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

Council & local affairs, 1953

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Council Advises Loan Requirements

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 1

In response to a request from the Department of Local Government that Council indicate its…

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Proposed Dwelling In Shopping Area Council To Inspect

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 2

The Goulburn Town Planning Committee has decided to inspect the site of a proposed dwelling in a shopping area before a final decision is made.[?] The site is in Queen Street…

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Mayor's Motion Of Sympathy

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 1

In moving a motion of sympathy on the death of Queen Mary at the opening of last night's Coronation…

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Mulwaree Shire Decisions

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 8

There was a full attendance of councillors at the monthly meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council last Thursday…

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City Council Jottings

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 1

The Works and Building Committee of the Goulburn City Council last week decided to purchase a road…

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Darby's Falls Gang Abandoned Shire Engineer's Report To Council Meeting

Boorowa News · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 6

In his report to last Friday's meeting of Boorowa Shire Council the Shire Engineer (Mr. L. St. K…

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Some Aldermen Urge Higher R.l. Rental

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 1

"If we give them facilities to make £100 from a rental of 10, then the Rugby League should be willing to pay that rental," said Aid. P. R. D. Hollis at a meeting of Goulburn City Council last…

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No Funds Available for Proposed Boorowa Baths Matter Deferred Until November Meeting Interesting Items From Last Friday's Shire Council Meeting

Boorowa News · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 4

At last Friday's meeting of Boorowa Shire Council, the Minister for Public Works advised that no funds were available for the purpose of providing…

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Council Tribute To Late Queen

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 1

Goulburn City Council will ask the Governor-General, Sir William McKell to forward a message to the…

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Council Seeks New Site For Shopping Area

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 3

The Goulburn City Council Town Planning Committee last night decided to seek a fresh site to be zoned…

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Slightly Better Response With Rate Accounts Shire Clerk's Report To Friday's Meeting

Boorowa News · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 3

Reporting to last Friday's meeting of Boorowa Shire Council, the Clerk, Mr. C. W. Kenny, reported that rate…

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Damage to Show Trotting Track Council Deputation To Confer With Football Club

Boorowa News · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 1

A deputation from Boorowa Shire Council is to confer with the local Football Club to take steps to prevent…

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Shire Briefs

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 3

The following requests for attention to shire roads and other matters were considered at last week’s Goodradigbee Shire…

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Good Neighbour Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 7

The annual report of the Good Neighbour Council states that the Welfare committee of the council raised £363 to as…

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£50 Voted by Shire for Coronation Festivities

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

Goodradigbee Shire Council last week voted £50 towards the expense of coronation festivities in Yass…

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Suspected Goods Young Man Committed Son of ex-Yass Mayor

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

A young Goulburn man (son of an ex-Yass Mayor) who pleaded not guilty to a charge of receiving tobacco reasonably suspected of…

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Area System For Shire Graders Engineer to Submit Report

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 3

The shire engineer, Mr. S. H. Liddicoat, will prepare a report for the May meeting on the establishment of the area…

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Council Will Require £200 000 In Loans

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

Goulburn City Council will require loans amounting to £200,000 during the 1953/54 period, according to a statement submitted to aldermen at last Thursday's meeting of the council…

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To the Editor: More Comment on Council Rates

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 2

Mr. T. J. Slater, 21 Park Street, Goulburn, submits the following comments to the "Evening Post" on a statement by the Mayor, Ald. G. E. Gerathy, in reply to queries on rate increases at the last Chamber of…

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Complete Assessment Of Electricity Undertaking Suggested Shire Clerk Recommends Temporary Halting of Proposed Extensions

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 1

A temporary halt in rural electrification work once the Binda-Bigga and Goulburn Road extensions have been completed, was suggested to the last meeting of Council by…

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