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

Council & local affairs, 1955

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Ploughs for Four Shire Graders

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 February 1955 · page 3

Cr. E. C. Butt said at the last Shire Council meeting that one of the grader operators had told him would be of assistance if he…

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Goodradigbee Shire Roads Ratepayers’ Requests

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 February 1955 · page 3

Miscellaneous matters dealt with at the last meeting of Goodradigbee Shire Council: W.A. Wilson, Dick’s Creek…

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Weeds Inspector for Shire Mr. Don Petty On Month’s Trial

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 February 1955 · page 3

Goodradigbee Shire president. Cr. George Johnsan, reported to the Council meeting on Tuesday that he had engaged Mr. Don…

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Wool and Flower Festival Mayor Suggests Olympic Pool As Objective

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 February 1955 · page 1

A public meeting will be called by the Mayor, Alderman K. C. Meagher to form i committee to run a Wool and Flower Festival in Yass with the object of establishing a fund to build an Olympic swimming pool…

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Beautifying Town Streets Council To Hold Footpath Garden Competition

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 February 1955 · page 4

A substantial prize will be paid to the winner of a footpath garden competition to be held by the Municipal Council to encourage civic pride by the beautification of town streets…

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Yass Milk Supply T.B. Testing of Dairy Herds Municipal Council To Take Action Under Local Government Act

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 February 1955 · page 4

All dairy herds supplying milk to the Municipality of Yass will be tested for T.B. This was decided at last meeting of the Municipal Council when aldermen discussed at length the value…

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National Opera Visit Backed By Council

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

Yass Municipal Council will guarantee up to £100 the visit of the National Opera Company to Yass, which is…

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Works Programme Three Months Ahead for Council

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 February 1955 · page 5

In future the Municipal Council will have a works programme for two or three months ahead. At the last meeting of the…

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Protest on Road Killings Goodradigbee Shire Council Supports Leeton On Speed of Transports

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 February 1955 · page 2

“l saw a transport doing 60 m.p.h. in Cooma St., and another transport trying to outdo him. Then another other car tried to pass them,” Cr. G. Johnson said at the last Goodradigbee Shire meeting when councillors…

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Railway Tourists at Burrinjuck Welcomed By Mayor and C. of C. President

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 February 1955 · page 2

A train load of-tourists to Burrinjuck yesterday were welcomed over the load speaker system by the Mayor, Ald. K. Meagher, and…

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Speeding Up Work on Shire Roads Another Technical Assistant For Engineer

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 February 1955 · page 4

Goodradigbee Shire Council will call applications for a second technical assistant to the Shire Engineer to speed up work on roads. The president, Cr. G. Johnson said he honestly .believed this would complete road…

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Bowning P. & C. Thanks Goodradigbee Shire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 March 1955 · page 1

The secretary of Bowning P. & C. Association, Mr. A. Smith, thanked Goodradigbee Shire Council, and particularly Crs. C…

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Bitumen Sealing Shire Councillors To Learn Procedure

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 March 1955 · page 1

The procedure necessary in the preparation for bitumen sealing of roads will be told to Shire Councillors at their next meeting in…

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Next Year’s C.a.g. Shire Work

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 March 1955 · page 4

The 1956-56 Commonwealth Aid Grant will be allocated for work on the Dog Trap, Chidowla and Good Hope roads. This was…

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Weeds Menace in Shire Tussock Information Astounded Minister

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 March 1955 · page 4

“Serrated tussock has become each i serious menace that it is not a matter of shire boundaries, as it can cover…

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Speeding Up Shire Meetings Correspondence Precis To Be Presented

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 March 1955 · page 3

At all future Goodradigbee Shire meetings, the Shire clerk will present a precis of correspondence at the request of the…

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Work Requested on Shire Roads Damage By Heavy Rain

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 March 1955 · page 1

The following matters relating to roads in Goodradigbee Shire were dealt with at the last meeting: Water Conservation and…

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Flood Relief Mayor’s Praise “Wonderful Work By Women”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 March 1955 · page 2

Referring to the combined town and district flood relief appeal, the Mayor Aid. K. Meagher, said at the last Municipal Council…

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State Elections 1956 Shire President Seeking Political Honours

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 March 1955 · page 2

CR. GEO. JOHNSON, of “Edgerton,” Yaw River, president of Goodradtgbee Shire Council, will contest the State Election next as a Country Party Mr. G.R. Humby, secretary of…

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Council Will Repair Coolalie Road

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 March 1955 · page 8

As the result of a letter front Mr. A. Price to the Municipal Council, the Council will repair that portion of the Coolalic road…

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