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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1963

327 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 17

Rural Bank’s contribution to Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 February 1963 · page 4

The Rural Bank this year followed its usual practice of making a voluntary contribution to the Queanbeyan…

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Councillor Asked to Leave Meetings Shire Invites Investigation of Its Affairs

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 February 1963 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council will advise the Minister for Local Government that it will welcome an investigation by an officer of his Department into the administration, especially in regard to Captain’s Flat…

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Municipal Bandstand

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 February 1963 · page 3

As mentioned in last week’s column, the Band played on both nights of this year’s Queanbeyan Show. Friday night’s programme,…

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Shire Council purchases two bush fire trucks

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 February 1963 · page 5

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council will purchase through the Bush Fire Committee, two trucks from…

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Shire Council Estimates Adopted Expenditure of over £205,000 expected

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 February 1963 · page 1

The Yarrowlumla Shire Estimates for 1963, adopted at last week’s meeting, provide for a rate of 1/- in the £, the same as last year. This rate is estimated to…

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Shire donation for cancer research

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 February 1963 · page 7

Councillors on the Yarrowlumla Shire Council decided at Wednesday’s meeting, to donate ten guineas…

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Shire requests reduction in bush fire danger period

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 February 1963 · page 5

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council will apply to the New South Wales Bush, Fire Committee, for…

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Captain’s Flat News No one wants to see the “Flat” destroyed says Shire president

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 February 1963 · page 4

The president of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council, Cr. P. J. B. Osborne, said on Wednesday he could see no reason for anyone in his senses wanting to destroy Captain's Flat. Cr. Osborne was making a…

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Shire Clerk’s Retirement Ends Long Career in Local Government

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 March 1963 · page 1

Yesterday, February 28, brought to a close a long and fruitful career in Local Government when Mr. Gerald O’Hanlon retired as Clerk of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council…

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Aldermen at variance on loan programme

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 March 1963 · page 3

The loan commitments of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council the programme for 1963-64, have been the subject of lengthy at recent meetings. Last Thursday night,…

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Children to visit council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 March 1963 · page 1

Fifteen pupils from Queanbeyan West Primary School will attend Thursday night's meeting of the Municipal…

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Shire to go ahead with public toilets

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 March 1963 · page 4

Yarralumla Shire Council proposes- to ahead with the construction of public toilets Captain’s Flat at a cost of approximately £500…

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Municipal Bandstand

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 March 1963 · page 4

At the invitation of the Trades and Labour Council of the A.C.T., the Band played the Council’s annual picnic at Northbourne Oval yesterday…

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Shire Clerk was paid £2,235 in lieu of leave

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 March 1963 · page 1

Yarralumla Shire Council. paid its clerk, Mr. G. O’Hanlon, £2,235 in long service leave and accrued…

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Residential Occupation of Garages to Cease Council Revokes 15 Year-old Policy

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 March 1963 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council last night made a far reaching decision which puts an end to its previous policy of allowing the…

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Municipal Bandstand

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 March 1963 · page 7

The Queanbeyan Municipal Band was engaged to play at the Canberra Labor Day celebrations in…

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Council seeks advice on stock transports

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 March 1963 · page 7

Queanbeyan Municipal Council is seeking advice from the Department of Health and the Police…

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Pre-school seeks improvements by Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 March 1963 · page 6

A further application has been made for a grant, towards affecting improvements at the Queanbeyan…

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Council refuses permission for service station

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 March 1963 · page 8

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has refused an application for permission to erect a service station on…

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Council considers occupation of temporary dwellings has outlived its usefulness

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 March 1963 · page 3

Aldermen of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council agreed on Thursday night that while the occupation of temporary dwellings had obviously served a purpose, the time had come when future permission to live in them should be discontinued…

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