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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1962

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Conargo Shire Council Gets Bush Fire Tank Trailers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 June 1962 · page 1

Conargo Shire Council has received government approval to equip bush fire brigades in the shire with tank trailers. Captains and secretaries…

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£34,000 Bank Loan For Shire Water Supply Scheme

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 June 1962 · page 1

The. Bank of New South Wales Savings Bank Ltd., has approved a loan of £34,000 to Murray Shire Council to enable the council to meet half the cost of the new Mathoura…

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Berrigan Shire Donations

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1962 · page 2

Donations made annually, under Section 504 of the Local Government Act were under discussion at the Berrigan…

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Council Briefs

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1962 · page 4

At last week’s meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council it was pointed out that Council now nave plans of…

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Riverina Alp Electorate Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1962 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Riverina Federal Electorate Labor Council was held at Darling! 011 Point recently…

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Shire REPORTS

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 June 1962 · page 7

Provision of a water reticulation scheme Conargo township was taken a step further the meeting of the Conargo Shire Council. [?] Department of…

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Hills’ attitude on State aid angers Shire Association

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 June 1962 · page 3

The Minister for Local Government, Mr. Hills, last week refused to increase aid to local government He also refused to…

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Pedestrian Crossing Discussed by Council

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 June 1962 · page 1

There are some pedestrian crossings in Deniliquin which could [?] zebra crossings, an…

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Shire REPORTS

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 June 1962 · page 6

Windouran Shire Council Engineer, Mr. B. L. Rea, will submit estimates for sealing work on the Cobb Highway and the Deniliquin-Moulamein rd. to the Department of Main…

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Council Turns Down Mem. Park Request

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 June 1962 · page 1

Deniliquin Municipal Council will not grant the Memorial Park Committee a…

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Shire REPORTS

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 June 1962 · page 5

The Department of Road Transport has advised Windouran Shire Council that there were four accidents in the shire in the first quarter of this year from which one person…

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Council to Reiterate Proviso on Acceptance of Local Aerodrome

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 June 1962 · page 6

District local government bodies are to repeat their claim to the Department of Civil Aviation that it should meet the full cost of raising the Deniliquin Aerodrome to all-weather Fokker Friendship standard…

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The Municipal Council Played a Major Role in Early Reticulation

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 July 1962 · page 2

The official opening of the new MJLC.C. sales and office rooms in Cressy st. this week is a further highlight in a spectacular history of power generation in Deniliquin and district. The generation and distribution of electricity within the Deniliquin town area was finally…

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Council to Contribute to Cost of Water Reticulation of Abattoir Country Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 July 1962 · page 1

The Deniliquin Municipal Council will meet more then half the cost of extending the water supply to the site of the proposed abattoir here…

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Power Council has Played Big Role in Development in Deniliquin District

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 July 1962 · page 8

The Murray River County Council has, since tie inception of the undertaking, realised the importance of the Deniliquin district in regard to potential electricity development. On the one hand…

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Work Starts on First Span of Shire Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 July 1962 · page 8

The first span of the new £13,000 concrete bridge across the Forest Creek on the Conargo rd…

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News From Our Mathoura Correspondent Busy Spastic Council Younger Set

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 July 1962 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Spastic Council Younger Set was held at the home of Mrs. S…

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Council Correspondence

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1962 · page 1

The following Council correspondence was dealt with at Monday’s meeting of council:…

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Power Council Plan Big Works Programme

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 July 1962 · page 8

Some electricity projects tentatively planned in the Murray River County Council’s 1962/63 loan programme were submitted to the council’s meeting in Deniliquin on Wednesday. Totalling a quarter of a…

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Council Tackles Commission Man on Fireplaces

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 July 1962 · page 5

Rent of Housing Commission homes in Deniliquin would have to be increased by 2/6 a week to cover the cost of providing open fireplaces. The commission’s…

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