Shire of Talla-ganda Ordinary Election of Councillors Notice Is Hereby Given that
The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 3
an ELECTION for the purpose of electing eight (8) Councillors, two for each of "A," "B," "C" and "D" Ridings of the Shire of Tallaganda, will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ratepayer's Praise for Engineer and Council's Road Staff (To the Editor, "Dispatch")
The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 1
Sir,—Would you please allow me space in your esteemed journal to pay tribute to the Tallaganda Shire Council's road staff, from the Engineer (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Town Council was Under fire “Forgotten Area” is Charge About West Q’beyan
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 1
Queanbeyan Council came under fire at the West Queanbeyan Progress Association meeting on Wednesday night, when speakers voiced the opinion that, because it had no representative on the Council,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Work on Captain’s Flat Roads Will Be Done When Funds Available, Says Shire Council
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 2
Action to improve roads and streets at captain’s Flat was requested by Captain’s Flat Chamber of Commerce in a letter received by Yarrowlumla Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mill Post Lane Shire on Road Improvement
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 2
Reporting to [?]arrow [?] Shire Council on their Condition of Mill Post Lane, the Engineer (Mr. J. M. Firth) said last week it would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Shire Election Contest Likely in Three of the Four Ridings
The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 2
For a time it looked as if there Would be no competition at the forthcoming Shire election, which was somewhat surprising in view of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Claim for £1 Damages Council Will Pay Only 12/6
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 2
Queanbeyan Council will pay Mr. R. W. Parkes drily part of his claim for £1 for damage to a sheet of fibro and a fruit tree…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Council Election 4 Unopposed, Three Others Not Standing
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 1
Four sitting members of Yarrowlumla Shire Council have been reelected unopposed. Three other sitting councillors have not sought…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New C’cil Voting System Reader Critical of Aldermen
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 2
To the Editor, The Queanbeyan Age. Sir.—The report remarks of some of our aldermen on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Reassuring,” is Alderman’s Comment Minister’s Letter on Water Supply
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 1
The whole question of the water supply to Queanbeyan is being investigated by the Minister for the Interior. The Minister (Mr. W. S. Kent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Election Record Number of Candidates in "C" Riding
The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 2
When nominations closed on Wednesday it was ascertained that there would be no contest in two of the four ridings, "B" and "D," where the only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Meeting Is Critical of Aldermen Lack of Interest in Festival Plan, Speakers Charged
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 1
A public meeting in the Council Chambers last night a elected a committee of five to investigate a suitable date for the proposed Blossom Time Festival and gave them power to add to their number…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Election Interesting Contests in Two Ridings
The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 2
The contest in A Riding and C Riding promises to be unusually keen. In the former the sitting members, Crs. Walter Byrne and Tom Pasfield have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire to Call Tenders Widening Bridge at the Flat
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 6
Tenders will be called by Yarrowlumla Shire Council for the widening of the Foxlow Street bridge at Captain’s Flat…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Hydrant was Buried in Gravel Council Action Follows Complaint by Firemen
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 1
A new system of marking the location of fire hydrants in gravel road surfaces will be adopted by Queanbeyan Council. This follows complaints that firemen fighting a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aldermen Impressed Corrosion of Water Mains
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 1
“Some people got the impression that I was opposing the scheme for cement lining water mains, but I was not. I was only acting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Library Clerk's Scheme to Extend the Service
The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 2
The matter of giving residents outlying centres of the Shire the benefit of the library service, for which; pointed out, they were paying,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Tools'on Council's Trucks?
The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 2
During general business at last Shire meeting Cr. Nolan said he had been given to understand that there were no tool boxes on Council's trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Local Charitable Bodies Must [?] Gundagai Shire's Attiduce in Regard to Street Stallbs
The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 2
Unless an organisation has a local committee functioning, no application for street stalls from, outside bodies will in future be granted by the Gundagal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More City Rule For Country Council Vote Change
The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 3
The system of voting at Council elections, has been altered so that Labour could force its city-made policies on to country people, said Aid. R. W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →