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

Council & local affairs, 1951

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GUNNING Shire Council Conditions for Provision of Rest Rooms, B.H. Centres

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 3

At the February meeting of the Gunning Shire Council, advice was received from the Minister for Public Works that approval…

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GUNNING Condition of Roads M. R. Engineer’s Conference With Shire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 3

Mr. Jordan, engineer, Main Roads Board, Goulburn, attended the last Gunning Shire Council to discuss matters of mutual…

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Town, Clerk’s Answer to Council’s 6 CHARGES Claims Cashing Cheque “Honest” Misinterpretation of Act Unpopular with Comparatively Small But Influential Section of Yass People

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 1

On the third day of the public inquiry into his suspension as town clerk of Yass, Mr. D. C. Tilghman entered the witness box and in an hour he categorically denied all of the six charges preferred against him…

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Shire, Finance and Roads

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 1

Mulwaree Shire Council last Thursday night rejected a proposal by Cr. Burge for holding a special meeting to deal with finance. Cr. Burge said there had been…

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County Council for Weeds Discussed by City Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 1

Goulburn City Council's opinion of the formation of a county council to control noxious weeds was sought on Thursday night. The request came from the…

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New Depot Building for Mulwaree Shire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 3

Tentative proposals for the erection of a new depot building, estimated to cost £3000, were made by the engineer, Mr. H. B. Darke, at Thursday's meeting of Mulwaree Shire Council…

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Road Grant to Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 2

It was reported to a meeting of the City Council on Thursday night that application had been made for a…

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Shire and Bush Fire Claims

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 1

Council did not have money to meet expense claims of Bush Fire Brigades; Mulwaree Shire Engineer, Mr. H. B. Darke, ,declared at the monthly meeting last Thursday. He said the brigades did not…

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Various Building Matters Before Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 1

Permission for the erection of the following buildings was given by the City Council at its meeting on Thursday night. J. and P. T. Broadhurst, 18…

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Council's Appeal For Old Pictures Of City, Identities

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 1

Have you any early photographs of Goulburn or the city's old identities? The City Council's Jubilee…

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Municipal Council Will, Co-operate

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 6

The Municipal Council decided on Monday night to co-operate with the P. & C. Association in every way possible…

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Shire Roads Inspection By Councillors

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 5

So that councillors may become fully conversant with the condition of roads within Goodradigbee Shire, an inspection will…

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Two New Tractors Ordered By Shire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 5

Goodradigbee Shire Council at last Friday’s meeting decided to order two new deisel tractors with loaders and an Inter. M. grader,…

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New Work on Shire Roads Speed Limit Restricted

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 2

Goodradigbee. Shire engineer, Mr. S. H. Liddicoat, was given authority to erect notices restricting the speed of motor…

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Council Finances L.G. Investigator Invited to Yass

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 2

OWING TO THE “DISHEARTENING” CONDITION OF MUNICIPAL COUNCIL FINANCES AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE…

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Council Office Staff Applications For “A” Grade Clerk

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 1

THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ON MONDAY NIGHT DECIDED TO CALL APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF “A” GRADE…

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Mr. Cusack’s Letter to Council “Be No Longer Read”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 4

When a letter from Mr. J. J. Cusack was being read by the acting town cleric at last Monday night’s Municipal Council…

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Vandals at Work Shire Council's Property Damaged

Boorowa News · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 6

Malicious acts of persons in damaging Boorowa Shire Council's property were reported to the…

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Community Proposed for Boorowa Shire Council To Obtain Information

Boorowa News · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 2

Boorowa Shire Council is to consider the question of the establishment of a local Community Hotel at…

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New Post Office for Boorowa Question Again Discussed By Shire Council

Boorowa News · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 2

Councillors of the Boorowa, Shire are not letting the question of the urgent need for the construction…

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