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

Council & local affairs, 1953

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Criticism Of Mayor's Comment On Goulburn Race Track

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 2

"I consider that the recent statement in the Evening Post by Alderman G. E. Gerathy, in reference to the state of the Recreation Area race-track, was very misleading," writes Mr. Allan Miller, secretary of the Southern Highlands Jockey Club. "Alderman Gerathy,"…

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Council To Recondition Local Race Track

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 1

At last night's meeting of the Goulburn City Council's Works and Buildings Committee, Ald. P. R. D. Hollis said the matter of reconditioning the track at the Recreation Area was "one of extreme urgency."…

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Yarra Tennis Club Request to Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 1

Yarra Tennis Club has asked Mulwaree Shire Council to level the three tennis courts on Yarra Recreation Park…

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C.I.B. May Enter Council Case

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: C.I.B. detectives may investigate the allegetion of bribery involving a former alderman of the Leichbord Council. This was stated to-day by the…

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Modern Rainfall Recording Gear For Local Shire

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 1

The Mulwaree Shire Council on Thursday decided to co-operate with the Stormwater Standards Committee…

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Letter Of Thanks; Offer Of Help To Shire

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 3

Letters of thanks to shire councils are more the exception than the rule, but Mulwaree Shire Council received one such letter at its meeting on Thursday. It came from Mr. C. G…

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Council Entry For Bluett Award

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 3

Goulburn City Council has prepared an entry for the A. R. Bluett Memorial Trust Award for 1952…

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Taralga Man's Offer To Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 2

A Taralga ratepayer will provide some labour and 50 towards the construction of a bridge over construction of…

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Shire May Adopt Scheme To Ensure T.-B. Free Milk

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 5

Milk consumers in the Mulwaree Shire will be guaranteed tubercular-free milk if the report of the Health Inspector, Mr. J. J. McNaught, is favourable after he and the Shire Clerk, Mr. H. G. Loseby, investigate the matter…

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Council Withholds Consent : Closing Of Road In Tarago

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 1

Mulwaree Shire Council Engineer, Mr. H. B. Darke, on Thursday recommended that council recommended that…

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Council May Check Prosecutions

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 3

If a motion proposed by Cr. Waters is carried at the next meeting of Council it will mean that all prosecutions launched…

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Council Order At Bungendore

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council, it was decided to withdraw an order served on a property owner…

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Financial Basis For Housing Scheme Outlined Shire Clerk Makes Recommendations

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 1

To assist the special subcommittee of Council investigating a proposal to erect low cost homes in Crookwell for sale to approved purchasers on reasonable repayment terms,…

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Council Acts On Faulty Wiring 15 Homes Involved

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 1

Goulburn City, Council's Electricity Department has been forced to issue ultimatums to local electricity consumers occupying homes in which the wiring has been found to be dangerous…

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Church Invitation To Aldermen

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 1

North Goulburn Methodist Church officials have extended an invitation to members of the Goulburn City Council to…

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Council's Sympathy Acknowledged

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 2

The Goulburn City Council has received a letter from His Excellency, the Governor-General, Sir William McKell,…

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Eight Councillors for Shire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 4

The Minister for Local Government, Mr. J. B. Renshaw, has advised Goodradigbee Shire Council that the…

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Mayor's Praise Of Anzac Day Commemoration

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 3

After the Anzac Day March and the Commemoration Service on Saturday, the Mayor of Goulburn,…

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Shire Roads Requests For Attention

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 4

The following matters affecting shire roads were dealt with by Goodradigbee Shire Council last week;…

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Councillors Object to Shire Valuations

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 1

THREE councillors of Goodradigbee Shire Council have objected to recent valuations of their properties. They are the president, Cr. Geo. Johnson, and Crs. E. C. Archer and O. S. Ryan…

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