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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,133 stories in Murray's papers · page 42 of 57

Mayor Io welcome Rex Hartwig back home

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 7

Mayor (Aid. Bunton) will extend a welcome to Davis Cup squad member, Rex Hartwig, at a firm night in the Red Cross…

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To Stand for Culcairn Council

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 14

At a meeting at Alma Park, presided over by Mr. E. J. Kotzilr, Mr. Colin Burdock was elected candidate for B Riding of…

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Jew-Arab clashes to go to U.N. Security Council

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 3

TEL AVIV, Sun,: The Israeli Prime Minister (Mr. David Ben Gurion) will interrupt his 10-week Holiday to preside at the Cabinet meeting today to discuss recent Israeli-Jordan clashes. ,…

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Corowa Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Corowa Municipal Council was held on Tuesday Evening when there were present the Mayor (Aid. M. Carrigg chair), Aldermen S. R. E. Loveridge, T. C. Morris. T. Carson, G. Roggiero and H. S. Mills…

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What Hume Shire Council Did Yesterday Shrinking money values add to cost of electricity extensions

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 10

Albury Council advised Hume Shire Council yesterday that the cost of electricity extensions bad rises so much that the same amount of money as was allotted in 1947 would now do less than half the work. Letter was in reply to the…

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Shire Library Readers Have Definite Tastes

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 1

Reporting to a meeting of the Central Murray Regional Public Library on Wednesday the librarian (Mrs. Wharton) said that…

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Murray Shire Folk Want Free Public Library Facilities

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 2

When the Central Murray Regional Public Library was mooted several years ago seven councils in the region…

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World Council of Churches, Wodonga branch

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 12

The important place of the Bible in the programme of the Christian missions was stressed by Mr. Smeaton, the representative…

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What Coreen Council did at monthly meeting

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 5

Monthly meeting of the Coreen Shire Council was informed by the NSW and Victorian Railways Departments that full…

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Shire Council. Shire Clerk’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 9

The Shire Clerk (Mr. W. H. Rodgers), reported as follows:— Staff Matters—Mr E. A. Davis [?] two days’ leave from…

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Berrigan Shire Council. General Business

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 7

Crs. Stillard and Collie.—That the recreation reserve trustees at Tocumwal be permitted to connect up with the water main,…

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Shire Council. Health Inspector’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 3

The Health Inspector (Mr C. Platt) reported as follows:— Building Applications —Mr. R. Nixon, of Oaklands, to [?] a…

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Holbrook Shire

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 2

One of the features of the Holbrook Shire Council meeting on Tuesday will be a welcome to Cr John Ross, who recently…

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U.N. Security Council to consider Palestine unrest

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wed.: The UN. Security Council yesterday unanimously agreed to consider the tension in Palestine. Without taking a formal…

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Council Shorts Municipality of Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 2

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

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Windouran Shire Electors May Vote In Caravan

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 7

Windou[?] Shire Council last week directed its shire clerk (Mr E. R .Wilson) to apply to authorities. for a public holiday…

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Council Queried on Power House Foundations

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 4

A suggestion that a contractor had departed from the specifications for a job at the Hay power house was denied at a…

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Progressive Policy Of Council Has Achieved Much

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 1

“It is very hard to defeat a sitting member and generally the bigger the field, the easier it is for…

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Straying Stock Plan Not Favoured by Shire Will Not Share Costs of Ramps on Common

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 1

EXPENDITURE of ratepayers' money on the provision of ramps to prevent stock straying is not favoured by the Waradgery Shire Council. A recommendation that the Shire share the costs…

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Mayor Invited to Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 October 1953 · page 2

An invitation to attend the opening of Wagga City baths has been received by the Mayor (Aid Bunton). The baths will be…

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