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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

814 stories in Murray's papers · page 37 of 41

Shire Brevities

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 2

Goggles will be supplied to employees working on the highway and other roads in order to alleviate dust conditions…

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Murray Shire Mailbag

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 2

M. F. Fleming’s application to build a cottage on lot 10, section 66, Mathoura, was granted. A neon sign could be erected…

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Windouran Shire Valued At £965,594

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 1

Landholders within Windouran Shire hold land that is valued at £965,594, it was revealed at yesterday’s meeting…

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Bush Fire Danger Alert by Shire Councils

The Observer · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 2

The Lockhart and Urana Shire Presidents (Mrs. W. K. Day and J. M. Smith, respectively) made a joint appeal to…

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Carrathool Shire to Buy Power Plant at Hillston

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 2

Hillston electricity supply may soon cease to be a private undertaking and become a responsibility of Carrathool Shire…

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Council Deals with Fire Hazard

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 1

The Corowa Municipal Council has invested in an electric mowing machine for clearing roads and footpaths…

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Lockhart Shire to Carry Out Maintenance Work at Grubben

The Observer · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 6

Grubben Parents and Citizens' Association requested attention to bad holes and also some gravelling on Bahr's Road, at the November meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council…

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Council Concerned Over Bush Fire Danger

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 2

Councillors of Murray Shire congratulated the shire clerk, Mr. J. Parker, individually and collectively on the splendid job he…

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Coreen Council’s decision on purchase of electricity

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 9

Coreen Shire Council yesterday instructed its electrical engineer (Mr. Grosch) to arrange for the shire’s bulk electricity supply to be taken from Corowa Municipality…

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Loan Council to meet early next year

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 November 1951 · page 7

CANBERRA, Fri.: A meeting of the Loan Council early next year, instead of in the middle of the year as a general practice, is now…

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Albury Arts Council Activities

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 November 1951 · page 2

At the final meeting for the year of Albury Arts Council the main item of bu[?] was the collation of reports on the recent…

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Coreen Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 November 1951 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Coreen Shire Council was held on Thursday, when there were present Cr. H. Ball (President), Crs. T. Sanger, R. Norman, J. Purtic, E. Bott, T. Lowis, A. E. Mitchall and J. Izon, and Mr. Taskar,…

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Aldermen Don’t Want Recognition

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 November 1951 · page 3

Aldermen serving the community on the local council do not consider they need financial recognition for their services…

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Windouran Shire Brevities Yesterday

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 November 1951 · page 4

Council will call a meeting Wanganella this week in [?] to form a Bush Fire B[?] this area…

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To the Editor Expenditure in Coreen Shire

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 November 1951 · page 10

Sir.—At last meeting of Coreen Shire Council a petition was received from about a dozen dissatisfied ratepayers of A riding…

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Weekly Pay Fixed for Council Staff

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 November 1951 · page 2

It was announced yesterday by the Town Clerk (Mr. A. G. Stewart) that arrangements had been made for Council…

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Rate for Holbrook Shire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 November 1951 · page 2

Holbrook shire clerk (Mr Roberts) was yesterday instructed by council to prepare the 1952 estimates on the basis of a general…

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Heavy Penalties for “Fire Bugs” in Holbrook Shire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 November 1951 · page 10

Heavy penalties will be imposed by Holbrook Council on people lighting fires in the open. Signs to this effect will be…

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Loan Council to Meet Dec. 7

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 November 1951 · page 20

CANBERRA, Tues.: A further meeting of the Loan Council to consider Common wealth and State borrowing…

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Urana Shire Council Bush Fire Danger

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 2

The President of the Urana Shire Council, Councillor J. M. Smith, makes an appeal to citizens of the Shire for their co-operation in the…

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