O'brien's Road Again a Council Somersault?
The matter of the road from Lower Jembalcumbene across Mr. Mackay's paddocks to the Cooma road came up for discussion again at last Shire…
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Council & local affairs, 1947
246 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 13
Lost a Grader Council Wants It Back
Numbered amongst the missing, a grader formed the subject of an interesting discussion at last Shire meeting. Cr. Dunshea wanted some…
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"Labor has been fighting for an 8-hour day, then 6-hour day, but now they want to increase their day's working hours," said Cr. E. C. Squirrell at…
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Present at the fortnightly meeting of Queanbeyan Municipal Council held last night were the Mayot (Aid; H. C Taylor), Aldermen Freebody, Sheehan,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Going Ahead Shire Electricity Schemes
Presented at the regular monthly meeting-at the beginning of last month the report of Mr. Cosmo Reid, consulting engineer on supply…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Is Generous Makes Valuer Present of Fifty Guineas
In his report to last meeting or Tallaganda Shire Council the clerk, Mr. Arch Smith, said the valuer (Mr. Tegg) had verbally reported that he…
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A special meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council was held on Thursday, July 31, at the Shire Chambers, Queanbeyan…
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The Indonesians fifteen days of hostilities ended at midnight when the Republican President, Dr. Sukarno, broadcast the message to cease…
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The Town Clerk’s financial statement presented at the meeting last week of the Municipal Council showed that after payment of accounts passed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tree Nursery Municipal Scheme
In his fortnightly report to Queanbeyan Municipal Council last week, the Health Inspector, Mr. R. Howlett, stated he had made further enquiries,…
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The fortnightly meeting of Queanbeyan Munciipal Council, held last night, was attended by the Mayor (Ald. Taylor), and Aldermen Bruce,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Shorts
At last Shire meeting Cr. Hassall asked that the workmen's cheques should be posted so that they would receive them on Saturday as usual…
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Sir,—During the past year or so proposals of great importance and of a far-reaching nature have been before the Council for discussion, and whilst…
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Mr. A. W. Scott, of Milong, is proceeding against Burrangong-Young Shire Council to compel it to remove sand from roads adjoining his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council's Minutes Loose-leaf System Favoured
The loose-leaf system of minutes was again discussed at last Tallaganda Shire meeting, Cr. Hassall bringing the matter forward. "I do not…
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The Town Clerk’s- financial statement presented at the meeting last week of the Municipal council showed that after payment of accounts passed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Crookwell Shire and Compulsory Shire Resumption
The desperate housing situation in the Crookwell district prompted Shire Councillors to talk of compulsory land resumption for the purpose of…
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It might be necessary to earmark for country councils a specific share of the money the States received as their proportion of the petrol tax, the Prime…
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Tallaganda Shire Councillors were keenly interested prior to Thursday's meeting in the big Galion grader that had just been purchased, and had been…
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At last meeting a letter was read from the local Branch of the R.S.S. A.I.L.A., trenchantly criticising the Tallaganda Shire Council's action in…
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