Municipal Rates Down 1¾d. Increase in General Rate to Facilitate Street Improvements Mayor Opines No Other Town in State Provides Such Facilities at So Low a Rating
The Young Chronicle · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 1
Estimates providing for a rate total of 13¾d--1¾d less than for last year--were adopted by the Young Municipal Council last night. In order to raise more money to carry out additional work in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Vacancy Three Will Face Poll
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 7
On the grounds that he has not acquired the necessary qualifications since his comparatively recent return to Goulburn, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Owner Must Make Alterations Not Council's Responsibility
The Young Chronicle · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 8
A recommendation by Inspector Roy McGregor that the owner of the Texaco Oil Depot premises be compelled to make alterations that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Water for Hotels Meters To Be Installed Two Aldermen Against
Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 3
The following information was tabled at Tuesday night's Council meeting:—-Water meters for hotels: The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sweet Briar Not Noxious In Crookwell Shire
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 2
CROOKWELL: In addition to the 15 plants which have been declared noxious in all shires and municipalities, a further…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SEEKS £9000 for Roads Crookwell Shire Is Hopeful
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 1
CROOKWELL: Following the deputation to the Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. L. O. Martin, concerning a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Safety First New Road Campaign(Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 3
Plans have been completed, by the traffic authorities for the launching of what is to be known as a selective campaign for road safety…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Diphtheria Campaign Minister's Threat To Council
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 5
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Acting Minister for Health, Mr. Primrose, threatened to-day that if the Mascot Council declined to co-operate with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Board Not Pleased Council's £100 For Hospital
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 4
Members of the District Hospital Board are not satisfied with the amount of "compensation"—£100, as compared with an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Want Council Affairs Probed Petition to Minister Ratepayers Expect 60 per cent. Support
The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 4
After Mayor Rabbets had (as reported in another column) answered a number of questions and then, before leaving, had had a little say…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mayor Carried War Into Enemy's Camp Old Grievances Revived in Counter Attack Members Dissatisfied with Mayoral Explanations Court Room Atmosphere at Ratepayers' Meeting
The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 1
With Mayor Rabbets in the role of main witness for the defence, Association secretary J. Wright as chief prosecutor and other members as lesser counsel, the gallery at the Southern Cross Hall possessed a real Court atmosphere on Friday night, when there was held the long-awaited meeting of the Yong Ratepayers and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Doing a Fine Job Young U.C.P. Council Officers Unanimously Re-Elected At Annual Meeting
The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 4
That Young Electorate Council of the United Country Party had never had a better set of officers was the unanimous opinion at the annual meeting conducted at Koorawatha on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council's Action Endorsed
Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 1
In a letter to Thursday's meeting of the Crookwell Shire Council, the Main Roads Department endorsed the action of the council in rejecting all…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Briefs Pejar Voice Heard
Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 7
In response to a request made by Mr. J. J. Wray, of Pejar, the Crookwell Shire Council decided at Thursday's meeting to vote £10 for work…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shire Works Surfacing Job Delayed Material Hold Up
Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 2
A lengthy and detailed report was submitted to last Thursday's meeting of the Crookwell Shire Council by the Shire Engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£8005 From Govt. for Shire's Roads Maintenance and Improvement
Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 1
Provided the Crookwell Shire Council agreed to contribute £3518 towards the cost of the 1940 roads maintenance and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Preferential Voting at Shire Elections Long Overdue, Says Cr. Kennedy
Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 2
Moved by Cr. T. J. Kennedy, a motion which has as its object the introduction of the prefdren tial system of voting for shire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Supports Move for Higher Petrol Tax
Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 6
An increase in the petrol tax with a, view to encouraging the production of suitable spirit from coal and shale, so as to make Australia independent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Will Be Complaints Whatever Council Does Saleyards Ramp
Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 2
Following a suggestion by the Overseer (Mr J. Chalker) at Thursday's meeting of the shire Council that the unloading ramp…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Optimistic Govt. Money for Roads But None for Water
Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 2
While the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. L. O. Martin) would give no definite reply, the deputation which…
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