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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1969

85 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 5

Country Party members meet irrigators’ council

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1969 · page 7

Members of the Berriquin Irrigators Central Council held an informal meeting in Finley last week, with the…

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Council Housing for High School Teachers

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1969 · page 7

Berrigan Shire Council, at its meeting last week, resolved that the building surveyor draw up plans for…

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Shire Engineer Reports to Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1969 · page 7

The 12th May meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council received and considered the following report…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council: Tenders in open council

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1969 · page 6

A resolution that tenders be opened and declared in public instead of “in committee” was passed at a…

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Shire Boundries: Changes Strongly Opposed

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1969 · page 6

Recently the Deniliquin Municipal Council directed its finance committee to investigate whether there…

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Report to Council by Shire Engineer

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1969 · page 8

Mr W. J. Davidson, the Berrigan Shire Council’s Engineer submitted the following report to Council…

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Council Correspondence

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1969 · page 8

The following correspondence was discussed at the last Berrigan Shire council meeting:—…

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Great Credit to Shire Clerk and Staff

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1969 · page 1

The auditor’s report, read at Council’s recent regular monthly meeting did not criticise one item…

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Radio Network for Council Staff

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1969 · page 2

At the meeting of Berrigan Shire Council held on 9th June, it was resolved on the motion of Crs…

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BAROOGA: Council refuses unused road closure

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1969 · page 2

An application from Mr R. F. Bourke of Cobram for purchase of an unused and unnecessary road in…

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Black day for Shire

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1969 · page 6

During discussions on the proposal to implement Town Planning in the Berrigan Shire, the Shire President (Cr D. Langham) said: “It will be a black day for the Shire if Town Planning is not adopted”. At a special meeting of…

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Memorial Hall Opening Delay no fault of Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1969 · page 1

Councillors voiced strong protests about unwarranted delays in the re-opening of the Berrigan War Memorial Hall at last week’s Council meeting. These delays, it was pointed out, were caused…

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Council Briefs

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1969 · page 2

The National Trust of Australia supplied Council with booklets “The Case for Preservation” in respect of…

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Council Radio Network

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1969 · page 5

At the recent meeting of Council, it was advised by the Shire Engineer that he anticipated three firms would…

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To Council Before the Press

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1969 · page 1

“It would appear that you misinterpreted my letter” said the Shire Clerk of the Berrigan…

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High School Teachers’ Housing: Council Calls Tenders

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1969 · page 6

Tenders are to be called in the near future for high school teachers’ accommodation in Finley and on receipt of tenders, Council will then decide to build a block of flats containing one 3-bedroom…

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Thanks to Berrigan Shire

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1969 · page 1

Members of the Senior Citizens’ Home Management Committee, expressed appreciation in respect…

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Around the Council Table Abattoirs

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1969 · page 6

A letter to the Berrigan Shire Council from the C.M.C.C. advised that Central Murray Country…

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Captain Cook Celebrations: Commemorative Medals for students in Shire

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1969 · page 3

In his report to Council Mr. C. Gidney (health and building surveyor) supplied to Council at its request,…

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Rubbish Tip: Special Council meeting at Barooga

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1969 · page 6

Last Friday, seven councillors of the Berrigan Shire together with the Shire Clerk, Health Surveyor and…

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