Highway to die Coast Tallaganda Shire Wants to Know the Position
At last Shire meeting Cr. Pasfield asked if Council had made any move in connection with the proposed highway to Jervis Bay. He said he had…
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Council & local affairs, 1953
323 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 13 of 17
Purchase of Mo Konga Home All Actions in Good Faith, Town Council Tells Dept
“All actions were done in good faith and in. the interests of the town generally,” wrote Queanbeyan Municipal Council in reply to the Department of Local Government's request for an explanation of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ALP Council Meets Q’beyan Man for Legislative C’cl?
Eden—Monaro Electorate Council of the Australian Labor Party, meeting at Cooma last Sunday, resolved to recommend to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rejected by Town Council Move to Change Office Lunch hour
A move to alter the lunch-hour closing time of Queanbeyan Municipal Councils office found no support at the Council's last meeting. There was no seconder for a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tallaganda Shire Letters Dealt with
At last Shire meeting the following correspondence was dealt with:— From J. O'Connell, making application for electricity supply…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Elections Change is Bombshell
“The NSW Government has dropped a bombshell in Local Government circles by the announcement of its intention to abolish the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council's Home Deal Money Paid, But No House Scathing Report by Local Government Inspector
The former Town Clerk of Queanbeyan (Mr. A. C. Turner) was guilty of culpable negligence and the Council itself was also guilty of negligence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Approved by Shire Council
Yarrowlumla Shire Council at its meeting on Monday approved applications from the following:— Mrs. Pascoe of Captain’s Flat,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shire Council Hears Complaint Feud Over Petrol Pump at the Flat
A petrol pump in Foxlow Street, Captain’s Flat, was the subject of discussion at the Yarralumla Shire Council meeting on Monday. Opinions were expressed that the pump was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serrated Tussock Shire to Aid Recognition
After discussing the difficulty in identifying serrated (or Yass River) tussock, Yarrowlumla Shire Council decided to plant a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Recommendations for Swimming Pool Shire Critical of Health Inspector
Health Inspector for the Yarrowlumla Shire Mr. C.E. Meyer came under fire from Councilors at the Council meeting last Monday when he presented a list of work which he considered necessary to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mo Kongo Home Foundations Architect Probes Council Payment to Contractor
An architect’s report and valuation of the work done on the foundations for the Mo Kongra pre-cut home it arranged to purchase was received by Queanbeyan Council last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many Town Homes Had No Water Work on Pipeline Caused Shortage, Council Told
Disconnection of the main 8 inch pipeline suppling the town [?] to enable cement lining of the pipeline to be continued, and an unusually heavy demand for water in the warm weather last weekend and early this week, were the causes of extensive areas of Queanbeyan being without water on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Broadcast by Shire Council
The president (Cr. C. R. E. Southwell) reported to Yarrowlumla Shire Council last, week, that Mr. Rex Morrisby of Radio…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Town Council and Road Matters Fence on Street Must be Removed
The person who erected an unauthorised barbed wire fence across Rein Street, will be instructed by Queanbeyan Council to cull it down within 24 hours, otherwise the Council will remove it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Council to Act Erosion of River Bank
Yarrowlumla Shire Council last week authorised its Engineer (Mr. M. Firth). to construct a wooden training wall on the banks of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Financing Town Development Aldermen Defend Borrowing by C’cl
Financing of town development and improvements by loan money was warmly defended by several aldermen at last meeting of Queanbeyan Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Critical of C’cl Voting Changes “Why the Rush,” Aldermen Ask; State Govt, Slated
The State Government's decision to abolish the 'first past the post’ system in Shire and Municipal election, and to substitute the proportional; and preferential systems was criticise 1 by Queanbeyan Council last week. Legislation giving effect to the Government’s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →If Qbn. Had to Instal Own Water Supply “A Terrible Thing,” Alderman Tells C’l
“I think it would be a terrible thing if Queanbeyan ever had to instal its own water supply scheme. Canberra is the place to get it from.” Aid. H.C. Taylor said this at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Letter to Council Pigeons Eat His Garden
Queanbeyan Council referred to its Health Inspector this letter, received at its meeting last week, from Mr, Emanuel Meli of Lot 49,…
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