Shire Council needs More Staff
An increase in staff is urgently needed if Yarrowlumla Shire Council is to expend the £33000 in Government Grants it has at its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1955
216 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 11
Shire To Charge More For Power?
Increased charges to electricity consumers supplied by Yarrowlumla Shire Council will probably follow a decision of the Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Approves Clubhouse Site
Situation on site of the new clubhouse for the Queanbeyan Bowling Club was approved by the Municipal Council at its, last meet…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire to Levy 7/- for Kerbitig, Guttering
A charge of seven shillings a foot for for kerbing and guttering will be levied on landholders in Bungendore and Captain’s Flat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gravel Shortage Hinders Shire Works at Hall
Inadequate supplies of good gravel close to Hall have held up maintenance on district roads, the Shire Engineer (Mr J M Firth)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire C‘cil Raises New Loans for Elect Program
Yarrowlumla Shire Council has applied to the Local Government Department for permission to borrow a further £13000 this year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Public Telephone Booths Sought by Town Council
Queanbeyan , Municipal Council will ask the PMG’s Department to provide public telephone booths at points in Tharwa Road and Cooma…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Captain’s Flat Road Disgrace to Any Council
To the Editor, The Queanbeyan Age— Sir,—I cave space in your worth[?] to draw your attention and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire C’cil May Call Tenders for Some Road Works
Yarrowlumla Shire Council will consider calling tenders to speed up serine road works. Council decided this recently…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reconsider New Road, Dept. Urges Council Decision on Referendum Is Deferred
Queanbeyan Council lost night deferred a decision on a request by the Chamber of Commerce for a referendum on the proposed new rood to provide better access to the town…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Complaints to Shire Council Engineer Reports on Problems of Drainage at B'dore
Very little can be done to improve drain age at Bungendore the Shire Engineer, Mr. J. M. Firth , said yesterday take in dc heads and intro…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tender Accepted for Shire Extensions
Yarrowlumla Shire Council on Monday accepted a quotation of £2,371 for extension and renovation of the Shire Council offices…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Urged to Start Qbn Brickyard
Queanbeyan ALP branch has asked the Municipal Council to seriously consider the establishment of a Municipal brickwork…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lost All when Fire Gutted Home Mayor Opens Appeal to Aid Family
A public appeal for aid to the E. W. Hughes family, who lost all their belongings when their home was gutted by fire on Sunday, has been made by the Mayor of Queanbeyan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Debates New Road Plan Act Now for Qbn’s Future Mayor Urges
A big speed-up in Canberra’s expansion program, with its population reaching 60,000 in from three to five years instead of ten, was foreshadowed by the Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Buildings Worth £27,402 Approved by Town Council
Eight dwellingss are included in the building applications approved by Queanbeyan Council last week. The applications approved…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Orders Repairs to Premises
Yarrowlumla Shire Council has decided to-order the owners to effect repairs to two premises at Captain’s Flat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Supports; Move lo Replace ; Level Crossing
[?] greed to support a request by Queanbeyan-Canberra branch of [?]Association that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Safeguard Town Milk Shire Move on TB-free Cattle
Possibility of establishing tubercle-free areas at Bungendore and Captain’s Flat with compulsory annual testing of milking cattle, will be investigated by Yarrowlumla…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Council on Road matters £18,107 for Main Roads Next Year?
Yarrowlumla Shire Council will seek Main Roads Department’s approval for a program calling for the spending of £18,107 next year on main and trunk roads in the…
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