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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1955

163 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 9

Shire Council Mechanical Engineer’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1955 · page 7

The Mechanical Engineer R. C. Daley) reported as follows: I desire to draw attention to the number of tyres that have…

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Shire Council Shire Engineer’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1955 · page 7

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. [?] reported as follows:— 1955 Main Roads—[?] maintenance has been carried…

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Shire Council General Business

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1955 · page 6

Cr. Crosbie asked that a load of gravel be placed on the footpaths near [?] and on footpaths in Warmatta Street, near…

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Items in Brief From Murray Shire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 July 1955 · page 6

There is a district possibility that an additional police [?] [?] be stationed at Moa[?]…

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Rain Slows Down Murray Shire Works

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 July 1955 · page 10

Fur[?]ruption [?] was [?]ed during the [?] wet [?]…

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The Press and ... The Council

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 July 1955 · page 7

What is the popular town hall view of the local reporter? He is supposed to have a genius for getting things wrong, or…

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Council Thanked For Improvement To Wakool Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 July 1955 · page 2

Praise seldom comes the way of the Deniliquin Municipal Council, so aldermen were pleased to receive a letter of…

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Council Grants Fruit Barrow License

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 July 1955 · page 1

A fruit barrow may be set up in Deniliquin if the applicant for a license accepts the location and fee fixed by the…

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Shire Council Shire Clerk's Report

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1955 · page 2

The Committee authorised to handle the tenders for the new house accepted the tender of Mr. W. Erfurth for the…

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Shire of Jerilderie Supplementary List of Electors for Year 1955

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1955 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that the Supplementary List of Electors for the various Ridings of the Shire of…

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Council Prepares for Big Works Program

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 1

Windouran Shire Council decided at last week’s meeting to purchase a new heavy grader, subject to finance being arranged, as the present heavy programmes of work are likely to continue for at least five years…

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Arts Council Branch Has 139 Members

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 August 1955 · page 2

Arts Council shows are receiving the support of Finley people, and the branch is receiving requests from Berrigan, Tocumwal, Mathoura and Echuca for information about future programmes, retiring president, Mr…

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Shire Dissatisfied With Agreement

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 August 1955 · page 1

Murray Shire councillors yesterday expressed dissatisfaction regarding a franchise agreement drawn up by the Deniliquin Municipal Council for supply of electricity to areas of the shire…

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Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1955 · page 10

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

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Staff Trouble Again For Murray Shire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 August 1955 · page 6

Murray Shire Council is again experiencing staff difficulty, as the “A” Grade clerk, Mr. J. Hill, has had to enter…

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Brief Items From Murray Shire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 August 1955 · page 5

Extra rate of five shillings for land containing beehives within Murray Shire will soon be abolished council was…

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Shire Council Shire Engineer’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1955 · page 3

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. [?] reported as follows:— 1955 [?] Main [?] has been carried…

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Shire Council. Shire Clerk’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1955 · page 8

The Shire Clerk (Mr W. H. Rodgers) reported as follows,:— 1954 Statement of Accounts.— The audit was completed on 18th…

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Shire Council Shire Clerk's Report

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1955 · page 2

Attached hereto is a certificate in connection with the entries in the Rate Book for 1955. This Certificate…

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Shire Council Acting Shire Engineer's Report

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1955 · page 6

Maintenance: During the month weather conditions have been such that all work on major projects has been…

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