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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1957

164 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 9

Shire Polio Vaccination Campaign

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1957 · page 2

Half the children living in the Yarrowlumla Shire have already been vaccinated ones against poliomyelitis…

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Shire Council Creates Plant Reserve Fund

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1957 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council decided at its meeting yesterday to set aside a special into which all moneys received for plant hire will be paid and used only for the…

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Shire Council Warns People Taking Gravel

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1957 · page 1

It has come under the notice of the Yarrowiumla Shire Council that members of the public are taking…

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Mayor Slates Untidiness of Section of Park

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1957 · page 1

The area of the Queanbeyan Park adjacent to the Tennis Pavilion is very untidy and is littered with papers, bottles and other rubbish, the Mayor (AId. A. Lambert) said…

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Council Issues Invitation to Civil Defence Leader

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 April 1957 · page 1

On the recommendation of its Town Clerk (Mr. R. B. Smith) Queanbeyan Municipal Council has decided to…

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Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla to Be Included in County Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 April 1957 · page 1

The electricity undertakings of Queanbeyan Municipal Council and the Yarrowlumla Shire Council, with Burrinjuck County District, are to be incorporated into the Southern Tablelands County Council…

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Shire Allots Grant Money to Deviation Work

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 April 1957 · page 2

The recent 1956-57 allocation of £16,280 to the Yarrowlumla Shire from the Commonwealth Aid Road Grants will be used in the Thuriliily and Lucas Creek areas…

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Town Council to Consider a Housing Plan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 April 1957 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council will, within one month, give consideration to undertaking a full housing scheme of its own…

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Shire Accepts Tender for Heavy Grader

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 April 1957 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has accepted a tender for the supply of a Caterpillar No. 12 heavy road grader. At its meeting yesterday, the…

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Aldermen Praise Condition of Park

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 April 1957 · page 2

”The Queanbeyan Park, considering the dry spell, is in fine order and comparable to anything in Canberra,” Alderman F. E. Land said at Thursday night’s Council…

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Council Declares War on Larrikinism in Monaro Street

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 April 1957 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has declared war on ”milk-bar cowboys” and ”asphalt arabs” who frequent Queanbeyan’s main street at night on…

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Red Letter Day Says Mayor Tributes To Governor During Civic Dinner

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 April 1957 · page 1

“This has been a red-letter day in the history of Queanbeyan. I am sure everyone who was associated with your visit will have enjoyed every minute of it” the Mayor (Aid. A. Lambert) told the Governor of New South Wales, Lieut. General Sir…

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Alderman Beaver Makes Requests

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1957 · page 1

Alderman E. J. Beaver raised a number of matters Thursday night’s Council meeting…

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Shire Takes Action to Control Rabbits

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1957 · page 4

Yarrowlumla Shire Council is very concerned about the increasing rabbit menace and has decided to take special measures to control the pest in the Shire…

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Shire’s Large Programme For Vaccinations

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 May 1957 · page 4

Yarrowlumla Shire Council Health Inspector (Mr. C. E. R. Meyer) said at Monday’s Shire meeting that 577…

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Tennis Club Rates Waived by Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 May 1957 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has decided to waive the rates levied on the East Queanbeyan Tennis Club for its sanitary services…

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Council Hears Report by Town Clerk on Housing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 May 1957 · page 1

“In my opinion Council would be very wise not to start a building programme if they were only going to build and let,” Alderman H. C. Taylor said at the last Queanbeyan Municipal Council meeting…

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Shire Keeps Faith with Ratepayers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 May 1957 · page 1

In his report to last weeks meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council, the President (Cr. P. J, B. Osborne) said:…

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Aldermen Criticise Queanbeyan-Canberra Telephone Service

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 May 1957 · page 1

Aldermen of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council were critical of the telephone service between Queanbeyan and Canberra at lost nights Council meeting and decided to take steps in an effort to have the service improved…

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Shire Allots £23,000 Grants to Road Works

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 May 1957 · page 1

At its last meeting the Yarrowlumla Shire Council allotted £23,000 of Commonwealth Aid grant money to various works in the Shire…

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