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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1963

327 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 17

Papuan leaders to attend council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1963 · page 1

A party of Papuan and New Guinea leaders will attend Thursday niefot’s meeting of the Municipal…

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Council asks for now tire engine

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1963 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has made representations to the Board of Fire Commissioners to make a…

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Council’s £100 for the best kept street

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1963 · page 8

Streets in the Queanbeyan Municipal Council's £100 competition for the best kept street in the…

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Shire plans to transfer funds on Burra Road Councillor Gives Notice of Rescission

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1963 · page 7

Yarrowlumla Shire Council’s decision to transfer grant money the southern end of the Burra Road to a continuation of the northern end, will be reconsidered at the next meeting. Cr. N.E. McTernan has…

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Captain’s Flat News Council to let sections of road out to contract

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1963 · page 4

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has empowered the Engineer (Mr. X M. Firth) to let out as much work as possible on the Captain’s Flat road by contract. This was deetded at the last…

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New Guinea leaders at Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1963 · page 1

Sixteen Papuan and New Guinea leaders, accompanied by two officers of the Administration and an…

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Council to build bridge approaches

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1963 · page 7

Queanbeyan Municipal Council may construct the approaches to the new Battle’s Creek by day labour…

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Rotary Club to hand-over picnic area to Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1963 · page 1

The Queanbeyan Rotary Club will officially hand-over the picnic area the club has provided on the eastern bank of the Queanbeyan River, in Trinculo Place. The ceremony will take place tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon at 3 p.m…

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Municipal Bandstand

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1963 · page 3

Saturday was a day of activities for the band, beginning with the rendition of an hour long programme in Monaro Street and closing with the march of the “Thirtyniners.”…

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Maintenance for bye-roads ordered by Shire Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 April 1963 · page 9

At its last meeting, the Yarrowlumla Shire Council instructed the Engineer J. M. Firth) to make every effort to get some plant off the reconstruction projects and onto…

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Shire Briefs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 April 1963 · page 9

Cr. T. N. Gorman will represent the Shire of Yarralumla at a Bush Fire School at Camp McKay on…

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Shire Yard “Shoddy” Says Councillor

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 April 1963 · page 3

Cr. T. N. Gorman said at the last meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council that early consideration…

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Rotary praised by Mayor at Hand - over ceremony

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 April 1963 · page 1

Only a handful of people, together with several children, attended the official handing-over ceremony of the Rotary Club’s picnic area to the Municipal Council on Saturday afternoon. President of the…

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Shire secures loan to purchase vehicles

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 April 1963 · page 7

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has secured a loan of £5,000 to purchase vehicles for use by five of its officers. vehicles will be purchased…

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£45,865 bank loan to Council for improvement works

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 April 1963 · page 1

The Commonwealth Savings Bank has approved a loan of £45,865 to Queanbeyan Municipal Council. Mr. Girvan, Manager of the…

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Queanbeyan is well represented on A.L.P. Electorate Council

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 11 April 1963 · page 1

Queanbeyan delegates figured prominently in the election of officers at Cooma on Sunday of the A.L.P.’s Electorate Councils. President of the…

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Aldermen inspect sewerage works and extensions

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 April 1963 · page 1

Aldermen of the Municipal Council will inspect the Queanbeyan Sewerage Treatment Works and the Found Hill sewer extensions. This was decided at the…

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Water and power now under Council control

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 April 1963 · page 4

Captain’s Flat residents will soon be paying a water rate in addition to land rates, as well as increased electricity charges. This will be a result of the…

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Captain’s Flat News Shire Councillors to visit “Flat” on

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 April 1963 · page 4

Yarrowlumla Shire Councillors will converge on Captain’s Flat on Thursday to consider on the spot, the many town problems that have come before them since the Lake George Mine closed. They will first make an…

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Shire will help but future of town depends on people - President Shire Councillors at Captain’s Flat

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 April 1963 · page 1

The president of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council, Cr. P. J. B. Osborne, yesterday told representatives of various Captain’s Flat organisations that the Council was prepared to assist the town in every way…

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