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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

258 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 12 of 13

Crown Lands in Municipality Review For Home Building

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 4

The Minister for Lands, Mr. F. H. Hawkins, last Thursday informed Mr. Seiffert, M.L.A., following his personal representations concerning…

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Municipal Finances

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 2

The financial statement of the Town Clerk, presented to the meeting of the Municipal Council last week, disclosed that after paying accounts passed that…

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Report of Shire Engineer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 4

The Shire Engineer, Mr. J. M. Firtin submitted his report to last meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council and the following are…

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Good Neighbour Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 1

The above Council met in the C.W.A. Tea Rooms last Friday night. There was a small attendance considered to be due to the unavoidable short notice…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 4

All aldermen were present at the meeting last Thursday night. The Mayor, Ald. Spendslove, had to excuse himself late in the night owing…

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Deputy Mayor Appointed Union President

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 1

Alderman Arthur Lambert, J.P., has been appointed President of the A.C.T. Branch of the B.W.I.U., Australia’s largest building trades…

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Practice Wicket In Park Council Now Approves

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 3

Following a letter received at the last Council meeting from the Queanbeyan District Cricket Club requesting that reconsideration be…

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Minister on Amalgamation Some Straight Talk for the Shoalhaven Council

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 1

The views of the Minister for Local Government on the subject of amalgamated areas, and their absorption into one unit, have been set out in his…

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Municipal Library Report

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 2

Reporting to Council at last Thursday’s meeting the Librarian stated: Adult section: Number of books…

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Municipal Finances

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 3

The financial statement, presented to the meeting of the Municipal Council last week by the Town Clerk, Mr. R. B. Smith, showed that following…

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Report by Municipal Engineer

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 3

The Engineer, Mr. Guy, in the course of his report to last Thursday’s meeting of the Municipal Council, referred to the following…

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Shire Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 2

Present at last Tuesday’s meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council were the Deputy President, Cr. H. Lidden, Crs. P. H. Hardy, J. G…

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Report of Shire Engineer

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 4

Matters mentioned in the Engineer’s report were death with at last week’s meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council as follows :…

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Goulburn Council Rearenchments

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 4

Goulburn City Council has formulated a scheme to obviate large scale dismissals of Council employees. But Council will dispense with the…

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Lifting a Lifting Jack Shire Oil, Too

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 2

At the Braidwood Court of Petty Secsions on Thursday last, before Messrs. John Fox and John Grigg, Js.P., Frederick Francis John Smith faced two…

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Huge Compensation Claims Alarm Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 2

"Insurance against heavy claims for accidents under the Workers Compensation Act, and under Public Risk Policy by the Council was a matter for…

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Report of Shire Health Inspector

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 4

The report of Yarrowlumla Shire Health Inspector (Mr. C. E. R. Meyer) submitted to last last meeting of the Council included the following:…

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Shire Bush Fire Brigades To Fix New Boundaries

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 4

A meeting of representatives of the Bush Fire Brigades within the Shire was held in the Yarowlumla Shire office on Tuesday afternoon…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 4

Present at last Thursday night’s meeting of the above weer Aldermen R. Spendelove (Mayor), A. Lambert. R. Edmonds, E. J. Beaver, W. B…

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No Pay For Wet Days Shoalhaven Shire Council Action

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 4

Sholhaven Shire Council at its last meeting decided to put all outdoor staff on daily rates instead of weekly, except where covered by special award,…

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