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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,133 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 57

Council Levies Rates And Charges

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 1

The Municipal Council on Wednesday night struck a general rate of 9d. in the £ on the unimproved capital value of all…

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Dr. Merrylees Under Fire at Wagga Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 2

Dr. W. A. Merrylees, president of the Riverina Councils' University League was criticised at a meeting of the…

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Council Moves to Restore Waring Gardens Need For Improved Water Supply Stressed At Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 1

Waring Gardens, once the town’s pride and showplace, have deteriorated into something approaching a wilderness. Townspeople have been voicing their regret in recent days, and on Wednesday night the…

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Shire Council Reports Building Applications

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 1

The following building applications Wore granted :--Allan E. Taylor, president of Buraja School of Arts, for…

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Holbrook Shire Council Meets Today

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 2

First meeting for 1953 of Holbrook Shire Council will take place today commencing at 10.30 a.m.; finance committee will…

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Carrathool Shire Library

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 2

Mr. R. McGreal, secretary of the Library Board of N.S.W., has advised Carrathool Shire Council that he will be able to visit…

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Big Drop in Road Grant to Carrathool Shire

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 2

Carrathool Shire engineer, Mr. J. T. Currie, reported to the Council on Monday that it had been intended to undertake a…

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County Council Proposal Deferred Again

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 2

Because of the absence of Cr. E. C. Killen from the last meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council, discussion on the proposed…

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Wangaratta Council will support water pipe scheme

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 12

Wangaratta Borough Council will support any move that offers the chance of bringing, water from the Murray to the district. This fact was started in a…

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Original Correspondence Municipal Streets (To the Editor of "The Riverine Grazier.")

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 2

Sir,—May I request indulgence of space to comment on a recent report of a Council meeting in which it was stated that…

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Holbrook Shire Council to consider improvements to camping ground

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 7

The number of campers who used the Holbrook camping area during the holiday period was discussed at yesterday’s meeting of Holbrook Shire Council when the Parks and Gardens Committee was instructed to consider better amenities and report not later than next June…

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Road Safety Council

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 2

First meeting of the newly formed Road Safety Council held at the council chambers last night was presided over by Ald Lambert,…

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A little boy’s thanks to the Mayor

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 2

In an envelope addressed to the “Lord Mayor of Albury at the Council Building, Albury, N.S.W.,” yesterday came a letter full of honesty and thanks. In a few lines, the…

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Council Estimates

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

Because of the work involved in preparing for the municipal election on February 7, estimates which were to be presented to a…

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Five to Contest Municipal Poll

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

Five residents of Hay have nominated to contest two seats vacant on the Municipal Council. The nominees are Messrs. R…

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Police destroy stray dogs ; council buries them

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 4

Responsibility of destroying stray dogs in Albury is usually borne by the police and the City Council buries them, it was stated yesterday. There is no lethal…

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Culcairn Council business

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 5

Present at the monthly meeting of Culcairn Shire Council yesterday were Crs. Alister Ross, L. C. Lindner. M. Baz, J. D. Ritctiie, J…

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Chiltern Council will support country towns’ water scheme

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 7

Chiltern Shire Council yesterday decided to support any water scheme that would bring a good, permanent supply to towns and country people between Wodonga and Wangaratta. (The “Mail” reported public reaction of the scheme in a detail…

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Issue for Rutherglen Council

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 9

Rutherglen Shire Council meeting on Friday will be faced with one of the most contentions issues it has ever…

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