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Council & local affairs, 1954

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Queen’s Visit to Wagga Municipal Councils Represented

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 2

The allocation of sites for municipal and shire council along the Royal progress route on the occasion of Her Majesty’s visit to Wagga is given below. The councils named in the list hove contributed…

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Council Meeting on February 10

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 6

Wodonga Shire Council has put back for a week its February meeting, Newly-appointed shire engineer, Mr. A. E, Canning, will…

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What Holbrook Council Did Yesterday Struck rates and allocated amounts totalling £113,655

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 10

Holbrook Shire Council yesterday fixed its general rate for 1954 at 8d in the £ on the unimproved capital value of land. The town improvement fund was struck at 1 /- in the £, making a rate of 1 / 8 in Holbrook urban area…

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Council employe gored by bull

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: A Kensington City Council employe was gored in the face by a terrified Hereford bull which escaped from…

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Council Helps Children

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 4

For transportation of school children to Echuca for the Royal visit on March 5, Deniliquin Municipal Council on Wednesday…

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C.p. Riverina Electorate Council Annual Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 6

The annual general meeting of the Riverina Electorate Council will be held in the C.W.A. Rooms, Narrandera on…

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Two men on conspiracy charges over City Council building application

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.: Norman Sidney Cohen said in Central court today that a man had told him it would cost him £225 to have an application to the Sydney City Council “fixed up.”…

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Mayor and Mayoress to attend welcome to Queen

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 3

The Mayor (Ald Bunton) and Mrs Bunion left last night for Sydney to attend the official welcome to Queen…

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Country Party Council Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the Riverina Electorate Council will be field in the C.W.A. Rooms, Narrandera on Saturday…

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Yarrawonga Shire Council Permanent foreshore caretaker appointed

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 12

Yarrawonga Shire Council will appoint a permanent attendant for maintenance of Yarrawonga foreshore, monthly meeting of council decided yesterday…

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Towong Council complaint at delay in stock trains

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 14

Councillors were caustic in their criticism of the unnecessary delay by the railways of stock being sent to Newmarket at yesterday’s meeting of Towong Shire Council. Discussion centred…

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Wangaratta Council Decisions Yesterday Railways criticised over trains for Benalla Royal visit

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 7

Victorian Railways Department came in for criticism at yesterday’s Wangaratta Shire Council meeting about the time set down for trains to carry children to Benalla for the Royal visit on March 5. It decided to make…

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Aldermen Urged to Conduct Themselves As Grown-ups, Not Children

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 8

A stormy debate, in which interjections of a general and personal nature were made, highlighted last night’s meeting of Albury City Council. Subsequently a reproof was given by deputy Mayor (Ald. Heath) when he urged aldermen to conduct themselves as grown-ups, not as…

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Council Gesture

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 8

At the instance of Acting Mayor (Ald Heath), aldermen of Albury City Council last night stood as a gesture…

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Water restrictions lifted by County Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 2

Southern Riverina County Council announces that owing to the abundant rains which fell during the weekend, all…

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City Council Correspondence Will co-operate in aerial survey plan

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 9

Albury City Council lost night decided to co-operate with the Central Mopping Authority of the Lands Department in its plans for on aerial survey of N.S.W. It will forward its negatives of Albury to the authority…

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Bitumen Surfacing Programme Launched By Lockhart Shire Council

The Observer · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 6

In a construction programme placed before Lockhart Shire Council at the January meeting, the Shire Engineer (Mr. F. A. Prichard), in referring to Council's new policy of borrowing money to complete a bitumen…

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Shire Appeals for Help

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

Wade Shire Council will endeavour to induced ratepayers to assist themselves in the lowering of rates by a publicity campaign,…

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Shire Arch Will Represent Rural Products

The Observer · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 1

Representatives of Culcairn Shire will assemble in Wagga on Sunday at 9.30 a.m. to complete the decorations in…

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Work Approved by Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

The Municipal Council has adopted recommendations by the works committee that the intersections of William and Victoria Streets…

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