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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1960

244 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 13

P. & C. Wants Shire Aid With School Bus Service

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 July 1960 · page 6

Yarrowlumla Shire Council at a recent meeting referred a request from the Captain’s Flat P. and C. Association for assistance to finance a school bus service, to…

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Council O.K.’s Use Of Concrete Masonry Units

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 July 1960 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has approved of the use of precast concrete masonry units in building…

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Shire Clerk Sits at 600th Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 July 1960 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Clerk (Mr. G. O’Hanlon) on Wednesday sat at what he believes was his…

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Council Restricts Blasting Hours

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 July 1960 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council last night decided to restrict the hours during which lasting can be…

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“Shire Roads A Disgrace,” Says Cr. T. N. Gorman

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 July 1960 · page 1

Gr. T. N. Gorman said at Wednesday’s meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council, that maintenance work on the by-roads was lagging more than it ever…

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Graziers’ Association Forms District Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 July 1960 · page 1

A Southern Tablelands District Council of the Graziers’ Association was formed at a recent meeting of district branches in Goulburn. The council will comprise…

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Rural Bank’S Contribution To Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 July 1960 · page 5

“The Rural Bank this year followed its usual practice of making a voluntary contribution to the…

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Correspondence Contractor Replies to Council’s Criticism

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 July 1960 · page 5

Dear Sir, — In reply to the Yarrowlumla Shire Council remarks on re-conditioning of the tennis courts in Molonglo Park Captain’s Flat. As I did this job, I…

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Shire Council To Act On Caravans

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 July 1960 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council will prosecute the occupier of a caravan at Bungendore for failing to…

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Alderman’s Opposition To Recision Motion

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 July 1960 · page 1

At the last Municipal Council meeting, Ald. Mrs. T. N. Donoghoe opposed a recision motion in connection with the car park being established by J. B. Young Ltd…

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Shire Not To Buy New Grader

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 July 1960 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council decided at its last [?] not to accept any of the seven tenders received for…

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Shire Endorses President’s Strike Action

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 July 1960 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has endorsed the action of its president, Cr. P. J. B. Osborne, in settling the recent strike of Council employees…

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New Office Equipment For Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 July 1960 · page 8

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has approved the purchase of two additional items of office equipment to…

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Captain’s Flat Shire Briefs Subsidy Approved for School Bus Service

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 July 1960 · page 4

Yarrowlumla Shire Council will guarantee the Captain’s Flat School Bus Committee £1 per day towards the cost of a school bus service within the town…

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News For The Man On The Land Shire “Happy” with Minister’s Suggestion

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 July 1960 · page 4

If Yarrowlumla Shire Council has to be incorporated in a County Council insofar as the control of serrated tussock and noxious weeds is concerned, it would be…

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Alderman Says Traffic Branch “Dodging Issue”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1960 · page 1

Ald, E. J. Beaver has accused the New South Wales Police Traffic Branch of “dodging the whole issue” regarding the dangerous Surveyor Street-Stornaway…

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Tallaganda Shire Calls Special Meeting District Councils To Consider Control of Weeds

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1960 · page 1

Ald. J. E. Seiffert will represent the Queanbeyan Municipal Council at a special meeting at Braidwood on August 9 to discuss the formation of a noxious weeds county council…

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Seven Appeals Against Shire Valuations

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1960 · page 2

Only three of seven appeals lodged against, Yarrowlumla Shire valuations was proceeded with when the matters came before Mr. A. Fordyce . S.M., in the…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Briefs Spring Ridge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1960 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Yarrowlumla, . Shire Council, Cr. C. R. E. Southwell requested some work on the…

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Readers’ Letters To The Editor Reader lays Alderman’s Remarks Were Inconsistent

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1960 · page 5

Sir, — I read the report, Queanbeyan “Age,” 19th inst, of the proceedings at the last Queanbeyan Municipal Council, when a request was made by letter to…

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