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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1968

183 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 10

Shire Briefs

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 October 1968 · page 4

Yarrowlumla Shire Council was told at its last meeting that arrangements had been made for…

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Mayor critical of footpath excavations

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 October 1968 · page 1

The Divisional Engineer of the PMG Department has been requested to make a personal…

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Buildings Approved in Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 October 1968 · page 10

Yarrowlumla Shire Council, at Its last meeting, was notified by the Health Surveyor (Mr. R…

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Planner to assist in Shire development

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 October 1968 · page 10

The State Planning Authority of New South Wales will make a planner available to Yarrowlumla Shire Council to study trends and assist the council in orderly development of its area…

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Shire’s day labour force to build bridge

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 October 1968 · page 4

The Department of Main Roads has approved of Yarrowlumla Shire Council constructing a…

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Alderman Seeks Areas for Parking

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 October 1968 · page 1

Ald. P. H. Quodling has urged the Municipal Council to proceed with the development of parking…

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Cart before Mayor

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 October 1968 · page 2

QUEANBEYAN MAYOR, Ald. Fred Land, pictured in a different role as he drives his stead, bank manager, Mr. Frank Marjason, down crowded Monaro Street in the rotary Club’s pramathon on Saturday…

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Shire may restrict interviews

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 October 1968 · page 6

Consideration is being given to restricting interviews views with officers of Yarrowlumla Shire…

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Load Limits Lifted on Shire Rural Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 October 1968 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has lifted the load limit placed on several roads in its area some three months ago but has warned that if they deteriorate again under heavy truck traffic, the…

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Good Neighbour Council Request for Correspondence Courses

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 October 1968 · page 2

It was decided at last Monday night’s meeting of the Queanbeyan branch of the Good Neighbour Council that the State Secretary be asked to…

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Shire Council’s Health Week

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 October 1968 · page 1

Besides the usual essays Yarrowlumla Shire Council is conducting an educational programme…

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Alderman Pulled Up on Question

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 October 1968 · page 1

Aid. E. J. Beaver’s custom of raising matters during “question.. time” at Municipal Council meetings which fall directly within this category, may…

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Shire plan to share duties

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 October 1968 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council next year will consider forming small committees to share some of the responsibility now held almost exclusively by the president. This was indicated at last week’s meeting when…

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One council nomination

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 October 1968 · page 1

Only one nomination has been received to date for the Municipal Council election to be…

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Shire development affects other work

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 October 1968 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has issued a direction to its senior staff that they should not let development matters under the Town Planning scheme affect other functions such as roadworks…

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Seven council candidates

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 October 1968 · page 1

Seven candidates had nominated by 1pm today for the Queanbeyan Municipal Council elections to be held on December 7…

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Mayor Asks for Public Support

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 November 1968 · page 3

This year the organising committee of the Queanbeyan Floral Festival has programmed a most comprehensive and entertaining chain of events…

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Council denies lake pollution claims

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 November 1968 · page 1

Statements made in the Federal Senate that effluent from the Queanbeyan sewage treatent works, which runs into the Molonglo River, was polluting Lake Burley Griffin, were challenged in the Municipal Council last night…

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Fifteen candidates for Municipal triennial poll

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 November 1968 · page 1

Fifteen candidates have nominated for the election of nine aldermen to Queanbeyan Municipal Council for the ensuing three years. Only six members of the existing council have…

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Alderman Bows Out

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 November 1968 · page 1

The Mayor (Aid. F. E. Land) took a hack seat during portion of Wednesday night’s naturalisation…

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