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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1902

148 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 8

Braidwood Municipal Council

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

The Council met od Monday eight last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Bundock, Kerabaw, Ross, Ellison, Maher, Taylor, Craig and Lindsay, A report was read from the Government…

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Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held at the Chambers last night. There were present, the Mayor (Alderman Blackall, in the chair) and…

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Borough Council

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 3

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

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An Easy-going Council

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

The Milton aldermen appear to be an easygoing lot and must be suffering from that “tired feeling,” from which the rate payers should rouse them Last year the…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 2

An Appeal Court against the municipal assessment was held at the Court[?] on Wednesday, the P.M. presiding. There were only three appeals. Mr. James O’Brien…

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The Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 3

MET last night. All the members were present except Aldermen Cox and Downey. After the adoption of minutes, and the reading of the correspondence, the…

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Borough Council

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 2

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

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A Council Chambers

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 2

An exchange states that for some time past the aldermen of the Ryde Council have recognised that the present building occupied, by them, and which serves, the dual purpose…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 2

The absentees at last night’s meeting were Alderman Ross and Ellison. The correspondence was of no special public interest…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Taylor, Craig, Bundock, Maher, and Kershaw…

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A Warning to Aldermen

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 4

A FARMER residing near a neighbouring town, possessed of a considerable sense of the humorous, had for a long time been petitioning the…

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Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers last night, there being present the Mayor (Alderman Blackall) and Aldermen Atkinson, Collett,…

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Wyalong Municipal Squabbles

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 2

A COURT of Appeal was held at Wyalong on Tuesday, before Judge Rogers. J. Smethurst, late council clerk, who was prosecuted at the local police court by Alderman…

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Borough Council

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday evening last. Present; Ald Blackall (Mayor), Dixie, Downey, Collett,…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 2

At the Council meeting last night all the aldermen were present. The correspondence consisted of official notification from Government…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 2

The Council met on Monday night Present:—Alderman Higgins (Mayor), Aldermen Kershaw, Ellison, Taylor, Bundock, Maher, Lindsay, Roes and Craig…

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Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 2

IN the absence from town last night of the Mayor on a professional call, Alderman Hincksman was voted to the chair, the others present being Aldermen Collett,…

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Council versus Church

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 4

A case of considerable interest to clergy and church wardens came before the Court at Lismore a few days ago, when the municipal Council sued Dr. Doyle, R. C…

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Borough Council

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 2

The usual fornightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday evening last. Present: Ald Hincksman, Hungerford, Downey, Collett…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1902 · page 2

All the Aldermen were present, at last night’s meeting. The Mayor-occupied the chair. The only correspondence was from the…

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