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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1964

285 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 15

Shire Briefs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 March 1964 · page 3

The School Medical Service examinations are being carried out at schools in the Yarrowlumla Shire…

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Additional council staff approved

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 April 1964 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council plans to increase the staff in its engineering department in an…

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No alternative to Hayes Street curb levels, says Mayor

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 April 1964 · page 1

Residents of Hayes Street need have no fears that the levels of kerbing and guttering at present being constructed in the street will not prove to be satisfactory…

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Gifts for homes may apply to Shire scheme

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 April 1964 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire is one of several Government bodies considering the possibility of establishing a Low Cost Home Ownership Scheme…

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Public response has not justified pool expense, manager tells council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 April 1964 · page 3

The manager of the Queanbeyan Olympic Swimming Pool, Mr. H.G. Leslie, has told the Municipal Council that on attendance figures to date, the expenditure of well over £100,000 on the pool has not been justified and much smaller facilities would have…

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Council to Improve Footpath

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 April 1964 · page 3

Queanbeyan Municipal Council will grade the footpath adjacent to the R.S.L. bowling greens in Yass…

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Council seeks Japanese industries

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 April 1964 · page 3

The Municipal Council has made an approach to, the Japan Trade Centre and Japanese Chamber of…

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Shire Councillors inspect alternate routes Government approach on Tumut road link

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 April 1964 · page 1

In an effort to speed-up. some finality on the proposed Tumut Canberra road link, the Tumut and Yarrowlumla Shire Councils will make a further approach to the Commonwealth Government. This was decided at a brief…

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Deputation meets Council party

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1964 · page 1

Councillors and officers of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council discuss the two proposed Canberra-Tumut road routes with Mr. L. Franklin, a local resident, at Brindabella last Friday. Mr. Franklin was one of a' deputation which met the - council party on its Inspection of the two routes. Others in the picture left to right, are…

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Crumbs from the Council table

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1964 · page 7

Queanbeyan Bowling Club has accepted a quote from the Municipal Council in the sum of £748 for…

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Municipal Bandstand (By Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1964 · page 3

During Easter, nine of the members attended the Annual Band Contest held at Rockdale by the Brass Band Association of New South Wales…

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Aldermen clash in Council over costing queries

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 April 1964 · page 1

Ald. J. E. Seiffert said at the last meeting of the Municipal Council he reserved the right to draw attention to what he considered unsatisfactory costing by the council…

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Shire firm on accident barometer

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 April 1964 · page 5

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has re-affirmed its previous decision, against the erection of barometers on…

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Captain’s Flat Shire briefs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 April 1964 · page 6

Captain’s Flat progress Association has asked. the. Shire Council to eliminate all unregistered dogs in the…

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Cr. Kerr Resigns Prom Shire and Quits Labor Party State Government Slated

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 April 1964 · page 1

Cr. Tom Kerr will resign as a councillor of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council, as president of the Captain’s Flat branch of the Labor Party and from the Labor movement in general he announced yesterday…

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Council to honour squash star

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 April 1964 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald. F. E. Land) is tendering an official dinner to the British and virtual world’s woman…

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Municipal Bandstand (By “Publicity Officer”)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 April 1964 · page 8

At the monthly meeting, held on Tuesday night in the Band Hal the Bandmaster gave a lengthy…

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Four women to attend Shire meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1964 · page 1

Four Captain’s Flat women are expected to attend the next meeting of the Yarrowlumla…

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Development sign of progress in town, says Mayor

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1964 · page 11

The progress achieved in the Municipality of Queanbeyan during the past few years has exceeded by far any retrospective development since the town attained identity…

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Shire Chairman critical of ’Flat Progress Assn

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1964 · page 1

At last week’s meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council, the deputy-president, Cr. T.N. Gorman, strongly criticised the Captain’s Flat Progress Association…

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