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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1958

196 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 10

Shire Council To Complete Road Work At Rossi

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 October 1958 · page 1

Despite objections from a resident of the area, Yarrowlumla Shire Council decided at its last meeting to…

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Councillors’ Praise For Shire Men

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 October 1958 · page 1

Compliments have been paid to employees at two recent meetings of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council…

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Shire Council’s Polio Campaign

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 October 1958 · page 4

Further vaccinations in the Yarrowlumla Shire Council’s Poliomyelitis Vaccination Campaign took…

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Shire Accepts Tenders For Road Deviation

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 October 1958 · page 1

At its meeting on Monday, the Yarrowlumla Shire Council accepted tenders involving a deviation at Thurallily that will give an all weather outlet to the…

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Nominees For Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 November 1958 · page 1

Two candidates have been nominated for the extraordinary ordinary vacancy on the Queanbeyan Municipal…

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Council Concerned at Reservoir Delay

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 November 1958 · page 1

Aldermen of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council are very concerned at the delay of the successful tenderers in executing a contract for the construction of the 1,000,000 gallon reservoir above Dodsworth Street…

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Local Apexian At National Council Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 November 1958 · page 1

John Seiffert, president of Zone 2 of Apex Clubs, leaves for Melbourne today to attend the mid-term meeting…

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Municipal Council Disappointed At Non-approval Of Sewerage Loan

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 November 1958 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council will make a further approach to the Minister for Local Government seeking approval for an outstanding loan application of £40,000 for works at the sewerage depot…

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Poll Tomorrow For Election Of Alderman

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 November 1958 · page 1

Electors in Queanbeyan will go to the polls again tomorrow to elect an Alderman to fill the extraordinary vacancy on the Municipal Council…

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Shire Council Given Assurance on Standard Of Road to the Coast

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 November 1958 · page 2

The Divisional Engineer from the Department of Main Roads, at Goulburn, Mr. Jordan, told members of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council on Wednesday that he wanted a first class road over Burbong Hill…

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News For The Man On The Land Shire To Do Maintenance On Highway

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 November 1958 · page 5

Regular maintenance on the Monaro Highway is provided for in the current programme of works being…

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S.T. Country Council To Establish A Branch Office In Queanbeyan Soon

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 November 1958 · page 1

At its meeting in Goulburn on Monday, the Southern Tablelands Country Council decided to set up a permanent branch office in Queanbeyan when the agreement with the Yarrowlumla Shire Council expires on…

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New Alderman

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1958 · page 1

Mr. Don R. Campbell, Monaro Street businessman, who was elected on Saturday to fill the vacancy on the Queanbeyan Municipal Council caused by the death recently of the late Ald. H. C. Taylor…

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Electricity Assessment Rate Worries Shire Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1958 · page 1

At the meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council last week, he estimates and rates for next year were…

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Shire Considers Health Scheme for Children

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1958 · page 2

Yarrowlumla Shire Council is considering a scheme for the medical examination of children attending schools within the Shire…

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Queanbeyan Mayor Calls for Road Courtesy at All Times

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1958 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. A. Lambert) appealed to all motorists to make it their resolve to exercise road courtesy at all times and in doing so to influence other people in…

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Shire Does Extensive Grading Work

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 December 1958 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire council took advantage of the rain at the weekend to undertake exte[?] grading…

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The Resignation Of Parks Superviser a Shock To Town Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 December 1958 · page 1

The resignation this week of the Queanbeyan Parks Supervisor (Mr. G. Hemming) came as a shock to the Municipal Council and a special meeting was held last night to consider the position…

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Letter Appeal to Shire on Bridge at Letchworth

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 December 1958 · page 3

Sir. — Would Cr, W. A. [?] and his fellow Councillors please give some thought to the Letchworth…

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Town Council Adopts Design Of New Olympic

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 December 1958 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council agreed at its last meeting to adopt the preliminary design for the proposed Olympic Swimming Pool submitted by Canberra architect, Mr. R. G. Warren, subject to the deletion of the…

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