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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1956

216 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 11

Brief History of Conargo Shire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 May 1956 · page 9

History of the Conargo Shire from the time the first meeting of the Provisional Council was held in a room at the Conargo store in December, 1916, was traced briefly by Cr. W. H. Lamb (president) at a luncheon…

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[?]14,500 Loans Offered Council

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 June 1956 · page 1

Loan accommodation for nearly £15,000 was [?]fered Deniliquin Municipal Council in letters read at Wednesday night’s meeting. [?] offer came from the…

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No Heavy Traffic, Rules Murray Shire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 June 1956 · page 1

Vehicles weighing over 2½ tons will be banned from, travailing on rural roads south of Mathoura and Bunnaloo. Murray Shire Council decided at its meeting on Friday…

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Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1956 · page 5

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

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Shire Council Meeting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 14 June 1956 · page 1

The June meeting of Jerilderie Shire Council was held last Thursday, Cr. F. McPherson presiding. Other…

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Shire Council Electrical Engineer's Report

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 14 June 1956 · page 3

In his report to the June Meeting of the Shire Council, held last Thusday, the Electrical Engineer reported that…

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Shire Graders Withdrawn From Roads

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 June 1956 · page 6

All Murray Shire graders will be withdrawn from service for the next month and the operators employed in…

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Shire Council. Shire Clerk’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1956 · page 3

The Shire Clerk (Mr. W. H. Rodgers) reported as follows:— Staff Matters.— Mr R. Brown, Finley, is off duty from 6th June,…

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Shire Council. Shire Engineer’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1956 · page 6

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. Curric) reported as follows:— Main Rome —Some maintenance grading and patching has…

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Shire Council. General Business

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1956 · page 1

Cr. Martyn requested that at the carnest opportunity the road to the Finley Cemetery be given attention…

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Brief Council Items From Correspondence

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 June 1956 · page 3

Further information concerning the Poliomyelitis vaccination campaign was conveyed to the Deniliquin…

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Conargo Shire Road Works

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 June 1956 · page 4

Maintenance grading has been carried out on the Moonee Swamp, Mayrung, and Aratula Roads, Shire engineer (Mr. S. E…

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Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1956 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council was hold the Monthly last, the following Councillors being present:—…

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Shire Council Health Inspector’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1956 · page 4

The Health Inspector (Mr C. [?] reported as follows:— [?] —The [?]ing of this [?] has…

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Roads Deteriorate, Work At Standstill In Murray Shire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 July 1956 · page 6

Continued wet weather during June caused further deterioration of roads and brought most roadworks to a…

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Shire Council Shire Engineer’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1956 · page 3

The Shire Engineer (Mr J. Currie) reported as follows:— Main Roads.—Some grading and repairs have been carried out…

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Shire Council General Business

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1956 · page 7

Crs. Pyle and Betts: That Council’s electrical engineer investigate the possibility of better [?]lighting facilities at the…

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Shire Council Shire Clerk's Report

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1956 · page 4

A Tree Committee meeting was held last week and it was decided to invite an Officer of the Forestry Commission to…

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Shire Council Meeting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1956 · page 1

The Monthly meeting of Jerilderie Shire Council was held last Thursday and was attended by Crs. F…

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Shire Council Electrical Engineer's Report

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1956 · page 4

It has not been possible to do any further rural construction during the month due to continued wet weather…

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