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

Council & local affairs, 1953

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Mayor's Praise For Men's Basketball

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 8

Goulburn Men's Basketball Association this week received the congratulations of the Mayor of Goulburn, Aid. G. E. Gerathy, on its progress since its inauguration a few months ago…

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Water Augmentation Council To Supervise Work

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 2

The Public Works Department will call tenders in the Municipal Council’s name for the laying of pipes for the water augmentation…

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Council Abattoir Figures

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 7

The manager of the Goulburn City Council Abattoir, Mr. A. E. Towns, reports that nearly 10,000 animals…

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Charges of Bribery Against Council?

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Bribery charges' are certain to be preferred when investigations into the affairs of Leichhardt…

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City Council Donations Towards Prize

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 2

Goulburn City Council had decided to donate £5/5/ towards the cost of prize to be awarded to students in the Electrical…

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County Council Inquiry

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 2

Representatives of the Wingecarribee Shire Council visited Sydney yesterday for the purpose of attending…

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Crookwell Shire Gains Population

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 1

Figures released by the Southern Tablelands Regilnal Development Committee disclose that the…

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Crookwell Council Wins Bluett Memorial Award Adjudged Most Progressive Shire In N.S.W.

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 1

An extremely high honour came to Crookwell last week when it was announced that the Crookwell Shire Council had won the Bluett Memorial Award for being judged the most progressive Shire Council…

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Governor Presents Scroll To Shire President

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 1

The State Governor, General Sir John Northcott, last Friday presented a scroll of honour to the…

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Licensing Court Over-rules Council Edict

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 1

Two cases of considerable local interest were heard, by the N.S.W. Licensing Court recently and in both…

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Minister Announces New Rural Electricity Subsidy Good News for Council and District Residents

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 1

While addressing the annual conference of the New South Wales Shires' Association in Sydney on Tuesday of last week, the Minister for Local Government and Public Works,…

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"Too Much Talking" At Conference Shire President

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 1

At yesterday's meeting of Mulwaree Shire Council, criticism was directed at the method of conducting the annual N.S.W. Shires' Association conference, held in Sydney each year…

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Increased Subsidies For Rural Electricity Extensions Good News For Council and District Residents "Subsidies payable for rural electricity extensions would be increased on work commenced since May 1 last

Boorowa News · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 1

"The increase will raise the rate of subsidies on high-cost extensions up to 67 per cent." This was said by the Minister for Local Government, Mm J. B. Renshaw, M.L.A., at the Shires' Association annual conference in Sydney yesterday…

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Shire Briefs

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 1

At last week’s Goodradigbee Shire Council meeting the following matters were considered: Sawyer’s Gully Road, Mountain…

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Council Donation

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 1

Goulburn City Council last week decided to donate one guinea to the Picton Lakes Village T.B. After-Care Centre…

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Electricity For Gunning Shire Rural Areas

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 3

At a recent meeting of Gunning Shire Council, moves were made concerning the supply of electricity to Gundaroo, Breadalbane and Bannister. A letter from Yarrowlumia…

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Appreciation of Councillors Shire Coronation Float

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 1

“It was a good thing to see someone take the initiative in arranging a Shire Council float for Coronation Day,” Cr. E. C…

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Queen’s Photo Hung in Shire Chambers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 1

A splendid likeness of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. in a handsome gill frame has been hung in the meeting room of…

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Council Tender To Local Man

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 7

Goulburn City Council has accepted a tender from E. J. Auton, Goulburn building contractor for the renovation of…

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Council Insurance A Big Problem

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 6

After careful consideration of the possibility of having to pay large verdicts for damages, Mulwaree Shire Council last week decided against increasing its present insurance cover for public risk liability…

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