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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1904

119 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 6

Origin of "Lynching." Was It Named After the Mayor of Galway ?

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 1

About the year 1500 ono James Fitzslephens Lynch was mayor of the town of Galway. He had sent his son on a trading expedition to…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 2

At the meeting of Council last night all the Aldermen except Graig were present. The only item of importance in the correspondence was a letter from the…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held od Monday evening. Present: The Mayer, Aldermen Lindsay, Taylor, Higgins, Kershaw, Rose, Ellison, and O'Connell…

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Municipal Council

The Age · Tuesday 5 April 1904 · page 2

AT the usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council held last Thursday night there were present : Aldermen Hungerford (Mayor), Pike, Collett, Hincksman, and…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 2

All the aldermen were present at last night’s meeting except Alderman Craig. The correspondence [?]usisted of a [?] from Mr. W. J. MacKay calling attention…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Monday night. The Mayor presided, and all the aldermen were present excepting Alderman Craig…

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Municipal Council

The Age · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 2

THERE was only a bare quoram at the usual fortnightly meeting last night, those present being Aldermen Dixie, McPherson, Knox, Pike, and Hincksman…

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Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 2

ALDERMAN DIXIE, Hincksman, Knox, Pike, and McPherson were the members present at the fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council held last night…

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An Alderman Shot Dead

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 2

ALDERMAN H. R. STEWARD, a member of the firm of Steward and Emmerick, builders, was shot dead on Saturday afternoon in a street at Leichhardt. The tragedy was…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 2

The absentees at last night meeting were alderman Higgns Ross Taylor. The correspondence consist of a notice from the Inspector of [?] relating to the erection…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening last, Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Lindsay, Craig, Kershaw, Ellison and O'Connell…

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Municipal Council

The Age · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 3

AT the fortnightly meeting of the above held last night, there were present: Aldermen Hungerford (Mayor), Dixie, Atkinson, Collett, and Pike…

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The Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 2

HELD its usual fortnightly meeting at the Council Chambers last night. There was but a bare quorum in attendance, viz., Aldermen Hungerford…

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Imperial Council

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 3

Sir, George Sydenham Clarke, who resigned the Governorship of Victoria to take a seat on the War Office Communication, has an important article in the current…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 2

At the regular meeting of Council last might the only absentee was Alderman[?] There was no correspondence. Accounts amounting to £2 16s were passed on the…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening. The Mayor presided, and all the alderman were present except Alderman Craig…

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Municipal Council

The Age · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 2

AT the usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council, held last night, there were present: Aldermen Hungerford (May-or), Dixie, Collett Atkinson, McPherson, and…

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Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 2

LAST night, at the Council Chambers, the usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held, there being present Aldermen Hungereford (Mayor),…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 2

At last night’s meeting the absentees were the Mayor, Aldermen Ellison, Higgins, Kershaw. The only correspondence was an advice that £10 were…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening last. Present: Aldermen Ross (in the chair), Lindsay, Taylor, Craig, and O'Connell…

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