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

Council & local affairs, 1951

507 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 17 of 26

Photograph of King For Shire Chambers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 2

Goodradigbee Shire Council decided yesterday to purchase an enlarged photograph of His Majesty the King to be hung in the…

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Overloaded Transports Damaging Trunk Roads Protest By Shire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 2

GOODRADIGBEE SHIRE COUNCIL decided yesterday to investigate the position of heavy transports damaging trunk roads…

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Boorowa Shire Egg Drive for Hospital

Boorowa News · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 1

An Egg Drive conducted by the Frogmore Hospital Auxiliary will be held tomorrow week. Local people…

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Cannot Assist Council with Cement Supply Govt. Explains Cement Shortage

Boorowa News · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 1

In reply to a request from Boorowa Shire Council for assistance in procuring more cement for…

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Alderman Back From Visit

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 August 1951 · page 5

Three Goulburn aldermen and the abattoirs manager, Mr. B. Towns, returned yesterday after a four-day trip…

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Shire Roads Ratepayers’ Requests

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 August 1951 · page 4

The following requests from ratepayers for attention to shire roads were dealt with at last Wednesday’s meeting:…

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Mayor In National Broadcast

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 1

Three Goulburn men will speak on the A.B.C.'s "Town and Country Magazine" programme on Saturday night…

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Council Protests On Electricity Charges

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 3

Goulburn City Council has put forward a proposal to the Electricity Authority in an effort to arrange its finances and give consumers some continuity with regard to cost of supply. The proposal was placed…

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Crookwell Headquarters Of S.D. Cricket Council

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 4

Crookwell has been selected as the headquarters for the Southern Districts and Australian Capital Territory Cricket…

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Institute Deputation Will Seek Council Assistance Modernisation Planned

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 August 1951 · page 6

A strong deputation from last week's Literary Institute meeting will approach to-morrow's meeting of the Crookwell Shire Council to seek financial assistance in carrying out a…

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Municipal Council Will Consider Joint Undertaking for Electricity Distribution

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 4

WHILST not favouring a large county council, Yassr Municipal Council is prepared to consider a proposal embracing Goodradigbee Shire and Yass Municipality in a joint undertaking for the distribution of…

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“Pretty Tough” Hoardings on Council Land

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 1

“That’s a bit tough,” the Deputy Mayor, Ald. K. Meagher, said on Monday night when he were told that hoardings had been…

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Monthly Council Meetings? Position Too Critical

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 1

OWING to the “critical” position of the Municipal Council, aldermen did not take kindly to a suggestion by Ald. E. G. James…

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£16,000 Accounts for Shire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 2

Accounts totalling £16,589 were passed for payment yesterday by Mulwaree Shire Council. Chairman of the finance…

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Offer To Council About Bridge

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 5

Mulwaree Shire Council yesterday received an application for a low level bridge across the river at Murrays'…

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Proposed Garage for City Council Trucks

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 1

The City Engineer, Mr. W. I. Muntz, and the Electricity Engineer, Mr. J. A. Rulter, furnished the City Council last night with the outlines for the establishment of a city council…

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School Children at Council Meeting

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 4

TWENTY pupils of Gunning Central School, with Mr. Morris in charge, attended the August meeting of the Gunning Shire…

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Library Committee Protest to City Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 1

The president of the City Library, Mr. S. Hilyard, wrote to the City Council protesting against what was styled in the letter "cavalier" treatment of the committee's recommendation in a recent matter…

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Shire Council Business

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 2

The Main Roads Department has advised Mulwaree Shire Council that funds are available for reconstruction work on the…

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Six Building Applications Before Council

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 7

Last week's meeting of the Crookwell shire Council had before is six applications for permission to build. The…

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