£1,500 for Crookwell Govt. Endowment for Shire Works
The Department of Works and Local Government has intimated that in the apportionment of Government endowment for 1940…
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Council & local affairs, 1940
1,074 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 54
Soil Erosion Engineer's Recommendations Adopted by Council
Wherever precipitation of water is considerable or where it comes at a very high rate erosion is sure to occur and no small…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Questions and Answers at the Council Table
Councillors' questions and the answers received at last Thursday's Shire Council meeting may be summarised as follows:…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chief Warden Council Endorsement Sought Postponement Suggested
A substantially signed petition, presented at last Thursday's council meeting sought council's endorsement of the nomination of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Vandals, Beware Council Will Prosecute Report by Overseer
It is practically impossible to keep things in order at the sale-yards, as certain people appear to half live in the yards, causing a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Valley" Grass Fire Report by Police Council Asked to Prosecute
In the midst of a big sheaf of correspondence from the various district bush fire brigades tabled at last Thursday's council meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weddin Shire Council's Happy Position
Jubilation was evident among the Weddin Shire Councillors when the clerk (Mr. May) stated that at the end of the financial year the Council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A.l.p. Electoral Council Meeting
There was a full complement of delegates at a meeting of the Young A.L.P. Electoral Council, which was held at the Calare Hotel. Bendick…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Country Party Electorate Council Meets
There was a large attendance of members at the annual meeting of the Electorate Council of the United Country Party held at the Mechanics…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ratepayer Has His Joke But He Secures Shire's Attention
Accompanying an application to the Yarrowlumla' Shire Council, for repairs to the Captain's Flat-Braid wood Road, was a Reich bank note…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Straying Horses Grazier Fined Council Prosecutor
The owner, Herbert Benjamin Geo. Larkin, of "Wharekarori,''Crookwell, was fined 5 plus 8 court costs and 21 professional…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigades Executive Council Meets Wider Powers Urged
The meeting of the Bush Fire Brigades' Executive Council, which was held at the conclusion of last Friday's conference, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Fighters in Conference Executive Council Formed Many Matters Clarified
The outcome of the conference of district bush fire brigade representatives held in the Council Chambers on Friday morning last should be a better understanding between the brigades and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ex-mayor’s Action Criticised by Alderman Letter to Local Govt. Dept
In a letter to the Municipal Council on Tuesday night, Mr. H. E. Street, Under Secretary of the Department of Local Government,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newly-elected Mayor Threatens to Resign Position . Assured of Aldermen’s Confidence a Stormy Session
Tuesday night’s Council meeting dragged on till nearly midnight. There was a heavy business paper before the meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting
THE fortnightly meeting or the above Council was held on Monday night. Present: Alds. C. H. Dawson (Deputy Mayor) in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Too Tired Aldermen Adjourn Fresh Tenders for Yass Junction Land
When the aldermen of the Municipal Council took their seats at the table on Monday night, Ald. Leonard said seeing the majority of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Nose-in Parking Wins Hands Down Aldermen Unanimous Rear-in Condemned
Despite the fact that 211 licensed motor car drivers signed a petition presented to Tuesday night’s Council meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Picnic Races “Bring Lot of Money To Town” Holiday Costs Council £20
A petition was received at Tuesday night’s Council meeting from representatives of business houses and financial institutions requesting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Decides to Go on with Cooma Street Creek Culvert Central Rest Park Expenditure of £4052
Adhering to the national slogan of “Carrying on,” the Municipal Council took the bit between its teeth on Tuesday…
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