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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1956

182 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 10

Lack of Administration is Charged Shire Council Will Welcome Flat Enquiry

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 January 1956 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council will ask the Department of Local Government to investigate allegations recently made by Captain’s Flat Chamber of…

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Councillors Concerned at Unfinished Program Shire Council Will Let Contracts for Roadwork

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 January 1956 · page 1

Concerned at the back-Sag on its roadworks program, the Yarrowlumla Shire Council has directed its Engineer (Mr. J. M. Firth) to use contract labor wherever possible in an effort to complete outstanding works as speedily…

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[?] Council. Meeting on

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 January 1956 · page 1

The next meeting of Queanbeyan [?] will be held in the Council Chambers on Thursday night. This will be…

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Camping Area Works held in Abeyance Council Heard Report on Improvements

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 January 1956 · page 1

Improvements to the camping reserve have been held in abeyance pending fnalisation of the swimming pool proposal, the Town Clerk (Mr. R. B. Smith)…

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Shire Council Wants Railway Gate Abolished

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 January 1956 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council wants the Department of Railway to abolish the Bungendore-Captain’s Flat road…

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Shire Council Congratulates Cr. Barry, O.B.E.

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 January 1956 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council extended its [?] to Cr. Leo Barry,; of Snowy River Shire, on his inclusion…

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Department Offers to Survey Route and Prepare Plan Council Asked to Reconsider Vital New Road Proposal

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 January 1956 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads is prepared to undertake the necessary survey and prepare a tentative plan of the proposed alternate route to Canberra at its own cost so that the Municipal Council can…

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Funds Voted to Meet Estimates Town Council to Spend £162,356 Over this Year

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 January 1956 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council will have an estimated expenditure of £162356 for the, year 1956. This figure was connrmed…

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Council Will Repair Boer War Memorial

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 January 1956 · page 1

Queanbeyan Legacy Club has [?] Municipal [?] attention to damage to the Boer War Memorial in…

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No Expenses For Two New Council Men

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 January 1956 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal has refused the request for reimbursement of expenses [?] by the two new…

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Town Council Approves Homes Costing £6,300

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 January 1956 · page 1

Building applications for two homes were approved Queanbeyan Municipal Council at its last meeting…

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Wash Basin for Council Staff

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 January 1956 · page 5

At its meeting last night Queanbeyan Municipal Council decided to spend £10 on toilet facilities for its manual…

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Council Rejects Application

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 January 1956 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council at its meeting on Thursday night refused a local man permission to build an…

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Council Men Get Expenses

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 January 1956 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council last Thursday rescinded a motion passed at its previous meeting refusing…

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Town Council May Prosecute on Electricity

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 January 1956 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council may [?] one of its electricity consumers to interfering with the town…

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Council Men Call on Union For Support

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 January 1956 · page 1

Dissatisfaction among members of the staff of the Municipal Council’s Electricity undertaking was brought out…

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Council will Use Old Roof for Garage

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 January 1956 · page 1

Gala[?] and [?] salvaged from the roof of the Baby health Centre in [?] Street will be used in the…

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Gravel Stolen From Shire Council Stocks

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 February 1956 · page 1

Gravel has been stolen from Yarrowlumla Shire Council stockpiles on the Sutton Road and Bungendore Roads…

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Road Works Not Curtailed No Increase in Shire Rates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 February 1956 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has decided tgainst any increase in its rates for 1956. The 1956 rates will be at the…

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Captain’s Fiat Gang Too Largs Shire Considers Retrenchments

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 February 1956 · page 1

The Yarrawlumla Shire Council gang at Captain’s Flat may be retrenched. Council discussed this at its meeting on Tuesday…

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