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

Council & local affairs, 1949

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The Municipality of Yass The Gas and Electricity Act, 1935-1948 and Regulations made there under

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 3

The attention of electricity consumers within the area served by the Municipality of Yass is drawn to the undermentioned…

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Gunning Shire Council Gurrundah Wants Electricity

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 1

Mr. W. F. Sheahan advised the Gunning Shire Council that approval had been given to the following grants, Gunning Recreation Reserve £50, and Dalton Recreation Reserve £30. It was resolved that councillors make investigations in their…

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Shire Valuation: Dept. May Force Council's Hand, Despite Cost

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 3

Unless the Crookwell Shire Council can secure an undertaking from the Valuer-General that his departmen will provide an officer without…

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£2200 Allotted To Shire

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 1

An allocation of £2200 has been made to the Mulwaree Shire Council for the purpose of gravelling the…

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Taralga District News Budget Mulwaree Shire Jottings

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 6

£2400 FOR MOTORS: Mulwaree Shire Council at its last meeting decided to place orders for three motor vehicles, estimated to cost £2,400…

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Goulburn Investigator Supervising The Shire With No Money

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 1

The Department of Local Government's Investigating Officer, Mr. H. W. Dane, who will continue his inquiry in the Goulburn City Council v. Mulwaree Shire Council case on July 4, is still supervising activities in Stroud Shire—the…

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Office, Staff Matters Not For Open Discussion, Says Shire Clerk

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 2

A recommendation by the Shire Clerk to the last meeting of the Crookwell Shire Council that applications be called for the…

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Shire Det[?] to Remove Ramps

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 4

GOODRADIGBEE SHIRE has decided to remove the ramp on the Taemas road between the bridge and Cavan homestead gate. Mr. W. F. Castle Roche, owner of the property on both sides of the road, made an…

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Shire Briefs Price of Steel

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 4

The May meeting of Goodradigbee Shire Council was held last Wednesday. There were present: Crs., C. A. Grogan (president, in…

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Donations By Shire £170 Allocated; Paid In December

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 3

At last week’s Shire Council meeting, it was decided to allocate £170 for benevolent donations to be given this year, payment to be…

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Tamworth Council's Bitter Attack on Commission Homes

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 4

In an attack on the Housing Commission at the meeting of Tamworth City Council, the Mayor (Ald. T. P. O'Brien) described houses being built in East Tamworth by the commission is "monstrosities."…

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Premier Band and Ambulance Granted Municipal Subsidies

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 3

Mr. C. Tonkin, secretary Yass Premier Band, applied to the Municipal Council on Monday night for the annual subsidy…

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Shire Council Meets Matters Malt with at Mondays Meeting

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 7

The President (Cr. T.. Perceval) presided at the monthy meeting of Boorowa Shire Council held last Monday…

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Clerk Warns Waugoola Shire Council "Stop Spending or Close Up" Council Scraps Tenders For Road Maintenance

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 4

"The Council's finances were never in a worse condition. It's a desperate position, and the Council will have to do something…

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Shire Engineer's Travelling Allowance Increased

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 1

A verbal request from the Shire Engineer at Monday's meeting, it was decided to increase bis traveling expenses to 9d. per mile allowance as…

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Claims Removal of Motor Traffic Ramps Will Stop Movement of Rabbits Local Grazier's Request to Shire Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 1

A BOOROWA GRAZIER, MR. JOSIAH SOUTHWELL, OF "MEAD-OWVALE," RYE PARK ROAD, CLAIMS THAT THE REMOVAL OF MOTOR TRAFFIC RAMPS WILL STOP THE MOVEMENTS OF RABBITS WHICH ARE CAUSING SERIOUS TROUBLE TO ADJOINING…

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Work Carried Out on Shire Roads During Month Shire Engineer's Report to Monday's Meeting

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 3

The Shire Engineer (Mr. L. St. Kilda Donaldson) submitted the following report to Monday's meeting of Boorowa Shire…

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School Children Attend Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 1

Forty - two pupils of Bourke Street Public School, attended last night's meeting the Goulburn City…

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Supplying Electricity to Northen Area of Shire

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 2

Cowra Municipal Council has agreed to confer with Boorowa Shire Council on the question of supplying electricity in the northern area of the Shire…

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Three New Homes to Cost £5190 Applications Approved At Shire Meeting

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 3

Applications to construct three new homes costing £5190 were approved at Monday's meeting of Boorowa Shire Council…

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