Shire Engineer’s Grant Report on Grant Works Progress
Grant works within the Yarrowlumla Shire are proceeding rapidly. The-Shire Engineer, in his report to Council on Monday, said:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1954
371 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 14 of 19
Town Council May Yet Build Mo Konga Home
Queanbeyan Municipal Council may consider completing the Mo Konga home to help overcome the housing difficulties experienced by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Makes Decision Weir Site Chosen For Olympic Swimming Pool
Queanbeyan Municipal Council has selected the Camping Area above the Weir as the site of its proposed Olympic Swimming Pool. Council made this decision at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Shire Council Farce
Tallaganda Shire Engineer, Mr. J. Brand, who resigned some time ago to take up a position with Auburn Municipal Council, left Braidwood on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Favors Brindabella Rd
Yarrowlumla; Shire Council will inform its representative on the Southern Tablelands Regional Committee that it is unanimous…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Councillor on Secret Ballots
Mr. J. P Crofton’s remarks that secret ballots were for the “meek and weak” has evoked further criticism. This time from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Says Thorpe Avenue Culvert Urgent
The widening of a culvert over a deep creek in Thorpe Avenue is considered by the Municipal Council to be a matter of urgency…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Will Leave the District Shire Councillor Announces His Intent To Resign
Councillor G. V. Burnett has announced his intention of resigning from the Yarrowlumla Shire Council at its next meeting. Councillor Burnett was elected…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car for Shire Engineer
The matter of the purchase of a car for the new Shire Engineer was discussed at last meeting. To furnish a guide, the President (Cr. R. T. Hassall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Matters Letters Dealt with at Last Meeting
L. E. Gowen applied for license for butcher's shop in Braidwood. Granted. Prom J. R. Hill re work on Jingle-money road and crossing over the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Had a Drink in Hotel in Council's Time Move to Suspend Harden Engineer Fails
It seems Tallaganda Shire Council is not the only one to experience trouble over its servants guzzling in hotels during office hours. Just recently there…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council to Investigate Charges Temporary homes Sold or Let, Alderman Alleges
Queanbeyan Council has ordered an investigation of charges by an alderman that a number of temporary dwellings, authorised pending building of permanent homes, have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →3,628 People Live in Shire
Yarrowlumla Shire’s population was 3,628 at June 30 last, the Commonwealth census revealed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Matters Letters Dealt with at Last Meeting
Laurie Bros, wrote asking for reimbursement for work done on and washed out creek crossing which had taken four men two days with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Second Damages Claim for Council
A second claim for damages arising from a fatal accident with live electric, wires has been served on Queanbeyan Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Approved by Council Buildings to Cost £5,992
Building applications approved by Queanbeyan Council last night involve the estimated expenditure of £5,992…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Matters Letters Dealt with at Last Meeting
Amongst the letters read at last Shire meeting was one from C. Millyn, making application to erect a standard gate and ramp at Lower Boro. In reply…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Revision Court Many Names Removed From the Bolls
At the Court on Wednesday before Mr. Finlay, S.M., the lists of electors for Tallaganda Shire were revised, when it transpired there were more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Council Presses on With Electrification
Although many potential consumers have not yet signified their intention of accepting supply Yarrowlumla Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Meeting Adjourned
'Friday's Shire Council meeting was one of the shortest on record. No fewer than three members were absent, Crs. Nolan, Dempsey and Byrne,…
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