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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1968

183 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 10

Road maintenance allocation Shire Council needs 30 per cent increase

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 September 1968 · page 1

Due to the heavy traffic loading, Yarrowlumla shire Council needs an increase of 30 per cent in allocations from the Department of Main Roads for routine maintenance work next year…

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Council gets $¼-million land sales in industrial area

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 September 1968 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has already received almost $¼ million dollars for land sold in industrial area developed by it in East and West Queanbeyan, although the scheme has been…

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Letters to the Editor Elimbari Council Says “Thank You”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 September 1968 · page 6

Sir,—On behalf of the Elimbari Local Government and the residents of the Elimbari Council area, I would like to express our appreciation to the…

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Alderman Critical of Trees

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 September 1968 · page 1

Ald. F. Collins has described street trees in Uriarra Road, which council decided to…

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Shire Briefs

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 September 1968 · page 5

Tenders have been invited for the supply of aggregate and the resealing of sections of the…

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Shire men may build new bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 September 1968 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has advised the Department of Main Roads that it Is…

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Shire keeps trying for special grant

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 September 1968 · page 1

Cr. P. H. Hardy said at last meeting of Yarrowlumla Shire Coucil that it would have to keep “hammering away” at theState and Federal Governments…

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Shire to Watch C.a.r. Grants

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 September 1968 · page 5

At last meeting of Yarrowlumla Shire Council Cr. B. J. H. Osborne urged that a careful…

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Council warned against low tender prices

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 September 1968 · page 1

At the last meeting of Queanbeyan Municipal Council, Aid. F. Collins warned that it should be careful before accepting tenders for development projects well below the price of other tenders…

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Shire to Continue Fight for Special Aid

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 September 1968 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council intends to proceed with agitation to the Premier (Mr. Askin) for a personal approach to the Commonwealth for special financial aid for shire roads, despite…

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Council’s Hands Are Tied Property home of drunks and deadbeats

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 September 1968 · page 1

Although it is in the process of purchasing , premises at 32 Lowe Street, Queanbeyan Municipal Council does not have the authority to do anything about…

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Letters to the Editor Petition over council’s street name change

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 September 1968 · page 2

Sir, — I read with concern he report in the “Queanbeyan Age” that Queanbeyan Municipal Council proposes to change the name of Skye Street to…

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Paterson’s Curse on Shire Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 September 1968 · page 8

The noxious weed Paterson’s Curse is appearing in alarming proportions along several of…

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Deputation to County Council Shires say present rural levy unfair

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 September 1968 · page 4

Though it was conceded there should be a reasonable differential between rural and urban power charges, a deputation from four shires to the Southern Tablelands County Council on Monday submitted that the present rural levy was…

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Trend towards flats Alderman warns on slum areas

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 October 1968 · page 1

At the last meeting of Queanbeyan Municipal Council an alderman voiced the opinion that if the development of flats was allowed to continue as it is, the…

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Shire Engineer Explains a Point

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 October 1968 · page 1

Mines Department inspections and mining authorities together with representatives of Yarrowlumla Shire accompanied the Minister for Mines the Hon. Wal Fife, when he inspected the old mine workings…

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Conference planned on Shire depot

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 October 1968 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire - Council has delegated its president and shire clerk to interview the municipal authorities concerning proposed development of the shire depot in Farrer Place. This was the outcome of…

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Crumbs From the Council Table

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 October 1968 · page 5

The Municipal Council has made application to the Minister for Local Government for…

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Shire pays $20,000 for water supply

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 October 1968 · page 6

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has paid the Department of Public Works the $20,000 outstanding as…

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Aldermen request report on hydrant markers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 October 1968 · page 10

The Municipal Council has requested its Engineer (Mr. G. Pike) to bring in a report on the possibility of using galvanished pipe as water hydrant markers,…

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