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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1960

244 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 12 of 13

Council Picnic Marred By Rain

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 December 1960 · page 2

Rain which commenced falling over the district at about 11 a.m this morning has marred the annual…

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Lagging Sewerage Programme A Council Problem £¼ Million Needed To Catch Up

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 December 1960 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council’s sewerage programme is lagging and the estimate cost of reticulating developed areas not yet served is £185,000. This was revealed last night in a report presented to…

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Noxious Weeds Eradicated In Municipality

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 December 1960 · page 5

Noxious plant eradication has been carried out on Municipal Council property recently by an employee of…

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Special Meetings Of Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 December 1960 · page 6

The Queanbeyan Municipal Council will hold two special meetings on December 19. the last Monday…

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Eight New Dwellings Approved by Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 December 1960 · page 3

Another eight new dwellings were approved by the Queanbeyan Municipal Council on Thursday night. The dwellings were among…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Bush Fire Period

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 December 1960 · page 1

The bush fire danger period will not come Into force in the Yarrowlumla Shire Council until December 20,…

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Shire Estimate To Be Prepared On Old Rate Basis

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 December 1960 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council discussed the estimates for 1961 at its meeting on Wednesday, when it was decided to instruct the Shire Clerk to prepare the estimates on the basis of the same general rate…

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Employee Of Shire Council Re-instated

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 December 1960 · page 1

Ah employee of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council who was stood stood flown a fortnight ago for allegedly…

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Shire Council Busy On “Coast Road” All Out Effort To Complete Section Before Christmas

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 December 1960 · page 1

Despite a delayed start Yarrowlumla Shire Council hopes to complete the gravelling of the reconstructed portion of the new “coast road” between Bungendore and the Shire boundary with Tallaganda…

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Council Executes Pool Contracts

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 December 1960 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has executed contracts with sub-contractors totalling £5,371/1/8 in connection with work on the Olympic Swimming Pool project. The contracts are with…

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Aldermen to Inspect Cameron Road Works

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 December 1960 · page 1

Aldermen of the Municipal Council, together with the Engineer and local residents, will make an inspection of Cameron Road, following complaints in…

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Council May Take Over Cemetery

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 December 1960 · page 3

Queanbeyan Municipal Council will give consideration to the matter of taking over as trustees of the…

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Shire Council Essay Winners Announced

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 December 1960 · page 3

Prize-winners in the Health Week Essay Competition, conducted by the Yarrowlumla Shire Council,…

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Shire Polio Campaign Completed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 December 1960 · page 9

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council polio Vaccination campaign was completed earlier this month following…

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Captain’s Flat Shire Briefs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 December 1960 · page 4

Yarrowlula Shire council has donated £100 towards the cost of a vehicle recently purchased by the captain’s…

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A. Lambert Elected Mayor For Seventh Term

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 December 1960 · page 1

Aid. A. Lambert was last night unanimously re-elected Mayor of Queanbeyan for his seventh successive term. He was elected at a special…

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Entitled To Hire Plant, Says Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 December 1960 · page 4

Yarrowluma Shire Council will advise the Captain’s Flat branch of the F.E.D. F.A. that it is quite normal…

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Devoted To Relieving The Ratepayers Says Shire President

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 December 1960 · page 8

The President of the Yarrowlumla Shire, Cr. P. J. B. Osborne, said last week, he would devote himself to trying to alleviate the “hard times” at present being…

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Ald. Mrs. Donoghoe Resigns Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 December 1960 · page 1

Aid. Mrs. T. Donoghoe has resigned from the Queanbeyan an Municipal Council after serving the citizens of the town for ten years, as one of their representatives in Local Government. Ald. Donohoe was first…

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Shire Waifs On Plans To Seal Road To Sutton

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 December 1960 · page 6

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council intends to carry out pealing work on the road past the Sutton School, from the village to the highway, as soon as possible…

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