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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

985 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 50

Coreen Shire Council Roads to Be Closed for Winter Months

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Coreen Shire Council was held on Monday, when there were present: The president Cr. J. H. Izon (chair), Councillors A. E. Mitchell, T. C. Sanger, R. Norman, J. Purtle, H. Ball, E. Bott and T…

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Carrathool Council Staff

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 4

A letter from Mr. L. P. Brasington, who was recently appointed as health inspector by Carrathool Shire, advised that he…

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Proposed County Council Progress

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 1

A further meeting to discuss the proposal to form a County Council to supply electricity in the Shires of Wade, Leeton…

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House Problem Council Rejects Hardship Plea

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 1

MR. REG KNUCKEY, of 31 Edwardes Street, in a letter read at Wednesday night’s meeting of Deniliquin Municipal Council, asked council to reconsider its decision to refuse an application submitted by Mr. F. L. Kelly on…

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[?] Park Grant Through Discussion In Council

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 1

[?] night’s Municipal Council meeting a [?] from the Public Works Department stated that [?]proved a grant of £1000 to the council to carry [?] at Memorial Park…

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Shop Verandahs to Come Down Council Is Adamant

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 1

AT its meeting on Wednesday night, Deniliquin Municipal Council refused a jointly signed request by tenants of a group of shops owned by Mr. F. B. J. Bishop in Cressy Street for reconsideration of its order to the owner to…

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Albury’s garbage to be dumped in tip in the Hume Shire ?

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 6

A new garbage tip in Hume Shire would solve Albury’s refuse problems, Ald. Bunton said yesterday. Ald. Bunton said he…

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The Loan Council And State Works Programmes Statement by Mr. Fairbairn, M.H.R.

The Observer · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 1

"It is quite obvious that the present system of uniform taxation has distinct disadvantages," says Mr. D. E. Fairbairn, Member for Farrer, in commenting on a recent meeting at Canberra, when State Ministers, the Prime…

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Council Shorts Carrathool Shire

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 2

At the May meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council held at Goolgowi, a letter was received from the Irrigation Commission…

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Shire Rate Collections

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 2

The Shire clerk Mr. L. M. Smith, told the Carrathool Council on Monday, that £31,000 of the year's total general rate revenue…

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[?] River Project [?] Shire Seeks High Priority

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 3

[?] meeting of Win[?] Council, the clerk [?] was directed [?] Mr. Hugh S. Roberton,…

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Carrathool Shire Not Happy About Roadwork Idea

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 2

A suggestion that Carrathool Shire plant should carry out work on roads in the Western Division outside its boundaries, led to…

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List of Mayors Supplementary Board For Council Chamber

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 5

The mayoral board, constructed of Queensland silky oak and located above the fire-place in the Municipal Council…

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Council Defaults—gets Administrator Similar Position in Hay Recalled

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 2

On Wednesday, the Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. B. Renshaw) installed an administrator in the Municipality of Bourke…

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Holbrook Council highlights

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 5

Provision of public telephone boxes at Holbrook will be considered by the Postal Department. Holbrook councillors were told…

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Arts Council Music Group

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 2

At Albury Arts Council Music Group May meeting at Miss Roper’s studio, pianoforte recordings were heard of works by…

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Mayor says that no halt will be called to memorial bowl project

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 3

Work on the memorial bowl will proceed. Bowl will commemorate the supreme sacrifice paid by World War II servicemen and women. Asked yesterday whether…

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“Forgotten men” outline their difficulties to Holbrook Council

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 2

“Are we forgotten men ?” a Carabost soldier settler spokesman asked Holbrook councillors yesterday. He said since ex-servicemen and their families had been settled at Carabost 14 months ago, nothing had been done about making roads or bridges in the area…

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N.S.W. railways criticised in Holbrook Council’s fire report

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 7

Concern was expressed yesterday by Holbrook councillors at the “non-co-operative attitude” of the N.S.W. Railway Department in times when the bush fire danger was high. Burning off by the department had been “most unsatisfactory” and often done without warning, they…

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Licensing of Street Stalls Alderman Accuses Commerce Chamber

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 2

An alderman last night accused Albury Chamber of Commerce of asking the City Council to receive a deputation on one matter as a pretext for discussing another. He was Ald. Lambert,…

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