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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

216 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 11

Shire to Have a Deputy Clerk Salary Question Pertu[?]s Councillors

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 4

Despite the fact that it had already been decided to add a Deputy Shire Clerk to the office of the Tallaganda Shire Council, the matter provoked a…

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Reidsdale Electricity Supply Council Finally Decides on a Single-phase Line

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 1

Quite a lot of time was taken up at last Shire meeting debating the much-discussed question of whether, the electricity supply line to Reidsdale…

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Council Discusses Traffic Problems

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 4

At the meeting of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council last week, Mayor Freebody reported that he had spent some time discussing traffic problems…

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The Shire Mail Bag Letters Dealt with at Last Meeting

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 2

Prom the Local Government Dept., advising that £50 has been allocated in the Shire towards the cost of celebrating the Commonwealth Jubilee…

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Shire Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council was held in the Shire Council Chambers, Quebeyan last Tuesday…

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Report of Shire Engineer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 4

The Shire Engineer, Mr. A. D. Cross, presented his monthly report to the meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council on Tuesday last:…

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Amenities for Shire Road Employees

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 3

At its meeting on Tuesday last the Yarrowlumla Shire Council considered requests from road employees for improved working conditions and…

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Report of Shire Health Inspector

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 3

The report of the Yarrowlumla Shire Health Inspector (Mr. C. E. R. Meyer) presented at last week’s meeting of the Council was as…

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Council Briefs Dealt with at Last Meeting

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 3

Amongst the correspondence was a letter from R. Hockey, Nerriga, asking for repairs to portion of the road to his and other properties on the Willow…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 2

Shortly before starting time it looked as if there would be no quorum for the Municipal Council meeting, but at 7.30 the necessary five aldermen were…

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Shire Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council was held in the Shires Council Chambers Queanbeyan last Tuesday…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 2

All the aldermen were present at last night’s meeting of Queanbeyan Municipal Council and though slightly delayed during the provision of a…

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Report of Shire Engineer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 2

The Shire Engineer, Mr. A. D. Cross, presented his monthly report to the meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council on Tuesday last…

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Housing Positions at Captain’s Flat Commission’s Views Shire Council in the Matter

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 2

In his monthly report to Yarrowlumla Shire Council, the Health Inspector (Mr. C. E. R. Meyer) refer to a recent communication of the…

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Report of Shire Health inspector

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 4

The report of the Yarrowlumla Health Inspector (Mr. C. E. R. Meyer) presented to last Tuesday’s meeting of the Council was as…

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Deputation to Shire Council

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 2

The case put before Tallaganda Shire Council at its last meeting by Messrs. Harry McGrath, "Strathallen," and Les Callan for the extension of…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 3

Among the correspondence dealt with at the meeting last week of the Municipal Council, was the following: A letter was received from the…

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Tallaganda Shire

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 3

The President (Cr. Erie Byrne) occupied the chair at last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council. Present: Cre. C. Dunshea, W. J. Byrne, T. W…

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Municipal Finances

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 2

Submitted to the meeting last week of the Municipal Council, the Town Clerk’s financial statement disclosed that after payment of accounts…

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Electricity Scheme "People Led Up Garden Path" Says Mayor

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 2

The Premier of NSW will receive from the Young Municipal Council an emphatic protest against the continued blackouts and the zoning…

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