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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1961

204 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 11

Mr. A. E. Field Elected To Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 February 1961 · page 1

The ratepayers and residents of Queanbeyan on Saturday, elected Mr. A. E. (Bert) Field to the vacancy Municipal Council caused by the resignation last year of Ald. Mrs. T. N. Donoghoe…

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Alderman Welcomed To Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 February 1961 · page 1

Aid. A. E. Field, who sat at his first meeting of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council last night, was…

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Council Not Getting Full Value From Men, Says Mayor

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 February 1961 · page 1

The Mayor of Queanbeyan Ald. A. Lambert, said last week he did hot the council was getting full value some of the men on its gangs…

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Eight New Dwellings Approved by Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 February 1961 · page 2

Eight new dwellings were among applications approved by the Queanbeyan Municipal Council at its last meeting. The council approved…

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Shire’s Loan Programme

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 March 1961 · page 2

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has submitted a loan programme for 1961 62, amounting to £45,000…

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Council Has Large Sealing Programme

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 March 1961 · page 1

The engineer of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council (Mr. R. A. Guy) said last night, he hoped that all the road sealing planned under the current ,…

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Council Sets up Staff Committee

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 March 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has set up a Staff Committee consisting of Ald. J. Seiffert, F. J…

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Shire Hopes To Complete Record 20 Miles Of Sealed Miles Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 March 1961 · page 1

If the Yorrowlumla Shire Council can complete its intended programme before the weather becomes too cold, it will have completed a record 20 miles of bitumen sealing this summer…

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Local Delegates At C.W.A. Council Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 March 1961 · page 3

The Southern Tableland Group of the Country Women’s Association, held a Council Meeting in…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Confirms Opposition To Weeds Control County Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 March 1961 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has confirmed his previous decision to oppose any move to have it incorporated into a County Council for the control of noxious weeds. This was decided at last…

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Buildings Approval By Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 March 1961 · page 4

Building applications approved by the Queanbeyan Municipal Council on Thursday night, included…

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Council Acts on Excessive Noise

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 March 1961 · page 1

Municipal Council has decided on hours action can be taken against persons for creating excessive or objectional noise within the Municipality The [?] which…

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Shire Appointed As Trustee of School of Arts

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 March 1961 · page 3

Ministerial approval has been given to the appointment of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council as Trustee of the Bungendore School of Arts…

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Shire Clerk Re-appointed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 March 1961 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Clerk (Mir. G. O’Hanlon) has been re-apointed for a further twelve months…

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Council Wants Bridge Widened

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 March 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council will make an approach to authorities at Canberra for the widening…

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Council Defers Sealing Work Near High School

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 March 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council will not proceed with the sealing of Early Street and Agnes Avenue but instead will kerb and gutter both sides of Agnes Avenue Between Early Street and Surveyor Street…

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Council’s Works Priorities May Be Revised

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 March 1961 · page 1

Special meetings of the Works Committee of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council will be held to enable inspections of areas of the…

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New Council Overseer Appointed

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 30 March 1961 · page 1

Mr. A. J. Rutledge, of Maroubra, has been appointed to the position of over[?] with the…

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Council Accepts Three Loans for £32,000

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 April 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has accepted the offer of three loans totalling £32,000 under its 1961-62 loan programme. At its last meeting the…

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Captain’s Flat News Shire Council To Meet At Staff Club Sequel To School Request

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 April 1961 · page 6

Yarralumla Shire Council decided at its meeting on Wednesday to hold one of its coming meetings at Captain’s Flat. Just which meeting will be…

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