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

Council & local affairs, 1938

866 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 15 of 44

Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 2

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

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Shire Loan Programme

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 5

The president of the Mulwaree Shire Council Cr. D. M. Broadhead, points out that in his remarks concerning the £10,000 loan programme…

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Council Cartage

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 6

Ald. T. P. Leonard asked at Tuesday night’s Municipal Council meeting if Mrs. Leary had been informed that the contract for council…

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A.W.U. Organiser Statement to Alderman Employment Of Men

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 8

Ald. T. P. Leonard said at Tuesday night’s Council meeting that he had been talking that day to the A.W.U. organ’[?] , who told him new…

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Shire By-election (To the Editor)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 2

Sir,—As there is to he a contest in B Riding of Goodradigbee Shire through Cr. Vallance leaving the district, I would respectfully ask the…

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Municipal Council Man Wants An Acre Of Land Telephone to Hume Park

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 6

The Mayor, Ald. E. J. O’Connor, presided at the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council held on Tuesday night. Others present were…

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Gunning Shire Noxious Weeds And Councils

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 5

The President of Gunning Shire Council, Cr. J. E. Stone, presided at the monthly meeting held last Saturday morning. Others present were…

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Shire Clerks Acting As Valuers Solicitor’s Comment

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 8

In the Land and Valuation Court, before Mr. Justice [?]er, on Tuesday, Mr. A.G. Z[?]ton of Messrs. El[?] and…

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Electricity for Cunningar Council Receives a Deputation

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 3

A deputation, consisting of Messrs A. R. Davison and Bell, of Cunningar attended at the council meeting on Monday night, with reference to…

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Council Threatens to Withhold Sewerage Progress Payments Too Many Trenches Open And Insufficient lighting and Barricades Consulting Engineer Gives a Week for Matters to Be Rectified

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 1

When the Municipal Council was asked on Tuesday night to confirm a progress payment of £781 to General Constructions, contractors for the sewerage scheme, aldermen were outspoken in their criticism of the long lengths…

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Lord Mayor's Orderly

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 1

This is the man who sees to the Lord Mayor's comfort. Mr. Ronald W. Sanguilly, new orderly to the Lord Mayor of…

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Cost of Sooley Open Cut Offer to Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 4

Sir.—Although the council has accepted a tender for the Sooley Cut, the matter still requires the approval of the Public Works Department. So…

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The Post City Council and Employment That Preference [To the Editor]

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 4

Sir: Re the letter of G. A. Brown, published in the Penny Post on May 4. The issues raised therein are of major importance: (1) In respect to…

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Shire Council Completed Works Overseer's Report

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 1

Reporting on works under his control carried out in the Shire during the month of April, the Overseer (Mr. J. Chalker) at the…

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Shire Council Works Programme Mam Roads Maintenance

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 6

The few uncompleted items in the Crookwell Shire Council's 1937 main roads maintenance programme have been transferred to…

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Shire Council Town Improvement Will Slightly Exceed Estimate

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 7

Although full costs are of necessity not yet available, it would appear that the total programme of town improvement loan works…

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Noxious Plants Powers Taken From Council

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 8

Power to declare plants as noxious is taken from the hands of Shire Councils in an amending Act passed recently by the New…

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Council Briefs Pneumatic Tyres for Grader

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 3

At the suggestion of the Shire Engineer (Mr. R. Newton-Tabrott), the Crookwell Shire Council, at its meeting on Thursday, decided that the…

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Bulk Electricity For Crookwell Available in 18 MONTHS If Council Wants It

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 1

"There is every prospect of an electricity supply for Crookwell from the new transmission line being erected from Canberra to…

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Will Seek Government's Views On Grant For General Sports Ground Council Empowers President To Interview Mr. Ardill

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 2

For the purpose of ascertaining the Government's views with regard to a grant as subsidy for a general purposes sporting area, the President of the Crookwell Shire Council (Cr. A. D. McIntosh) at Thursday's meeting was…

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