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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1971

168 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 9

Aldermen Critical of Work

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 October 1971 · page 11

The condition in which sections of the park and Campbell' Street been left following…

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Shire Acts on Untidy Blocks at Bungendqre

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 October 1971 · page 13

Yarowlumla Shire Council has asked Fire Gontrol Officer, Mr. W. Hcrsburgh, to take…

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Aldermen Welcomed to Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 October 1971 · page 3

The Mayor (Aid. F. E. Land) welcomed new members, Aid. F. Pangalio and P. J. Whitehead,…

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Alderman’s Query on Cul-de-sacs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1971 · page 13

Ald. F. Pangallo is anxious to establish if streets off Tharwa Road such as Fairmount and Edgedale Crescents and Greenbank Avenue are to be converted into cul-de-sacs…

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ANU peruses shire records

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1971 · page 11

The Australian National University has been given permission to examine the records of…

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Shire wants service time extended

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1971 · page 6

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has asked Grazcos Pty. Ltd. to make its service foreman available for two weeks next year for the purpose of servicing bush fire brigade pump units…

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Council Considers Flats Design

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1971 · page 1

The Town Planning and Development Committee of Queanbeyan Municipal Council is expected to…

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Alderman praised

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1971 · page 2

Dear Sir, I would like to congratulate Alderman Madew for Ms insight, at…

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Shire Gets Tough Over Unauthorised Wickerslack Fire

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1971 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council is to take legal action against a person who lit a fire at Wickerslack on October 12 without a permit. It has adopted this course in the hope that it…

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Development May Force Shire to Meet More Often

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1971 · page 1

Development is increasing at such a rate in Yarrowlumla Shire that the full council may meet as a committee on a different day from the ordinary meeting each month to deal with planning matters. All councillors will be…

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Shire Seeks Pool Supervisor

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 October 1971 · page 8

Yarrowlumla Shire Council is seeking a bronze medallion holder over the age of 21 years to supervise…

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Shire Looks at Road Repairs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 October 1971 · page 11

Yarrowlumla Shire Council is to have a good look” at its road maintenance procedures in an…

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Council approves youth proposal House numbers demonstrate Christian faith

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 October 1971 · page 8

Approval has been obtained from the Municipal Council for young people from the various churches to demonstrate their Christian faith by painting house numbers on Queanbeyan kerbs…

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Shire Roads Policy

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 October 1971 · page 14

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has adopted a standard policy in respect to roads within new…

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Council Asks for Voting Reform

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 October 1971 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has taken the initiative by asking the Minister for Local government Mr. Morton, to re-introduce compulsory voting at Local Government elections…

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Shire staff complimented

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1971 · page 3

A Tinderry resident, Mr. G. Murray, has complimented the engineering staff of Yarrowlumla…

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Shire agrees to footpath

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1971 · page 3

The Shire Council has agreed to consider construction of a four foot concrete footpath in…

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Shire refused access for road materials

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1971 · page 11

Yarrowlumla Shire Council on four occasions in the last 12 months has been refused access to property to obtain road making materials, the Engineer (Mr. H. Doust) reported to the last meeting. President Cr. L. J. Reardon…

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Shire Gets $101,490 Roads Grant

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1971 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has received an allocation of $101,490 under the Commonwealth Aid Roads Act for the financial year 1971-72. This was revealed today…

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County Council to Retain Rural Levy

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1971 · page 8

Southern Tableland County Council will continue rural electricity charges under the 572A assessment imposed as a levy on constituent shire councils. At their last meeting,…

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