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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1959

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Shire Engineer’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1959 · page 3

The Shire Engineer Mr W. Russell, reported to Berrigan Shire Council on Monday of last week!…

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Shire President by Popular Vote?

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1959 · page 3

At last week’s Council a discussion took place concerning alterations to the Local Government Act (Sec,…

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Council Disappointed at Grant

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1959 · page 3

Not withstanding correspondence extending over a long period and of a deputation to Sydney, the water…

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Mayor Has Served 18 Years on Council

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 November 1959 · page 1

“If I am returned to Council on December 5, at the end of that three year term I will have attained my majority in the Deniliquin Municipal Council.” The Mayor (Ald. H. G. Campbell) said this on…

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Council Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1959 · page 3

The following general business was dealt with at November meeting of Council: Crs Pyle and Alexander:…

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Shire Adopts 3 1’8d RATE

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 November 1959 · page 1

A General Bate of 3⅛d. in £ on unimproved capital value of nearly £2,000,000 was adopted yesterday by the Windouran…

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Shire Elections Next

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1959 · page 3

Local Government elections will be held throughout NSW next Saturday, 5th December. In Berrigan Shire the only…

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Shire Elections to the Electors of B Biding

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1959 · page 4

Ladies and Gentlemen, At a meeting of ratepayers at Wait a While the opinion was expressed that we are not…

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Electors to Choose 3 yr. Term Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 December 1959 · page 1

Deniliquin electors next Saturday will choose the Council that will represent them for the next three years. Each of the 15 candidates have been given the opportunity by “The…

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Council Election Results

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 December 1959 · page 1

Voting is compulsory at tomorrow’s Municipal and Shire elections when aldermen and councillors for the 1959-1962 period will be elected. Final result of voting in the Deniliquin Municipal…

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Electors Made Three Changes in Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 December 1959 · page 1

Three changes were made in Deniliquin Municipal Council personnel by 2,312 electors on Saturday. Ald. S. J. Baker, J. F. Danckert and T. E. Hetherington, the latter after 12 years as an alderman, were…

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Mayor Starts 9th Term in Office

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 December 1959 · page 1

Ald. H. G. Campbell was elected Mayor of Deniliquin for the ninth-term at a special meeting of the new Council last night. Ald. Campbell, who is entering his 19th year as…

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Shire Clerk’s Report to Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1959 · page 4

Mr E. A. Davis, Shire Clerk, reported to the December meeting of Council on Monday:…

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Jerilderie Shire Election

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1959 · page 6

The election of three councillors for the [?] Riding of the Jerilderie Shire resulted in two of the [?] Councillors (Messrs…

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Increase in Shire Rates

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1959 · page 1

The Berrigan Shire Council propose to levy the following rates for 1960, previous rates being shown in parenthesis:…

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Shire President for 10th Term

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 December 1959 · page 1

Cr. A. C. Bradford was re-elected unopposed yesterday as president of Conargo Shire Council. It is his 10th term as president, and his 23rd year as a…

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Murray Shire President Cr. Lea—Out of Hat

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 December 1959 · page 1

The name of the Murray Shire Council president was drawn out of a hat yesterday after a ballot had produced an equal number of votes for the two nominated candidates. The draw resulted in Cr. H. C. Lea, the senior…

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Cr. Macaw Re-elected Shire President

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 December 1959 · page 1

Cr. T. C. Macaw was re-elected as president of the Windouran Shire for 1960, at a special meeting of the council this morning…

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Death of Former Conargo Shire Clerk

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 December 1959 · page 1

Mr. Robert H. Turnbull who died at Albury last Saturday at the age of 87 years was born at Kyneton, and came to live at…

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Shire Election Review To the Editor

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1959 · page 4

Sir,-With the Council elections over for mother three years and with the two retiring councillors…

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