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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1974

354 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 18

Council has moved on rail cut plains

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 27 May 1974 · page 3

Criticism that Queanbeyan City Council had remained silent over likely moves to abolish local railway freight yards was ill-informed, according to the Mayor of Queanbeyan, Aid. Fred Land…

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Rotary Charter presentation Clubs Should Combine in Community Service Project Council Would Allocate Land

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 27 May 1974 · page 12

Community service club in Queanbeyan should combine in a project to build a community meeting centre for themselves and…

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One More Time for the Mayor

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 May 1974 · page 1

Political talk in Labor circles is that the Mayor of Goulburn. Aid. Ernie McDermott, may seek…

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Editorial Council Vote

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 May 1974 · page 2

The local government elections on September 21 this year could be the most important this city and shire have faced to date…

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Mayor Rebuts Seat Claims

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 3 June 1974 · page 3

“Suggestions that I will be seeking ALP pre-selection for the Goulburn by-election are wild and irresponsible,” claims the Mayor of…

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Letters to the Editor Council Should Be Free of Political Influence : Pangallo

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 3 June 1974 · page 2

Sir, — I read with great interest your editorial of May 31 in which you stated that the next three years could be the most important in the history of Queanbeyan…

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Art Council presents Mulga Bill’s Bicycle Queanbeyan on June 29 AT H.S.

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 3 June 1974 · page 7

Mulga Bill’s Bicycle Band, with their widely acclaimed rollicking music from Australia’s bygone days, is set to visit…

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Council Offers Land to Rspca: Animal Shelter

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 June 1974 · page 1

Queanbeyan branch of the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has been offered land on a 21-year lease at “nominal rental” for establishment…

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Shire approves school growth

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 June 1974 · page 3

Bungendore Public School site is to be extended by the State Government acquisition of Post Office laid, and this move was approved by Yarrowlumla…

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Shire Gives Attention to Gravel Roads

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 June 1974 · page 5

A considerable amount of maintenance work has been carried out by Yarrowlumla Shire Council on gravel roads in rural areas, according to the Engineer, Mr. Howard Doust…

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Bungendore and Captain’s Flat Shire Rejects a Govt. Land Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 June 1974 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council will tell the Department of Lands that it doesn’t want Government land auctions held at Bungendore and Captain’s Flat…

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Aldermen say... Decision on Club Vindicated

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 10 June 1974 · page 1

Documents in connection with the new Queanbeyan Leagues’ Club indicate…

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‘Advisory Council Seeking to Help’

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 10 June 1974 · page 3

The SE Regional Advisory Council should study local government submissions to the Federal Grants Commission to see if it can help local councils like Queanbeyan City Council…

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RSPCA meeting on animal shelter offer by council

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 10 June 1974 · page 8

Queanbeyan branch of the RSPCA meets tonight to discuss and offer of land on which the animal welfare group hopes to build a $10,000 animal shelter. The City Council land become the lessee, with…

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Federal Aid to Council Is in the Book — Whan

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 10 June 1974 · page 3

The Federal Government has taken a major step in enabling local government to obtain the financial help to which it is entitled, says the Member for Eden-Monaro, Mr. Bob Whan…

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Alderman

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 June 1974 · page 3

The resignation of Aid. Bob Torrens has been accepted by Queanbeyan City Council…

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Editor Arts Council

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 June 1974 · page 2

THE question to be decided at a public meeting to be held here soon is whether Queanbeyan is already to become a branch of the NSW Division of the Arts Council of…

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Arts Council Public Meeting Planned

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 June 1974 · page 3

A public meeting is to be held in Queanbeyan for the purpose of forming a local Branch of the NSW…

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Council accepts new road report

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 June 1974 · page 3

The City Council has adopted a report and recommendations of a firm of private consultants on road systems for the new area of Queanbeyan…

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Pangallo Wants Council to Accept Aid for the Senior Citizen

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 June 1974 · page 3

Queanbeyan City Council should take up a Federal Government subsidy offer to build a proper and permanent senior citizens centre here in the city,…

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