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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

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Jerilderie Pastures Protection Board Berrigan Shire Council to Be Prosecuted for Rabbits

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 3

principal decision at last Monday's meeting of the directors of the Jerilderie Pastures Protection Board was to institute proceedings…

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Letters to the Editor a Shire for Kiewa Valley?

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 4

Sir,—Yackandandah Shire President states that I know little about inside council affairs. This I admit But I do know that…

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Local Council Finances Aldermen Advised to Soft Pedal

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 4

THE newly-elected Hay Municipal Council was told bluntly by the Town Clerk on Tuesday that they had no money to spend from the general fund until the 1951 rates commenced to come in. They were informed that all work would have to be…

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Corowa Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Corowa Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night last February 13, 1951, there being present: His Worship the Mayor (Ald T. C. Morris), Aldermen S. R. E. Loveridge G. Scott and H. S. Mills: D. E. Kemp, Town Clerk J. Guyatt…

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Building in Murray Shire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 8

Four applications for permission to erect houses were received on Monday by Murray Shire Council…

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Shire Rate Notices Out

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 8

Murray Shire Council rate notices were posted last Friday. Mr. J. Parker, shire clerk, reported to Murray Shire Council…

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Mathoura News Murray Shire Authorises Prosecution for Cutting Wood

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 8

Murray Shire Council on Monday decided to launch a prosecution against a Bunnaloo man for cutting firewood…

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Council Wants Staff for Electricity Work

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 2

The Hay Municipal Council will seek additional clerical staff to assist in the carrying on of its affairs, and the additional work…

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Municipal Shorts Hay Municipality

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 1

The Hay Municipal Council met on Tuesday last, and adjourned at 10.30 to continue sitting last evening at 7.30…

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Municipal Shorts Burrs

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 2

The Mayor recommended immediate notion to destroy Bathurst burrs in the municipality. Ald. Richards spoke strongly on this…

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Albury Arts Council

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 6

At its first meeting of 1851 the Albury branch of the Arts Council welcomed the suggestion of the drama group of the Victorian…

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Coreen Shire Council Decisions

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 12

Coreen Shire Council yesterday decided to petition the Governor-in-Council to constitute a county Council…

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Waradgery Shire Discrimination Charge by Shire President "Library Subsidies Unfair"

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 2

THE method of allocating library subsidies between Municipal Councils and Shire Councils was a grossly unfair discrimination, said the President of the Waradgery Shire Council (Cr. R. S. T. Matthews) at the monthly meeting of the Council…

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Corowa Municipal Council (Report of Monthly Meeting Continued From Last Issue)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 4

TOWN CLERK'S REPORT The Town Clerk (Mr. D. E. Kemp) reported as follows : -- WATER SUPPLY WORKS. --…

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No rate alteration in Careen Shire this year

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 11

Ratepayers in the Coreen Shire will this year pay the same general and special rates as they last year as the result of decision by the shire council yesterday…

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Berrigan Shire Council Health Inspector’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 7

The Shire health Inspector (Mr. C. Platt), sported as follows:— Building Applications,—P. J. J. Kelly, of Finley, to erect a dwelling…

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Jerilderie P.P. Board. Berrigan Shire Council to Be Prosecuted

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 8

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Shire “Black List.”

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 6

The Berrigan Shire Council has a list of road works handed down from the past, on which the estimates of expenditure for the year were based,…

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Council Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 9

Crs. Stillard and Collie : That a native be placed on back Barooga Road [?] the removed of trees. Crs. Collie and Stillard. That Mr…

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East Albury -New-market Requests to Council

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 2

East Albury and Newmarket Progress Association which held a meeting at the home of Mr J. Klippel last evening, discussed…

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