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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1961

204 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 11

Myxomatosis Effective Still, Says Inspector Report To Shire Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1961 · page 6

Myxomatosis is responsible for a recent decline in the rabbit population in the Sutton and Michelago areas, according to the Yarrowlumla Shire Noxious…

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Loan Allocation Cut Of 50 Per Cent A Blow To Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has had its loan Programme for 1961-62 cut by over 50 per cent., and many works of an urgent nature have had to be deleted from the programme…

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County Council’s Allocation for Minor Street Lighting Is Contentious Matter

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 July 1961 · page 1

The Southern Tablelands County Council yesterday adopted as a guide, but not as a set policy, a recommended allocation ratio to various centres under its control, for minor street lighting…

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A Bouquet For Shire Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1961 · page 6

Yarrowlumla Shire Council, the recipient of several brickbats recently received at…

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Dog Menace To Council Employees

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1961 · page 4

The Southern Tablelands County Council will advise the local police, concerning the menace of dogs to…

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Shire Gets C. A. R. Grant Of £29,040

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1961 · page 1

Yarrcwlumla Shire Council has been allocated £29,040 under the Commonwealth Aid Roads Act, for…

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Good Neighbour Council Meeting Mrs. Donoghoe Is Again President

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1961 · page 1

Although at present in America, Mrs. T. Donoghoe was re-elected president of the Queanbeyan Branch of the Good Neighbour Council, at the annual meeting, held in the C.W.A. Rooms, last night…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Briefs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 August 1961 · page 5

The Health Inspector, (Mr. C. E. R. Meyor) told the last meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council, held at…

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CORRESPONDENCE Undue Noise By Council Near Hospital

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 August 1961 · page 5

Sir.—Will you allow me little of your valuable space, to comment on the undue noise that was made by…

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Past Twelve Months Reviewed By Good Neighbour Council Vice-president

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 August 1961 · page 2

“A request to do something about the extremely high prices of sending parcels to countries behind the Iron Curtain has been looked into/' Mrs. J. van Keulen…

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£69,000 Owing in Municipality Councils Take On Overdue Action Rates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 August 1961 · page 1

It was indicated, at both the meeting of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council last, night and the Yarrowlumia Shire on Wednesday, that legal proceedings were to be taken to recover cover long overdue rates…

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Shire Council To Act On Overdue Sanitary Fees

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 August 1961 · page 6

Yarrowlumla Shire Council intends to take action against certain Bungendore and Captain’s Flat…

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Council Seek Traffic lights

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 August 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council will make further representations to the Commissioner for Road Transport for the installation of traffic lights at the intersection…

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Shire Takes Action Against Two Piggeries Fear of Swine Fever

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 August 1961 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council is taking legal action against two recently established piggeries which, it is alleged are contravening various sections of the…

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Council Seeks Early Approval of Its 1961-62 Loan Programme Move To Prevent Retrenchments

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 August 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council- is making representations to the proper authorities for early approval of its bans for 1961-62, to prevent any further retrenchments in its outdoor staff…

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Council Co-operates In Traffic Control

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 August 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council will co-operate in carrying out a number of recommendations made by the Police Superintendent of Traffic, concerning…

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Verdict Against Shire Councils On Snow Leases

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 August 1961 · page 6

A [?] has been given against the Shire Councils concerned, with regard to recent litigation to…

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Another Bouquet For Shire Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 August 1961 · page 3

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has received another bouquet, this time from the headmaster of the…

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New Factory Among Buildings Approved By Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 August 1961 · page 4

A concrete block factory, auxiliary offices and workshop, estimated to cost £8,000, was among building applications approved by the Queanbeyan Municipal…

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Shire Protest on New Polio Policy

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 August 1961 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council will make a protest to the Minister for Health on the new policy that has been adopted in relation to the Poliomyelitis Vaccination Campaign. The shire considers that…

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