during which time he will, for a fixed fee, bring up to date work…

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Mathoura News Murray Shire Applies for Amalgamation

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 2

Murray Shire Council last Monday decided to make formal application for amalgamation with the Municipality of…

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R.S.L. Allowed Liquor in Shire Hall

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 2

After hearing a deputation at last Monday’s meeting of the Murray Shire Council it was decided that the Mathoura…

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