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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

242 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 13

Tallaganda Shire

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 2

An apology was received for the absence of Cr. E. Byrne at last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council. The President (Cr. O. Roberts) occupied…

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"Cloud of Suspicion in Office" "Shire Council Is Just a Joke'

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 2

"There is a cloud of suspicion hanging over this office, and people are saying that Mumbulla Shire is just a joke," said Cr. J. T. Sullivan at last…

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Illegal Obstruction on Road at Araluen Council Threatened with Action

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 1

The Matter of gates on a public road at Araluen, which has been dragging on for years and which has now reached a stage that is…

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Health Inspector Tallaganda Council Compelled to Employ Full-time Officer

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 3

Another serious inroad into the Council's meagre finances was made at last meeting when a decision was made to employ a…

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Bridges in the Shire Several Repaired

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 1

Reporting to last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council the engineer said:-"Foreman Bridge Carpenter S. Green with his units have been…

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Council’s Part in Housing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 2

Two more country towns have reported that they have exceeded the quotas allotted to them for the Fifth Security Loan. They are Cooma,…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

All the aldermen were present at the fortnightly meeting of Queanbeyan Municipal Council held last night. Consideration of the various reports…

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Shire Rates Big Increase

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

Many local ratepayers received their rate notices from the Tallaganda Shire Council on Monday, and received also their first intimation of how the…

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Council's Printing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

Though we did not have very much cause for jubilation when we received our Shire rate notice on Monday, still there was a touch of humour in…

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Tallaganda Shire (Continued from last issue)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

A letter was received from T. W. Pasfield, secretary of Nerriga anr Sassafras Progress Association, asking Council to place a log and stone in…

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Damage to Fences Council Threatened with Legal Proceedings

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 1

At last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council a letter was read from Ian Duffy & Galland, solicitors, stating that Mr. R. Callan had seen them in…

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Tallaganda Shire

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 1

The President said the Divisional Engineer was anxious to know if Council was desirous of continuing the seal coat to Doughboy. In his (Cr…

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The New Shire Rates

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 3

As we suggested some time ago. ratepayers of Tallaganda Shire received a shock when they opened their assessments for 1948. In all parts of the…

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Those Shire Taxes (To the Editor, "Review")

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 2

Sir,—I read with Interest the letter from your correspondent "Bamboozled" in last paper, and I say I am heartily in accord with all he says about the…

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Footballers Protest Against Council Levy

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 4

A proposal by the Crookwell Shire Council to impose a levy of 20 per cent, of gross football gate takings as a rental for the Memorial Oval is…

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Transfer of Flood Grant Shire President Refuses to Sign Certificate Visit of Departmental Inspector Asked for

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 1

Surprised looks followed a statement by the President (Cr. O. F. Roberts) at last Shire meeting in connection with a certificate of expenditure. "I…

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Municipal Finances

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 2

The financial statement of the Town Clerk (Mr. A. C. Turner) presented at last meeting of the Municipal Council showed that after payment of accounts…

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Report of Shire Engineer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 3

The following report was submitted to the meeting of Yarrowlumla Shire Council yesterday by the Shire Engineer, Mr. I Evans:…

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Braidwood Electricity Undertaking. Shire Council Considers Possibility of Taking Over the Franchise Councillor's Scathing Criticism of the Existing Service

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 1

AT the February meeting of the Tallaganda Shire Council a lengthy report was read from the Electricity Authority of N.S.W. in…

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N.r.m.a. Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 3

Mr. C. R. Davidson was elected president of the N.R.M.A. by the Association’s Council at its recent meeting. The retiring president,…

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