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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

139 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 7

Municipal Council

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 3

A special meeting of the Council was held on Friday night last, the usual meeting a week previously having lapsed owing to…

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Tallaganda Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 9

A special meeting of the Council was henld yesterday. Present: Crs. P. Roberts (president), J. Heazlett, J. H. Byrne, W. U…

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Municipal Council. Thursday, January 4, 1917

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2

The Council met for the first time under "Daylight Saving" last night. All the aldermen were punctual in attending. There were…

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Shire Award

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 3

The wages of shire workmen have been substantially increased by the award gazetted last week. A year ago the ordinary…

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New Shire Award

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 4

The new wage award for shires has been announced, and it, will have a currency of three years. Among the terms fixed are the following:—…

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Tallaganda Shire. the Year's Work

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 3

At the meeting of the Shire Council on Thursday Mr. P. B. Taylor, Shire clerk, presented the following report of the…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Council. Thursday, January 11, 1917

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 2

A special meeting of the above was held yesterday when the full council was present. Following the routine business,…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Monday night. Present: Ald. J. Stoyles (Mayor), E. G. Morris, G…

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Shire Elections

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 2

Nominations for the forthcoming Shire elections closed yesterday afternoon. The following were received:—A Riding,…

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Shire Award

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 10

The new Shire award will have a currency of three years. Among the terms fixed are the following: Hours, 48 per week; time lost…

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Yarrowlumla Shire. Nominations for Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 3

At noon on Friday the Shire Clerk (Mr. Gerald O'Hanlon) declared the following nominations for the position of Councillors:—…

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Shire Election

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

The returning officer, Mr. P. B. Taylor, on Friday read the nominations received for the forth-coming election, as follows :-…

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The Shire Election

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

When no nomination had been received from. Mr. J. H. Byrne at closing time on Thursday it was thought that he had…

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Correspondence. Shire Sanitary Inspector's Allowance. (To the Editor.)

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 3

Sir,—As you were not at the Council meeting when the allowance for sanitary inspector was discussed, wish to state as follows:—When the…

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Municipal Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

There was only a bare quorum at last night's meeting of the Council, the members in attendance being Aldermen Woodward (Mayor),…

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Shire Matters

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

The ratepayers here are very indignant at the way tenders have been called for a person to collect the sanitary fees. However, this matter is to be inquired into…

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Shire Sanitary Inspector's Allowance. (To the Editor)

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

Sir,—With reference to a letter appearing in your columns of the 16th instant over the name of Cr. McJannett, with reference to Sanitary Inspector's allowance,…

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Municipal Election

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

Nominations for the four vacancies in the Municipal Council cil closed yesterday afternoon with the returning officer, Mr. C…

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Tallaganda Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 7

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

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 8

The Council met on Monday night last. Present: Ald. Stoyles (Mayor), E. N. Mutton, E. G. Morris, G. Fisher, J. J. Donnelly,…

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