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

Council & local affairs, 1955

215 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 11

Shire Meeting Days May Be Altered

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 November 1955 · page 1

“I do not agree with Shire Council meetings being held on Wednesdays,” Cr. E. Glover said at the last meeting of…

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Work on Weeds Council’s Comments

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 November 1955 · page 1

The Shire Council appreciates work done on weeds at Yallangla, Gunning, and hopes it will continue…

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£6,000 Plan to Modernise Council Chambers Three Aldermen Oppose Sch me

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 November 1955 · page 1

The Municipal Council voted in your of modernising the present Council Chambers at a cost of about £6,000. Three alder men opposed the proposal at…

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Shire Briefs Doctor’s Flat Road

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 November 1955 · page 4

The shire engineer, Mr. W. Kenny, will give attention to the Doctor’s Flat road. This follows a request by Cr. E. C…

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Money Shortage Jobs in Doubt in Gunning Shire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 November 1955 · page 6

Reduced public works and Main Roads grants to Gunning Shire Council could mean staff retrenchments by the end…

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Shire’s £100 To Restore Fire Trails in Mountain Country

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 November 1955 · page 11

Goodradigbee Shire Council will contribute £100 towards the cost of clearing bushfire prevention trails in the Cavan-Wee Jasper area. This was decided following…

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No Indemnity to Council Accidents In Park

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 November 1955 · page 12

The Education Department is not prepared to provide an indemnity against claims for accidents to school children in…

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County Council Approves Building Plan

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 November 1955 · page 5

Burrinjuck County Council has approved the alterations and additions to the Municipal Council Chambers which will…

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£75,000 Loan For County Council

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 November 1955 · page 1

Burrinjuck County Council will apply for a loan of £75,000 to finance rural…

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Engineer Did Work Of 2 Men For Shire-Says Wife

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 November 1955 · page 1

Sir-In your front page report on the Shire engineer (18/11/55) I was reminded of the fact that “great oaks from little acorns grow.”…

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Shire President Recovering From Major Operation

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 December 1955 · page 1

Goodradigbee Shire Council president, Mr. Geo. Johnson of “Edgerton,” Yass River, is recovering slowly from a…

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No Effort to Complete House Council Protest

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 December 1955 · page 8

The owner of a house in Pritchett Street has made no effort to complete alterations since she was served with a…

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Mayor Elected To-morrow Night

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 December 1955 · page 2

A special meeting of Yass Municipal Council will be held to-morrow night to fix the mayoral allowance for the year…

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Nine Gra[?]iers Protest On Shire Decision On Patterson’s Curse

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 December 1955 · page 1

We have read with Sir— the report in the Tribune (24/11/55) of the…

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Alderman Meagher Mayor Again

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 12 December 1955 · page 1

Alderman K. C. Meagher was re-elected Mayor at a special meeting on Friday night. There was an increase of £25 in the mayoral allowance for the first time since 1937…

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Cr. Julian Elected New Shire President

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 December 1955 · page 9

Cr. J. P. Julian was elected president of Goodradigbee Shire Council at a special meeting yesterday morning. There were two nominations, the retiring president, Cr. G. Johnson and…

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Lead St. Dome, Parallel Parking And No Parking Ban Mayor’s Reply to Criticism

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 December 1955 · page 12

On Monday night the Mayor, Aid. K. C. Meagher, referred to an article which appeared in The Tribune on December 5,…

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Grass on Footpaths Council To Buy New Auto Scythe

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 December 1955 · page 23

The Municipal Council will buy a new auto scythe and meanwhile hire a tractor with flail to cut…

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Robes For Mayor Council To Consider

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 19 December 1955 · page 9

Yass Municipal Council will consider providing robes for the Mayor and town clerk…

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Additions To Shire Dwelling

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 19 December 1955 · page 7

Goodradigbee Shire Council approved of a building application from C. Jones, Barton Highway, Murrumbateman, for…

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