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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1956

216 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 11

Shire Council Electrical Engineers Report

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 25 October 1956 · page 2

A regional Conference of the Electricity Supply Engineers Association will be held in Temora on the 25th…

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Association Didn’t Ask Council Says Town Clerk (To the Editor)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 October 1956 · page 1

SIR,—I wish to correct the impression your readers must have arrived at after reading the criticisms of council and its…

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Election In Windouran Shire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 November 1956 · page 1

An election will be necessary in Windouran Shire, where eight candidates have nominated for…

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Council Noms. Tomorrow

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 November 1956 · page 1

Nominations for candidates for the Deniliquin Municipal Council election close at 5 p.m. tomorrow,…

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Arts Council Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 November 1956 · page 1

A most successful branch meeting of the Deniliquin Arts Council was held last Friday night in the C.W.A. Rooms…

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Ratepayers To Get Facts on Council Housing

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 November 1956 · page 1

“That letter has no relationship whatsoever to the motion moved at the Ratepayers’ Association meeting,” Ald. R. W. Prunster said on Wednesday night after a letter had been read from the Deniliquin…

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£39,500 Spent on Murray Shire Roads

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 November 1956 · page 1

A total of £39,506 had been spent on shire roads daring the year, Cr. C. R. Dudley stated in the annual presidential report to Murray Shire Council yesterday. Cr. Dudley said that the year…

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Ald. Prunster On Council Housing (To the Editor)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 November 1956 · page 5

Sir,—I trust that you will grant me to correct what is perhaps an error in type composing in your report (“P.T.”…

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Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1956 · 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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Shire Elections. To the Electors of C Riding

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1956 · page 10

Ladies and Gentlemen,— At the request of a number of electors; I have decided to nominate as a candidate for one of…

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Shire Council Shire Clerk's Report

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 November 1956 · page 6

A Regional Conference of the Local Government's Clerk's Association is to be held in Narrandera on the…

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Shire Council Shire Engineer's Report

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 November 1956 · page 5

Work during the Month: Heavy rain totalling 4 1/2 inches during the month has again badly damaged the road…

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Shire Council Meeting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 November 1956 · page 1

Present at last Thursday's Meeting of Jerilderie Shire Council were Crs. F. McPherson, F. R. Wilson, R. A…

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Fiftieth Anniversary Of Shire Councils

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 November 1956 · page 2

The turn of half a century of Local Government was marked by a Civic Dinner at the Deniliquin Red Cross Centre on Tuesday night last. The gathering included representatives of host shires of Conargo, Murray,…

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“Give Duke Fitting Welcome” Mayor Appeals

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 November 1956 · page 1

“I APPEAL TO ALL CITIZENS to co-operate and give His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh, a welcome suited to his rank when he arrives here next week,” the mayor (Ald. J.P. Burchfield) said this…

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Big Increase In Shire Hall Rents

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 November 1956 · page 8

Rental charges for the Shire Hall were increased by over per cent, at Monday’s meeting of the Murray Shire Council. At a previous meeting council…

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“Council Have Missed the Bus”!

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 November 1956 · page 9

“When the Federal Government vacated the land tax filed the shires should have hopped in and beaten the State Government to it, they have missed the bus,” said Cr. F. McPherson (Jerilderie), Executive Member of…

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Water (In Face) For Hay Alderman

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 November 1956 · page 3

Tempers were stretched to breaking point at a meeting of the Hay Municipal Council on Tuesday and the meeting was…

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[?] Meeting [?] Present [?]nicipal Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 November 1956 · page 3

[?] meeting of the present [?] Council will be held the council chambers to[?] [?] night at 8 o’clock…

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Council Grants £200 to Rural Brigade

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 November 1956 · page 7

Deniliquin Municipal Council had made available £200 to the Mundiwa North Bush Fire Brigade for fire fighting equipment, Mr. D. J. Hogan, secretary, told the second annual meeting of the brigade…

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