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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1957

184 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 10

Local and General Progress Association Want Council to Take Over Town Hall Pictures

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 26 September 1957 · page 4

A Deputation consisting of Messrs. V. N. Gray and K. O'Connel waited on Council at its meeting last Thursday…

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Shire of Jerilderie Extraordinary Election of Councillor

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 3 October 1957 · page 4

Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary Election for the purpose of electing one Councillor for "C" Riding of…

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Council Gives £5 for Shire Picnic

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 October 1957 · page 1

The Shire and Municipal Employees’ Union annual picnic will be held at Deniliquin this year on…

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Shire Council Correspondence

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1957 · page 6

At last week’s meeting of the Shire Council, the following inward correspondence was dealt with:…

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Shire Council General Business

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1957 · page 2

Cr. McDonald asked the engineer to investigate water on the road ,to Finley saleyards; also to have netting on the South Coree…

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Council Reports Health Inspector

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1957 · page 6

At last week’s meeting of the Shire Council, the health the spestor (Mr. C. P[?]att) reported; Pol[?]omye[?]tls Vacelnation…

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Murray Shire Schools’ Sports Tomorrow

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 October 1957 · page 6

Tomorrow will be a big day for schools in the Murray Shire, as over 300 children from the area will attend the annual…

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Brief Items From Murray Shire Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 October 1957 · page 4

Approval of a site for the weighbridge at Mathoura bad not been obtained, but efforts would be made to have the…

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Council to Mee[?] 25 p.c. For Sewer Extensio[?]

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 October 1957 · page 10

Deniliquin Municipal [?] is to meet 25 per cent [?] cost of [?]ding a [?] main to serve a [?]…

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Shire Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 November 1957 · page 4

In his report to the last meeting of the Shire Council, the Electrical Engineer, Mr. V. Chapman reported that…

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Shire Council Shire Clerk's Report

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 November 1957 · page 5

The usual annual Bush Fire Conference was held on the 22nd October and two items were referred for Council's…

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Mayor Deplores Tree Slaughter

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 November 1957 · page 1

“If we go on with the slaughter of trees in North Avenue, the work of years will be lost and never replaced,” the Mayor (Ald. H. G. Campbell) told Deniliquin Council last Wednesday night…

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Labour Party Electoral Council Meets

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 November 1957 · page 4

Biggest surprise at a meeting of the Riverina Electorate Council of the A.L.P. held at Narrandera last week-end, was the shock announcement by Councillor Washington of Leeton that he would not be a Candidate…

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Electricity County Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1957 · page 2

There has been considerable interest in Shire and Municipal Council circles in recent months in the proposal by the NSW…

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Berrigan Shire Now in Favour of One County Council Electricity Area

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1957 · page 5

Berrigan Shire Council president (Cr. W. S. Collie) and Jerilderie Shire Council president (Cr. F. McPherson)…

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Mathoura News Council Praises Community Spirit

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 November 1957 · page 6

Councillors of Murray Shire praised two Mathoura organisations for their community spirit when council met last…

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Shire Council Correspondence

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1957 · page 7

At the last meeting of the Shire Council, the following inward correspondence was dealt with:…

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Council Reports

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1957 · page 2

The whole of the Berrigan Shire had been free of infectious diseases during the present year, the health inspector, Mr C…

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Windouran Shire Leads The Way

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 November 1957 · page 1

The Windouran Shire Council Chambers has been given a face-lift and to mark the occasion a very pleasant and formal little function was held on Thursday afternoon of last week to declare the newly renovated…

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Council Picnic Great Success

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 November 1957 · page 4

The annual Council Picnic held at Memorial Park last Friday was a great success, enjoyed by children and adults…

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