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

Council & local affairs, 1949

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New Shire Plant Cuts Gravel Costs

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 1

It was claimed at the last meeting of Borowa shire council that New plant was responsible for a saving of 5/- per cubic yard on…

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Details of July Meeting of Goodradigbee Shire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 4

THE JULY meeting of Goodradigbee Shire was held last Wednesday week, having been postponed from the previous week when the majority of councillors were snowbound…

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Municipal Boundaries Debated Shire Council's Vigorous Attack On Claims

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 4

Council opposed to the City Council in its claims for extended houndarie smade a vigorous attack yesterday afternoon. Mr. J. Bles, for the Shire, followed Mr. Every-Burns, and declared that the city's case was "based on assumption, surmise and conjecture,"…

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Shire's Case Against City Council All Day Given To Hearing Of Argument

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 1

Strong argument against the Goublurn City Council's claim for 58,224 acres of the Mulwaree Shire was heard at the resumed inquiry in Sydney yesterday, when Counsel for the Shire and objectors charged the City Council with having relied on "visions and assumptions" for…

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Some Notes on Current Topics Privy Council Decision : Too Big : Strong Language

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 3

The tragedy of an unnecessary coal miners' strike was temporarily obscured by the Privy Council decision dismissing the Chifley-Evatt appeal on the banking grab. The drift towards…

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Murrumburrah Council May Take Over Boorowa Electricity Supply Marilba—Galong—Boorowa Line Again Discussed

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 1

There is a possibility of Murrumburrah Municipal Council taking over the Marilba electricity line, which gives bulk supply to the whole of Boorowa. The proposal was the subject of discussion when a…

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Council of Europe

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 2

Seventeen Members of the British House of Commons, it from the Government and six from the Opposition, will form…

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City Council Case Is Pressed Argument On Claim For Larger Municipality

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 1

Addressing Commissioner H. Dane in the Goulburn City v Mulwaree Shire case in Sydney on Friday, Mr. Noel McIntosh, who represented the City Council, said a scathing attack had been made on the city on the basis that people in the city did not get…

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Strike Victims. Relief Fund Opened by Council

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 1

The secretary of the Yass Branch of the Australian Women’s Movement Against Socialisation asked the Municipal Council…

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The Council of Europe First Meeting Is Held To-Day

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 5

STRASBOURG, Monday:-Foreign Ministers, representing 10 foundation members of the Council of Europe, are meeting to-day, thus paving the way for a month's discussions over a wide…

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Miscellaneous Municipal Matters

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 3

The regular meeting of the Municipal Council was held the Council Chambers last Wednesday night when the Mayor,…

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Council of Europe

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 3

STRASBOURG, Tuesday: Provided they have deposited the instruments of adhesion in time, Greece and Turkey will be…

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Licensee Fined Action By Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 2

A charge against George Henry Duesbury of having permitted unclean premises in the Hotel Goulburn, was…

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Council of Europe 3-Point Agenda

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: The Foreign Ministers forming the "cabinet" of the Council of Europe last night acted…

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Churchill Cheered Spaak To Lead European Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 2

STRASBOURG, Thursday: Belgium's Paul Henri Spaak is regarded as a "certainty" for the post of president of the…

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New Alderman Is Welcomed

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 1

Ald. G. E. Gerathy was welcomed to his first City Council meeting last night. Welcoming Ald. Gerathy,…

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Shire In First

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 1

A complaint about the condition of Pomeroy Road was received yesterday by the Mulwaree Shire Council…

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Shire Application for £5000 to Improve Roads

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 1

A decision to make an application for a £5000 Commonwealth grant to finance district road improvements was made at yesterday's meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council. The application will be made…

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Mayor's Attack On Authorities Failure To Provide Homes For Workers

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 1

Referring to a refusal by the Housing Commission to allocate homes for 130 to 150 prospective abattoirs employees, the Mayor of Goulburn, Ald. P. R. D. Hollis, last night attacked the Housing Commission and the Government for their failure to co-ordinate efforts in the…

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Plant Has Big Role Shire Decides To Buy £5810 Machine

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 4

The necessity of modern roadworking plant to keep pace with maintenance as a result of the increasing volume of transport, was stressed by councillors at yesterday's Mulwaree Shire Council…

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