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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1919

103 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 6

Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Mondays night, 30th December. Present : Aid. J. J. Donnelly (Mayor), H. Bensley…

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Boxing Day Sports. OFFICIALS.—Judge, The Mayor (Ald. A. H. Collett); starter, A. H. Coppin, Esq; handicappers, Aldermen H. Land, W. B. Freebody, and W. E. Gale, Esq.,; committee, Messrs. W. Freebody, W. Gale, F. W. Hyles, R. Hopkins, T. Jordan, P. Long, G. A. McKeahnie, J. Keeffe, J. N. Murphy. J. Moran, P. Naylor, W. E. Oldfield, C. A. Peden, A. Stuckey and A. Swan; timekeeper, P. W. Hammond, Esq

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 2

Ideal weather prevailed on Boxing Day when the sports held for the purpose of raising funds to erect homes for war widows and their children took place in…

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Tallaganda Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 4

The Council met yesterday. Present: Crs. W. U. Alley (president), J. J. Feehan, P. Roberts, L. Chapman, and J. Heazlett…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 8
Also in The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer

The Council met on Monday night. Present: Aid. J. J. Donnelly (Mayor), G. Fisher, H. Bensley, M Mutton J. Vider, R. L…

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Municipal Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

There was only a bare quorum at last night's ordinary meeting, Mayor Collett presiding. The minutes were confirmed on the…

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Queanbeyan's Municipal Anzac Certificate

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

In a recent report in our columns of welcoming home some returned Anzac and other heroes, the text of the certificate presented to the Anzacs on the occasion…

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Accident to Alderman Breen

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 2

A painful accident befel Alderman Breen, who is employed at the Commercial Hotel. He was going through the bar, when he fell through the trap-door of the cellar…

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Pneumonic Influenza. What To Do. Consultative Council's Advice

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 4

The Consultative Council of the medical profession, appointed at the suggestion of the Minister of Public Health, has come to the…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Monday night last. Present: Aid. J. J. Donnelly (Mayor), G. Fisher, PI. Bensley,…

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The Shire President

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 2

Cr. T. J. Kelly, J.P., was on Wednesday again elected President of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council. The genial "Tom" received many congratulations on his…

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Tallaganda Shire Conucil

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 3

The Council met yesterday. Presents: [?] W. U. Alley (president), [?]E. Mackellar, J. Heazlett, J. [?] F[?]chan, P. Roberts, and L…

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The Influenza Scourge. Discussion in the Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 1

At Monday [?] meeting of the Braidwood Municipal Council a circular was read from the Board of Health, asking for…

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The Shire Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 6

A meeting of the above Council was held in the Shire council Chambers on Tuesday. The President and all the Councillors were present…

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Election of Mayor. ALDERMAN A. H. COLLETT, J.P., RE-ELECTED

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 2

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held last night to elect a Mayor for the ensuing twelve months. All the aldermen were present, the retiring…

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Our Mayor

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 2

We congratulate Mayor Collett on being re-elected to the Mayoral chair. Mr. Collett has occupied the position for six years, in fact,…

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Municipal Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 2

All the aldermen were present at last night's meeting of the above. Just after starting Alderman Woodger was called away on important business…

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Evicted Labor Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 2

At a meeting of the Newcastle Eight-hour committee on Thursday night it was decided by 12 votes to 11 to evict the Newcastle Labor Council from the Trades Hall…

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A Resolute Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 4

“I more,” said Cr. J. Smithenbecker, at a meeting of the Hume (Albury) Shire Council “that Manly Council be told to mind their own damned business.” This…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting was held on Monday flight last. Present: Aid. J. J. Donnelly (Mayor), O. Fisher, M. Anderson…

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