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

Council & local affairs, 1954

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Bouquet To City Council: Improved Garbage Service

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 1

A tribute to the efficiency of Goulburn's garbage removal services since taken over by the City Council was…

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New Noxious Weed in Shire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

Mulwaree Shire Councillors adjourned during the council meeting yesterday to inspect outbreak of a new variety of…

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Mayor In Clash With Ald. Mullen Two Withdrawals

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

A heated exchange at last night's meeting of Goulburn City Council resulted in the Mayor, Aid. G. E. Gerathy, asking Ald. J. B. Mullen to leave the Council Chamber. The clash between the Mayor…

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Editorial Council and Sportsmen Meet

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

The action of the Mayor and G Goulburn City Council in calling together representatives of sportintg organisations to discuss the question of playing areas is commendable and should do rituch to acquaint sportsmien sportsmen the many difficulties associated with the maintenance of facilities for…

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Legal Move by Council Dispute Over Service Station

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

Goulburn City Council last night decided to prosecute a local company for alleged contravention of building ordinances…

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Shire Council and 'Phones

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 1

Mr. L. Miller, Goulburn District Telephone Officer of the P.M.G.'s Department, attended the meeting of Mulwaree Shire…

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Mayor Welcomes Asian Students

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 5

The Mayor of Goulburn, Ald. G. E. Gerathy, on Saturday extended a civic welcome to a party of visiting…

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Taximen's Request To City Council

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 1

Seven Goulburn taxi drivers last week requested the City Council to effect repairs to the bitumen surface of Verner…

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Fire Deliberately Caused, City Council Is Told

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 1

Goulburn City Council was told by its Heatlh Inspector, Mr. A. H. Currell, last week that a fire which has been…

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School Children Attend Council Meeting

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 1

For the first time on record several children from the District Rural School were brought to last week's…

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Large Programme of Town Improvements Approved £16,000 Loan Sought By Council

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 1

A most ambitious programme of town improvements which will considerably raise the standard of many Crookwell streets and extend the advantages of bituminous surfacing into several of the outer areas has been approved by Council and the Shire Clerk has been…

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Municipal Council Wants Junior Typist

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 1

The town clerk reported on Monday night that following the resignation of Mrs. E. Rush, stenographer, no replies had been…

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£20,000 Common Law Insurance Policy for Shire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 3

Goodradigbee Shire Council decided at its last meeting to take out a common law insurance policy for £20,000 to cover accidents…

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Shire Shorts Dust Nuisance At Binalong Speed Limit for Murrumbateman

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 4

Matters dealt with at the test meeting of Goodradigbee Shire Council included: W. G. Elphick, secretary Church…

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Council Plant Unite To Be Replaced Or Reconditioned

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

Following a detailed report of the cond[?] of the Municipal Council’s plant, the following decisions were made on Monday…

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Numbering Of Houses Council’s Consideration At Later Date

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 5

When a resident suggested to the Municipal Council on Monday night that all [?] should be numbered, the…

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Night Inspection By Alderman

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

Goulburn City Council will mike an inspection of the city's street lighting on the night of April 5…

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Yeumburra Described As Sanctuary for Weeds in 1950 Shire Council To Pay Costs Of Appeal

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 1

Yeumburra was a sanctuary for weeds in 1950 and weeds would continue to seed for some years to come, said Mr. Eric Campbell, governing director of Yeumburra Pty. Ltd., in his evidence in the Yass District…

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Towrang Parochial Council Meeting

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Towrang Parochial Council of the Church of St. Nicholas, Goulburn, Was held in the…

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Shire Roads No Deviation On Binalong Road

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 4

Goodradigbee Shire Council at its last meeting decided not to agree to the proposal of the Main Roads Department for a…

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