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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1963

327 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 17

Shire Council vehicle collides with train

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 June 1963 · page 1

One of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council’s recently acquired vehicles was involved, in a collision with a train…

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Monaro Shire disagrees on road status

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 June 1963 · page 6

Monaro Shire Council does not consider the Bredbo-Captain’s be Captain’s Flat Road warrants proclamation as a…

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Crumbs from the Council table

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 June 1963 · page 4

The Municipal Council has advised the P. A. and H. Association that installation of storm water pipes…

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Council moves to form Fire Brigade

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 June 1963 · page 6

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has masked the Captain’s Flat Progress Association to form a Volunteer Fire…

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Reprieve for “Flat” Theatre-goers County Council approves £500 sub-station

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 June 1963 · page 1

The Southern Tablelands County Council will build a £500 electricity sub-station to allow, the Captain’s Flat picture theatre to be heated. This decision was made at…

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Mayor Lambert urges co-operation by residents in population count

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 June 1963 · page 1

The Mayor of Queanbeyan, Alderman Arthur Lambert, fast night urged all residents of the Municipality to co-operate fully in the population count which is to be made in Queanbeyan, Canberra, Oaks…

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Town council urges speed-up on County depot

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 June 1963 · page 1

Discussion took place at the last meeting of the Southern Tablelands County Council on the establishment of the County depot in Yass Road, Queanbeyan…

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Municipal Bandstand

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 June 1963 · page 3

The Queanbeyan Municipal Band has had a very easy time over the past month as far as civic…

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Shire retains house deposit

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1963 · page 4

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council will not refund the £25 lodged by a former Captain’s Flat resident when…

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Shire Gets Letters of Appreciation

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1963 · page 9

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council has received a number of fetters expressing appreciation for its…

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Council moves on memorial

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1963 · page 1

Letters have been prepared to forward to relatives of Boer War veterans in connection with the…

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No liability on council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1963 · page 7

The Chief Health and Building Inspector, Mr. R. L. Howlett, said at the last meeting of the Municipal…

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Council advances for septic tanks

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1963 · page 7

The Municipal Council has the authority to make finance available to ratepayers to enable septic tanks to be installed. This was indicated at the…

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Council not to repair crossing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1963 · page 4

The Shire Council will not affect repairs to a wooden entrance to the property of Mr. K. M. Heazlett at…

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Town council to provide crossing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1963 · page 7

A 12 foot wide piped crossing will be provided by the Municipal Council to allow Mr. B. Burke…

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Bus Subsidy of £109 Met by Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1963 · page 4

Yarrowlumla Shire has agreed to continue paying a £1 a day subsidy for the School bus operating at…

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County Council votes £44,000 for renovations

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1963 · page 1

The Southern Tablelands County Council will spend £44,000 on alterations and renovations to its headquarters building at Goulburn. This decision was made at…

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Beautification — Council may seek co-operation of residents

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1963 · page 1

The Municipal Council is investigating a suggestion that it should go into a scheme of co-operation with residents, in tree…

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Council scheme to encourage industrialists

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 July 1963 · page 1

The Municipal Council has adopted in principle a scheme to assist industrial undertakings to become established in Queanbeyan. The scheme was adopted…

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Council Urged to Act on Unpaid Rates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 July 1963 · page 1

The auditors of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council, Messrs. G. P. Turner and G. F. Thomas, have advised the Council that definite steps must be taken through its solicitor to enforce payment of…

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