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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 6 of 41

Mayor As Judge Of Woodchops

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 8

The Mayor of Dorrigo and president of the local shire council. Mr. W. H. Bailey, will be one of the three wood-chopping and…

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"Alarmed" at Shire Rates

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 3

The Goulburn Branch of the Australian Primary Producers' Union is alarmed at Mulwaree Shire Council's…

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Cost of Shire Immunisation Campaign

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 2

Mulwaree Shire Council's diptheria immunisation campaign last year cost a total of £30/18/6…

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Trades Council Seeks Access to City Council Books

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 1

Goulburn Trades and Labour Council last night sought access to Goulburn City Council's valuation books to obtain information on the number of homes owned by a council officer…

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Rubbish Dumping: Shire To Prosecute Offenders

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 3

Mulwaree Shire Council has decided to prosecute people who dump rubbish on the roads. Council decided this yesterday after receiving a report on the…

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Council Rejects Plan For Service Station

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 1

Goulburn City Council last night refused permission for the erection of a service station in Clinton Street because the site was not in conformity with town planning requirements…

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Attention Drawn To City Council's General Fund

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 1

The Local Government Department has told Goulburn City Council it should have provided for a surplus…

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Rural Electricity Representation On County Council. Municipality 4, Shire 2

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 4

IF THE PROPOSED COUNTY COUNCIL COMES INTO BEING FOR THE RETICULATION OF ELECTRICITY WITHIN THE YASS MUNICIPALITY AND SHIRE OF GOODRADIGBEE, IT IS PROBABLE THE REPRESENTATION ON THE COUNCIL WILL…

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Council Plan for Workshop

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 1

Goulburn City Council last [?] to try to arrange a loan of £3,500 to enable it to proceed with the…

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Shire Councillors’ Long Service to Be Recognised

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 1

The Local Government Department inquired at last week’s Shire Council meeting for the names of councillors and officers…

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Council Vote On Works At East Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 1

East Goulburn seemed to be a "back water" from every point of view, Ald. L. G. Clark, told Goulburn City Council on Thursday night. "If the rates are collected at…

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Gunning Shire Valuations

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 2

GUNNING: The Valuer-General in reply to a request from Gunning Shire Council, has advised that he will be in a…

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Mayor Calls Cycle Clubs to Meeting

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 1

A conference between local cycling bodies and a council sub-committee will be, held at the Town Hall…

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New Mulwaree Shire Rate Criticised

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 6

A letter was read at the last meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council from the secretary of the Goulburn branch of the…

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Big Rate Increase in Neighbouring Shire

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 1

Another neighbouring Shire Council which has been referred to at local meeting from time to time when discussions on…

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North Coast Flood Victims Mayor Launches Public Appeal

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 2

In a statement issued this morning, the Mayor Aid. W. T Walker, said: “Following an appeal from the Lord Mayor of…

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"Tragedy" If Shop Hours Are Changed C.W.A., Shire Opinions

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 1

A C.W.A. representative said to-day it would be a "decided tragedy" if lunch-hour trading in Goulburn retail stores was abolished at this stage. The representative was…

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Council Decides to Employ a Gasfitter But Wants a House

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 6

Aldermen were faced With a knotty problem on Monday night when they decided t oemploy a gasfittplumber Both applicants for the job were married men and would accept only if a house was available…

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Mayor On Local Govt. Executive

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 2

The Mayor, Ald. G. E. Gerathy, has accepted an invitation to become a member of the executive of the…

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Young Shire Not in Favour of New Voting System

Boorowa News · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 4

The Burrangong Shire Council has decided to inform the Shires' Association that it is not in favour of the new voting…

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