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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1961

204 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 11

Shire Council May Become Trustees Of Bungendore Park

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 October 1961 · page 4

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council is to co-operate with the Bungendore Junior Sports Club in installing permanent play-ground equipment on Bungendore…

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Captain’s Flat News and Notes Rumps Over Captain’s Flat Sanitary Contract Shire Not To Accept Resignation Until Investigation Made

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 October 1961 · page 6

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council has told the sanitary contractor at Captain’s Flat, Mr. F. Payne, that it will not accept his resignation until such time as the matter is investigated by a cub-committee of the council…

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Shire Inspector Reports Tussock Well Under Control

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 October 1961 · page 6

Serrated Tussock within the Yarrowlumla Shire Council boundaries is well under control. This was indicated…

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Council Starts Campaign To Collect £42,000 In Outstanding Rates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 October 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has handed a list of over 40 ratepayers to its solicitor, for the necessary action in connection with rates outstanding over a period of years…

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“Buttle’s Bridge An Eyesore” Says Alderman

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 October 1961 · page 3

Ald. E. J. Beaver considers the bridge over Buttle’s Creek to be an eyesore to anyone coming into the…

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Captain’s Flat News Shire Completes Work On Molongo Bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 October 1961 · page 6

Yarralumla Shire Council has completed repair work on the bridge over the Molonglo River at Captain’s Flat. This was indicated at the…

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Alderman Critical Of Taylor Park

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1961 · page 3

Ald. E. J. Beaver has taken to task council officers responsible for the condition of Taylor Park which he said, was an “utter disgrace.”…

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Shire Writes Off Rates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1961 · page 6

At its last meeting, Yarrowlumla Shire Council wrote off rates totalling £657. This Shire Clerk (Mr. G…

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Council Seeks More Publicity

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council will make an approach to city Newspapers, asking them to give…

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Good Neighbour Council Local Branch Represented At Conference

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Branch of the Good Neighbour Council was represented at the 7th State Conference in Sydney last weekend by Mrs. Van Keulen and Mrs…

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Town Council to Consider Loan works Programme

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 October 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council, at meeting on- Thursday night will consider two alternative programmes for work ed under the proposed loan of…

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County Council Not to Alter Current Power Tariffs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 October 1961 · page 1

Despite a plea by Ald. J. E. Seiffert of Queanbeyan for some tariff concessions the Southern Tablelands County Council, at its meeting in Goulburn yesterday decided not to alter current electricity…

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Town Council Deletes General Business From Future Meetings

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 November 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council decided last night to delete the “general business” session, which has been in vogue for a number of years, from future fortnightly meetings of the council…

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Council Staff Increased

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 November 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has increased its outdoor staff again during October, eight labourers…

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Council Plans Action To Connect Premises To Sewerage

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 November 1961 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council intends to take firm action, in the future, to have all premises connected to the sewerage system, where it is available. This was clearly indicated…

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Council Order To Cease Cutting Firewood

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1961 · page 4

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has served a notice on a Stornaway Road resident to cease the sawing of,…

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Obstructions On Roads — Council’s Move

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1961 · page 5

Queanbeyan Municipal Council intends to serve notices on persons concerned, where obstructions are…

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Mayor pays Tribute to two Migrant workers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 November 1961 · page 1

The Mayor of Queanbeyan, Aid. A. Lambert, paid a splendid tribute to the work and interest of two…

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Shire Plans To Spend £10,000 on ‘Flat’ Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 November 1961 · page 1

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council plans to spend £10,000 of loan money it is holding on constructing a deviation on the Captain’s Flat road…

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Shire Briefs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 November 1961 · page 2

Engineers of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council have carried out survey investigations at the Bungendore…

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