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Council & local affairs, 1954

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Coreen Shire Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Coreen Shire Council was held on Monday, December 21, When there were present Cr. T. Lewis…

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Aborigines In Baths Kempsey Council's Opposition

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 4

Kempsey Municipal Council has decided to adhere to its previous decision not to allow aboriginal children to use the Municipal…

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Water position at Corowa is not as black as painted, alderman claims

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 5

A denial that the water position in Corowa was “as black as some people had painted it” was made last night by a member of the Corowa Municipal Council…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Special Rate for Grader Imposed

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 1

SPECIAL rate will be imposed by Murrumbidgee Shire to finance the purchase of a new grader, it was decided at the December meeting of the Council. Present at the Council meeting…

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Carrathool Shire to Increase Water Rates General Rate Unaltered

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 2

AT its last meeting the Carrathool Shire Council decided to increase its water rates in each of the water supply fund areas of the Shire, but retained the general rate for the Shire at 5¾d., the same rate as for 1953…

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Hay Municipal Library New Books: 1st LIST. 1954

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 2

The following new books and replacements have been added to the library and are now available:…

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City Council Meets Tonight

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 2

Albury City Council will hold its first meeting for 1954 tonight Only ordinary business has been listed for discussion. The…

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Corowa Council to Specially Meet

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 2

Special meeting of Corowa Municipal Council will be held tomorrow night at 7.30 to receive a deputation from Corowa and…

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Congratulations to City Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 10

N.S.W. Local Government Association has congratulated Albury City Council on the outstanding success of the joint…

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Painting Donated to Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 2

Albury City Council has been presented with a Jon staff painting of a woman by Mrs Cyril Kimball, of Jones st. The painting…

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Communists elected to Sydney Council sub-committees

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.: Two Communist aldermen sat on the Sydney City Council today for lie first time in Sydney’s civic history…

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Albury Council has master plan for Noreuil Park

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 12

A “master plan” for improving and developing Noreuil Pork as a camping site will be discussed at next week’s meeting of the works committee of Albury City Council. The master plan…

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Council Prosecutes Own Impounder for Stray Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 2

At the December meeting of Carrathool Shire Council, the health inspector (Mr. Brasington) reported that Mr. R. Gray…

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Mayor with Gift Portrait

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 3

The Mayor (Ald. Bunion), holding the painting by Sir John Longstaff of the late Mrs Joe Stewart, which has…

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Wangaratta Shire Council Business Yesterday Decision on ratepayers’ petition over road deferred

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 9

Fifty-three ratepayers petitioned Wangaratta Shire Council yesterday to rescind a motion granting Mr. A. Clugg a road through Messrs. R. L. Moore and H. Shannon’s propertied at Byawatha. Grounds for the objection…

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Plans approved for new council chambers

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 9

Wangaratta Shire Council yesterday appointed Messrs Grant and Associates, architects, of Melbourne and…

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Ratepayer Objects to Drawing Lots at Shire Election (Letter to the Editor)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 4

Sir,— Now that the hue and cry of the recent elections have died down there is time to quietly…

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Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 5

The. monthly meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council was held in [?] last, the following Councillors being present: Crs…

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Business at Culcairn Shire Council meeting

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 7

Monthly meeting of Culcairn Shire Council was held on Monday, January 11. There were present: Crs. Alister Ross (President), C. A. Lee, J. C. Tweddle, H. W. Bahr, E. L. Thomas, J. D. Ritchie, M. Baz, C. E. Burdack;…

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Police report on council ready soon

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 16

SYDNEY, Tuesday : The results of investigations into the activities of the Bankstown Council should be completed in…

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