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

Council & local affairs, 1945

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Questions at Council Variety of Subjects

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 1

Question time at the City Council meeting is developing into a tasty mixed grill. Ald. H[?]yard received an…

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Shire Overseer Mr. Bowden’s New Grade Appointment From January 1

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 1

Mr. R. E. Bowden has bean appointed “A” grade overseer of the Goodradigbee Shire. Mr. Bowden has been foreman of…

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Shire Council Presidents Minute Anonymous Letters for the w.p.b

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 1

The Shire President (Cr. J. J. Hanley) presented to to-day's meeting of the Crook well Shire Council a…

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Council Sympathy Late Pte. L. Cartwright

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 1

At to-day's meeting of the Crookwell Shire Council the President (Cr. J. J. Hanley) referred to the fact…

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Demondrille Shire Council A. Monthly Meeting

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 4

THE monthly meeting of the above shire was held in the Shire Office, Bathurst Street, on Saturday last. Present: Crs. J. A. Flanery…

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Goodradigbee Shire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Goodradigbee Shire Council was held on Friday. The president (Cr. Earle Archer) was in the chair…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Monday night last. Present: Aldermen C. H. Dawson…

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Proposed Water Supply for Kings Vale, Prunevale, and Wombat Shire Council to Request a Re-surrvey

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 1

At the request of the Kings vale and Prunevate War Agricultural Committees, Demondr[?]e Shire Council decided at…

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Presentation to Gunning Shire Engineer, Mr. D. W. Robertson

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 1

A large gathering of councillors, the staff [?] out door employees of the Gunning Shire assembled in the Council Chambers to say good-bye to Mr D. W. Robertson Shire Engineer, who is leaving to take up a similar…

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Inspection of Meat in Goulburn Shire Council Discussion

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 2

Referred to it for discussion in open council by the Mulwaree Shire Health Committee, the matter of the appointment of its Health Inspector. Mr. Jurd, as an honorary inspector by the City Council for the purpose of meat inspection only, received…

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Mulwaree Shire Road Repairs

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 3

At the Mulwaree Shire Council meeting, held on Thursday, the Engineer, Mr. H. B. Darke, advised that reshaping and gravelling was required from three to six and a half miles pegs on the Bungonia Road…

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Municipal Council and City Library Policy Outlined at Special Joint Meeting

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 2

At the City Council last night, Mir. R. McGreal. B.A., of the Free Public Library gave a full explanation of the conditions which would rule if the City Council took over the City Library or Mechanics…

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Tallaganda Shire Council Meeting Day To Be

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 3

Tallaganda Shire Council met on Thursday, Cr. Smith presiding over a full attendance of Councillors. The Chief Secretary's Department notified that a public holiday has…

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Gunning Presentation to Shire Engineer

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 4

A large gathering of councillors, the staff and out-door employees of the Gunning Shire assembled in the Council Chambers to say…

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ELECTRICITY Rural Reticulation Shire Survey

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 1

The Electrical Engineer (Mr. de Beuzeville) attended the meeting of the Goodradigbee Shire Council on Friday,…

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Brief Items from the Shire Council Table

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 7

First business on Council's list at last Wednesday's meeting was a presidential minute referring to an anonymous letter received by him as…

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Shire Finances Pooled in Future: No Riding Accounts Old Council Members Critical of Alteration New Members Taken to Task

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 1

Cr. Walton's motion to abolish the old system of riding funds, which came before last wreek's meeting of the Crookwell Shire Council, failed to find favour with Crs. King…

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Shire Engineer Says Available Funds for Secondary Roads Are Inadequate

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 1

The Shire Engineer (Mr. H. Darke) submitted the following report to Council at its meeting on Wednesday…

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No Increase in Rates City Council Holds Special Estimates Meeting

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 2

Rates to be imposed by the Municipaliy of Goulburn for the year 1945 will be 10[?]d in the £ on the unimproved capital value of land, the same as for 1944…

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Local Government Bill and Mulwaree Shire Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 3

Referring to the copies of the Local Government Amendment Bill forwarded to the Shire Councillors, the Minister for Lands., Mr. Tully said the bills were sent to the Mulwaree Shire on the very day that members of the House first saw the bill…

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