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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1970

127 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 7

Shire uncertain on depot site

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 February 1970 · page 1

Pending a decision on the future site for a depot, Yarrowlumla Shire Council will tidy up its existing area in Farrer Place, Queanbeyan and erect a new fence on the street…

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Mayor’s report

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 February 1970 · page 1

The annual report of the Mayor (Ald. F. E. Land) for the year 1969, tabled at Thursday night’s…

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Shire may move in to eradiate weeds

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 February 1970 · page 8

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has shown that it will insist on all landholders within its area at least making an attempt to eradicate noxious weeds on their properties. At its last meeting it…

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Shire May Ban TRiAL

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 March 1970 · page 8

Yarrowlumla Shire will ask for a guarantee against damage to its roads if the Ampol…

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Shire allocates park oval for girls’ sport

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 March 1970 · page 9

The Bungendore Football. Club has disbanded but the main oval on the park is to continue to be…

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Shire to Treat Non-public Roads on Their Merits

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 March 1970 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has adopted policy for treating requests for maintenance work on non-public roads on their respective merits…

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Shire inspector threatened in phone call

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 March 1970 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council weights Inspector, Mr. Jack. Sealey last month received a threatening telephone call at his home, presumably from a truck driver who had…

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Shire Council plans hydatid campaign

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 April 1970 · page 4

Yarrowlumla Shire, Council will invite the N.S.W. Department of Public Health to conduct an hydatid eradication campaign within its area. Councillors are very…

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News for the man on the land Shire hopes for more weed finance dashed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 April 1970 · page 4

The Minister for Local Government, Mr. Morton, has told Yarrowlumla Shire Council that it is not possible to accede to its request for additional finance this year for noxious weeds control. The shire appealed to…

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Shire to conter with Commission

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 April 1970 · page 2

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has accepted [?] to a conference with officers of the National…

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Council vetoes proposal for piecemeaI works

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 April 1970 · page 1

The Municipal Council has told Queanbeyan Ratepayers’ Association that it considers the most economical approach to street reconstruction is to carry out all work—drainage, kerbing and guttering, reconstruction and bitumen sealing — in the one operation…

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Shire staff complimented

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1970 · page 9

Yarrowlumla Shire engineering staff have been complimented on the job done in final preparation…

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Mayor Asks for Period Costumes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1970 · page 1

Mayor Fred Land is appealing to as many patrons as possible to wear period costumes to…

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Council Put Straight

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1970 · page 5

Sir — It is desired to enlighten some of our councillors in the interpretation of the English…

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Water scheme subsidies in Shire villages

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 April 1970 · page 4

Yarrowlula Shire Council has accepted the offer of the Minister for Public Works to…

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Council Suspension Inquiry

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 May 1970 · page 2

The municipal Council has applied to the Minister for Local Government for an inquiry into the…

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“Sour Grapes” Says Mayor Playing fields parking issue

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 May 1970 · page 1

Complaints about cars parking on the hockey and rugby field at Taylor Park during the Country Rugby League championship final at Seiffert Sportsground on Sunday week looked like…

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Alderman unimpressed woith weeds meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 May 1970 · page 1

Ald. E. J. Beaver, of Queanbeyan Municipal Council, was not very impressed with the last meeting of the Southern Tablelands and South Coast Noxious Weeds Committee. In a report in the…

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Shire agrees on deviation route

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 May 1970 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has accepted route for an extensive deviation on the Bungendore-Terago Road involving a new bridge over Deep and approaches…

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Surpluses in All Shire Funds

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 May 1970 · page 2

During the year ended December 31 last, Yarrowlumla Shire Council showed a surplus in all…

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