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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1899

129 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 7

Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 July 1899 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening last. Present : The Mayor, Aldermen Kershaw, Lindsay, McDonald and Henry…

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Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 2

AT the ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council last night, there were present--the Mayor and Alderman Blackall, Dixie, Firth, Grady, Harris, Knox, and J. Pike…

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Correspondence. [We do not necessarily identify ourselves with the opinions expressed by our correspondents.] Municipal Nuisances. (To the Editor of the Queanbeyan Observer.)

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 2

SIR,--I am glad to see that at last some one has called attention to some matters of municipal reform. The letter in your last issue only goes part of the way that might…

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Queanbeyan Borough Council

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 29 July 1899 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Queanbeyan Borough Council was held on Thursday evening in the Council Chambers when there were present:— Ald Pike…

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A Municipal Bungle

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 2

THROUGH the bungling of someone the Yass ratepayers have been saddled with an enormous debt over the case, Lewis and Co. v. the Council. The case would have…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1899 · page 2

The usual meeting of Council was held last night. The absentees were Alderman McDonald Bundock [?] Ross The Clerk reported debit balance in Bank as [?]…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 August 1899 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held at the Municipal Chambers on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Alderson Kershaw, Taylor, Lindsay and Henry…

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Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 2

THERE was no quorum at last night's meeting of the Borough Council, the members in attendance being Aldermen Dixie, Firth, Grady and Knox. The Finance Committee…

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Lapsed Council Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 12 August 1899 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Queanbeyan Borough Council should have been held on Thursday evening last, but the night was wet and only four aldermen put in…

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Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 August 1899 · page 2

THERE was a special general meeting of the Borough Council last night to transact the business of the previous Thursday night which lapsed for want of a quorum…

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Queanbeyan Borough Council

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 August 1899 · page 2

Owing to the lapsing of the ordinary meeting a special meeting was held on Thursday evening. Present: Ald Pike (Mayor), Harris, Firth, Dixis, J. Pike,…

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A Lively Council Meeting

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 August 1899 · page 3

The adjoursed meeting of the Broken Hill Municipal Council, was held on saturday evening to carry on the business from where it was adjourned on Thursday…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1899 · page 2

The regular meeting of the Council was held last night. The absentees were: The Mayor, [?] Henry, [?] Bunn. In the absence of the Mayor, Alderman…

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Borough Council. Thursday, August 24th 1899

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 2

PRESENT : The Mayor, and Aldermen Blackall, Dixie, Firth, Grady, Hincksman, and J. Pike. The first business, after the disposal of…

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Queanbeyan Borough Council

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 26 August 1899 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Queanbeyan Borough Council was held on Thursday evening in the Council Chambers when there were present:— Aid Pike…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1899 · page 2

The Council met last night the absentees being Alderman Taylor and [?] The correspondence consisted of circulars from Wickham and Wagga Councils asking…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 September 1899 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Council was held at the Municipal Chambers on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen McDonald, Lindsay, Henry, Bunn, Ross and Kershaw…

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Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 September 1899 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Queanbeyan Borough Council was held last night. There were present the Mayor…

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Queanbeyan Borough Council

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 2

The usual meeting of the Queanbeyan Borough Council was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday evening last, when there were present Aid Pike (Mayor), Grady,…

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Important to Municipalities

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1899 · page 2

The general understanding has been in most municipalities that since the passing of Health Act, if local authorities ordered dwellings to be destroyed, where fevers had occurred, the board…

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