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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,133 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 57

Special Meeting of Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 2

The Hay Municipal Council will hold a special meeting on May 28 to consider estimates of the sewerage local fund…

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Culcairn Shire Proposal Rejected by S.R.C.C.

The Observer · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 2

The Southern Riverina County Council will advise Culcairn Shire Council that it has decided not to make any alteration in the electricity tariff for water pumping at Culcairn…

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F. & S. Resolutions for District Council

The Observer · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 1

Henty Farmers and Settlers' Association, at its monthly meeting last Friday, passed the following resolutions for the…

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Routine Inspection by Council Works Committee

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 4

So much work has accumulated in the municipality that the works committee of the Council is to make routine inspections of…

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Council's Hand May Be Forced on Amalgamation Issue

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 1

IF a motion which Aid. Hill proposes to discuss at the next meeting of the Hay Municipal Council gains a majority, the Council will be forced to accept a proposal for amalgamation with the Waradgery Shire or abandon the project altogether…

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Council Moves To Combat T.B. In Dairy Herds

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 6

Municipal aldermen on Wednesday night displayed keen interest in a special report of their Health…

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Deputation of School Bus Proprietors to Coreen Council Subsidy Increase Sought

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 1

A deputation of school bus proprietors was received by Coreen Shire Councillors at the monthly meeting, last Monday,…

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Shire Shorts Carrathool Shire Yanco-griffith Power Line

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 4

Details of the proposed new alternative high voltage electricity line between Yanco and Griffith were contained in a letter from the…

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Corowa Municipal Council's Golden Anniversary

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 3

The golden anniversary of the inauguration of the Municipality of Corowa will eventuate on Tuesday, September 1, 1953, and it may be presumed that the occasion will be fittingly celebrated, in conformity with the traditional custom…

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Thanks to Shire for Hospitality

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 3

The May meeting of the Waradgery Shire Council received a letter from Mr. H. S. Roberton, M.P., extending thanks to the…

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Coronation Day Celebrations in Carrathool Shire

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 4

Local organisations in towns and villages throughout Carrathool Shire have been asked by the Council to organise suitable…

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R.S.L. District Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 5

The Riverina District Council of the R.S.S. & A.L.L.A. met at Berrigan on Saturday week last under the [?]…

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Holbrook Council’s 20 gns, for polio ward

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 5

Holbrook Shire Council yesterday voted 20 guineas towards the establishment of a polio ward in the border district…

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What Holbrook Council Did Yesterday Insurance scheme to meet awards covering accidents is accepted

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 13

Shire councils in N.S.W. are concerned at the forge amounts being awarded by juries to people who have been injured and the verdicts awarded against councils. Councils were prepared to…

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12 Aldermen Not Needed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 6

Because the volume of work carried out by Albury City Council bad increased considerably in recent years, there…

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City Council discussion on taxi licence appliecation

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 2

A Lavington private hire car proprietor had openly claimed he would operate on the Globe Hotel rank in Dean street if he secured a taxi cob licence, Aid. White told last night’s meeting of Albury City Council…

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Wrapping of Food Council can only enforce the regulations

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 2

There is no regulation stating, that white paper must be used for outside wrapping of meat and fish, Albury City Council…

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Mayor congratulates Dutch pilot

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. Bunton) yesterday sent a congratulatory message from the citizens of Albury to Commodore…

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Mayor and Mayoress entertain bandsmen

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 9

Mayor and Mayoress (Ald. and Mrs Bunton) last night entertained committee and members of Albury City Band at an informal…

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Waradgery Shire Roads Works Programme

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 2

The Shire engineer reported to Council on the progress of works as follows:—WORKS IN PROGRESS…

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