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

Council & local affairs, 1946

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Beautifying the Mulwaree Proposal Placed Before City Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 3

In a report to Friday night's meeting of the City Council the Engineer M. W. J. Muntz, drew attention to the possibility o widening and cleaning the Mulwaree River near Lansdowne Bridge and…

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Liked Goulburn Tribute By Lord Mayor Of Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 1

"My impression of Goulburn is that it is a most progressive country town, and one evidently favoured with its share of…

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Ernie Farrar President of Legislative Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY: Mr Ernest Henry Farrar was unanimously elected President of the Legislative Council yesterday He was formerly…

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Shire Council Auditor’s Report Consideration Deferred

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 1

A special meeting of the Goodradigbee Shire Council was held on Friday. The president (Cr. Earle Archer) was in the chair, and also…

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Bega Mayor Wins New Robes

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 2

The final figures in the Security Loan contest between Bega and Cooma resulted in a win for Bega. Bega had 240 subscribers…

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Taxi Licenses Another Application Council Wants Further Information

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 1

The Returned Soldiers’ League asked the Municipal Council on Monday night to grant two additional taxi licenses for Yass. Council…

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The Post Office Saturday Half-Holiday Suggested Council Non-committal

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 1

The Postmaster, Mr. E. Leonard, stated in a letter to the Municipal Council on Monday night: “It is the desire of the P.M.G.’s…

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Electricity In Rural Areas Important Schemes Put Forward By City Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 1

The Minister for Local Government and public Works, Mr. Cahill, will visit Goulburn to-morrow morning, when the Mayor, Ald. P. R. D. Hollis, and members of the City Council will discuss with…

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Like Manna From Heaven Complimentary Letters For Shire Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 4

Shire Councils usually receive more complaints than praise—"more kicks than ha-pence," as the saying has it These are pleasurable exceptions…

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Former Boorowa Alderman Late Mr. R. B. CORCORAN

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 2

As briefly reported in our last issue. the death of Mr. Roger Benedict "Corcoran grazier, of "Corcoran's Plains" and "Nowa Nowa," Marsden Street, Borowa…

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Boorowa Shire Brevities REPAIRS 10 Binalong Road

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 4

That rapairs be carried out on Binalong road was petitioned by the mail contractor, Mr. J. Small, to the April meeting of Boorowa Shire…

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£2500 Writ Shire Involved Supreme Court Action

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 3

A writ has been issued out of the Supreme Court. Sydney, for an amount of £2500 against the…

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Trades And Labour Council Monthly Meeting

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 1

New delegates from the A.R.U. were accorded a welcome at the recent meeting of the Goulburn Trades and Labour Council. It was resolved to inform the A.R.U. of specific instances of men doing two jobs and to urge that…

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Moves by Franco His Council Reduced

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 3

MADRID Friday: General Franco has dissolved the Falangist National Council of 100 members and appointed…

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Minister Opposes Electricity Extension Plan Goulburn Council Cannot Be Supplying Authority Mr.cahill Suggests Creation of County Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 1

Proposals by the Goulburn City Council to supply Mulwaree, Crookwell, Gunning and Tallaganda Shires with electricity in bulk received a sharp jolt from the Minister for Local Government…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 4

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Monday night last. Present: The Mayor (Ald. F. Kelly)…

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Taralga Wants a Modern Library Discussion at Mulwaree Shire Council Co-Operation With Goulburn City Council Suggested

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 4

A proposal to establish a modern public library at Taralga was discussed at a meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council held this morning A letter from the secretary of the Taralga School of…

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Russia Boycotts Council Point Raised By Delegate From Australia

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 5

NEW YORK, Wednesday: The Russian delegate, Gromyko, boycotted the meeting of the Security Council which assembled to hear the reports of the Red Army evacuation of Persia…

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Anzac Service Arrangements Criticism at Soldiers’ Club Meeting Resented By Memorial Hall Council

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 1

The president and members of the Memorial Hall Council expressed ree[?]ntment at their meeting on Tuesday night, at…

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Municipal Employees' Holiday

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 4

At this morning's meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council a request was received from the secretary of the Federal Municipal…

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