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District Council of Burra Burra Notes 1953 Meeting
The Burra Burra District Council met with apologies accepted from members including M. de N. Lucas and Finch. Minutes confirmed. An Air Safety Committee was deferred until a central advising officer was appointed. A request to plant seeds with drivers for spreading Joan on the War Memorial Oval was refused. Hoist for the Overseer’s Truck discussed. wind-up tray exists but a power hoist is preferred. Returning Officer reported councillor nomination results from 8 May 1953. An accident report noted an AC U Tractor collision two miles south of Mt. Bryan on 6 May 1953. Lands Department noted July as winter for vermin destruction. Surveyor General forwarded a government gazette notice opposing site objections by 16 May. Local Government Association minutes dated 22 April 1953 received. September 11 meeting planned with items solicited. Permission granted to J.R. Barker to lay a water pipe across a road in Balding Hundred. Grazing leases for Cornell property expire 30 June 1953. Tenders to be called for 1953. B. J. Affolter to install electric grit wire at Boobcrowle with precautions. Overseer’s report: Farrell Flat works and Gorge Road school bus route improvements funded by small government grant. Baldina Ward loader and trucks on Gorge Road. Eastern Reatings Ward main Eudunda road repairs. BD4 tractors aging. overhaul soon estimated to cost several hundred pounds. Randis Report adopted with accounts: District £1,195 8s 3d. Main Road £498 2s 3d. FARA £452 5s 5d.