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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,133 stories in Murray's papers · page 36 of 57

Upper Murray Shire Will Miss Cr. Daly (Contributed)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 8

When Upper Murray Shire Council meets on Monday, September 7, for its first meeting of the new council year, Mr. P. T…

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Adult franchise for Vic. council polls ?

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Legislation to provide adult franchise for all municipal elections in Victoria will be brought down by the…

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Close Vote on Firebreaks In Lockhart Shire Boundaries to Be Same As Last Year

The Observer · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 6

Whilst they deferred other bush fire prevention matters to later in the year, Lockhart Shire councillors, at their August meeting, discussed the question of fire- breaks…

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Council will back move to try and get English cricketers to play here

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 16

Albury City Council will be right behind a move by the Albury and Border Cricket Association to invite the touring English cricket team here next year, stated the president of the association (Ald. Harrison) at a…

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Ex-Mayor, six aldermen charged

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 September 1953 · page 24

SYDNEY, Fri.: The hearing of charges that, while subject to special disqualification, the former Mayor of Leichhardt and…

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Beech Worth Council

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 September 1953 · page 2

Meeting of Beechworth Shire Council, which was to have been held yesterday, was postponed until September 11 because of…

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Ex-Mayor and ex-alderman in court to-day

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 September 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun. : Summonese served on the former Mayor of Leichhart (Mr E. C. Erwin) and a former alderman (Mr J. J…

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Ex-Mayor, ex-alderman face corruption charges

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 September 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Men.: Edward Charles Erwin, ex-Mayor of Leichhardt, Wentworth road, Eastwood, and John James O’Malley, ex-alderman, of Hayes st., Annandale, were chatted in Central Summons Court toddy with corruptly…

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WODONGA District Section Council has as extensive roads programme

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 September 1953 · page 8

Wodonga Shire Council’s works programme for the 1953-54 summer is the most extensive for years. Plans include construction of the Bonegilla-Kiewa road end building of four new bridges…

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Shire Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 September 1953 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the Jerilderie Shire Council was held on Tuesday when there was a full attendance…

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Jerilderie Shire Council Shire Engineer's Report

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 September 1953 · page 6

August was a slow month for Council works, plant break, wet conditions and sickness, reduced Council…

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Shire Clerk's Report

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 September 1953 · page 6

Attached is a Certificate setting out the rate levies for 1953 and the arrears brought forward as well as the…

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Labor Council shuns “Miss Albury” contest

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 September 1953 · page 14

Albury and Border Trades and Labor Council last night decided not to support the “Miss Albury” contest to raise funds for the building of a concert hall. Following considerable…

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No increase in number of aldermen

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 2

N.S,W. Minister for Local Government informed Albury Chamber of Commerce last night that as Albury City Council had…

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Accrued leave Discussed by Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 2

The question of annual leave to employees accumulating until it became an embarrasment to the Council was again discussed…

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U.p.a. District Council Meets at Albury

The Observer · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 2

The annual meeting of the District Council of the United Protestant Association was held at Albury on Tuesday, 2nd…

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Letters to the Editor “More Alderman Needed”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 September 1953 · page 2

Sir,—Albury Chamber of Commerce at its meeting on Thursday night were advised by NSW Minister for Local Government that…

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Council under criticism

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 September 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY, Sun.: Criticism of administration of Baulkham Hills Shire Council is contained in a Local Government report…

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Shire Electricity

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 8

A letter from Berrigan Shire Council at Conargo Shire Council meeting on Thursday advised that as its electrical engineer was…

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Council Shorts Municipality of Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 5

Council instructed the Town Clerk to advise the Department of Agriculture the position in regard to the appointment of a…

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