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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1901

136 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 7

Borough Council. Thursday, December 27Th, 1900

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 2

THERE was but a bare quorum present at the opening of the last meeting of the Borough Council, viz, the Mayor (Dr. Blackall) and…

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Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 2

LAST night a bare quorum, viz., the Mayor and Aldermen Dixie, Grady, Knox, and Pike, met to transact business, which, after the disposal of…

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Borough Council

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening last. Present: Ald Blackall (Mayor), Grady, Knox, Dixie and W. Pike…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 2

A special meeting of Council was held last night. The absentees were Aldermen [?] and McDonald. There was [?] correspondence…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held at the Municipal Of chambers on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen 'Taylor, Lindsay, Henry, Bundock, Boss and Kershaw…

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The Municipal Elections

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 2

The beginning of next month threatens a big change in the composition and character of the governing body of the affairs of the municipality of Queanbeyan. At this crisis…

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A Mayor Unseated

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 3

THE Adelaide police court gave its decision on Tuesday in the case of William Jones v. Arthur Ware, in which the former claimed to be the mayor of Adelaide in consequence…

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Matters Municipal

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 2

WE are fast approaching the period of the annual municipal elections. The retiring aldermen of the local Borough Council have been already…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 2

At the meeting of Council last night the absentees were Aldermen Bundock and Bunn. There was no [?] of any interest. On the motion of Aldermen Kershaw and…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 2

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

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Borough Council

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening last. Present: Ald Blackall (Mayor), Grady. Knox, Dixie, W. Pike Hinksman, and…

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Borough Council. Friday, January 28

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 2

AT the adjourned. meeting of the Council on Friday, night there was a full attendance of alderman, the Mayor (Dr. Blackall) presiding…

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The Municipal Nominations

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 3

FOR the annual municipal vacancies n thei Queanbeyan Council Dr. Blackall, Messrs. Knox, Hungerford, Harris, and Downey were nominated yesterday, and Messrs. R…

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Municipal Election to the Ratepayers

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 3

Ladies and Gentleman—Having received a requisition signed, by 30 ratepayers, asking me to come forward for re-election as an Alderman, I beg to inform…

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Municipal Elections

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 2

The date of receipt of nominations for Aldermen ended on Monday evening last, and the results is that the ratepayers will not suffer for want of a choice of candidates…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 2

At the regular meeting of Council lat night the absentees were Aldermen Taylor and Bunn. The correspondence consisted of an application from the Fire Brigade for use of…

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Municipal Elections. Nomination Day

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 2

AT noon to-day a public meeting was held in the Council Chambers for the purpose of officially announcing the nominations received for the vacancies, ordinary and…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 February 1901 · page 2

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

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Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 2

ALDERMAN COLLETT was the only Alderman who put in an appearance at the Council Chambers last night consequently there was no quorum and the usual…

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The Council Chambers Lamp

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 2

GOETHE, the poet, when dying used as his last words, "More Light!" The aldermen of Queanbeyan are its bright and shining lights; but, strange to say, although last…

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