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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1961

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Arts Council: President: we are bankrupt

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 March 1961 · page 3

The Deniliquin branch of the Arts Council is bankrupt, and unless more support is forthcoming, will be forced to close down…

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Council Sites Circuses

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 March 1961 · page 9

The Deniliquin municipal Council has ruled that circuses and travelling tent shows must in future…

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Murray Shire Plan Big Rd. Program

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 March 1961 · page 2

Murray Shire Council has planned a 1961 roads and bridge programme involving an expenditure of £180,000. This amount includes…

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Council Considers Saleyards Acquisition

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 March 1961 · page 1

Deniliquin Municipal Council will inquire into the possibility of acquiring the part of the saleyards it administers under lease…

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Council Slates Exchange Service Here [Phone Directory Also Comes Under Fire]

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 March 1961 · page 1

The Post Office telephone exchange service was strongly criticised by the Deniliquin Municipal Council aldermen on Wednesday night…

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Letters to the Shire Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1961 · page 2

The following letters were dealt with at last week’s council meeting: From Riverine University…

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Murray Shire Considers Moama Pool Request

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 March 1961 · page 2

Further information is to be sought by the Murray Shire. Council on types of swimming pool construction and whether a works Department subsidy, would be available before making any decisions on the financing…

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Murray Shire Enters for Bluett Award

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 March 1961 · page 1

Murray Shire is to enter for the A. R. Bluett Memorial Trust Award which is a competition for the New…

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Publicity Council to Feature Industry

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1961 · page 3

Following the successful completion of "Liquid Gold Australia” by the Australian Publicity Council, which…

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Council Acts On Works C’tee Advice

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 March 1961 · page 7

The sewerage extension to serve properties in Henry street owned by Mr. B. H. Hackett and others will be…

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Council Has No Control Over Dogs Which Attack

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 March 1961 · page 1

The Deniliquin Municipal Council has not the power to take action if a dog attacks a person, Aldermen were told at a recent meeting of council. The Town Clerk,. Mr…

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Council Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 4

At the March meetings of the Shire Council the President reported that Mr. Bruce O. Duggan of Moree, had…

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Conargo Fails to Recruit Support From Windouran Shire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 1

The mail services for the Deniliquin district could only be improved by an alteration in airline schedules, and it was most unlikely that Ansett — A.N.A…

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“ RURALS ” Take Action to Win Council Seat “Council is 100% For Town”

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 30 March 1961 · page 1

If rural ratepayers in the Deniliquin Municipality were to get a fair hearing they must seel to put a representative on the council at the first opportunity. Mr. H. Landale…

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New Position for Former Shire Clerk

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 April 1961 · page 1

Former Windouran Shire Clerk, Mr. Thomas A. Marshall, has been appointed Waradgery Shire Clerk…

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Council strikes at vandalism: Rewards?

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 April 1961 · page 1

A reward may be offered by the Deniliquin Municipal Council for information leading to the arrest of vandals destroying property in the town. Making this suggestion at a…

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Kindergarten Pun Wins Council Support

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 April 1961 · page 6

Another stage in the Deniliquin Pre-School kindergarten Committee’s efforts to obtain a kindergarten building was reached on Wednesday night when [?] municipal councillors gave their support to the…

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Company Claims Council Business Shared Unevenly

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 April 1961 · page 3

The policy of the Deniliquin. Municipal Council in all its business transactions was to share them…

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“The Last Straw on the Camel’s Back” Mayor Warns Park Ctee. to Go Easy on Sport Clubs

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 April 1961 · page 1

Ground rentals. at Memorial Perk had reached the stage of the “last straw on the camel’s back, ”the Mayor, Ald. Campbell, claimed at a meeting of the…

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Murray Shire Takes No Action on Mail Services

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 April 1961 · page 9

The Conargo Shire Council is standing alone in its complaint regarding postal services following a Murray Shire council decision on Tuesday to take no…

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