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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

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Council Favours Angle Parking

The Observer · Friday 16 April 1954 · page 5

Albury Town Clerk, advised Monday's meeting of Culcairn Shire Council that a public meeting was being held…

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Culcairn Shire in Healthy State Inspector's Report

The Observer · Friday 16 April 1954 · page 7

Culcairn Shire Inspector (Mr. C. Sanders) reported to Monday's meeting of the Shire Council that no cases of…

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£10,500 Grant Towards Sealing Trunk Road in Culcairn Shire

The Observer · Friday 16 April 1954 · page 6

Included in the correspondence read at Monday's meeting of Culcairn Shire Council was a letter from the Maui Roads Department approving of a grant of £10,500 towards the cost of sealing the final section of Trunk…

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Munyaplah Residents Petition Council For New Road Proposal to Be Investigated

The Observer · Friday 16 April 1954 · page 5

Residents of Munyaplah settlement forwarded a petition to Monday's shire meeting, requesting Council to dedicate and open a road, starting from the main road at the Alma Park signpost, opposite the road through the…

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City Council Discussion on Angle Parking Resolution for Police Chief

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 April 1954 · page 15

Defeat of a motion to defer action for a fortnight j and the carrying of on amendment that two public re-solutions be forwarded at once to the Commissioner of Police were features of Albury City Council’s discussion…

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Proposed Shire-municipal Road Agreement "Don't Humbug Us" Says Shire President

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 2

WARADGERY Shire Council decided on Thursday to give the Hay Municipal Council to May 1 either to accept or reject its offer to carry out municipal road programmes, free of supervision and…

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New Shire Truck

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 2

Waradgery Shire Council on Thursday, accepted a tender of £1289 for a 10cwt. Ford V8 utility, submitted by Hay Motor and…

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Shire Council. Shire Clerk’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 7

The Shire Clerk (Mr W. H. Rodgers), reported as follows:— Stall Matters.—Proposed inquiry under Section 99 (W. R…

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Shire Council. Engineer’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 3

The Shire Engineer (Mr J. C. McLaren) reported as follow:— During the month the following work has been carried out:…

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Loan Council to Meet in June

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Loan Council will meet in Canberra in June, on a date yet to be decided…

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Council Shorts Municipality of Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 2

Present at the adjourned meeting of the Hay Municipal Council on Tuesday last were the Mayor (Ald. O. J. Smith), Ald…

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Works Report to Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 4

Hay Municipal Council last week adopted, with one alteration, the report of its works committee…

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Shire Asks for £60,942 Road Programme

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 1

WARADGERY Shire Council has submitted a Highway Programme for 1953-54 totalling £60,942. This is on a par with that asked for the current year, when a total of £38,000 was granted. The…

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Leading Hand Reports to Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 1

The leading hand (Mr. H. Finch) reported to the Council:—"Since last meeting most of the work allocated to us has been…

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Town Clerk Reports to Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 2

Mr. T. F. Cook, acting Town Clerk, reported to last week's adjourned Council meeting:—Building: Addition to…

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Power House Report to Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 2

Mr. F. G. Coate, officer in charge of the Council's powerplant, reported to Council:—"The new generating set is…

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Police now with labor Council

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The NSW Police Association was tonight affiliated with the State Trades and Labor Council…

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Should Council Make up Trainees’ Pay?

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 1

Young men on military training are well provided for Ald. C. S. Faulkner said at Deniliquin Municipal Council…

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Mayor Places Wreath

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 6

The Mayor (Ald. Bunton) places a wreath on the base of the monument on behalf of himself, the Mayoress and citizens of Albury at the Albury Anzac Day ceremony yesterday…

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Corowa Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Corowa Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening April 21, 1954, when there were present: The Mayor, Aid,' S. R. E,' Lovoridge (chair); Aldermen F.. R. Sammons. M. Vogs. W. M. Johnson. J. shana…

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