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

Council & local affairs, 1950

637 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 32

Mayor of Young, Ald. Batley, to Return to Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 4

High tributes were paid at council meeting to Mayor Batley, who has resigned from that position owing to impending departure from Young. The Mayor intimated he was prepared to…

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Council Petition

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 8

Three residents of Addison Street last night petitioned the City Council to improve the frontages of properties 142, 146…

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Council's Tribute to Late Ald. Goodhew

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 4

At the adjourned meeting, said the Mayor, Ald. P. R. D. Hollis, last night at the meeting of the City…

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No Progress on Water Works Council Asks . For Compensation

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 4

At last night's City Council meeting a motion was passed requesting the Minister for Works and Local Government to grant council a considerable sum to compensate them for extra cost brought…

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Town Planning And Back Street Further Discussion By City Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 4

Section 6 of ,the Town Planning Committee's report to the City Council meeting last night was as follows: "The Town Planner submitted a design of the proposed new street and lane layout in Section 6, together with his report of April…

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Old Show Ground "Disappearing," Says Alderman

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 5

Ald. Mullen asked at the City Council meeting last night that some attention be given to the front of the old show ground…

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Burrinjuck Electorate Resignation of C.P. Council Officials

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 2

At a meeting of the Burrinjuck Electorate Council of Australian Country Party held Gundagai recently, it was decided to transfer…

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Shire Council Tribute to Ald. A. Goodhew

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 1

The Mulwaree Shire President, Cr. M. Broadhead yesterday paid tribute to the late Alderman Arthur Goodhew…

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Playground at Galong Demondrille Shire Council As Trustees

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 2

The Galong Progress Association have established a Children's Playground at Galong, and in a letter to the…

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No Shire Objection

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 1

Mulwaree Shire Council yesterday offered no objection to proclaiming Monday, October 16, as Six Hour Day holiday…

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Shire Blitz on Stock

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 1

Prevalence of straying stock at Bradfordville was the subject of a complaint to a meeting of Mulwaree Shire Council…

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Manly Engineer's Son For Mulwaree Shire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 5

Mr. D. A. L. Graham, of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, has accepted the position of Assistant…

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Council Action at Taralga

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 5

The Health Inspector, Mr. H. A. Marson, reported to Mulwaree Shire Council yesterday that he had inspected Mr, A…

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Horses or Trucks? Discussion By Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 1

Possibility of replacing two horse grader gangs with truck units was discussed at Mulwaree Shire…

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Opposition to County Council Murrumburrah and Yass Councils Combine

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 6

The Murrumburrah Municipal Council and the Yass Municipal Council have joined forces in opposition to the…

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Gunning Shire Clerk Leaving

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 3

MR. W. DUNCAN, shire clerk at Gunning since September 1948, has been appointed shire clerk at…

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Goodradigbee Shire Requires Assistant Engineer & Works Overseer

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 4

REPRESENTATIVES of the recently formed Ratepayers Association did not show shire councillors week how to maintain or re-construct roads more efficiently and economically but they learned among…

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“DISAPPOINTED” —Shire President Your Turn Next December

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 1

Shire President, Cr. C. A. Grogan laid at the conclusion of last week’s conference between the Shire Council…

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New Shire Caravan Provides Maximum Comfort for Road Men

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 4

Manufactured to the design of the engineer, Mr. S. H. Liddicoat, a new caravan which arrived in Yass on Thursday for use by road employee, of Goodradigbee Shire Council, will provide maximum sleeping accommodation for men camping out…

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County Council Opposed by Yass and Murrumburrah

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 2

At a meeting of representatives of Yass and Murrumburrah Municipal Councils it was agreed to oppose the creation of a county…

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