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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

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Weather Holds Up Lockhart Shire Road Works

The Observer · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 5

Mr. F. Pritchard reported to the May meeting of Lockhart Shire Council that consistently wet conditions had limited the…

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Foot, Mouth Disease Assurance to Rutherglen Shire Council

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 June 1952 · page 14

Every precaution was being taken to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease from migrants in Australia, the Federal…

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Rutherglen Council Highlights

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 June 1952 · page 3

White ants are destroying new buildings at the Rutherglen football ground and the Shire Council decided yesterday that…

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Opposed Greater Melbourne Council

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 June 1952 · page 2

Opposition to the establishment of a Greater Melbourne Council was voiced by Rutherglen Council yesterday. Its establishment…

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C.r.b. Praise for Rutherglen Shire Engineer

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 June 1952 · page 4

Congratulations were offered the Rutherglen Shire engineer, Mr. Cobham, by executives of the Victorian Country Roads…

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Sackings by Beechworth Council to try to avoid bankruptcy

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 June 1952 · page 7

Staff retrenchment has been carried out by Beechworth Shire Council in a last-minute effort to avoid bankruptcy. Six men were dismissed this week and an overall…

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Out of pocket expenses for aldermen and councillors”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 June 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun.: The Annual State ALP conference today decided by 104 votes to 83 that out-of-pocket expense…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Council May Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 June 1952 · page 4

At the May meeting of the Murrumbidgee Shire Council held in the Council Chambers, Darlington Point, there were present:…

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Mayor officially opens new Rugby oval

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 June 1952 · page 9

The Mayor (Ald. Bunton) officially opening the new Rugby oval at Greenfield Park on Sunday. He eulogised the progressive attitude of Albury Rugby clubs. He said that the bulk of the money needed for the construction of the ground…

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1000 petition to Albury Council on cycling park lack

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 June 1952 · page 2

One thousand Albury residents hove signed a petition condemning the City Council for foiling to provide adequate parking facilities for cycles in city streets…

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Hay Municipal Library New Books: Tenth List, 1952

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 June 1952 · page 3

The following books have just been added to the Hay Muncipal Library:— SECTION- A: ADULT FICTION…

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Opposes Allowances to Aldermen

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 June 1952 · page 2

“I would definitely oppose any move to pay aldermen and councillors an allowance, the Mayor (Ald. Bunton) said yesterday. He was…

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Towong council told of flood damage in the shire Engineer tells of serious and landslides and washaways

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 June 1952 · page 12

Floods have damaged many shire roads, and resulted in serious landslides and washaways, Towong Shire Council was fold yesterday. Engineer (Mr H. R. Craig) said a request to the…

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Jerilderie Shire Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 4

The monthly meeting of Jerilderie Shire Council was held on Tuesday last at which in the absence of the…

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Shire Reports

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 8

The following report was submitted to the meeting of the Shire Council on Tuesday last by the Shire Engineer,…

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City Council Briefs

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 5

Glenmorris Progress Association will be supplied with pipes and cement to carry out work on sections of the road in the area…

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Guests of City Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 2

Several members of the Presbyterian Fellowship were guests of the Mayor at last night’s meeting of Albury Council. The guests…

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Council’s £10/10/- to City Orchestra

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 2

City Council last night agreed to make a contribution of £10/10/ to Albury City Orchestra. “The orchestra is as worthy of…

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Culcairn District Council A.P.P.U.

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 4

At last meeting of Culcairn District Council of APPU, Mr. F. W. Jacob, Burrumbuttock, was re-elected president…

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Parallel parking again crops up at council meeting

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 5

Mayor (Ald. Bunton) at last night’s City Council meeting thwarted a surprise move to reintroduce parallel parking in Albury streets. Ald. Heath moved for parallel parking when a petition signed by 1000 Albury residents for concrete cycle guards to prevent damage to…

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