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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1962

296 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 11 of 15

Bank loan of £15,000 to Council approved

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 September 1962 · page 1

The Commonwealth Savings Bank has approved a loan of £15,000 to the Queanbeyan Municipal Council to enable it to purchase land for parking and industrial purposes. This was announced today…

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Natives to attend Council meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 September 1962 · page 1

The next meeting of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council, to be held on October 4, will be attended by…

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County Council may have to increase tariffs in near future

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 September 1962 · page 1

It may be necessary for the Southern Tablelands lands County Council to increase its electricity tariffs, according to the County Clerk, Mr. J. P. Lundie. He stated this at the…

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Good Neighbour Council Support for Festival Celebrations

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 September 1962 · page 1

The Queanbeyan branch of the good Neighbour Council of New South Wales decided at the first meeting…

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Garbage incinerator estimate of £30,000 a shock to council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 September 1962 · page 1

Any idea aldermen of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council had of providing an incinerator for disposal of the town’s garbage, received; a severe jolt at the last meeting of the Council, when they were told…

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Sullage problems for Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 October 1962 · page 1

At almost every meeting of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council, problems created by sullage water and .occupation of temporary dwellings, prompts considerable discussion…

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Shire Health Week essay competition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 October 1962 · page 7

The Yarrowlumla Shire Health Week essay competition will be conducted on October 18, during Health…

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Shire may hire aircraft for tussock survey

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 October 1962 · page 9

Yarrowlumla Shire Council may hire a light aircraft to survey possible infestations of Serrated Tussock…

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Chest X-ray survey in Shire next year

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 October 1962 · page 8

A free chest X-ray survey will be carried out in the Yarrowlumla Shire in February next year…

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Council plans action against landowner

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 October 1962 · page 9

A Bungendore landowner will be prosecuted if he does not heed a notice to take more effective control…

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New Guinea leaders at Council meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 October 1962 · page 1

Twelve leaders from Papua and New Guinea, together with two officers of the Administration and an officer of the Department of Territories, attended last night’s meeting…

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Council Seeks Direct Approach to Department of Main Roads Red tape, buck passing delaying road progress

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 October 1962 · page 7

Cr. T. P. Kerr claimed at the Yarrowlumla Shire Council meeting on Wednesday that “red tape” and “buck-passing” by the Department of Main Roads was delaying progress on the reconstruction of the Captain’s Flat road…

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Shire committees mooted to facilitate activities

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 October 1962 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council may soon consider forming committees to deal with various aspects of its activities in detail, similar to those…

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Council approves fifteen dwellings

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 October 1962 · page 1

Fifteen dwellings were among buildings approved by the Queanbeyan Municipal Council at its last meetings This is the largest number…

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Strict control of sub-division planned by Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 October 1962 · page 4

Yarrowlumla Shire Council is to take strict action to control building, development in the new Wickerslack sub-division, to which the building regulations have been applied…

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Telephone equipment damaged by Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 October 1962 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has offered to accept half the cost of repairing underground P.M.G. equipment at the War Memorial Swimming Pool site…

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Crumbs from the Council table

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 October 1962 · page 3

The Department of Lands has advised the Municipal Council that there is no reference in the department’s…

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The Mayor challenges R.S.L. Club

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 October 1962 · page 1

The Mayor, Ald. A. Lambert, has officially challenged the president of the Queanbeyan R.S.L…

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Shire extends building controls in three areas

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 October 1962 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has proclaimed under the building regulations, an additional area at Bungendore, the village of Burbong and an area fronting the Monaro…

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Conference with Development Commission Views on matters of mutual interest sought by council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 October 1962 · page 1

The Mayor, Ald. A. Lambert, said last night he felt a conference held last Tuesday with officers of the National Capital Development Commission at Canberra, would result in benefit to both the…

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