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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1958

196 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 10

Letters to the Editor Ratepayers Continue Debate on Shire Rates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 April 1958 · page 2

Sir,—In your issue of March 18 the Shire President at some length, endeavours to justify his Council’s action in increasing the Shire rates (in my case) by over 70 per cent. He says it is unfortunate…

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Shire Has 41 Assessment Appeals

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 April 1958 · page 1

Forty-one ratepayers in the Yarrowlumla Shire have lodged appeals against their rate assessments…

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Further Information Sought Council Defers Decision on Town Planning Scheme for Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 April 1958 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has deferred a decision on a town planning scheme until such time as they hear further information from an expert on the subject. Council decided on this course on Thursday night after a report on…

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Shire Council Engineer Offers Resignation if Work Not Satisfactory Sequel To Outburst At Last Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 24 April 1958 · page 1

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council Engineer (Mr. J. M. Firth) told councillors at the meeting of the Shire on Monday that he would be happy to resign. Mr. Firth said he was not present at the last meeting but newspaper reports indicated that some remarks were passed involving his work…

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Lights Broken; Council To Be Reimbursed

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 24 April 1958 · page 1

The parents of two boys who were alleged to have broken a street light in Lowe Stret, have offered to…

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Council Continues Polio Campaign

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 April 1958 · page 1

Second injections in the Queanbeyan Municipal Council’s poliomyelitis vaccination campaign for…

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Letter to the Editor Shire Plant Under Fire Again

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 April 1958 · page 2

Sir,—May I address another letter to the Shire President, Cr. P. J. Osborne. [?] your letter o[?] 1/4/58 you…

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Council Buys More Street Name Signs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 April 1958 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council decided at its last meeting to purchase a further 24 street name plates,…

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New Sports Area May Be Called Taylor park A Tribute to Local Alderman

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 May 1958 · page 1

The Yass Rood reserve In East Queanbeyan, which is now being remodelled at a cost of £1,400, may soon be called Taylor Park. Queanbeyan Municipal…

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Readers’ Letters to the Editor Roads Responsibility of Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 May 1958 · page 4

Sir,—Our roads are in a dreadful state and the responsibility for them must lie with the Shire. Out of interest I tried the…

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Road Safety Council Wants More Members

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 May 1958 · page 2

No town in N.S.W. requires the traffic guidance of a Road Safety Council than Queanbeyan…

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Arts Council Play Carries Big Impact

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 May 1958 · page 4

“The Shifting Heart” presented in Canberra by the Arts Council on Tuesday and Wednesday nights was…

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Shire Council Adopts Policy on Road Signs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 May 1958 · page 4

Yorrowlumla Shire Council has adopted, a definite policy with regard to advertising signs along roads and highways under its control…

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New Shire Councillor Welcomed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 May 1958 · page 1

Cr. T. N. Gorman was welcomed to his first meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council yesterday…

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Polio Campaign for Adults Adopted by Shire in Principle

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 May 1958 · page 1

The proposal to conduct a poliomyelitis injection campaign for adults was adopted in principle yesterday by the Yarrowlumla Shire Council…

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Council Will Hear Town Planning Address Tomorrow

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 May 1958 · page 3

Investigations into the matter of town planning for Queanbeyan will advance a further step tomorrow night when the Municipal Council will be addressed by on expert…

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Community Apathy to Road Safety Council Vigorously Attacked

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 May 1958 · page 1

The apathy of the Queanbeyan police, religious denominations and community-service clubs towards the Road Safety Council was vigorously condemned by the…

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Shire Sign ‘Showdown’ Welcomed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 May 1958 · page 1

A “show down” on Yarrowlumla Shire Council’s control of the siting of road signs within its area is…

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Shire Seeks Noxious Weeds Grant

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 May 1958 · page 2

An application for a grant towards noxious weed control has been made by the Yarrowlumla Shire Council…

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Road Safety Council to Investigate

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 May 1958 · page 2

The Queanbeyan Road Safety Council is to investigate the activities of an independent road safety…

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