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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1962

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

£50,000 in loans executed by town council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 December 1962 · page 10

At its meeting on Thursday night, Queanbeyan Municipal Council executed under Seal, two loans…

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Captain’s Flat news Council’s mind altered on proposed local rate

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 December 1962 · page 6

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has had second thoughts about local rate for Captain’s Flat for, next, year and has deferred a decision until its next meeting, This was decided at last…

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Tributes to new Yarrowlumla Shire Clerk

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 December 1962 · page 3

High tributes were paid to Mr. E. D. Buchtmann, who has been appointed Shire Clerk of the Yarowlumla…

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Council appoints its committees

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 December 1962 · page 1

At a special meeting last week, Queanbeyan’s “now look” Municipal Council appointed its various committee for 1963. They are as follow:…

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Council queried on street names and numbers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 December 1962 · page 8

Both the Queanbeyan Branch of the A.L.P. and the Lions Club have approached the Municipal…

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Council’s first shot in ‘get tough’ campaign

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 December 1962 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council fired the first shot in a campaign to get fetter co-operation from its outside staff on Monday, when it sacked two employees. Council held a special…

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Municipal Bandstand (By Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 December 1962 · page 8

Queanbeyan Municipal Band members their families enjoyed a very pleasant evening in the, Methodist Hall last Friday on the occasion of the annual Christmas party…

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Shire Council approves conveniences

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 December 1962 · page 4

The provision of new public conveniences in Molonglo Park, Captain’s Flat, and the connection of sewerage…

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Shire Briefs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 December 1962 · page 10

The Engineer (Mr. J. M. Firth), told Councillors at the last meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire that…

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Shire office to close over Christmas

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 December 1962 · page 9

The office of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council will be closed all Christmas week and for the Monday…

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Cr, Ireland defends his Council absence

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 December 1962 · page 1

Cr. J. M. Ireland said at the last meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council that he would not have the temerity to question another Councillor’s absence…

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Council has £695/395 in loans outstanding

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 December 1962 · page 9

Queanbeyan Municipal Council this year has outstanding loans totalling £695,395 and loan…

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Council worse off if senior staff overtime paid for, says Mayor Further Discussion on Estimates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 December 1962 · page 4

The Mayor, Aid. A. Lambert, assured alderman at last week’s special estimates meeting, that if it was paying “fair dinkum” for all the overtime worked by its senior administrative staff, the Municipal Council would be a lot worse off…

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New members on County Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 December 1962 · page 6

There are four new members on the Southern Tablelands County Council. Three are from Goulburn and one…

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CORRESPONDENCE Council officers should live in the town

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 December 1962 · page 2

Sir, — Please allow me a litle space to comment on a statement that was made by Aid. Bastow at the last…

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Council approves revised estimates - rates up by 14 per cent

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 December 1962 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council last night adopted the revised general fund estimates for 1963, which provide for an expenditure of £122,401 and a rate of 1/1¼ in the £ — a 10 per cent increase on last year…

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Municipal Bandstand (By Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 December 1962 · page 9

With the Yuletide almost upon us and a full programme in view, the Band will be kept busy on Saturday morning next when a programme will be rendered in Monaro Street,…

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