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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,133 stories in Murray's papers · page 31 of 57

Council accepts Apex Club offer to paint parking lines

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 2

An offer to Albury City Council by Albury Apex Club some time ago to paint angle parking lines in Dean street will be accepted by council. This was decided last night. Council was discussing a…

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Deniliquin Shire Clerk

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 4

Mr. T. A. Marshall, clerk to Windouran Shire Council (Deniliquin) has accepted a similar appointment to the Gloucester…

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Carrathools Shire Work at Whitton

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 4

Details of a programme of work of footpath construction and kerbing and guttering at Whitton were given to the last Carrathool Shire…

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Country Council Is Formed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 2

The inaugural meeting of the newly formed Murrumbidgee County Council, has decided to seek finance to purchase…

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Council Withdraws Tenancy Offer

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 1

Two houses owned by the Municipal Council and which wore to be let to approved tenants will not now be made…

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C.p. Council Meeting at Henty

The Observer · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 2

Twenty-one branches of the Country Party were represented at the Farrer Central Council meeting at Henty recently,…

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What Rutherglen Council Did Yesterday. Application for “space” at Benalla during Royal visit

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 August 1953 · page 17

An application will be mode for space at Benalla during the Royal visit next March for Rutherglen school children and people, according to a decision made by Rutherglen Council yesterday. If followed receipt of a shire council that Rutherglen…

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Beech Worth Council Decisions Use of drag on roads instead of the power grader criticised

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 August 1953 · page 8

Beechworth Shire councillors yesterday criticised the use of a drag with horses on the Wooragee and Chiltern roods instead of a power grader. Cr. Warner asked the engineer (Mr. Robertson) whether the drag was as efficient as a power grader…

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What Towong Council Did Yesterday Sites for Shire Hall and Memorial Hall discussed

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 9

The site chosen for the new Towong Shine Hall at Bolga would be much more suitable for Tallangatta Memorial Hall, members of the Half Committee claimed yesterday…

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Towong Council may begin meeting with prayers

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 1

A DECISION on the possibility of beginning council meetings with prayers will be made at next…

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Culcairn Council Decisions £16,000 to be spent on sealing Wagga road

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 7

Another eight miles of the Albury-Wagga road in Culcairn Shire is to be bitumen-sealed at a cost of £16,000. At yesterday’s meeting of…

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Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 9

The monthly meeting of the Berrigan shire Council was hew At Monday last the following Councils being precent Crs…

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Alderman’s sensational charge

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 13

SYDNEY, Tues.: A prominent Labor member of the City Council and union secretary claimed today that he had been…

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Cr. Daly retires from Upper Murray Shire Council

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 12

Cr. P. T. Daly who joined the Shire of Upper Murray in 1920, does not intend seeking re-election next month…

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Shire Rolls, 1953

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 6

The prescribed day for enrolment is 1st June, 1053, and every person possessing the requisite qualification as either owner, or…

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Shire poll at Beechworth on August 27

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 6

There will be elections in two of the four Beechworth Shire ridings on Thursday, August 27. They are East and West…

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WODONGA District Section New faces will be seen in the new council

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 8

Seven new nominations have already been received for seats on Wodonga Shire Council, and there will be at least one contest at the elections on August 29…

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Murray Shire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 7

Murray Shire councillors discussed at great length a large correspondence sheet at Monday’s meeting…

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Shire Helps School

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 7

Five truck loads of gravel for surfacing the yard of Womboota public school is being supplied by Murray Shire…

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