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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1958

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Shire Engineer's Report

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1958 · page 4

Work During the Month:— a. D.R. 1241. Work has commenced on forming and realigning this road. It is…

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Windouran Shire Rate

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 January 1958 · page 1

A meeting of Windouran Shire Council yesterday decided unanimously that the rate of 3[?]d. in the £ should apply…

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Council Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1958 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Shire Council. Cr Collie asked the engineer to have work on Clearview and…

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[?]emendous Decision”: Mayor

The Pastoral Times · Friday 31 January 1958 · page 7

[?]resentatives of many section of the community [?]esent at the Town Hall last night when three [?]Australians were naturalised. [?] impressive ceremony, the mayor of Deniliquin…

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Windouran Shire Works

The Pastoral Times · Friday 31 January 1958 · page 2

The following report of works in Windouran Shire Council was submitted by the engineer to a meeting of Council…

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Council Inspects Roads

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 February 1958 · page 1

The mayor (Ald. H. G. Campbell) and aldermen of Deniliquin council inspected several roads under construction in the…

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Special Council Meeting Tomorrow

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 February 1958 · page 1

There will be a special meeting of the Deniliquin Municipal Council tomorrow night. Council is attempting to…

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Council Reports

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1958 · page 2

At Monday’s Council meeting, the Shire Engineer, Mr W. W. Russell, reported:— M.R. 331.—A spalled causeway…

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Council De[?]as Specific Plan

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 February 1958 · page 4

In dealing with [?] of building's with [?] Murray shire cou[?] decided to insist [?]…

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Rejects Council Contr[?] Of Fire Brigade

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 February 1958 · page 8

Two motions suggested by the president of Murray Shire Council, Cr. T. Bremner, were rejected by a sometimes heated public meeting at Mathoura on Monday night before it was agreed to re-form the Mathoura Fire…

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Council Might Sue For Outstanding Rates

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 February 1958 · page 7

The shire clerk (Mr. G. W. Wann) told Murray shire council on Monday that an amount of £4,730 in unpaid…

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Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1958 · page 6

The Shire Clerk, Mr W. H. Rodgers, reported:— Staff Matters: Mr L. Kocin, Assistant Engineer resigned as…

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Conargo Shire Works

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 February 1958 · page 1

A report by the Engineer (Mr. R. Faithfule) to the regular monthly meeting of Conargo Shire Council last Thursday,…

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Council Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1958 · page 4

At last week’s meeting of the Shire Council, a welcome was extended to Cr J. Keamy, of Baroo[?]s, on his first…

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Lengthy Sitting For Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 February 1958 · page 6

The regular monthly meeting of Conargo Shire Council last Thursday dragged on into the late hours of the afternoon, and…

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Council’s Loan Requirements

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1958 · page 1

At last Week’s meeting of the Shire Council, the Department of Local Government wrote seeking particulars of…

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Mayor [?] Municipal [?]

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 February 1958 · page 8

In a [?] fliquin [?] night [?] Camphel[?]…

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Robes of Office For Council?

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 February 1958 · page 1

The mayor (Ald. H. G. Campbell) has recommended that consideration be given to the provision of robes of…

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Council Fight Rent Increase for Yards

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 February 1958 · page 1

Deniliquin Municipal Council is resisting the recent action of the Lands Department in increasing the rental of the special lease of a five-acre section of the saleyards form £5 per year to £230 per year…

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County Council to Take Over in May

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 March 1958 · page 1

The constitution of the Murray River County District for the distribution of electricity was announced on Friday by the Minister for Local Government (the Hon. J. B. Renshaw), who also said that the new county…

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