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

Council & local affairs, 1954

808 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 17 of 41

LETTERS (To the Editor) Council Congratulated On Progressive Bitumen Programme

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 2

Sir.-- A meeting of the Kialla Progress Association, held in the Kialla School last week, carried a resolution instructing…

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Delegates to the County Council Election At Special Shire Council Meeting

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 1

At a special meeting of Gobdradigbee Shire Council yesterday morning, the president (Cr. G. Johnson), and Crs. J. P. Julian and E.C. Archer were elected as delegates to the newly formed Burrinjuck County Council…

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Council Request On Immunisation

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 3

Council health authorities this morning asked members of the public to refrain from taking children to Goulburn Base…

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Shire Meeting Was Adjourned President’s Father Critically III

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 2

The monthly meeting of Goodradigbee ,Shire Council, was adjourned yesterday afternoon until June 30, owing to the critical…

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Work Starts on New Shire Chambers

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 1

Work has commenced on Mulwaree Shire Council's new chambers, estimated to cost £20,000 and t obe completed by Christmas. The site is at 28-30 Montague…

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Motel Site Is Unsuitable Decision By Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 1

Goulburn City Council decided last night that a site chosen by a Bathurst man for the, establishment of an American style motel in Goulburn was…

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Lord Mayor's Decision

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 1

The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Ald. P. D. Hills, last night said he had not decided to nominate for pre-selection in the State…

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Top Town Concert Mayor Appeals For Strong Support

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 2

The Mayor, Aid. W. T. Walker, has announced that he intends to buy extra papers to add votes for Yass in the Top Town Concert,…

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Council Seeks Geologist's Advice

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 2

Goulhurn City Council will seek the advice of a geologist in investigating a site for a new quarry…

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Miss Wilma Smith Presentation From Shire Councillors

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 4

Miss Wilma Smith, clerk at Goodradigbee Shire Office, who will be leaving Yass when her father, Mr. F. Smith,…

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Loan Repayments £65,000 A Year Mayor On Finances

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 2

Total administrative costs of Goulburn City Council, including engineering and health supervision, are less than seven per cent. of council's expenditure. This was revealed by the…

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Former Tallaganda Shire Clerk To Stand Trial Stealing Charges

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 1

Mr. C. N. Finlay, S.M, yesterday committed a former Shire Clerk of Tallaganda Shire Council for trial on two charges of stealing money from Tallaganda Council. He is Malcolm Joseph Noonan, 36, a married man with five…

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New Regional Council of the R.s.l. Is Formed

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 2

Representatives of a majority of the 40 sub-branches within the area decided to form a Central Southern…

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Street Lights For Shire Centres

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 6

Shire centres will have street lighting installed, as a result of recent decisions of the Crookwell Council…

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Mr. Treatt Opposes Country Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 2

"The taking away from councils of their electricity distribution functions to hand them over to a centralised body was…

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Hall Difficulty Hinders Arts Council Plan

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 4

The difficulty of securing suitable accommodation held up final planning by last week's meeting of Crookwell…

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Memorial Centre Rules Adopted by Council

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 5

Crookwell's new Memorial Centre will be governed by rules recently adopted by the Crookwell Shire Council which owns the centre…

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Arts Council Surveys Year More Members Wanted

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 5

"Corroboree," starring the beautiful American, Beth Dean, presented under the auspices of the Crookwell Arts Council branch, was a highlight of the past year's activities…

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Local Arts Council Will Help Floral Festival

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 7

Some branch of art will be fostered by the Arts Council to link with the Crookwell Foral Festival being…

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Re-count of Votes Changes Shire Delegates to County Council

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 2

Because of a mistake in the method of the election of three delegates from the Goodradigbee Shire Council to the Burrinjuck County Council a re-count of votes was necessary and resulted in Cr. J. L. Hodgkinson…

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