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

Council & local affairs, 1947

751 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 18 of 38

Komungla Bridge Shire Council and Proposed Loan

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 5

The proposed expenditure of £9100, including £3500 on the replacement of the Komungla Bridge, was discussed at a meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council on Thursday…

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Tallaganda Shire Council Work on Water Supply to Start Next Year

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 1

It is anticipated that work on the water supply for Braidwood will be commenced next year. This was revealed at the last monthly meeting of the…

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P.w.d. Grant to Shire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 6

A grant of £1000 has been made to Mulwaree Shire Council's trust fund for the construction of Mulwaree Ponds…

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Around the Council Table

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 16 July 1947 · page 3

At the opening of the Shire Council meeting held last Thursday, the Shire President extended a welcome to the new engineer, Mr Pinnington…

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Shire President's Report: Deputation To Under-Secretary

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 16 July 1947 · page 5

The President of the Shire Council, Cr. Walton, reported to last Thursday's meeting of the Shire…

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Another Taxi-Cab, For Crookwell?: Council Remains Neutral

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 16 July 1947 · page 4

A letter from the Department of Road Transport and Tramways read at the last meeting of the Shire Council…

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Compulsory Voting T. and L. Council Favours Move

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 16 July 1947 · page 5

Officials of the Goulburn Trades and Labour Council, which will form a panel to contest the next…

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Noxious Weed Control Shire Opposed to County Council Idea

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 3

The Illabo Shire Council will not agree that the control of noxious weeds should be handed over to a county council or to Pasture…

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Voting Will Be Compulsory at Council Polls

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 2

Voting will be compulsory in all future Local Government elections in New South Wales. The preferential system of voting…

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Shire Shorts Moral Obligation to Mr. McCLUNG Requests for Roads of Access

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 4

The President of Goodradigbee Shire Council Cr. E. C. Archer presided at the monthly meeting held in the Shire Council Chambers, Rossi…

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Trout Fishing Licences. Chief Secretary’s Department Criticised for Going Over Council’s Head

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 1

The Chief Secretary’s Department wrote to Goodradigbee Shire recently asking it to recommend suitable persons to issue trout…

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Combined Council Urged by R.S.L.

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 5

Goulburn sub-branch of the R.S.L. last night discussed a proposal to form an advisory council representing all ex-service organisations to deal with important matters concerning ex-service personnel…

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Compulsory Voting Preparation of Shire Roll

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 July 1947 · page 4

Goodradigbee Shire decided at its last meeting to co-opt the services of returning officers and poll clerks at various country…

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Shire Banking Rural For Preference “Charity Begins at Home”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 July 1947 · page 1

The President of Goodradigbee Shire, Cr. E. C. Archer, told the councillors at their last meeting that before next month council had to…

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Letters to the Editor The T. and L. Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 July 1947 · page 2

The T. and L. Council. Sir: I was very interested to read a report in your paper of the "activities" of the…

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Diggers City Council and Bowling Club Special Committee to Enquire

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 July 1947 · page 5

Mr. G. E. Conley, president of the Goulburn R.S.L. sub-branch, told the last monthly meeting that during a discussion with City Council officials regarding a proposal to construct two bowling rinks and a clubhouse,…

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Home for the Aged Mayor's Motion at Meeting

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 July 1947 · page 3

Disappointment that no representative of the Ministers' Fraternal was present to discuss the question of a home for aged people in Goulburn, was expressed by Mr. Lemon at last night's meeting of Goulburn Chamber…

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Will Not Enter Building Field Suggests Higher Priority To Private Builders: Shire Council and Housing

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 July 1947 · page 1

A communication from the Minister for Building Materials, read at the last meeting of the Crookwell Shire Council, requesting Council to enter the field of building and promising…

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Wet Weather Affects Progress of Swimming Pool Council Will Make Own Bricks

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 July 1947 · page 3

After members of the Shire Council inspected earthworks in progress at the proposed swimming pool it was agreed that Council should purchase a machine for the making of cement bricks and utilise the labour of the…

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Yass Mayor Compliments Band

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 July 1947 · page 1

At Monday night's meeting of Yass Municipal Council, the Mayor (Aid. J. R. Duddleston) complimented Yass Premier…

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