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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1965

226 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 12

Bungenpore Decision Shire to decide homes contract

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 May 1965 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council tomorrow will consider tenders for the. construction of five cottages under its low cost-home ownership scheme at Bungendore…

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Municipal Bandstand

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 May 1965 · page 3

The Municipal Band will take part in a band contest at Temora this weekend, which will give all junior bandsmen a chance to compete…

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Alderman may be “struck off”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 May 1965 · page 1

Unless Ald Ron Batty attends or tenders an apology at the next meeting of the Municipal Council he may…

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Shire road case almost complete Canberra—Tumut link

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 May 1965 · page 3

The case being prepared by Yarrowlumla Shire Council in support of the Brindabella for the proposed Canberra-Tumut road is almost complete…

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Bank’s £50,000 in loans to Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 May 1965 · page 6

During the past three months the Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney has approved loans totalling…

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Progress Association Agitation Shire time taken with Bungendore problem

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 May 1965 · page 5

The president of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council, Cr. T. N. German said at the last meeting he felt many matters being brought before council by Bungendore Progress Association would be better taken up direct with the local councillors…

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Refreshment Room Licence Council over-rules Inspector

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 May 1965 · page 6

At its last meeting, Yarrowlumla . Shire granted a refreshment room licence to two…

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Shire office forecourt takes shape

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1965 · page 3

Work has commenced on a beautification scheme for the forecourt of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council’s…

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Shire meeting bock a week

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1965 · page 2

The next ordinary meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council has been put back a week from June 9 to June…

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Shire concerned over security Nightly Patrols Dropped

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1965 · page 6

Yarrowlumla Shire Council, concerned, about the security of equipment and material in its depot in Farrer Place, has appointed a committee to go into the matter…

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Council gangs may be re-organised

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1965 · page 1

The Engineer to the Municipal Council (Mr. H. G. Pike) said at the last meting re-organising the…

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Delegation to meet Council on bus route

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1965 · page 1

The Chamber of Commerce will send a deputation to the Municipal Council meeting next Thursday night to discuss the re-routing of buses…

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Council Approves £9,775 Works Loan for Golf Club

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1965 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council, at a special meeting last night, agreed to secure a loan of £9,775 on behalf of the Queanbeyan Golf Club to enable it to finance the construction of grass greens and the…

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Aldermen were divided on Golf Club loan issue

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 June 1965 · page 3

The decision to approve a £9,775 loan to the Queanbeyan Golf Club was reached only after much [?]ated discussion at a special meeting of the Municipal Council on Thursday night. Council approved the loan…

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Shire to instal safety belts

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 June 1965 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council is to install safety belts in the vehicles, used by members of its engineering staff…

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Alderman earns repreive

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 June 1965 · page 1

Ald. Ron Batty earned a reprieve when he attended last night’s fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council…

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Reply awaited from traffic branch Council to defer action on bus route proposal

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 June 1965 · page 1

The Municipal Council last night agreed to defer implementation of its decision to re-route buses via Lowe Street, pending a reply from the Police Traffic Branch on submissions made in the matter by the…

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Municipal approach to architects for civic centre plan

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 June 1965 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council will approach four architectural firms to ascertain if they would be prepared to submit plans and present a report on the proposed multi-storied Queanbeyan civic centre…

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Shire expected reach decision on public road issue

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 June 1965 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council, at its meeting next week, is expected to give consideration to its future policy on the maintenance of non-public roads and the possible designation of such roads as public…

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Shire Briefs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 June 1965 · page 5

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has forwarded a letter of appreciation to Mr. Gordon Bootes, of Sutton,…

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