COOLAMON SHIRE COUNCIL



COOLAMON SHIRE COUNCIL

COUNCIL ROAD NAMES POLICY

OBJECTIVE

To set the criteria for the adoption of road names within the Coolamon Shire.

ELIGIBILITY

This policy shall apply to all roads being both urban and rural within the Coolamon Shire.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

Road Names

← That Council utilise the listing of past Councillor’s and ex-Servicemen as a reference point for future road naming.

← The attached list as at 20 March 2009 be the list that road names are sourced from.

← Should any members of the public come forth with road name suggestions they will be referred to Council’s road naming policy.

← Any suggested variation to the road naming policy shall be referred to Council prior to any decision being taken.

REVIEW

This policy may be reviewed at any time or as required in the event of legislative changes. Unless otherwise required, the policy will be reviewed at least once during a term of Council.

Version 1 Adopted: Council Meeting held 23 April 2009 (Minute No.104/04/2009)

SUGGESTED ROAD NAMES

During this process the research provided for numerous road names that could be applied throughout the Shire.

COOLAMON / MARRAR

COUNCILLORS

• Le Lievre – 1922-1928 and 1934-1937

• Moses – 1953-1970

• Robertson – 1931-1934

• Anthony ‘Nick’ Winter – an Olympian who once lived in this district and represented Australia at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics. He won one gold medal and held the world record in triple jump.

KILLED IN ACTION

WW1

• Allen

• Bendall

• Bradney (2)

• Bloomfield

• Corner

• Curren

• Cholerton

• Chilton

• Gogoll

• Harding

• Hardy

• Hepburn

• Hicks

• Hunt

• Jackson

• Killoh

• Meadows

• Monoghan

• McAlister

• O’Brien

• Roach

• Rogers

• Ralph

• Renehan

• Toland

• Vagg

GANMAIN / MATONG

COUNCILLORS

• Regan – 1920-1925

• Richardson – 1928-1937

KILLED IN ACTION

WW2

• Baxter (2)

• Bouchier

• Conquest

• Crask

• Gibson

• Halden

• Hills

• Hoare

• Hughes

• Kerr

• Kerlin

• Ledgerwood

• Mc Alister

• Oliver

• O’Sullivan

• Westendorf

• Warran

• Please note that this is not a complete list of soldiers killed in action. Any surnames that already exist as road names have been excluded

KILLED IN ACTION

WW1

• Bartlett

• Bean

• Bennett

• Black

• Burrows

• Butcher

• Campbell

• Cassidy

• Cob

• Davison

• Devereux

• Erskine

• Fidge

• Gillespie

• Hehir

• Hetherington

• Hughes

• Hunter

• Jamieson

• Kawelmacher

• Manood

• Maxwell

• Mitchell

• Munro

• O’Shea

• Power

• Reid

• Stevens

• Sullivan

• Symington

• Tait

• Vagg

• Walker

• Waters

• Watkins

• Weisner

ARDLETHAN / BECKOM

COUNCILLORS

• Bryant – 1949-1953

• Griffin – 1934-1965

• McKinnon – 1917-1922

• O’Brien – 1920-1925

KILLED IN ACTION

WW1

• Ambrose

• Bond

• Bromfield

• Burns

• Drew

• Hyland

• Hicks

• Lucas (2)

• Man

• McGregor

• Richardson

• Rock

• Stockton

• Guy

WW2

• Byron

• Guy

• Guthrie

• Harrison

• McCullam

• McLeod

• Searle

• Stout

• Trevena

• Please note that this is not a complete list of soldiers killed in action. Any surnames that already exist as road names have been excluded.

• This list is up to date as of 20/3/2009

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