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

Council & local affairs, 1951

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Council to Make Bowling Greens

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 2

Goulburn City Council last night decided to prepare three new greens for Goulburn Bowling Club on a "cost plus ten…

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Council Supports Sydney Appeal

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 October 1951 · page 1

Goulburn City Council on thursday night donated £20 to an appeal to provide residences for students from…

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Valedictory Dinner to Shire Council Engineer Mr. George Pinnington Leaving

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 5

After 4½ years as engineer to the Crookwell Shire Council, Mr. George Pinnington will sever his connections with council as from next Friday, to take up a position with the…

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Council To Bid For Town Land

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 1

Last Thursday's meeting of the Crookwell Shire Council decided to authorise a representative to attend the town…

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War Memorial Scheme Adopted Unanimously by Council

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 1

Crookwell's War Memorial Library will be built on the front of the present Literary Institute as a result of the unanimous decisions of the Crookwell Shire Council,…

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Mrs. Dalglish Elected to Red Cross Div. Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 6

The committee is pleased to announce that the President of Goulburn Branch, Mrs. H. Dalglish. has been elected to the Divisional Council as Country Representative of Zone 10…

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Mulwaree Shire Council Meeting

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 October 1951 · page 1

Present at the monthly meeting of Mulwaree Shire Council yesterday were: Shire president, Cr. Stan Hunt, and Councillors L. A. Sykes, G. C. Goodhew, T. W. Burge, L. T. Cooper and S…

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Shire and Rabbits

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 October 1951 · page 4

Goulburn Pastures protection Board yesterday complained to Mulwaree Shire Council about rabbit infestation on Taralga…

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Shire Roads to Be Attended to

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 October 1951 · page 4

At the last meeting of Goodradigbee Shire Council the following roads were listed for attention:…

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New Shire Council Engineer Mr. Harry James Appointed

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 October 1951 · page 1

Crookwell Shire Council at a special meeting appointed an engineer to succeed Mr. George Pinnington. Mr. Harry James, at present engineer to the Macintyre Shire…

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Council Employees Honour Departing Shire Engineer Helpful And Co-operative Officer

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 October 1951 · page 3

A fine spirit of co-operation and understanding existed between the departing Shire Engineer (Mr. George Pinnington) and members of the council staff. This was amplified on Saturday morning when just on…

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Mayor of Goulburn Opens 1951 Jubilee Convent Ball Mrs. G. O'brien Belle-of-the-ball

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 October 1951 · page 2

The 1951 Jubilee Convent Ball, held in St. Mary's Hall, on Friday night, was a sound financial success as well as an assured social success, which was evident by the happy faces…

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Registration of B.F. Brigade Captains Councillors Object To Implied References To Shire Council

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 4

THERE was a breezy ten minutes at the annual meeting of the Associated Bushfire Brigades when two councillors took…

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Accommodation For Students Mayor Launches £1,700 Appeal

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 1

The Mayor, Aid. J. B. Mullen, to-day launched an appeal for £1,700 to assist in accommodating country students attending Sydney University…

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Shire Meeting Postponed

Boorowa News · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 1

The Boorowa Shire Council meeting which was to have been held on Tuesday, 23rd October, lapsed for want of a…

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Bus Shelter Report to City Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 1

A report on seating accommodation at bus stops was received by Goulburn Council last night from the City…

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Lord Mayor's Attack On 1956 Games

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY: Wrangling over " a proposed site for the 1956 Olympic. Games in Melbourne was a "scandal and…

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Motion Of Dissent In Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 4

When the report of the Electricity Committee came before the City Council for adoption at Thursday night's meeting it…

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Charitable Gifts By Shire Council

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 5

Gifts to a number of charities were approved at last meeting of Crookwell Shire Council. Amounts of one guinea each were…

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Lights in the Shire

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 5

Crookwell contains 178 street lights, according to Information supplied at last council meeting by the Electrical Engineer, Mr…

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