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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1961

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Heavy Expenditure in Windouran Shire for Road Works

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 January 1961 · page 8

More than £70,000 was spent on roads and bridges within the Windouran shire during 1960, the retiring shire president (Cr. T. Cs Macaw) stated in his annual report to council last month…

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Hon[?]ry Ranges Sought to Help in Preservation of Native Fauna in Shire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 January 1961 · page 3

A new love to help preserve animals and birds in the Murray shire was made at the Council’s December meeting. Council isolved to…

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Lack of Foresight at Town Saleyards by Council Denied

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 January 1961 · page 7

The Mayor (Ald. H. G. Campbell) has strongly denied a claim by Ald. J. Oddy that council’s lack of foresight had caused long delays over the years in any work recommended to improve the Deniliquin saleyards…

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Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1961 · page 4

The January meeting of Berrigan Shire Council will be held next Monday— a week later than the usual date…

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Election of President in Shire Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 January 1961 · page 1

The nomination of three councillors for the position of president resulted in one of the most unusual presidential elections in the Windouran Shire council for many years. Two ballots and two “draws…

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Sealing Program for Shire Roads

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 January 1961 · page 6

A tender worth £6,526 has been accepted by the Windouran Shire Council for the sealing of a farther ten miles…

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Shire Engineer’s Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1961 · page 4

The shire engineer, Mr W, Russell, reported to Monday’s council meeting: MR 363: A section of this…

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Council Correspondence

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1961 · page 3

The following correspondence was dealt with at Monday’s council meeting From Department Public…

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Conargo Shire Fixed Rate At 5d. In Pound

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 January 1961 · page 7

Conargo Shire Council has fixed the 1961 rate at 5d. in the £ on the unimproved capital value of land within the shire, with a minimum of £1. This was decided at the…

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Legislative Council Referendum No Appeal to Be Made

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1961 · page 1

The leader of the Opposition in the legislative Council last week announced that there would not be an appeal against…

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Total Fire ban In Murray Shire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 January 1961 · page 5

The Murray Shire Council has imposed a total ban on the lighting of fires in the open within the shire area…

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New Plant for Murray Council

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 January 1961 · page 8

Two tenders were accepted Monday by the Murray Shire Council—one for the supply of a new front-end loader for…

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Murray Shire Rates for 1961 Adopted at Monday’s Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 January 1961 · page 2

The Murray Shire Council last Monday adopted a general rate of 5½d. in the £ on the unimproved capital value of land with a minimum of five shillings per assessment. Other rates adopted included a Mathoura town improvement rate of one shilling…

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Health Dept. May Solve Golf Club-council Problem

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 January 1961 · page 1

Whether or not the Deniliquin Golf Club will be forced to connect its new club premises to the sewerage system will be decided by the Department of Health. Ald. R. E. Barnett moved unsuccessfully at…

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Wakool Shire Rating

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 January 1961 · page 8

At its usual monthly meeting held at Moulamein, the Wakool Shire Council agreed to make and levy the following…

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Round the Council Table

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 January 1961 · page 6

Henry Gillespie and Sons are to be given permission to erect 20 street seats displaying advertising at sites throughout the town selected by the Works Committee. The seats to be erected are…

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Council To Consider Parking Meters

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 January 1961 · page 7

Parking meters for Deniliquin’s main streets are to be investigated by the Municipal Council following a suggestion…

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Public Hygiene in Shire Satisfactory

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1961 · page 8

“I believe the standard of public hygiene in Jerilderie and Berrigan Shires to be comparable wth other areas of the…

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Total Fire Ban in Murray Shire

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1961 · page 6

The Murray Shire Council has imposed a total ban on the lighting of fires in the open within the shire area…

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How the N.s.w. Legislative Council Is Elected

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 January 1961 · page 8

One of the common misconceptions about the N.S.W. Legislative Council is that it is not an elected House, and that the people have no say in the choice of…

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