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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1908

191 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 10

Tallaganda Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 2

A meeting of the Tall[?] Shire Council was held yesterday morning Present: Crs. [?] (President [?] Meddreli, and Mackellar…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 2

The Council met at 7.30 p.m., on Monday. Present: Ald. Chapman (in the chair), Scott, Cooper, Taylor, Lindsay and Grenenger…

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Municipal Council. THE fortnightly meeting of the above was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday evening, there being present :—The Mayor (Alderman E. C. Hincksman), and Aldermen McPherson, Campbell, Collett, Oldfield, and Atkinson

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

The minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed. The correspondence was as follows.— From the Department of Works forward…

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Municipal Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting of the above council, held last Thursday night, was attended by Mayor Hincksman and Aldermen Atkinson, Campbell,…

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Queanbeyan Age, with Which Are Incorporated, Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror and Captain's Flat Miner Friday, January 10, 1908. Municipal Elections

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 2

ON February 1 the first municipal elections (outside the shires) under the new Act will be held, though the Government has power to postpone the…

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Tallaganda Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 2

A meeting of the Tallaganda Shire Council was held on Thursday morning last. Present: Crs. Hassall (President), Alley, Byrne, Roberts, Maddrell and Mackellar…

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A Missing Shire Clerk

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

THE disappearance of Mr. Hudson, Clerk of Mumbulla Shire, has (says the Bega Star) been the sensation of the week, and the man who is always ready with "What did…

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Queanbeyan Age, with Which Are Incorporated, Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror and Captain's Flat Miner Tuesday, January 14, 1908. The Shire Elections

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

ALL the present Shire Councillors retire by effluxion of time this month, and the ratepayers will be called upon to either re-elect the retiring members…

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Municipal Elections

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

THIS year the whole of the aldermen retire, and nomination day has been fixed for Saturday next. Should there be more nominations than there are…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting was held on Monday night last. Present: Aldermen Chapman (Acting-Mayor), Scott, O'Connell, Grenenger, Taylor, and Lindsay…

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Burglar Politician. How He Worsted the Mayor of Chicago

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 4

Mr. Busse, Mayor of Chicago (wrote the "Daily Mail" correspondent at New York on 7th November) has been worsted in one of the most singular conflicts ever…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 2
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THE ordinary meeting of the above was held last night, the members in attendance being the Mayor and Aldermen Moore, Gibbs, Collett, Oldfield and Campbell…

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Shire Elections

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 2

ON Wednesday Mr. Returning Officer McJannett, of Bungendore, at the Shire Chambers, publicly announced the nominations for the forthcoming Shire elections…

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Queanbeyan Age, with Which Are Incorporated, Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror and Captain's Flat Miner Friday, January 17, 1908. Yarrowlumla Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 2

LOOKING back and reviewing the work of the Yarrowlumala Shire Council during the past twelve months, anyone who has watched the doing of that…

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Municipal Election. Nomination Day

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 2

AT [?] on Saturday the Returning Officer, Mr. J. H. Hincksman, announced the nominations for the triennial election of nine aldermen for the municipality of…

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Nominations for the Municipal and Shire Elections

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 2

On Saturday Mr. W. J. Chapman, the Returning Officer fer the Tallaganda Shire, announced the nominations which he had received for the Tallaganda Shire, as published in our last issue. He…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Council. Thursday, January 23

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 3

THE president (Mr. W. F. Rutledge) and Crs. Crace, Falconer, Kelly and Keeffe were present at yesterday's meeting of the above Council…

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To the Electors of the Municipality of Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 5

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,— As you are aware, this is the first election under the new Municipalities Act. This Act gives greatly extended…

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Tallacanda Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 2

The Council met on Thursday morning. Present: Councillors Hassall (President), Mackeller, Maddrell, Alley, Roberts, and Byrne. CORRESPONDENCE…

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