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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1974

354 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 16 of 18

Council Says No

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 October 1974 · page 3

Queanbeyan City Council has rejected an application to change land zoning in Fergus Road,…

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Insurers Say City Council Is Not Liable

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 October 1974 · page 3

The Government Insurance Office of NSW considers there is no legal liability on Queanbeyan…

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Increased overdrafts Council Accepts $325,000 LOANS

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 October 1974 · page 1

The City Council has accepted loans totalling $325,000 for development works and other projects in Queanbeyan. It has also applied to…

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Letters to the Editor Children being stranded What about some council action?

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 October 1974 · page 2

Sir, — First, we wish to thank the headmaster of Queanbeyan East Primary School and teachers involved in finding accommodation in Canberra-Queanbeyan for the children who live at Woolcara…

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Mailbox Backing for Mayor Land

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 October 1974 · page 3

Sir, — I would publicly like to lend my support to the Mayor of Queanbeyan, Aid. F. Land, for his outspoken comments reported in the…

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Council will not rotate

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 October 1974 · page 13

A move to rotate seating arrangements around the City Council meeting table was…

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Yellow canopy council shame

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 28 October 1974 · page 3

Sir, — It is with incredulity and anger that I write to support the “Town Crier” in his criticism of our City Council for forcing the Bell's Dry Cleaning…

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City After 15 Square Miles of Extra Land and Shire Wants More

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 28 October 1974 · page 1

Queanbeyan City Council says it needs an extra 15 square miles of territory to cope with expected growth…

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Shire presses for road funds

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 October 1974 · page 23

Yarrowlumla Shire is unhappy with advice that the NSW Department of Conservation will not accept responsibility for improvement works on roads in the Captain’s Flat area…

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Shire Brigades Build-up Bush Fire Fighting Fleet

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 October 1974 · page 16

The addition of eight fully equipped trucks within the last 12 months has almost…

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Council approves Pound Hill change

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 October 1974 · page 7

Re-zoning of land at Pound Hill, Queanbeyan, to allow singlestorey villa homes has been approved by City Council…

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Arts Council If jazz is your style, see Price

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 October 1974 · page 12

If jazz is your style then November 9 will be your night at the Queanbeyan High…

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The City Council Should Say Where It Is Going

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 October 1974 · page 1

Queanbeyan City Council should tell the people where it is going in terms of future development…

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Yass Rood saga Matter for City Council Says Dmr

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 4 November 1974 · page 3

The Department of Main Roads does not know when work will start on the upgrading of the road linking Queanbeyan with…

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Council Boundaries Ratepayers will be invited to lodge objections

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 4 November 1974 · page 7

Ratepayers living in areas affected by proposed local government boundary changes would be given the opportunity of objecting. Ratepayers will be…

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Council Roads to Be Sealed

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 November 1974 · page 2

Unsealed roads in the Housing Commission area of South Queanbeyan which have…

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Council powers soon to impound shop trolleys

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 11 November 1974 · page 3

Councils will soon have the power to impound shopping trolleys left unattended on any land or premises under their control…

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Council wants work on the Coast Road

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 11 November 1974 · page 11

The South Eastern Regional Advisory Council has agreed to send a submission to the State Government concerning the development of Trunk Road No, 51 as a major link to the South Coast from…

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Alderman Wants Historical Names Commemorated

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 November 1974 · page 3

City Alderman Sir Murray Tyrrell wants some of Queanbeyan’s best known historical family names commemorated in appropriate public areas. And council has agreed…

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Shire Talks Start

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 November 1974 · page 1

Talks between representatives of the State Planning Authority and Yarrowlumla,…

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