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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1974

354 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 18

High Fire Risk Now in Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 7 January 1974 · page 10

Country areas around Queanbeyan could hive a particularly severe bushfire season this summer, according to Yarrowlumla Shire Council fire control…

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Junior Council Effort

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 9 January 1974 · page 3

Queanbeyan Junior Council has provided $41.64 towards the cost of erecting an additional…

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Accused of victimisation But Shire Council Backs Staff Over Allegation Have No Case to Answer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 January 1974 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council yesterday dismissed allegations of victimisation reportedly levelled at senior officers by a disgruntled resident of Captain’s Flat…

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Nodding weed new in Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 January 1974 · page 7

A new noxious weed, called the Nodding Thistie, has made an appearance in…

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Inspection of Shire Area Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 January 1974 · page 6

Yarrowlumla Shire Councillors will begin inspection of all roads in the shire area beginning next Monday…

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Shire Approves Four Factories Costing $80,000

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 January 1974 · page 5

Yarrowlumla Shire Council yesterday approved the construction of four light industry factories at Bungendore for Sydney company surf Dive’n Sku at an estimated cost of $80,000…

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Captain’s Flat Road Shire Approves $500,000 Rural Plan, Provided Conditions Met

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 January 1974 · page 5

One of the largest rural subdivisions in Yarrowlumla Shire was given conditional approval by the Shire Council yesterday. The sub-division or the Captain’s Flat Road,…

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Concern Over Fire Equipment in the Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 14 January 1974 · page 11

Yarrowlumla Shire Councillors have expressed concern over the misuse of bush fire fighting equipment…

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Point of View Time runs out Alderman Urges Study of the City Town Plan

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 14 January 1974 · page 9

City Council Alderman Frank Pangallo today urged residents to study the new varying town plan for Queanbeyan “as soon as possible.” “And if there is anything you are not sure of get in touch…

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Council elections not expected to be held during ’74

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 14 January 1974 · page 7

The controversy surrounding the recommendations of the Barnett Committee on Local Government boundaries makes it appear certain there will be no local government elections this year…

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$3,000 Shire Weeds

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 January 1974 · page 8

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has received $3,000 from the State Government to help it…

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Mayor urges businessmen to back city

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 January 1974 · page 7

The Mayor of Queanbeyan, Ald. Fred Land, last night urged businessmen to give the promotion of the 1974 City Festival their…

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Shire mining meeting with NSW Minister

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 January 1974 · page 5

The president of Yarrowlumla Shire Council, Cr. L. Reardon, is scheduled to hold talks in Sydney tomorrow with the NSW Minister for Mines, Mr. Wal Fife, on prospecting and mining methods in the…

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Letter to the Editor Brandon issues an invitation to the shire councillors Reply to the Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 January 1974 · page 2

Sir, — Regarding your front page lead story (“Age” January 11) reporting Yarrowlumla Shire Council’s dismissal of charges I had made against some council officers…

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“No Need for Federal Action on Pollution” Shire Happy

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 January 1974 · page 15

No complaint will be made to the Federal Government concerning air pollution problems caused by a local factory's burning of wood waste in the open. The Yarrowlumla Shire Council has…

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Developers Will Be Asked to Aid Y’lumla Council

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 January 1974 · page 1

Land developers in Yarrowlumla Shire will be asked by the Council to ensure high standards of houses on land they are subdividing. The Council asked the…

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Sewerage saga May Sue Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 January 1974 · page 3

Dobel’s Boar Hire, which operates paddle boats and canoes on Lake Burley Griffin, have indicated that the company may sue the…

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Rural Bank’s donation to City Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 January 1974 · page 4

The Rural Bank in Queanbeyan has made a donation of $3,878 to the City Council to help with development projects…

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City Council Told Land Needed for City’s Balanced Development

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 January 1974 · page 1

Unless land becomes available for houses in the near future, Queanbeyan’s building programme will become unbalanced affecting development of the…

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Raw sewage saga City Council Is “Caned” Over Advice Delays

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 January 1974 · page 1

Queanbeyan City Council was criticised last night over its failure to promptly advice health authorities of a failure in the city’s sewerage pumping station…

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