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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1902

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 2

Last night a special meeting of Council was held at which all the aldermen were present The Mayor presided. The newly elected aldermen having signed the usual…

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A Lovely Council

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 2

Says the [?] “Southern Gross”— No meeting of the Council on Tuesday night. Yet another lapse for want of a [?] This makes 14 lapses for the…

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Municipal Elections. Polling Day

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 2

LAST Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., polling proceeded at the Council Chambers for the election of three aldermen in the room of Aldermen Dixie, Collett, and Pike,…

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Municipal Election

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 2

On Friday the polling for the election of three aldermen for the Council took place in the Council Chambers, commencing at 8a.m. and closing at 5 p.m. There was very little…

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Election of Mayor

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 2

On Monday evening last a special meeting of the Council was held to elect the Mayor for the current municipal year. Alderman Higgins, the retiring Mayor, presided, and all the aldermen were…

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Municipal Elections

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 2

Municipal elections in surrounding places resulted as under—Yass—B. J. Grogan, (for extraordinary vacancy) unopposed. Cooma—Messrs Montague, Amess, and…

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Local News. Borough Council. Election of Mayor. Dr. Blackall Re-elected

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 2

ALL the aldermen (with the exception of Alderman Knox) were present at the Council Chambers at noon yesterday, the time fixed for the annual election of the…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 2

The [?] were the Mayor [?] and Taylor. Alderman Ross presided Correspondence. —Letter from Works…

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General. Advertising for Aldermen

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 2

Mittagong is in a very peculiar, position. The retiring aldermen, Messrs Moses, Groube and Hudspeth, did not seek re-election, nor was anyone else nominated for the…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held at the Municipal Chambers on Monday evening last. Present: Alderman Ross (in the chair), Lindsay, Maher, Kershaw and Elison…

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Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 2

LAST nights meeting or the Borough Council was attended by all the members except Alderman Dixie. The business transacted was of more than ordinary…

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Borough Council

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above took place on Thursday evening. There were present Ald Blackall (Mayor) Downey, Knox; Collett, Hincksman, Cox, Hungerford…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 2

At a special meeting held last night the absentee was Alderman Ellison. The business consisted of the consideration of a letter from Works Department…

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Municipal

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 2

The Yass Council was the scene of an oratorical outburst on Tuesday. The report of the doings and sayings occupied nearly a page of one of the Yass papers…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 2

At the meeting last night all the aldermen men were present. Among the correspondence was a letter from Mr. H. L. Mater. Captain of the Fire…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 March 1902 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held at the Muncipal Chambers on Monday evening evening last. All the aldermen were present. The Mayor presided…

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Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 2

THERE was a full attendance of aldermen present at the ordinary council meeting last night. The minutes of the previous meeting…

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Municipal Councils and the Member

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 4

At a recent meeting of the Balmain [?] was stated by the Mayor in reply to a [?] that he had been [?] Government Departments that…

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Borough Council

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above took place on Thursday evening. There were present Ald Blackall (Mayor) Downey, Knox, Collett, Hincksman, Cox, Hungerford…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1902 · page 2

All the aldermen were present. A letter from Works Department was received, accepting Council’s offer for kerbing and guttering front of new Courthouse…

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