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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1974

354 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 10 of 18

'We Want the Best Possible Council'

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 31 July 1974 · page 5

Queanbeyan was facing difficult times ahead and would need the best possible City Council members to ensure orderly progress and development. Chamber of Commerce…

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Council Says No to Quarries Ltd

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 31 July 1974 · page 7

The City Council has refused permission for Quarries Pty. Ltd. to mine limestone in the city area from land formerly part of Yarrowlumla Shire. The company said in its…

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Historical Council Meeting Likely in New Office Complex

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 31 July 1974 · page 5

First meeting the new Queanbeyan City Council of 12 members o he elected on September 21 is likely to be held in the new office block now nearing completion m Crawford Street…

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Council Seeking Damages From Builder in Chamber Land Move

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 31 July 1974 · page 1

Queanbeyan City Council has decided to make a claim for damages against the builders of the new council chambers being built in Crawford Street…

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Letters to the Editor Alp not endorsing council candidate

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 August 1974 · page 2

Sir, — I noticed with interest that in your recent article on the forthcoming municipal elections (Age, July 26) you said it was “understood that candidates representing the ALP” would be…

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Shire Should Unite

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 5 August 1974 · page 13

A call for shires in this and other areas of the State to unite to have a Department…

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Shire Is Firm Over Googong Control

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 5 August 1974 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council will resist any attempts by other authorities to take over control and administration of the area of the proposed Googong Dam…

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Council Has No Objection

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 5 August 1974 · page 12

Queanbeyan City Council will tell the Department of Lands that it has no objection to a sale of Crown Land in Mulloon Street for private development…

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“Is undesirable...” Council Rejects Flats Plans

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 5 August 1974 · page 3

The City Council has rejected an application for construction of a two-storey block of flats to be built in Broughton…

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Council policy change Cost You $1800 for Car Parking

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 7 August 1974 · page 3

The cost of a car parking space in Queanbeyan has increased from $400 to $1,800 — due to runaway building costs and shortage of land. The change in City…

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Dwellings Increase Shire building outstrips city

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 August 1974 · page 5

The number of dwellings approved in Yarrowlumla Shire to date this year exceeds that of City of Queanbeyan. Latest figures for the…

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Selling post offices Shire Protests on Post Office

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 August 1974 · page 4

Yarrowlumla Shire Council is to lodge a protest in the strongest possible terms to the Federal Government over suggested sale of Bungendore Post Office. The Council will ask the Member…

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Shire Seeks to Confirm Whan’s Road Claims

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 August 1974 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council is seeking confirmation of statements attributed to Mr. Bob Whan, MHR for Eden-Monaro,…

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Action on lawyers teachers, council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 August 1974 · page 8

Member for Monaro, Mr. Steve Mauger, said today that the State Parliament House had a heavy legislative program for the second session of the 44th State Parliament which opened on Wednesday…

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Younger candidates for council needed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 August 1974 · page 7

Younger men and women should be encouraged to seek election to the Queanbeyan City Council, says former candidate and longtime resident in the…

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Unhappy with plans Shire Says No to Developer

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 12 August 1974 · page 12

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has taken a firm stand over developers’ plans that allegedly contravene agreements on rural lot sizes…

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Council talks on farm land breakup

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 12 August 1974 · page 10

A meeting of all local government councils in the South East Region is to be called soon to talk about fragmentation of rural land in the region. The meeting of…

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Maurie For City Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 August 1974 · page 1

Young Queanbeyan businessman and chairman of the City Festival Ltd., Maurie O'Connell…

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Labor Ticket for Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 August 1974 · page 4

The Goulburn Branch of the ALP has decided to sponsor a group of its members in the coming…

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Council requests • • • Commonwealth subsidy for sewer pumps

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 August 1974 · page 3

The City Council is asking the Commonwealth Government assistance in…

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