Mayor welcomes Sydney school representatives
The Mayor (Aid. F. E Land) on Sunday night officially welcomed two Sydney schoolboy football teams, their teachers and parents, to Queanbeyan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1965
226 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 12
Shire to retain depot security Second Robbery Thwarted
Yarrowlumla Shire Council on Wednesday rescinded a motion passed at a previous meeting to dispense with security service patrols of its premises in Farrer Place. The same night another…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Highway Link Maybe Completed Within 12 MONTHS Shire has £20,080 available
The Sutton Road or Trunk Road 52 North as it is officially known, the ail important fink between Queanbeyan and the Federal Highway may be completely, reconstructed and bitumen sealed by the end…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Move to Retain Staff Incentive payments to outdoor employees
In an endeavour to retain the services of experienced outdoor staff the Municipal ;Council is to make incentive payments in the way of “appearance money” to members with long periods of service…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Commerce letter on parking areas annoys aldermen
Several aldermen of the Municipal Council have objected to the tone of a letter from the Chamber of Commerce requesting advice on the development of an off-street parking…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alderman granted leave of absence
At the last meeting of the Municipal Council three months leave of absence was granted to Ald. J. E. Seiffert,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Office Block Nearing Completion
Extensions and renovations to the office of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council in Ferrer Place, Queanbeyan (above) are nearing completion. External work is now…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council survey completed
Queanbeyan Municipal Council has received a detailed report from its management consultants on their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire spent £250,000 on rural roads in last ten years
Over £¼ million has been spent on reconstruction and sealing of rural roads in the Yarrowlumla Shire in the past ten years. This was revealed at fast week’s meeting, when a programme estimated to cost £44,360…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Observer to attend council meetings
Queanbeyan Chamber of Commerce will probably send an observer to future meetings of the Municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crumbs from the Council table
On, the recommendation of the Town Planning and Development Committee, approval has been given Tarax…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Council Will Cart at Cost Loam Scarce for Footpath Lawns
In the event of suitable deposits of' soil found, the Municipal Council .will provide, loam for footpath lawns, subject to the owner concerned meeting, the cost…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters to the Editor: Yarralumla Shire Inspector defended
Sir,—The attack on the Health Inspector Mr. G. E. R. Meyer, by the President of Yarrowlumla Shire, Cr. Gorman and other councillors casts grave doubt on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tenders called for council plant
The Municipal Council has called tenders for various items of plant to be financed from a proposed loan of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crumbs from the Council table
The Municipal Council has received a grant of £328 from the Minister for Public Works towards the cost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scheme to Dredge Sand From River Council Enquiring Into Costs
Queanbeyan Municipal Council is considering a proposed scheme to dredge sand from the river between the weir and suspension bridge. It has been suggested that. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electrical undertaking is big business County Council expenditure last year was £1½m
The Southern Tablelands Country Council electrical undertaking last year had a record expenditure amounting to £1,216,138. The income for the year was £1,198,034, leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Not to Construct Firebreak
Yarrowlumla Shire Council will not proceed with its proposal to construct a fire break along its boundary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Polio Campaign Enrolments Falling-off
Unless there are more enrolments at the various centres, Yarrowlumla Shire Council may be forced to curtail its poliomyelitis vaccination campaign…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire hazards eliminated Shire ‘bun-off’ at Bungendore
Yarrowlumla Shire Council, with the co-operation of local organisations, is having a big clean-up at Bungendore of fire hazards such as overgrown streets and allotments and…
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