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

Council & local affairs, 1938

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Municipal Council No Chamber of Commerce Cartage of Coal by Cancelled Council

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 7

The Mayor, Ald. E. J. O’Connor, presided at the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council, held in the council Chambers last Monday…

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Municipal Council Does Not Object to Sunday Sport In Victoria Park Reply to Methodist Minister

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 1

The old problem of organised Sunday sport in Victoria Park was again debated at Monday night’s meeting of the…

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New Retort Bench Mayor Not Satisfied with Job Discussion In Committee

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

Norman J. Hurll and Co. Pty. Ltd., who recently remodelled a new bench of retorts, wrote to the council on Monday night…

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The Gasworks “Could Be Leased” Council Agreeable

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 1

The managing director of Norman J. Hurll and Co. Pay. Ltd., gas engineers, pointed out that it would not be possible to sell the Yass gas…

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Shire Council's Attention Drawn To Ringbarking

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 4

At the request of the Main Roads Department, the Mulwaree Shire Council yesterday decided to approach the Pastures Protection Board with a view to retaining all timber on travelling stock reserves within a chain of the road centre line…

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City Council Electricity Mains Go Into The Shire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 5

An application by the Goulburn City Council for permission to erect electricity poles and wiring to the four-mile peg on the Bungonia Road was granted after brief discussion at yesterday's meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council…

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Council On Property And Roads Mulwaree Shire And Closures On Pylara

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 1

Following a lengthy discussion in which one councillor expressed the view that the position was too obscure to enable him to cast…

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All's Well Mulwaree Shire Finances Auditor's Report

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 1

In a report to yesterday's meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council, the latter's auditor, Mr. R. W. Burke, stated that the shire's…

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Mulwaree Shire Alters Meeting Day Thursday Is Given A Trial

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 3

Following a short discussion, yesterday's meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council unanimously decided that…

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Official Opening Of 2CA Canberra Message From the Mayor

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 6 June 1938 · page 3

Among the two hundred guests at the dinner on Friday night at the Hotel Canberra, in connection with the opening of 2CA broadcasting…

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Gunning Shire's Road Proposal Is Opposed By Mulwaree

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 6 June 1938 · page 1

At Thursday meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council a letter from Gunning Shire sought co-operation in a move…

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Council Ban Footpath Gossips and Cyclists

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 June 1938 · page 1

Action is to be taken by the Young Council to deal with people who congregate and letter on the middle of the footpath and cause an obstruction to…

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Crookweu-collector Main Road Proposal Mulwaree Shire Rejection

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 5

"A sop for the people" was Cr. L. A. Sykes' description of a move by the Gunning Shire Council to have the road from…

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New Water Supply Council Considers Preliminaries Take Over In Two Months

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 4

Consideration of matters arising out of the approaching completion of the Crookwell water supply works was given at a…

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City Council Declares War on Cyclists

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 5

On the recommendation of the Health and Building Inspector, Mr. A. H. Currell, the Goulburn City Council has decided to ask its legal representative to press for a heavy penalty, in all cases where cyclists are prosecuted for…

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Shire Council Tumut-Yass Road

Yass Tribune-Courier · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 4

The President of Goodradigbee Shire Council, Cr. H. J. Best, occupied the chair at the monthly meeting held on Friday morning in the…

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Invalid Votes In Shire By-election “Utter Carelessness”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 2

In a report adopted at yesterday’s meeting of Goodradigbee Shire, the clerk, Mr. T. G. Wenham, stated:— “In making reference to the…

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CR. H. J. BUTT Congratulated On Election To Shire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 2

Mr. H. J. (Harvey) Butt, of “Village View,” Yass River, who was elected to ex-Cr. Vallance’s seal on Goodradigbee. Shire Council…

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Praise for Council The Alderman Then Smiled

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 5

At Thursday night's meeting of the Goulburn City Council a letter waits received front a resident of Faithfull Street…

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Gratuities For Aged Council Workers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 13 June 1938 · page 1

Although their names are not disclosed, the men in question are members of the outside maintenance staff. It was decided early in the year that…

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