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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,133 stories in Murray's papers · page 39 of 57

Carrathool Council to Change

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 2

There will be at least four new Councillors in the next Carrathool Shire Council, following the retirement of the…

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World Council of Churches

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 2

Albury branch of the World Council of Churches will hold its monthly meeting tonight at 7.30 o’clock in the Salvation Army…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Road Works Grant £8,650

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 1

Murrumbidgee Shire Council has been allocated £8650 from the Commonwealth Aid Roads Fund for the 3953-54 year…

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Council to call public meeting to discuss’ drome

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 2

Albury City Council plans to convene a public meeting as soon as possible to discuss the question of an aerodrome for Albury. Advice has been received…

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Wangaratta News Items Plant for Shire Wangaratta, Friday

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 September 1953 · page 16

Special meeting of the Wangaratta Shire Council has approved of the purchase of new plant totalling £4385, and it is anticipated…

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Lutheran leader welcomed at Albury by Mayor Buntori

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 September 1953 · page 6

Australia was a country of opportunity, always looking to the future, while many European countries were sitting on the ruins of.the past thinking in retrospect, Dr. Lundquist, of the Lutheran World Federation,…

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Critical Questions for Mayor

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 2

The Mayor (Aid; J. P. Flood) is to be asked the reason for delay in presenting a petition for an inquiry into…

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Holbrook Council

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 2

Holbrook Shire Council will discuss many important matters today, including bushfire measures, park improvements and bitumen…

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Shire Shorts Carrathool Too Many Cats

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 2

The health inspector, Mr. L. P. Brasington, told Carrathool Shire that following complaints, he had inspected a residents at…

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Whitton Items at Council Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 4

Items of interest to Whitton residents discussed at the last Carrathool Shire meeting included:—…

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Mayor Disagrees with M.l.a. at School Fete Opening Ceremony

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 8

At the D.I.H.S. fete opening in the grounds of the school in George street on Saturday, the mayor (Ald. H. G. Campbell) disagreed with Mr. J. A. Lawson, M.L.A. in regard to the deal the Education Department…

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Shire Council General Business

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 7

Crs. Smith and Betts.— That culvert work on development road 1211 be finished off as soon as possible; also a bad hole near…

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Ex-Mayor sentenced

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Tues.: For having allegedly kicked a 76-year-old pensioner. Cornelius Anthony Loughnan, a former Mayor of…

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Roads in shire in good order

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 5

Roads in the shire were in good order, with a few exceptions, and it was hoped to continue with the presents…

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Homes Shortage at Albury Move by Labor Council

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 2

Immediate representations are to be made to the NSW Housing Minister, Mr Clive Evatt, to help relieve the acute shortage…

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What Holbrook Council Did Yesterday Emphasis placed on fire danger this summer

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 5

Tests of various types of radio equipment will soon be undertaken for use in rural areas in the case of bush fires. Holbrook Shire Council is…

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Should There Be 12 Aldermen!

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 14

Decision on a move by Aid Health at Albury City Council meeting last night to have a referendum concerning an increase in…

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Wodonga Council briefs

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 10

Council will call a public meeting to form a committee to plan Wodonga’s participation in the welcome to the Queen at Benalla…

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What Albury Council Did Last Night “Wantigong street drains disgrace to the city"

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 7

Wantigong street drains ore “a disgrace” to the City of Albury and need cleaning out badly, Aid. Heath said at last night’s City Council meeting. He was commenting on a…

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What Albury Council did last night Jindera site for ‘drome “not suitable'”—official’

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 14

Deportment of Civil Aviation informed Albury City Council lost night that the proposed site at Jindera for an aerodrome was not as suitable as the present one for development as a ‘drome to carry larger type planes…

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