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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

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Murrumbidgee Shire Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 4

The April meeting of the Murrumbidgee Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers, Darlington Point, there being…

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Council Spending Too Freely, Aldermen Claim

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 2

Objection was taken at Tuesday's Council meeting to work going on without any finance committee endorsement or an…

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Coreen Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Coreen Shire Council was held on Monday when there were present the President, Cr. T. Sanger (chair), Councillors J. Izon. R. Norman, 1. Lowin, E. Bott, A. Nicholson and J. Hurtle: Messrs. C. Spring…

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Pigs Kept on War Memorial Land Mayor's Report to Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 2

A report that pigs were being kept in the centre of the town on land at the Memorial Hall, was made by the Mayor at…

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Corowa Municipal Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Corowa Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening when there were present the Mayor, Ald. S. R. E. Loveridge (chair), Aldermen A. Roggiero. M. Voss, M,.Carrigg, W. M. Johnson, O. A. Broderick and…

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Council Cases Held Over

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The action brought against the Hay Municipal Council by several Hay district residents was stood over in the…

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Council Agrees to Common Ramps

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 2

Hay Municipal Council this week agreed to the proposal put forward by the recent meeting of the P.P. Board,…

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Hay Council Against Melbourne Mail Change

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 2

Both local Councils as well as the Hay Chamber of Commerce have decided to oppose, a proposed change of mail service times…

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Council Plans More Electricity for Country People

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

BULK of the Deniliquin Municipal Council’s expenditure of £16,589/16/1 on transmission lines in 1953 was on the Wandook/Birganbigil Rural Electricity Scheme. Present immediate programme is £17,000 allocated…

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Contractor Lasted Five Days On Council Job

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 9

Deniliquin Municipal Council is again without the services of a sanitary contractor. Mr. H. Owens, who was…

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Council Faced with Finding £57,000 for Sewerage Scheme

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

HAY Municipal Council is faced with the necesity of finding £57,000 for its share of the work of conversion of the Hay Sewerage Scheme to the Military treatment works. The Council has deputed the Mayor,…

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Municipal Works Completed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 4

The Mayor reported to Monday's meeting of Council that the following works have been completed since last meeting:—…

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Ald. Bunton and Municipal Markets

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Municipal markets in NSW had not been successful because producers would not guarantee…

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Mr. Mitchell, M.L.A., refuses to apologise to the Albury City Council

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Fri.: Mr. T. W. Mitchell (C.P., Benambra) said today he would “stick” to remarks he made in the Legislative Assembly on April 27 during the debate on the Local Government Bill. Albury City Council, at a…

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‘Commo’ charge again before Albury council

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 1

Ald. Garland said last night that subject to direction from the Mayor, Ald. Bunton he would be prepared to move at this week’s meeting of Albury City Council that it consider taking legal…

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Municipal Council Reports

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

The following reports were placed before the last meeting of the Corowa Municipal Council:--…

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Council Shorts Municipality of Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

Council agreed that the Works Committee should inspect and report on the boxthorn needing to be eradicated from Council's roads…

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Shire Concerned at Stray Stock Nuisance

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

THE problem of dealing with stock straying on the roads exercised the attention of the Waradgery Shire at its meeting on Thursday when a letter from the Department of Local Government drew attention to…

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Should Council Do Private Work?

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 2

Council discussed on Monday evening the subject whether or not the Council should put in private crossings…

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Radio Com. for Council Electricity Department

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 2

Radio communication equipment may be installed by the Deniliquin Municipal Council for use on [?] with the normal working of course’s electricity undertaken…

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