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

Council & local affairs, 1953

701 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 36

Oberon Council Delays Application for Abercrombie River Crossing Asked to Reconsider Attitude

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 8

The stated inability of the Oberon Shire Council to co-operate in the compilation of the necessary information to enable an application to be submitted before the end of the financial…

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T. & L. Secretary Hits at Alderman

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 2

Secretary of Goulburn Trades and Labour Council, Mr. W. Taylor, in a letter to The Editor, stated that his organisation will "continue to interfere in the business bf the City Council, if it thinks fit."…

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M. Council Buys Council Chambers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 3

YASS MUNICIPAL COUNCIL has purchased from Crago Bros. Pty. Ltd., the premises in Cooma Street, occupied for many years as Council Chambers. The price has not been disclosed but it is…

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Two Engineers Resign at Young Dissatisfied With Council's Methods

Boorowa News · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 4

Without any comment whatsoever, the Young Municipal Council has accepted the resignations of the Electrical…

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HUME A.L.P. Electorate Council Annual Meeting At Jugiong

Boorowa News · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Hume Electorate Council of the Australian Labor Party was held at Jugiong on Sunday last…

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City Council Jottings

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 2

The Works and Buildings Committee of the Goulburn City Council has rejected on offer from the N.S.W. Railways of a quantity of 6in. water main at a cast of £800 to the Council…

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Council Ruling On Water Connection

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 8

The Works and Building Committee of the Goulburn City Council last Thursday decided to stand by a previous decision…

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Hume Electorate A.l.p. Council

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 6

The annual meeting of die Hume Electorate Council of die Australian Labor Party was held at Jugiong last Sunday. In presenting her annual…

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Noxious in His Shire—not in the Next

Boorowa News · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 1

A Wagga District landholder William L. Johnson, was last week fined for failing to eradicate Paterson's Curse from his…

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Hume Electorate A.l.p. Council

Boorowa News · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Hume Electorate Council of the Australian Labor Party was field at Jugiong last…

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Council Men To Train In PoleTop Rescue Work

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 1

The Goulburn City Council will send two men to the Mackellar County Council to be trained in pole top…

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City Council Has 4570 Electricity Consumers

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 2

There are now 4570 consumers of electricity who obtain their suplies from Goulburn City Council…

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Mayor's Comment on Race Track

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 1

"The, race track was given the usual preparatory attention, it was in its usual condition, and council employees had worked diligently in between meetings to keep it up to standard," the Mayor of Goulburn Ald. G. E…

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Council Sacked

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Governor of N.S.W. Sir John Northcott, to-day issued an official proclamation ordering the…

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Council Party Views Flood Damage

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 1

"Mr. Gallop, of the Housing Commission was here in February and he promised to have something tangible done to prevent the flooding of these places," the Mayor of Goulburn, Ald. Gerathy, said yesterday…

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Shire Engineer Answers Critics of Goulburn Road Gravelling Says Inexperienced Observers Could Be Misled

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 2

In a comprehensive statement presented to the last meeting of Council, the Shire Engineer, Mr. H. James, answered questions submitted to him by Cr. Clifton at the previous…

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No Fire Fighting Unit for Council

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 4

Fallowing inquiries by the Municipal Council it hat been decided not to purchase a fire fighting unit for use in the…

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EDITORIAL. Council Establishes A Bad Precedent

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 1

TENACIOUSLY, the Municipal Council decided on Monday night, to adhere to its decision to allow a pepper tree in Lead street to be removed because a firm of solicitors claim on behalf of a commercial interest that its roots are interfering with the…

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Municipal Works

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 3

Recommendations by the Works Committee following an inspection were adopted on Monday night:…

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Shire Signposts To Be Renovated

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 2

The Department of Main Roads has asked Mulwaree Shire Council to renovate all sign posts over which the shire…

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