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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1902

148 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 8

Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 2

At last night’s meeting all the aldermen were present. There was no correspondence except acknowledgement from Mr. A. E. Chapman, M.L.A., of the vote of thanks…

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Correspondence. [We do not necessarily identify ourselves with the opinions expressed by our correspondents.] The Municipalities Bill. to the Editor

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 3

SIR,--I trust that you will allow me space to refer to the most important feature in the Municipalities Bill now before Parliament…

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The Municipalities Bill

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 2

IN our last issue there appeared a letter upon the above question, written by a gentleman who appears to have carefully thought out a problem which, hitherto in…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 October 1902 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening last. All the aldermen were present except Alderman Bundock. The Mayor presided…

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Correspondence. the Municipalities Bill. to the Editor of the "Queanbeyan Age."

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 29 October 1902 · page 2

SIR,—I trust that you will allow me space to refer to the most important feature in the Municipalities Bill now before Parliament…

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Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 2

ALL the members of the Borough Council were present last night, with the exception of Alderman Hungerford who was absent from town…

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Borough Council

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 2

At the Council meeting on Thursday nightthere were present: The Mayor (Dr. Blackall) and Alderman Pike, Downey, Knox, Dixie, Atkinson, Collet, and…

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The London Mansion House How the Lord Mayor’s Business Is Conducted

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 7 November 1902 · page 1

There are many people who imagine that London has a new Lord Mayor every year It is one of London’s [?] If the Lord Mayor is the man who runs the Mansion…

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The Municipal Bill

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 7 November 1902 · page 2

The opinion is gaining ground among those interested that the new Municipalities Amendment Bill will be [?] owing to the impossibility of getting it through…

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Council Meeting

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

At the meeting of Council last night the only absentee was Alderman Ross. Alderman Taylor presided the Mayor coming in later on…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

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

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held at the Council Chambers on Monday evening last. Present: Messrs. G. F. Taylor (in the chair), D. S. Lindsay, J. Craig, P. P. Maher, W. A…

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The Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 2

SAT last night, the members present being His Worship the Mayor, and Aldermen Dixie, Downey, Hungerford and Pike. After the minutes were disposed of…

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Latest Cables. Lord Mayor’s Day. London, November 11

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 2

The Lord Mayor’s procession to the Royal Courts of Justice yesterday was un[?]sually elaborate from a spectacular point of view…

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Borough Council

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held on Thursday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Ald Dixie, Hungerford, Downey, and Pike…

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Council Meeting

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

The absentees at last night’s meeting were Aldermen Maher, Craig, Ross. The only correspondence was from Lands Department relating to reserves applied for to be vested…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 November 1902 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held at the Municipal Chambers on Monday evening Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Kerahaw, Elllaon, Lindsay, and Taylor…

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The Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 November 1902 · page 2

Had a full attendance of members at its usual fortnightly meeting last night. After disposing of the ordinary preliminaries the correspondence was read and…

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Borough Council

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 29 November 1902 · page 3

AT the Council meeting on Thursday night there were present the Mayor (Dr. Blackall) and Aldermen Pike, Collett, Hincksman, Hungerford, Atkinson, Downey, Dixie, and…

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Council Meeting

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

A special meeting of Council was held last night, when the tender of James McGrath for metal for minor roads, at [?] 9d per yard for 225yds was accepted…

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Labor Municipal Platform

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

One of the most important planks in the platform of labor candidates for the Sydney Council, the election for which took place yesterday, is that all works undertaken by…

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