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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1955

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

New Shire Grader to Level Area of Showground

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has approved the use of its new heavy grader to level the eastern side of Queanbeyan Showground…

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New Sites Selected in Bungendore Housing Comm’n Building program for Y’lumla Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 1

The Housing 'Commission of NSW has indicated to Yarrowlumla Shire Council that it is acquiring land in Bungendore to construct sufficient homes to meet present requirements there…

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Shire Council to Invest £25,000

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 March 1955 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Clerk (Mr. G. D O’Hanlon) has been requested by the Shire Council to investigate the possibility of…

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Court Sequal to 1952 Accident Shire Council Loses Claim Damaged Tractor

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 March 1955 · page 1

A claim by Yarrowlumla Shire Council for damages against Mr. J. C. Jerrnyn, of Captain’s Flat, was rejected by a jury of four at Queanbeyan District Court on Wednesday…

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Spastic Council Forwards another £100 to Mosmar

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 March 1955 · page 1

Queanbeyan Spastic Centre Council at its meeting on Wednesday night decided to forward a cheque for £100 to the Centre at…

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Progress Assn. Letter Impertinent Says Shire. C’cil

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 2

Yarrowlumla Shire Councillors described as “impertinent” criticism by Bungendore Progress Association of its action in referring…

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Aldermen Think Recent Valuation Was Blunder

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 March 1955 · page 1

“I think trat the recent valuation is the biggest blunder this Council has ever made,” Ald. W. B. Freebody declared before…

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Town Council Demands Notice of Blackouts

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 March 1955 · page 1

Each of the 100 or so consumers who will be affected by the interruptions to the electricity supply in the region of Cooma Road and…

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Tallaganda Shire wants Conference on Electricity

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 March 1955 · page 2

Thallaganda Shire Council is seeking a conference with Yarrowlumla Shire Council on the subject of [?]…

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£14,920 Grant Sought for Shire Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 March 1955 · page 2

A Commonwealth Aid Roads grant of [?] sought by Yar[?] for 1955-56…

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Incomplete Drains Were Almost forgotten Town Planning Needed Here Says Dep. Mayor

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 March 1955 · page 1

The need for future town planning was stressed to Queanbeyan Municipal Council by the deputy Mayor (Ald. C. Webber) during discussion on the priority of drainage schemes at the…

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Local Factory Helps Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 April 1955 · page 2

Quality of the kerbing and guttering work done by the Queanbeyan Council should improve as a result of an agreement made…

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Council to Buy New Machine

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 April 1955 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has agreed to the purchase of a trenching machine at a cost of £2,070…

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Power for Michelago Extension Soon Town and Shire Reach Agreement on Elect. Supply

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 April 1955 · page 1

Agreement reached by the Yarrowlumla Shire and Queanbeyan Municipal Councils yesterday will mean the early connection of electrical power to the Michelago feeder…

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Engineer Reports on Shire Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 1

Extension of culverts [?] State Highway 19 to Cooma has commenced as the first stage if improvements, to this road…

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Shire Electricity for Aerodrome Approach Beacon

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 1

The Department of Civil Aviation intends to erect a guide beacon near the property of Mr. J. W. Gibbs at Mt. Campbell in…

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Want Govt.’s to Take More Responsibility Shire to Sponsor New Move on Road to S. Coast

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 1

A new move to have the Commonwealth and State Governments assume greater responsibility over the road to the coast was initiated by the Yarrowlumla Shire Council…

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Council Delays Decision on Brickyards Awaits Analyst’s Report on Clay Deposits in Town

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council will delay any decision on the establishment of a brickyard in the town until such time as a report on samples of clay deposits, sent for…

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Successful Presbyterian Flower Show More Should Exhibit Flowers ‘ Mayor Tells Church Fair

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1955 · page 6

More people should exhibit at flower shows said the Mayor (Ald. A. Lambert) when he opened the Queanbeyan Presbyterian flower show on Saturday…

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County Council is Formed in Area Around Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1955 · page 2

The electrical undertakings of the Goulburn City Council and the Crookwell, Mulwaree , and Gunning Shire Councils have been…

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