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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1962

296 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 15

A.L.P. Council meets in Queanbeyan Early decision on “Flat” road grant sought

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 May 1962 · page 1

The Prime Minister the Rt. Hon R. G. Menzies will be asked to give immediate decision on whether the Commonwealth will make a contribution to the reconstruction of…

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Shire’s new policy on thistle area

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1962 · page 6

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has decided to increase the area in which it expects landholders to carry out…

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Crumbs from the Council table

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1962 · page 1

At a recent meeting of the Municipal Council several requests from the Marist Brothers’ College in…

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Mr. Tom Kerr elected to Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1962 · page 1

Mr. Thomas P. Kerr, of Captain’s Flat, was today declared elected unopposed as a Councillor…

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Council may abandon Park cycle track

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1962 · page 3

Queanbeyan Municipal Council is toying with the idea of abandoning the cycle track on Queanbeyan Park and providing a grass surface to the oval boundary fence…

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Shire plans another 25 miles of sealed sealed roadway early next summer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1962 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council on Wednesday decided to call tenders for supply of aggregate and road sealing, work which will result in another 24½ miles of road within the Shire being bitumen sealed early next summer…

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Alderman’s Complaint on Excess Water Charges to Be Investigated

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 May 1962 · page 1

The Queanbeyan Town Cllerk, Mr. R. B. Smith, is make an investigation into charges made at Thursday night's Council meeting by Aid. E. J. Beaver, in connection with excess water charges in Queanbeyan…

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Appeal heard against Council decision

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 May 1962 · page 4

An appeal against the refusal of the Municipal Council to permit the erection of a car repair station…

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Lion S. mauger elected to top Council position

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 May 1962 · page 1

A member of the Queanbeyan Lions Club, Mr. Steve Mauger, as a Past District Governor, has been elected to serve as chairman of the Australian Council of Lions Clubs…

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Mayor slates citizens for carelessness

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 May 1962 · page 1

The Mayor, Ald. A. Lambert, has castigated some of the citizens of Queanbeyan for their carelessness in…

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Shire vigilance on Serrated Tussock

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 May 1962 · page 6

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has instructed its Noxious Weeds Inspector, Mr. J. Bradley, to “keep on the hammer” of landholders who have Serrated Tussock growing on their…

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Shire gets £10,000 [?] plant loan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 May 1962 · page 1

The C.B.C. Savings Bank, a subsidiary of The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, has agreed to…

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Thistles bad on some Shire properties

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 May 1962 · page 6

Thistles are bad on some properties within the Yarrowlumla Shire and some landholders have not made…

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Shire ready to start work on “Flat” road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 May 1962 · page 1

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council is geared ready to start work on the reconstruction and sealing of the Queanbeyan-Captain’s Flat Road, it was revealed after a committee meeting on Tuesday. The President, Cr. P. J. B…

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Shire Clerk’s warning on higher rate

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 May 1962 · page 1

The Yarrowlumla Shire Clerk (Mr. G. O’Hanlon) has warned Councillors that he will have to…

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Crumbs from the Council table

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 May 1962 · page 1

The Municipal Council has granted permission for the erection of a motel in Crawford Street. Final…

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Bank’s payment to Council revenue

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 May 1962 · page 2

The Mayor of Queanbeyan, Aid. Lambert, has received a contribution of £946/8/9 to Council revenue…

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Bank fends Council £28,050 for town works programme

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 May 1962 · page 1

The Commonwealth Savings Bank has approved a loan of £28,050 to the Queanbeyan Municipal Council, the Manager of the Bank’s Queanbeyan Branch, Mr. J. Girvan…

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Captain’s Flat News Trouble over sanitary contract at “Flat” flares up again, No action by Shire on Inspector’s report

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 May 1962 · page 6

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has taken no action on a report, tabled at the last meeting, in connection with the sanitary contractor at Capain’s Flat…

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Shire Briefs

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 May 1962 · page 2

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has accepted a tender in the amount of £202 for painting the School of Arts…

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