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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

119 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 6

Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 1

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Monday night last. Present: Aid. P. Coffey (Mayor), E. G. Morris, G…

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Shire Roads Expenditure

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 8

At the last meeting of Council Cr. Byrne asked that a return of the expenditure upon the roads of the three ridings…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday, there being present, Crs. Kelly (President), Osborne, Keeffe, McInnes, and R…

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Municipal Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 2

The Council met last night, the members in attendance being Aldermen Collett (chair), Campbell, Land, Harris, D. and G. N. Morton…

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A Model Shire Councillor

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 2

Most people will learn with surprise and regret, that. Cr. Falconer has, through pressure of other obligations, resigned his place on the…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening last. Present: Aid. P. Coffey (Mayor), D. Elynn, P…

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The Capital Railway. the Mayor Makes a Suggestion

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 5

At the meeting of the Municipal Council on Monday night the Mayor gave a resume of the business done at the recent railway…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Council. Extraordinary Election

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 August 1916 · page 2

Messrs J. J. McJannett, J.P, and P. W. X. Millynn, have been nominated as candidates for election of one Councillor for Riding C of the Yarrowlumla Shire…

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Alderman Fined

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 6

Judge Docker gave his reserved decision in an appeal by J. A Puddicombe, at the Grafton Court. The appellant was fined £50 by the local…

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Municipal Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting was held last night. Present: Aldermen Collett, Campbell. Land, D. and G. Morton…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Monday night last. Present: Ald. J. Stoyles (Deputy Mayor), H. Bensley…

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Tallaganda Shire

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 6

The Council met yesterday. Present : Crs. Roberts (president), J. Heazlett, J. H. Byrne, W. U. Alley, J. E. Maekellar, and T…

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Shire Award

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 2

At the meeting of the Shire Council yesterday the new industrial award governing the wages of the maintenance staff was…

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Extraordinary Shire Election

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 2

Mr. J. J. McJannett, J.P., of Bungendore, scored an easy victory in the extraordinary election to fill the vacancy in the Yarrowlumla Shire…

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Municipal Workmen's Wages

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 3

The settlement of the wages of workmen throughout the State for the next three years is the most important question now before the…

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Municipal Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 2

At the fortnightly meeting of the above council, held last night, there were present: Aldermen Woodward (Mayor), G. Morton, Collett, I and,…

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"Strafing" the Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 2

The avowed intention of the Government of the day to "abolish"—that is the word employed by the P.L.L.—an integral branch of the…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 September 1916 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Monday night last Present: Aid. P. Coffey (Mayor), H. Bensley, E. N…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Council. Wednesday, September 6

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 September 1916 · page 2

Present:—Crs. Kelly (President), Osborne, McJannett, and Southwell. Before proceeding with the business, the President welcomed Cr…

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Municipal Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting was held last night, the members in attendance being: Aldermen Woodward (Mayor), Campbell, Collett, Moore, Land, G. and D…

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