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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1960

173 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 9

Round the Council Table

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 August 1960 · page 7

The Mayor (Ald. H. G. Campbell) will represent the Municipal Council at a meeting with the R.S.L. Club and the Memorial Park committee to discuss location of a plaque bearing the names of servicemen who lost their lives in the…

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Council Will Consider Firm Plan for Motel

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 September 1960 · page 5

Consideration of a proposal to erect motel and office units on the Royal Hotel site will he given when a full plan is presented to the Municipal Councl. This was agreed at the last meeting after a report by…

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Mayor Again

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 September 1960 · page 3

Cr. F. R. Charlton was elected unopposed for his third consecutive term as Mayor of Echuca last Wednesday night…

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Shire President

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 September 1960 · page 4

Cr. A. R. Watters has been elected to the presidency of the Numurkah Shire Council for the ensuing 12 months with…

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Extraordinary Election in Serilderie Shire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 September 1960 · page 9

An extraordinary election of a councillor to the Jerilderie Shire Council will be held nest month…

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Round the Council Table

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 September 1960 · page 3

The Department of Public Works will be referred to the Municipal Council's telegram and letter on the proposed erection of a new police station in Edwardes Street. This was agreed at Wednesday night’s special meeting after the Department…

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Murray Shire Council Matters Grant Being For Clubroom At Town Tennis Courts

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 September 1960 · page 3

The Murray Shire Council has asked the Minister for Local Government for a grant of £250 towards the provision of a clubroom at the Mathoura tennis courts. In correspondence to the meeting last Monday, the Minister advised that the…

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County Council Loan Grant Down £184,000

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 September 1960 · page 4

The Murray River County Council has been granted a loan allotment for this financial year of only £100,000 — far below the anticipated £284,000 applied for…

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Council Correspondence

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1960 · page 2

The following correspondence was dealt with at Monday week’s council meeting: From Mr J. A. Lawson MLA,…

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Allocation OF £30,640 To Murray Shire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 September 1960 · page 1

The Murray Shire Council has been allocated £30,640 for the present financial year from the Commonwealth Aid Roads grant. Notification of this was…

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Electricity Supply Complaints Voiced at Council Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 September 1960 · page 5

Lighting plants are being installed in a number of Deniliquin homes in answer to the frequent blackouts occurring in the town, Aid. R. Barnett said at Wednesday night’s meeting of council…

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Took Property Belonging To Shire Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 September 1960 · page 3

In a ease of stealing before the Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, Laurence Arthur Burden, 48, of East Tolans,…

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Council Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1960 · page 6

The following business was attended to the September meeting of council: Crs Johnson and Pinnnek:…

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Windouran Shire Engineer Going

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 September 1960 · page 1

Engineer for the Windouran Shire Council (Mr. W. H. Ware, will be leaving the district in November to take…

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Round the Council Table

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 October 1960 · page 15

The reason why the vehicle proposed to be used for a bus service in Deniliquin is not suitable will be sought from the Department of Motor Transport by the Deniliquin Municipal Council…

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Shire Plans for Bridges

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 October 1960 · page 1

Proposed plans for the reconstruction of two bridges in the Murray Shire was considered by the council yesterday. The engineer (Mr. G. F. Craig) reported that he had…

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Shire Council Will Mark Map of Area Available Map of Area Available To Dept. of Main Roads

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 October 1960 · page 3

The Murray Shire Council has agreed to supply the Department of Main Roads at Deniliquin with a map showing all roads and any other relevant details in the shire area. This was decided at the council meeting on Monday following advice from…

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Expect Total of £167,000 For Shire Work

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 October 1960 · page 8

A preliminary report submitted to the Murray Shire Council on Monday shows that about £167,000 will be available for road and bridge works in the shire during 1961…

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• Motion Seeking Termination Rejected Council Moves to Get Drainage and Sewerage Master Plan Finished

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 October 1960 · page 10

The municipal council at its last meeting took steps to bring finality to the matter of a master plan for drainage and sewerage in Deniliquin. It was decided to ask the consulting engineer (Mr. N. R. M. Craigie) to supply the master plan before the end of November and that Mr Craigie himself meet council…

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Shire Tenders

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 October 1960 · page 3

Two tenders totalling more than £6,000 were let by the. Murray Shire Council last week for the supply of…

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