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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

994 stories in Murray's papers · page 43 of 50

What City Council Did Last Night Decision deferred on plans lo rebuild Dean street trades school

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 13

City Council last night deferred a decision on whether to support Anbury Technical Education Advisory Committee’s programme of rebuilding at the Dean street trades school until clarification of the position has been obtained from the Town Planning Authority in Sydney…

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Mayor's Minute To Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 4

The Mayor (Ald. O. J. Smith) reported to Council on Tuesday: "It has been noticed that a large quantity of water is being…

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Council Shorts Municipality of Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 4

Present at the Council meeting on Tuesday were the Mayor (Ald. O. J. Smith), Ald. Blackley, Morgan, Triffitt, Flood, Richards,…

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£10,000 Loan for Town Works At Henty Shire Council to Obtain Sanction

The Observer · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 6

Culcairn Shire Council, at its monthly meeting on Tuesday, decided that steps be taken to obtain sanction for the raising of a loan of £10,000 to enable town improvement works to be carried out at Henty, after…

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Local and General Shire Picnic

The Observer · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

The annual picnic of municipal and shire council employees was held at Culcairn [?] Monday…

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Ashes for Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

Following representations made by Mr. A. G. Enticknap, M.L.A., the Department of Railways wrote to Tuesday's Council…

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Council in Uproar Over Impounding

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 1

HAY Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday, was in uproar for a few minutes, and threatened to end there and then, with aldermen leaving the meeting, until peace was eventually restored…

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Murray Shire Will Have No Voice In Reg. Library

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 1

Murray Shire Council was advised this week that it was not entitled to have a representative on the controlling…

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Damages claim against Albury Council settled

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The widow and nine-year-old daughter of a man killed when struck by the arm of an electric light pole sued Albury City Council for damages in the Supreme Court today…

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Council Makes Gesture to Wagga on Royal Visit

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

Hay Municipal Council decided on Tuesday to make it donation to the Wagga City Council of five guineas, to…

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Hay Foreseen As Main Electrical Distribution Centre County Council Mooted

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 4

IN a special report made by the Hay Municipal Council's Chief Electrical Engineer, Mr. J. H. Dowsett, at the adjourned meeting of Council on Wednesday night, it was recommended that plans to cater for the…

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Divorce granted to a Melbourne woman is upheld by Privy Council

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 10

LONDON, Thurs.: An Australian, who was said to have been advised to try “cave-man” stuff to improve his married life, yesterday lost his appeal to the Privy Council against a divorce decree granted to his wife in…

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Lockhart Council to Discuss To-day Future of The Rock to Oaklands railway line

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 6

LOCKHART, Sun.: Lockhart Shire Council, at its monthly meeting tomorrow, is expected to have a lengthy discussion concerning the N.S.W. and Victorian Government Railway Departments’ move to close The…

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Engineer’s report to Hume Shire Council

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 8

Engineer, Mr R. V. Welsh, submitted the following report to yesterday’s meeting of Hume Shire Council:…

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Confidence in Former Council Expressed by Carrathool Shire Another "Murrell Report"

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 4

A RESOLUTION expressing confidence in the former Council was carried at a special meeting of the Canathool Shire Council on Thursday after consideration of a report by Mr. Hunt, an inspector of the Local…

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Hume Shire Council will receive £15,000 grant for road works

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 9

Hume Shire Council will receive on allocation of £15,620 from the Commonwealth aid roods grant for the year 1954-55 under a revised schedule of approved works. The Department of Public…

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Mayor's Report Un Local Government Conference

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. O. J. Smith) reported to Council on behalf of himself and Ald. Marshall regarding the Local Government…

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Murray Shire on the Boom

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 3

“We can justly claim to have sustained, and indeed, to have stepped up the tempo of activity and progress in this area,” said the President of Murray Shire Council recently…

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Tourist Camp Site Municipal Council Seeks 25 Acres of Hospital's Tenure

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 1

AFTER a long discussion the Hay Municipal Council resolved at the adjourned meeting on Wednesday night that the Council make application for 25 acres of the land on the east of the Hay hospital for a…

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Murray Shire Again Assists M.v.d.l

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 1

At the last meeting of Murray Shire Council, Cr. A. T. Bremner, president, said he was quite satisfied that the M.V.D.L…

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