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

Council & local affairs, 1952

595 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 11 of 30

General Business of Shire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 3

Mulwaree Shire Council yesterday refused to provide a Taralga man with materials for a footbridge…

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Improvements to Roads in the Shire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 8

Shire Engineer, Mr. H. B. Dark yesterday told Mulwaree Shire Council of recent works on several shire roads…

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Building Applications Approved by Shire Public Vehicle Licence Granted

Boorowa News · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 5

An application from Mr. J. W. Cook to construct a brick dwelling at the corner of Scott and South Streets was…

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Weather Condition Delay Shire Maintenance Work Bridge Hear Hughstonia Collapses

Boorowa News · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 8

Weather conditions over the past month have been most unsatisfactory for maintenance and…

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Mr. M. S. Nash Back on the Municipal Council

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 2

Mr. Mick Nash, manager secretary of the Soldiers Club, and an ex-mayor and alderman, will occupy the seat on the Municipal Council vacated by former Yass C.P.S., Mr. G. A. Locke, who is now at Forbes…

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School Children To Attend Council Meeting

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 2

A number of senior pupils from the Inter. High School will attend to-night’s meeting of the Municipal Council, to see first hand how…

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Crookwell Council Takes Over Literary Institute

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 2

Crookwell Shire Council last week agreed to accept the transfer of assets and liabilities of the Literary Institute front Crookwell School of Arts Committee. This followed a meeting held…

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Shire Men At Conference

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

President of Mulwaree Shire Council, Cr. Stan Hunt, attended the annual Shires' Association Conference in Sydney to-day…

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Bullrushes Worry Council

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 3

The growth of bullrushes in the water storage dam la presenting the Water Engineer and Councillors with a problem and…

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Jaralga and District news Shire Shorts

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 4

Mr. Herbert George Loseby, who has been Shire Clerk with the Bogan Shire Council, Nyngan, for the past five years, will be the new…

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Additional Telephone for Council

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

An additional telephone connection is to be Installed at the Shire office and an extension line run to the…

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Shire Engineer Questioned on Condition of Goulburn Road Improvement Unlikely Before October

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

Arising out of the numerous complaints that have been voiced lately regarding the general condition of the Goulhurn-Crookwell road, an interview was sought with the Shire…

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Kialla Road a Worry to Council Renewed Application for M.r. Status to Be Made

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

The maintaining of the portion of the Kialla Road which comes In the Crookwell Shire is causing concern to Council and another attempt is to be made to have its status raised to a main road so that greater allocations…

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Municipal Council Supports Opening Up of Nottingham Country

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 4

A PROPOSED freezing works at Canberra should be a strong inducement for the opening up of the Not[?] country, the Deputy Mayor said on Monday night…

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Council Still Considering Excess Water Charge

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 4

THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL on Monday night again deferred a decision as to what charge will be made excess water used in 1951. At the previous meeting Mr. R…

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Ald. M. Nash Welcomed to Council

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 1

On Monday might the Deputy Mayor (Aid. K. Meagher) who was in the chair in the absence the Mayor (Aid. W. T. Walker)…

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Shire Council's Congratulations

Boorowa News · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 5

Deputy Shire President of Boorowa, Council, Cr. J. P. McGrath said: "This day is a great day for Boorowa and…

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Excess Garbage to Be Cleared by Shire Council

Boorowa News · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 1

At its last meeting the Boorowa Shire Council decided to remove excess garbage from residents' homes, free of…

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Noxious Weed Grant £100 Offered To Shire Council

Boorowa News · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 1

A special grant of £100 has been offered to the Boorowa Shire Council towards the cost of eradicating…

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Council Throws Onus For Further Road Bitumening On Frogmore People

Boorowa News · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 8

At the last Boorowa Shire Council meeting, a letter was received from the Frogmore Progress Association requesting Council to give an explanation of why only about half the promised length of asphalt road was laid. Councillors threw…

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