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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,133 stories in Murray's papers · page 23 of 57

Albury City Council Decisions Sportsground not for school football

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 6

Dressing sheds at Albury Sportsground had been done up and if the school children were granted permission to use the oval these would be Wrecked, curator (Mr. Smith) told Albury City…

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Memorial award to Crookwell Shire

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 13

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The country division of the R. Bluett memorial award for shire or municipal councils doing the most outstanding…

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Corowa Municipal Council Meets Deputation From Corowa Football Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Corowa Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening, Jun 9, 1953, when there were present: The Mayor (Aid. M. H. Carrigg), in the chair, Aldermen S. R. E. Loveridge, T. G. [?] J. Shanahan and J…

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Hay Spastic Council Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 2

Mrs. Nisbst, president, presided over a meeting of the Hay Spastic Centre Council last Friday and welcomed Mr. Sorensen,…

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Shire Inspector Reports Improvement in State of Back Yards

The Observer · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 1

Inspector for Culcairn Shire Council (Mr. C. Sanders) told councillors at Monday's meeting that there had been a vast improvement in the state of back yards at Culcairn, Henty and Walla, but work still remained to be…

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67 per cent. Increase In Shire Values Business Before Monthly Meeting

The Observer · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 6

Culcairn Shire Clerk (.Mr. W. J. Conley), reporting to the monthly shire meeting last Monday, said valuation lists for the shire had been supplied by the Valuer-General, and represented an increase in values of 67…

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Police probe allegations that bribes of up to £150 given some aldermen

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 June 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri,: Statements hove been made to the police that several bribes of £100 and £150 Were given some former aldermen of Leichhardt Council, it was learned today…

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A.l.p. Branches Want to “Axe” Council

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 June 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.: Motions urging the abolition of the Legislative Council should have a great chance of being adopted at the…

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Corowa Municipal Council

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 3

The following committee reports were dealt with at last Tuesday's monthly meeting of the Corowa Municipal…

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Council Without Senior Officers

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 2

The acting town clerk (Mr. W. Callaghan) tendered his resignation at a special meeting of the Hay Municipal Council on Friday…

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Shire Council. Shire Clerk’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 7

The Acting Shire Clerk (Mr S. A. Davis) reported as follows. Staff Matters-—Messrs McGrillen Jenkins and Close have resumed…

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Shire Council. Genera Business

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 2

Crs. Betts and Smith— That an estimate be prepared for sealing from Bridge Street to Tattersall’s corner, from that corner…

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Shire Council. Engineer’s Repost

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 6

The Shire Engineer (Mr J. C. McLaren) reported. as follow:— Bushfield Lane—Reforming , boxing and loaming of various…

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BRIGHT Council’s Decisions

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of Bright Shire Council a request of W. and T. Larsen to place notice boards on the roadway leading…

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Shire Council Electrical Engineer's Report

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 4

Water pumping for the May, 1953, consumed 3.306 Kwh to pump 3,967,000 gallons of water. Meter…

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Report to U.N. Council on our territories trust

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 9

CANBERRA, Wed.: Australia’s report on the trust territories of New Guinea and Nauru will be considered by the 12th session of…

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Coreen Shire Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Coreen Shire Council was held on Monday, June 16, 1953, when there were present: The Vice-President, Cr. T. Sanger, (chair), Crs. J. Izon, A. E. Mitchell, E. Bott, H. Ball and J. Purtle E. C. [?]…

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Waradgery Shire Council Dissatisfied with Maude Bridge Developments

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 1

WARADGERY Shire Council will protest to the Minister for Transport (Mr. C. Martin) on a promise he has made that, if practicable, he will include the costs of a bridge across the Murrumbidgee at Maude in the…

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Aldermen Dislike Footpath at Bridge Idea

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 1

A suggestion by Aid. L. Zbierski that a footpath along the western side of Lachlan street to the bridge should be…

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Council Shorts Municipality of Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 4

Present at the monthly meeting of the Hay Municipal Council on Tuesday were: The Mayor (Ald. J. P. Flood), Aldermen T. Bryant, O…

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