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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

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1931 EXHIBITION Centennial Park Proposal Piddington Council Objects SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 2

The proposal to bold the 1931 Exhibition in Centennial Park is strongly objected to by many residents of Paddington, in which municipality…

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Radio Fund "Penny Post" Appeal Mayor Convenes Public Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 2

The Mayor (Aid. Goodhew) has convened a public meeting for Tuesday, August 2, at the Town Hall, to consider what steps should be taken…

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Municipal Council

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening, 25th inst. Present-- The Mayor (Ald. J. A. Wilson)…

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City Council Last Night's Meeting Correspondence—Reports etc

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 8

The Goulburn City Council met last night. There were present: Alderman A. Goodhew (Mayor), S.A. Soecle, A. A. Turnbull, A. J…

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Road to Canberra Proposed Direct Route Bibbenluke Shire's Position

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 4

The proposed new route which will provide a shorter road between Canberra and Melbourne is not relished by some members of the Bibbenluk[?]…

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List of Electors Shire of Crookwell

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 9

In our advertising columns notice is given that the supplementary list of electors is being prepared for 1927. It is necessary for the occupier to…

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Mulwaree Shire Meeting of Council Correspondence—Reports

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 4

The Mulwaree Shire Council met yesterday afternoon. There were present Councillors P. F. O'Brien (president), J. J. Walsh, L. J. Sykes,…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting was held on Monday night, Present: Ald A; D. Shaw (in the chair). Aldermen Paterson, Norris, Cusack, O’Brien…

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Primary Producers Council Gets Results

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 2

Evidently the Southern Tablelands District Council of the Primary Producers' Union carries some weight at the sessions of…

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Burrowa Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 2

The adjourned fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday evening, 4th August. There were present: The…

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Burrowa Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Burrowa Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last. There were…

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Control of Roads Sought by N.R.M.A. Shire Council Opposes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 3

Strong opposition to the proposal of the National Roads and Motorists' Association to have established a Roads and…

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Growing Greater Council's Electricity Undertaking Addition of £10,000 Generator

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 4

The growth of the City Council's [?] undertaking ha[?] necessitated the installation of more machinery at the power…

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Main Roads Work Slack Now in Mulwaree Shire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 2

The Mulwaree Shire Council's activities at present are confined to its maintenance programme. It has only its regular gangs at work, comprising…

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Municipal Amalgamation

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 6

A ratepayers' petition was recently forwarded to the Local Government Department objecting to the proposal to amalgamate Tumut. Municipality…

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Rough on the Council

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 2

Summoned at the Middlesex Police Court for having an indistinguishable number-plate, a man said it was all I right when he went out, but the bad…

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Municipal Services Should Post Office Pay? WAGGA

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 2

A peculiar point has been raised in a controversy between the Postal Department and the municipality regarding payment for…

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May Resign Three Aldermen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 August 1927 · page 2

It is reported that there will be interesting developments at the meeting of the City Council to- night, in that the resignations of…

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Municipal Council

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1927 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening, 8th inst. Present--The Mayor (Ald. J. A. Wilson),…

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Marrungal Shire Council Shire Engineer's Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 6

The Shire Engineer (Mr. N. E. Dowden) presented the following report, covering the past month, at Monday's meeting of the above:—…

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