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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1959

141 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 8

Council Voting In December

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 June 1959 · page 1

LOCAL Government elections in New South Wales will be held on Saturday, December 5 this year…

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Bank Gives Loan to Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 June 1959 · page 7

The Deniliquin Municipal Council will be able to proceed with the long overdue erection of an administrative building…

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Our First Council Poll: Lively Times

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 June 1959 · page 3

FROM all reports the first election of aldermen to the Deniliquin Municipal Council in 1869 must have been among the liveliest. Nineteen men were originally nominated to contest…

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Council Sill Ripper

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 June 1959 · page 1

At its meeting last Friday, the Murray Shire Council decided to accept an offer of £250 from Mr. N. Danckert of Deniliquin…

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Council Correspondence

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1959 · page 3

At last week’s Shire Council, the following correspondence was dealt with: From Minister for Social…

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Council Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1959 · page 4

At last week’s meeting of council, the following general business was dealt with: Crs Pyle and Alexander:…

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Aldermen Ask Who Runs This Town

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 June 1959 · page 1

WHO RUNS DENILIQUIN? The Municipal Council or the football Club? This question was asked during a bittter debate at Wednesday night’s…

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Council Forbids Shop Expansion

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 June 1959 · page 3

NORTH Deniliquin auto-electrician Ron Hardwick will be allowed to maintain Ms premises only and sot extend them, lie was told by the Municipal Council this week…

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Round the Council Table

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 June 1959 · page 7

OF the nine local government bodies in the Central Murray Region, four have told the Municipal Council that they…

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Shire Clerk’s Report to Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1959 · page 4

The shire clerk, Mr E. A. Davis, reported to the June meeting of council: Accounts: Council’s auditors…

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Health Inspector’s Report to Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1959 · page 4

The health inspector, Mr C. Platt, reported to the June meeting of council: Poliomyelitis Vaccination…

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Shire Council Meeting

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1959 · page 1

The monthly meeting of [?] [?]rrigan Shire Council takes [?] on Monday next…

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New Proposal Aldermen 10 Have Wages Loss Offset

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 July 1959 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Renshaw) has announced that that he has recommended to Cabinet that the Local…

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Quiet Night For Aldermen

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 July 1959 · page 1

WEDNESDAY night’s meeting of the Deniliquin Municipal Council was the shortest for many years…

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Municipal Rates Too High Say Farmers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 July 1959 · page 1

FIFTY-FIVE ratepayers in the farming area to the northeast east of Deniliquin wish to leave the municipality and have their land included in the Conargo Shire. Shire rates are much lower and the petitioners wish…

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Shire Clerk’s Report to Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1959 · page 3

The Shire Clerk, Mr E. A. Davis, reported to Monday’s meeting of Council: Rates: Payment to 30/6/59…

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Council Correspondence

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1959 · page 4

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

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Council Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1959 · page 3

At last week’s meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council the following general business was dealt with:…

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Eight Shire Block to Be Auctioned

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 July 1959 · page 10

Eight blocks of land In Charley Street are to auctioned for the Windouran Shire Council. Council members decided yesterday to dispose of the land…

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Round the Council Table

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 July 1959 · page 5

Deniliquin Municipal Council [?]cided at its meeting last week at the vegetable stall opening outside the Bank of N.S.W…

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