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

Council & local affairs, 1931

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News From Country Centres Crookwell Shire Council Meeting Letters: Reports Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Crookwell Shire Council was held recently. There were present: Councillors W. M. McDonald…

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BY-ELECTION Two Resignations Municipal Council

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 1

Alds. J. G. Duffy and E. G. Elrington have resigned from the Municipal Council. The resignations were both read…

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Shire Rating 2½d in the £ Same As Last Year

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 2

Following consideration of the estimates at its previous meeting, it was decided by members of the Mulwaree Shire Council yesterday…

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Straying Stock Complaint To Council Action to Be Taken

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 2

It was decided at Monday night’s Municipal Council meeting to proceed with the policy of impounding straying stock. Of…

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Miscellaneous Municipal Matters

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 3

The Mayor, Ald. J. O’Brien, presided at the fortnightly meeting of Municipal Council held on Monday night, in the Council Chambers…

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Shire Rate Depends on Price of Wheat

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

Cowra.—Waugoola Shire Council has decided not to fix the rate for the year until it is known what price farmers will receive for wheat…

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Star Thistles Noxious in Goodradigbee Shire Request From Binalong Refused

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 10

Mr. T. V. Marian, hon. secretary of the Binalong Progress Association, wrote to Friday's meeting of Goodradigbee Shire Council, requesting that…

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Council Vote On Water Rate Was Amendment Lost?

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

That voting was in favour of a water rate of 2d in the £, and not 2¼d as fixed by the Goulburn City Council, was again contended at…

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Left Destitute Fund Opened By Mayor

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 2

As a result of the fire the Reed family has been left destitute. Everything practically was destroyed and Mr. Reed is out of employment,…

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Shire Rating Valuation Reductions Effect on Rates

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 3

Althought the actual rating, in the Mulwaree Shire remains, the same as fast year, the reduction in valuations recently…

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FINDING 100,000 JOBS Detroit's Employment Plan What New Mayor Is Doing for City

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 2

The job of finding 100,000 jobs is keeping Detroit's new mayor, Frank Murphy, on the jump these days. he has tackled the task of finding work for one-tenth of a million men and whom, of whom 20,000 are said to be…

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Gunning Shire Swimmers' Request Rejected by Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 3

Gunning: Requests from the Swimming Pool Committee met with a flat refusal at the January, meeting of the . Gunning Shire…

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The Post! Reply to Mayoral Letter Council Affairs To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 2

Sir,—Regarding the reply of the Mayor, Aid. C. W. Furner, to my recent letter. The phraseology of his letter is so familiar, I am led to…

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Municipal Council

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

THE fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers on Monday night last Present: The Mayor (Ald. R. D…

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Low Pressure Fire Fighting Mayor’s Warning

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 3

“I think this Council should take steps to prosecute anyone who uses water after the fire siren is sounded,”—thus the…

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Council Crumbs (From The Press Table)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 6

The last ordinary Municipal Council meeting was interesting in more ways than one. Many people associate sensationalism with…

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Gunning Baths Swimmers’ Request Rejected by Council

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 5

In a letter to the January meeting of the Gunning Shire Council the committee of the Gunning Swimming Baths asked that council make…

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Mnrrungal Shire Council Shire Engineer's Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

The Shire Engineer (Mr. N. E. Dowden) presented the following report at the Murrungal Shire Council meeting on Saturday last:—…

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Murrungal Shire Council Report of Shire Clerk

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

The Shire Clerk (Mr. C. W. Kenny) presented the following report at the Shire Council meeting on Saturday last:—…

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Endowment Apportionment Waugoola Shire Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

Mr. C. E. Martin has received the following communication from the Department of Local Government, and has forwarded it to us for…

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