Temporary Dwellings a Worry to Council Man Charged In Court
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 June 1958 · page 1
The occupation of temporary dwellings in Queanbeyan has again been the cause of considerable discussion in the Municipal Council and has resulted in one man appearing in the Queanbeyan Court of Petty…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alderman Leaves on U.s. Trip
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 June 1958 · page 1
One of Queanbeyan’s most civic minded citizens, Ald. Steve Mauger, leaves Sydney today on a five weeks’…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal Pound Yard Too Small
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 June 1958 · page 1
Some Municipal Aldermen are very concerned about the condition of the new pound yard at East…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yarrowlumla Shire’s Loans Approved
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 June 1958 · page 4
The Department of Local Government has approved of two loans of £10,000 for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“Close Supervision Needed”— Auditor “Shire Finances Should Be Satisfactory This Year,” Says President
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 June 1958 · page 4
Despite a warning by the auditor that close supervision must be given to the finances, the President of the Yarrowlumla Shire (Cr. P. J. B., Osborne) says the Shire should be in a very satisfactory position by the end of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electricity Undertakings to be Incorporated In Country Council Change-over Takes Place on September 1
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 June 1958 · page 1
The electricity undertakings of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council and the Yarrowlumla Shire Council are to be amalgamated into the Southern Tablelands County Council, the change-over to take place on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Draftsman is Saving Money For Shire Council
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 July 1958 · page 1
The appointment of an additional engineer solely for the purpose of drawing plans and specifications was saving the Council money, it was pointed out at last week’s meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Move to Extend Municipal Boundaries
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 July 1958 · page 1
A move will bet made at next week’s meting of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council for the town…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council To Affect Improvemnts to Camping Reserve
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 July 1958 · page 1
Queanbeyan Municipal Council at the last meeting adopted recommendations by its Parks, Reserves and Recreations Committee for further improvements to the area at the lower end of Morrissett Street…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council to Confer with Shire on Extension Of Town Boundaries
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 July 1958 · page 1
A Committee from the Municipal Council will confer with representatives of the Yarrowlumla Shire before any decision to make application for the extension of the Town boundaries is reached…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Delegates To County Council
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 July 1958 · page 1
The Mayor (Ald. A. Lambert) and Ald. J. E. Seiffert were last night elected as delegates from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Safety Council To Press for New Bridge At Letchworth Crossing Town Council Defers Decision Pending Further Discussion
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 July 1958 · page 1
Following the inspection of the railway crossing at Letchworth last Friday by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cr. Hardy to Represent Shire on County Council
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 July 1958 · page 1
Cr. P. H. Hardy will represent the Yarrowlumla Shire Council on the Southern Tablelands County Council when the Shire’s electricity undertakings are taken over by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Seeks Legal Advice
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 July 1958 · page 1
Yarrowlumia Shire Council has sought the advice of its solicitor to ascertain if it is possible to obtain an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Temporary Dwellings Causing More Worry to Municipal Council
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 July 1958 · page 3
Queanbeyan Municipal Council proposes to take action against a man in Adams Street who refuses to cease work on a building in which he is living without permission…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Submits Alternative Plan To Divert Through Traffic to Cooma Sequel to Letchworth Crashing Inspection
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 July 1958 · page 1
A scheme has been submitted to the National Capital Development Committee by the Yarrowlumla Shire Council which, if adopted, would mean that any through traffic diverted away from the centre of Canberra would…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire After Loan for Tar Surfacing
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 July 1958 · page 1
Yarrowlumla Shire will seek a loan of £5000 to enable a “decent” strip of tar surfacing to be done on its roads. Council hopes to be able to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council’s Big Problem With Water Soakage in Unsewered Areas
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 July 1958 · page 1
The problem of waste water from homes In unsewered areas is again causing concern to the Queanbeyan Municipal Council and was the subject of a long discussion at the last meeting of the Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Correspondent Ratepayer Critical of Shire’s Scheme for Through Traffic
Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 July 1958 · page 3
Sir, — May I address a letter to Mr. Firth the Shire Engineer ? Please re-read my letter of July 4, and then prove your…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Takes Initial Town Planning Step Ald. Webber Has Some Doubts
Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 July 1958 · page 1
A town planning scheme for Queanbeyan was taken a further step by the Queanbeyan Municipal Council last night when it was decided to make application for approval to raise a loan to finance the scheme…
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