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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,133 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 57

Sewerage Rate Raised by Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 2

Hay Municipal Council last night at a special meeting adopted estimates for the sewerage fund for the current…

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Items of news World Council of Churches Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 2

Because the proposed speaker, Dr. W. F. Jarvis, is unable to be present, the monthly meeting of the Albury WCC will be held in…

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Council “doing its best” to improve Brocklesby power supply

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 10

Albury City Council was doing everything possible to locate and rectify the faults cm the power line to Brocklesby district. Writers of a letter to…

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Transfers Of Land Within Municipality

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 7

The town clerk (Mr. A. J. Chant) was panted approval by his council the other night to make the necessary…

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Coronation celebrations in Hume Shire

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 8

Coronation celebrations in Hume Shire on Tuesday will be confined to two centres— Lavington and Jindera…

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Arts Council Drama at Plaza

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 18

The next Arts Council touring show, coming to Albury on Monday. June 15, for one evening performance, is a period comedy. “The…

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Labor Council Objects to Questions

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 17

CANBERRA Fri.: A deputation from the Canberra Trades and Labor Council has protested to the Commonwealth Public…

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Mayor Will Light Bonfire Wangaratta

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 14

Operating ah electrical device, the Mayor (Cr N.. Stewart) will light the Coronation bonfire its Wareena Park on Tuesday night…

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Agricultural Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 11

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. McEwan, announced on Wednesday that the Australian…

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“Happy” rabbit position in Holbrook Shire

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 5

In a report the rabbit inspector of the Hume P. P. Board (Holbrook) Mr. M. F. McEvoy said that within the board’s…

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Dogs on rampage in Shire of Chiltern

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 5

Packs of dogs from Chiltern had killed eight sheep on Mr. Bob Richardson’s property, on the Yackandandah road,…

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Lines on the Coronation of Our Gracious Sovereign (From the approved British Souvenir Programme, copy of which has been received by the mayor (Ald. H. G. Campbell from Dalgety and Co. Limited, Deniliquin)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 5

THIS LADY whom we crown was born When the buds were green upon the thorn And earliest cowslips showed; When still unseen by mortal eye…

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Mayor Announces Everest Conquered

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 2

Before, he opened his address yesterday at the Albury sportsground, the Mayor (Aid Bunton) announced that he had received…

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Mayor sees great moral and spiritual significance in Coronation ceremony

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 2

For the first time in the history of the British Empire a Sovereign would be crossed Queen of Australia, and behind this beautiful ceremony was a greet moral and spiritual significance…

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Opposition to Water Rate Rise Moves to Form Irrigators State Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1953 · page 2

Moves being made to obtain united action gy all irrigators in New South Wales in opposition to the increased charges imposed at the beginning of the season for all irrigation water, were outlined by the president and…

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County Council Approved

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 2

The Executive Council has approved the formation of the Murrumbidgee County Council which is to consist of the Shires…

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Children at Council

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 8

It was decided at the [?] of the Murray Shire [?] held yesterday at Mathou[?] extend open invitations [?]…

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F. & S. Council Favours Orderly Wheat Marketing

The Observer · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 3

Mr. W. Jacob, of Burrumbuttock, addressed the quarterly meeting of the Culcairn District Council of the Farmers and…

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Mayor Extremely Proud of People of Deniliquin Mr. Lawson Addresses Largest Crowd Ever To Assemble Here

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 3

From a be-flagged dais outside the arena on the [?] side of Memorial Park on the afternoon of Corona-Day, the Mayor (Aid. H. G. Campbell) told a crowd 5000 how extremely proud he was of the manner in…

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Rutherglen Council briefs

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 June 1953 · page 15

The danger of congenital defects as a result of a mother being infected with reubella (German measles) before her child was born,…

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