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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,133 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 57

Objects to Agricultural Council’s wheat plan

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 9

SYDNEY, Wed.: General president of the Formers and Settlers’ Association (Mr. W. R. Scilley) today objected fro the Agricultural Council’s proposal to extend the wheat stabilisation scheme…

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Rutherglen Council Decisions £40000 loan to complete wimming pool

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 8

Rutherglen Shire Council yesterday agreed to apply for a loan of £4000 to finish work on the swimming pool before next summer, the swimming pool before next summer…

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Wodonga Council’s move for £10,000 local loan

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 6

A. £10,000 loan may be raised locally by Wodonga Shire Council so that three major waterworks projects may proceed. This move follows advice at yesterday’s meeting of…

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Offer to Council Apex Club to paint parking lines

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 2

Albury City Council is anxious to learn the Police Department’s views on a proposal to have angle parking lines pointed in Dean street. The decision follows receipts of a letter from the Apex Club offering to paint angle parking guide lines in the main street, between David and…

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Blighty-Mayrung Irrigators’ League Will Join Proposed State Council

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 2

Main business discussed by a gratifying attendance of members of the Blighty —Mayrung Irrigator’s League under the…

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C.P. Branches Warned On Apathy Annual Meeting of Electorate Council

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 8

At the annual meeting of the Murray Electorate Council of the Australian Country Party of New South Wales the following…

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Conargo Shire Roads Engineer Reports to Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 1

The Conargo Shire engineer (Mr. W. H. Ware) reported to the meeting of his council last Thursday that watering, rolling…

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Conargo Shire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 1

At Thursday’s meeting of Conargo Shire Council the Department of Local Government advised of its approval…

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Shire Plant to Be Sold

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 1

An overhead loader purchased by Carrathool Shire in 1951 will be offered for sale by the Council. The acting engineer, Mr. J…

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Injunction May Be Sought Against Carrathool Shire

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 2

If State headquarters of the Australian Primary Producers' Union agrees to a resolution of its Whitton branch, an injunction, will be…

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Council begins cemetery clean-up : a big job

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 2

City Council workmen ore cleaning up the Albury cemetery, and although there is a noticeable difference in “God’s Acre,” there is a tremendous job ahead to completely clear the paths of weeds…

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Move for more aldermen

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 2

A proposal to increase the number of aldermen on Albury City Council was put forward by Mr. E. Batrouney at the meeting of…

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Privy Council to Decide

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: A Melbourne company will appeal to Privy Council against a State Full Court ruling that…

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C.P. Branches Warned On Apathy Annual Meeting of Electorate Council

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 1

At the annual meeting of the Murray Electorate Council of the Australian Country Party of New South Wales, the following…

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What Towong Council Did Yesterday : Sewerage scheme for the New Tallangatta could cost £68,000

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 8

Sewerage for New Ta Hang off a will cost £68,000 to instal, ft was reported ported to yesterday’s meeting of Towong Shire Council. The full plans are to be placed before a preliminary meeting of ratepayers payers as soon as possible to ascertain the feeling of the public…

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Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council was held on Monday last, the following Councillors being present: Crs…

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Arts Council to meet aldermen

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 18

Albury Arts Council informed Albury Council last evening that a meeting would be held on April 17 at 7.30 p.m. to discuss the…

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Culcairn Council Decisions

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 7

At the monthly meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council on Monday there were present: Crs. Alister Ross (President), L. C. Lindner,…

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Council’s Interest in Tourist Body

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 12

Local branch of the North-Eastern Tourist Association will q be asked by Yarrawonga Shire Council to continue representing…

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Football C. and D. Remain with Border Council

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 18

Chiltern and District League decided to re-affiliate with the Murray Border Council at a meeting of the league at Chiltern…

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