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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1959

141 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 8

Council Man Hands in Resignation

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 October 1959 · page 1

MUNICIPAL Health Inspector Bob Higgins is to gave in five weeks for a [?]ew appointment with…

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Shire Gets £27,760 Aid Road Grant

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 October 1959 · page 5

A SUBSTANTIAL grant from Commonwealth Aid Roads money is assured Murray Shire Council for the next five years, council was advised, on Monday by Department of Public Works…

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Shire Council Correspondence

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1959 · page 4

The following correspondence was dealt with at the October meeting of Council on Monday of last week:…

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Council Elections

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1959 · page 4

Berrigan Shire Council elections will be held on Saturday, 5th December, between 8 am. and 8 pm…

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Wheatgrowers’ Council Bitterly Criticised

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1959 · page 4

Mr. Reg. O’Neill. Berrigan, contributed this lively viewpoint on the proposal to institute a reserve pries scheme for wool…

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Council could lose Urban farm lands

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 October 1959 · page 1

VIGOROUS opposition to a proposal to excise 12,000 acres of land from Deniliquin Municipality is likely to come from Council. Latest moves in the proposal to alter the…

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Football Club Record Praised by Mayor

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 October 1959 · page 5

“LOOKING back on our record it is a fine achievement. Deniliquin is the only club in the Murray Football League which has made the past three grand finals,” the Mayor (Ald. H. G. Campbell) said at the Deniliquin…

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Delegates Form F.s.a. District Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 October 1959 · page 1

THE Central Murray District Council of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association was formed at a meeting at Finley last Tuesday, when delegates attended from Berrigan, Finley, South Coree, Blighty,…

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Majority say: let us elect Mayor

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 October 1959 · page 1

A GALLUP Poll taken by this paper yesterday showed that more than half the townspeople favour public election of Mayors. The poll followed discussions…

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Wakool Shire Land Valued At £3 Mill

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 October 1959 · page 1

Valuation of land within the Wakool Shire Council was adopted at last week’s meeting at £2,895,825…

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Council Elections

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1959 · page 7

When nominations were declared for positions of Councillors for Berrigan Shire on Friday. B. Riding…

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Opening of New Council Chambers

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1959 · page 2

Berrigan Shire Council’s new Council Chambers and offices will be officially opened on Friday afternoon…

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Electorate Council of A.L.P. to Meet

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 November 1959 · page 2

All branches of the Australian Labor Party in the Murray Electorate will be represented at the Murray Electorate Council…

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Shire Council Correspondence

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1959 · page 7

The following correspondence was dealt with at Monday’s meeting of Council: From NSW Teachers’…

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Shire Picnic

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1959 · page 6

The Shire Employees' Annual Picnic for 1959 was held last Friday week at the Jerilderie racecourse…

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New Council Chambers Officially Opened

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1959 · page 1

The new Council Chambers at Berrigan were officially opened by Mr S. Haviland, under secretary of the…

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Electorate Council of Alp to Meet

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1959 · page 3

All branches of the Australian Labor Party in the Murray Electorate will be represented at the Murray…

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22 Years As a Clr. of Conargo Shire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 November 1959 · page 1

Cr. A. C. Bradford has completed a record period of nine terms as president of Conargo Shire Council, and has been a councillor In the shire for 22 years. At yesterday’s meeting of the…

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15 Candidates for Council Election

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 November 1959 · page 1

Nominations for candidates for election as aldermen of the Deniliquin Municipal Council closed on Wednesday, with 15 townspeople nominating. When Mr. E. D. White,(returning officer)…

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Council Seeks £250 Park Reserve Grant

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 November 1959 · page 5

Murray Shire Council decided on Monday to make application to the Department of Local Government for a grant of £250, to matched on a £ for £ basis, for improvements to Picnic Point Reserve and Liston…

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