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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1955

163 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 9

Mayor Enterta[?] Council Staff

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 January 1955 · page 8

Staff members of [?] Municipal Council were [?] tained on Christmas [?] council chambers by [?]…

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Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1955 · page 9

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

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Road Works in Conargo Shire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 January 1955 · page 4

Conargo Shire Council engineer, Mr W. H. Ware, reported as follows to Wednesday’s meeting on work carried…

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Wagga Council Engineers Dismissed

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 January 1955 · page 7

Wagga City Council last Thursday decided unanimously to dismiss immediately Eric George Charles and his…

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Windouran Council Bought £11,619 Plant in 1954

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 January 1955 · page 4

Plant purchases by Windouran Shire Council during 1954 totalled £11,619 the president. Cr. T. C. Macaw revealed in…

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Shire Council, Land Transfers

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1955 · page 3

From Drippds S. J. 11 to Adriano K, lob 3, 16. Tocumwal From, Houniball A. N. to Porra L. J. and L. R., lot…

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Items From Windouran Council

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 January 1955 · page 5

The Main Roads Department advised yesterday’s meeting of Windouran Shire Council that grids on Main Road 296 were in…

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Windouran Shire To Establish Depot At North

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 January 1955 · page 5

Windouran Shire Council will make application to the Local Land Board for five acres of land at North…

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Rates Up Decides D. M. Council

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 January 1955 · page 1

General fund, sewerage and street lighting rates for 1955 have all been increased by the Deniliquin Municipal Council. The water rate has been raised by 100 per cent on unoccupied land…

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Council to Seek £10,000 Water Loan

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 January 1955 · page 1

“It is obvious that council must implement the master plan to ensure and adequate water supply for the town,” Ald. C.S. Faulkner said at the Deniliquin Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday night…

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Council To Spend £8,000 On Sheep/ Cattle Yards

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 January 1955 · page 4

After a conference of the Works Committee of the Deniliquin Municipal Council and the Saleyards Advisory…

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Council May Distribute Bulk Electricity

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 1

POWER LINES lave grown from 10 to 150 miles, and the number of consumers has increased from 400 to 1660 since the Deniliquin Municipal Council first undertook the generation of electricity in 1929. Electrical Engineer, Mr. H. F. Dawson, told…

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150 Conargo Shire Children to School by Bus

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 1

UPWARDS of 150 children from Conargo Shire will be transported daily by bus to Deniliquin Schools when they re-open next week. The school bus service within…

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Shire Clerk, Two Others Resign From Murray Shire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 February 1955 · page 5

Resignation of shire clerk (Mr. J. Parker), A Grade clerk (Mrs. Parker), and typiste Mrs. G…

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Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1955 · page 9

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

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Tenderers “Lobbied” Aldermen

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 1

Anxious salesmen have been lobbying Deniliquin Aldermen endeavouring to “sell” them road graders…

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Council to Supply Trees — Free

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 8

Deniliquin Aldermen about trees on Wednesday A motion proposed by [?] V. Holden may [?]…

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Municipality To Prosecute Five

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 7

Five people are to be prosecuted by Deniliquin Municipal council, four for ignoring instructions not to arrive on made…

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Shire Council Correspondence

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1955 · page 3

From Local Government Department re maintenances of Bush Fire equipment and question of erecting building on…

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