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Council & local affairs, 1954

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Heavy Grader for Windouran Shire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 1

First steps toward the purchase of a heavy road grader costing about £9,000 were taken at last Friday’s meeting of Windouran Shire Council. A joint report on Council’s…

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Noxious Weeds in Carrathool Shire

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 3

Mr. E. S. F. Makepeace wrote asking if Council will take steps to see that stinkwort is kept under control on the Commission's…

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World Council of Churchess

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 10

Monthly meeting of the Albury branch of the World Council of Churches was held on Friday last at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church,…

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What Culcairn Council did yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 14

At the monthly meeting of Culcairn Shire Council yesterday, there were present: Crs, Alister Ross (President), C. A…

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Minister’s “Rackets” Charge : Council asks for Royal Commission

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Mon.: The Melbourne City Council will ask the State Government to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into statements made by the Minister for Health (Cr…

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Ex-mayor Loses Driving Licence

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 24

MELBOURNE, Tues.: A former Richmond Mayor and a Justice of the Peace, Ernest Patrick Boland, of Hoddle street, Elsternwick, was…

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New Member Welcomed to Yarrawonga Council

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 15

At the monthly meeting of the Yarrawonga Shire Council yesterday the President (Cr F. F. Williams) extended a welcome…

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Riverine University Council President Disappointed: “No encouragement by the Commonwealth”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 8

Disappointment that the Commonwealth Government could promise nothing which would encourage the States to agree to provide their share of the capital and running costs of a…

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Mayor to Open

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 1

Albury Mayor, Aid. Bunton, will officially open the exhibition at 3 p.m. tomorrow, though the…

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Shire Appointment

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 4

Applications received by Carrathool Shire for the position of "B" grade clerk included applications from Ballina, Coobang…

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Council Appoints Chief Electrical Engineer Brief Lively Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 1

At a brief but lively meeting on Wednesday the Hay Municipal Council appointed a chief electrical engineer,…

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Move to Pay Councillors Opposed by Culcairn Shire Decisions at Monthly Meeting

The Observer · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 6

Culcairn Shire Council, at its monthly meeting last Monday, decided to oppose a Government proposal that councillors and aldermen should be paid for their services, a motion to this effect being moved by Crs. H. W. Bahr and C A. Lee…

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Hay Municipal Library

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 4

NEW BOOKS: 5th LIST, 1954 The following books have been added to the library and are now available:—…

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Vic. M.L.A. says Albury has ‘Commo’ alderman

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 1

Mr. T. W. Mitchell, M.L.A., alleged in the Victorian Legislative Assembly the other day that there was what he termed a “Commo” member of Albury City Council…

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A “Must” for Everyone to See Mayor praises Albury Rural and Home Exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 1

Although such exhibitions were somewhat new to Australia as compared with Great Britain and other countries, they would be proved in this country, as they had been proved elsewhere, to be of immense and outstanding general benefit to community life…

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Engineer's Report to Carrathool Council Current Works Programme

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 4

Highway: With the cmpletion of gravelling contract for three miles near Carrathool turn off, the 1953-54 programme is…

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Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 9

The Monthly meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council was held in Monday last, the following Councillors being present: Crs…

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Former woman M.L.A., Mayor dies

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 14

SYDNEY, Tues.: Mrs Lillian Fowler, well-known as a former Mayor of Newtown, and an MLA, died in the Royal Prince Alfred…

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Mayor on Christian Fellowship

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 2

Speaking at the Anglican youth leaders’ conference at Albury yesterday, the Mayor (Ald Bunton) said it was pleasing to see youth…

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Albury “Overlooked” As Capital-mayor

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 10

It was felt that Albury was robbed of its due heritage when it was not selected as the capital city for the…

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