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

Council & local affairs, 1937

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Lithgow Council and Spanish Civil War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 2

When the Spanish Relief Committee, Sydney, made application to Lithgow Council for the free use on the Town Hall, for a public meeting…

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On, Duty Council’s Men Storm Damage Repaired

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 3

At Monday night’s Council meeting Ald. Venables recalled that during the severe storm one night last month the electrical service was…

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Council Changes Mind

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The County Council by four votes to one, Counciller O'Dea dissenting reversed its previous decision regarding the…

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Demondrille Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of Council was held in the Shire Office Bathurst-street, Murrumburrah, on Monday, 8th inst. Present: Cr J. A…

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BRAIDWOOD Tallaganda Shire Council Show Holiday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 2

BRAIDWOOD: The monthly meeting of the Tallaganda Shire Council was held last Friday, Cr. Alley presiding over a full…

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Preservation of Poles TreatmentDemonstrated Aldermen Impressed

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Municipal Council, a letter was received from the Commonwealth Oxygen and Acetylene Ltd., outlining the merits…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 3

THE fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday night last. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Fred . Kelly); Alds. Fred…

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Gunning Town and District News Gunning Shire Council Gates To Be Removed Building Alterations Approved

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 5

The monthly meeting of Gunning Shire Council, presided over by Cr. S.T. Starr, of “Lilstan,” Dalton, was held last Monday morning in the…

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Show Is Mirror of District Shire President’s View

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 5

“We must not lose sight that as a council we represent the district and the show is the show-window of our district,” stated the president of…

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New Motor Truck to Be Purchased by Shire Up To £600 Authorised

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 5

Gunning Shire Council decided on Monday to spend up to £600 on a new motor lorry. The engineer, Mr. Connan, was…

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Retiring Age Municipal Council Employees in Abeyance

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 5

The Goulburn City Council decided at last night's meeting to defer indefinitely the question of the retiring age of council…

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Council Interested in Boys' Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 5

The proposal by the Superintendent of Police, Mr. J. H. Miller, to form a boys' club in Goulburn was brought under the…

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Council and Fire Board Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 6

The Goulburn City Council decided unanimously at last night's meeting to support Ald. M. J. Griffin, Mayor, of Bathurst, in the…

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Goulburn Bands' Request to City Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 5

The Goulburn City Council decided last night to meet a deputation representing the City and A.L.H. Bands at its next meeting…

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No Shire Holiday for Shire.employees

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 2

D. C. Lachlan, hon. secretary of the Yass branch of the Municipal and Shire Employees’ Union, in a letter to Goodradigbee Shire on Friday,…

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Work in Shire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 2

Regarding Goodradigbee Shire’s loan-cum-grant programme involving an expenditure of £10,000, Cr. Julian asked on Friday when the work…

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Gunning Shire Monthly Meeting Held Many Matters

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 2

The regular monthly meeting was held on Monday last. All the councillors were present except Cr. Heffernan, who was…

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No Immunisation For Diphtheria In Shire. “No Authority Exists”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 2

Having carried out all the preliminary arrangements for diphtheria innoculations at country centres, Goodradigbee Shire Council decided…

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Firemen's Fund Receives £10 From Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 2

The Goulburn Fire Brigade demonstration fund will benefit by a donation of £10 from the Goulburn City Council as a…

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Yass Road Proposed Path to Showground Council Plan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 3

Although it was decided to abandon the proposal to construct a footpath leading to the showground along the eastern…

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