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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1972

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Shire President Urges Alternate Coast Road

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 June 1972 · page 1

The president of Yarrowlumla Shire Council, Cr. L. J. Reardon, believes the Commonwealth Government should be planning a direct access road between Canberra and Bungendore, linking…

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Home nursing trial in shire centres

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 July 1972 · page 1

Queanbeyan District Hospital Board will extend the District Home Nursing Service to Captain’s Flat and Bungendore for a month’s trial…

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Council to Offer Funds for Lights

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 July 1972 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has offered to make funds available for the urgent installation of traffic signals at the intersection of Crawford and Morrissett Streets…

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Mayor Land will not be Lord Mayor

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 July 1972 · page 3

Contrary to popular belief, Mayor Fred Land does not automatically become Lord…

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Shire reserves development investigation

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 July 1972 · page 3

Yarrowlumla Shire Council is carrying out an investigation into proposals for all sporting and recreation complexes within its area…

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City Council Birthday Opportunity

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 July 1972 · page 8

Sir. — Your use of huge type-face in the headlines of last Friday’s edition was quite appropriate. Queanbeyan is a City. Two years of negotiation…

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Signs are out, says Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 July 1972 · page 5

Queanbeyan City Council is sticking steadfastly to its policy of not approving advertising signs on…

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Land Plan Supported by Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 July 1972 · page 11

The development of a large area of land within the existing City of Queanbeyan boundaries, north of Tharwa Road and extending from Brereton Street to the Racecourse may not be far…

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Good Neighbour Council holds key to harmony

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 July 1972 · page 5

Members of the Good Neighbour Council hold the key to the door of harmony between migrants and the Australian people, Queanbeyan Branch was told on Tuesday night…

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Letters to the Editor Ratepayers Call on Council to Resign Over Flats

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 July 1972 · page 4

Sir. — Following a third and unsuccessful petition by ratepayers of West Queanbeyan for a halt to high rise multi-storey development in their area, council has been asked to resign its commission as protectors of ratepayers’ interests…

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Response by Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1972 · page 10

Sir, — Through your newspaper I would like to express appreciation of the efforts made by members…

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Shire to lose $5,200 rates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1972 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council will lose $5,200 in rates annually by transferring about seven square miles of its area to the City of Queanbeyan…

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Dictatorship in Regional Councils Shire Councillor slams Govt

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1972 · page 1

“The State Government is virtually setting up a dictatorship in the Regional Advisory Councils which are to be appointed throughout the State.”…

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Move for Larger City Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1972 · page 1

Queanbeyan City Council will give consideration at its next meeting to a proposal to increase the…

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Bega mayor is C.P. candidate

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 July 1972 · page 3

The Mayor of Bega, Aid. Roy Howard, will be the Country Party’s endorsed candidate for the Eden-Monaro seat in this year’s Federal election. Ald, Howard, 51, was…

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Council decides on “City” names

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 July 1972 · page 11

Queanbeyan in future is to be described as “The City of Queanbeyan” and the Council as “The Queanbeyan City Council”. This was decided by the…

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Council Down $20,102 in 1971 Huge Surplus in Available Funds Despite Deficit

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1972 · page 6

Although the aggregate revenue account of Queanbeyan Council last year showed an overall deficit of $20,102, it still finished the year with a surplus in available funds of $381,892. This is revealed in the…

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Letters to the Editor Flats out o aldermen out

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 August 1972 · page 6

Sir. — Congratulations to Mr. Morrison for hitting the nail on the head. To some of the aldermen black is black and white is white with no grey in between…

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Melodrama in Flats Issue-mayor

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 August 1972 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald. F.E. Land) said at Thursday night’s meeting of the City Council that some people could get a bit melodramatic about the question of flats in Queanbeyan…

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Broadcast licence Alderman hits at Chamber

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 August 1972 · page 1

Queanbeyan Chamber of Commerce has come under fire from a city alderman for falling to support moves for the allocation of a commercial radio licence to…

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