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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1920

128 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 7

Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 5

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

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Correspondence. It is to be always understood that newspapers do not necessarily endorse the views expressed by correspondents, who are fairly entitled to criticism in all public matters.—Editor]. Municipal Neglect. (To the Editor.)

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 2

SIR,—What has happened do our worthy and "enterprising" aldermen? Are they degenerating, Mr. Age, or are they like Rip Van Winkle taking a prolonged and sound…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 5

A meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council was held in the Shire Chambers on April 13th. Present: Councillors Kelly, McInnes, Keeffe and Southwell…

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Municipal Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 2

The regular meeting of the above was held last night. The absent members were Aldermen Calthorpe and Morton, from whom apologies were received…

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Squashing the Mayor

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1920 · page 8

In a provincial town a man who was injured in a serious case of assault was driven to the hospital on a brewer's, dray, and the…

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Important to Shires and Municipalities

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 May 1920 · page 2

At the Lismore Police Court last week James Nunan was fined 10/. and £2 8/ costs for proceeding with the erection of a building before the plans and specifications…

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The Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 2

The meeting of the Council yesterday was postponed for a week. The councillors in attendance were Crs. J. H. Byrne, N. Byrne,…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 2

A meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council was held on Tuesday, May 4th. Present: The full council. COUNCILLOR RUTLEDGE CONGRATULATED…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 1
Also in The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer

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

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The Shire Roads. Enginfer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 4

The new engineer, Mr. R. Wilson, has almost completed a four of inspection of the roads in the Shire. The result is embodied in a report…

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Tallaganda Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 5

The Council met yesterday. Present: Messrs. W. U. Alley (president), J. H. Byrne, N. Byrne, P R. King, J. M. Hyndes, and…

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Municipal Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting was held e last night, Ald. Keeffe being the only absentee. FINANCIAL STATEMENT…

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Tallaganda Shire Council

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 4

The following is a continuation of the report of last Thursday's meeting of the Shire Council, held over from our last issue:—…

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An Outspoken Mayor

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 4

Ald. Gorrell (Mayor of Central Illawarra), speaking at a welcome to returned soldiers, said that he had no time for temperance men…

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Shire Engineers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 1

The local government engineers have formulated their claims to the conciliation committee. The claim asks for the working hours to be…

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Requests from Shire Councils

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 2

A deputation from the Monaro and Yarrowlumla shires on Wednesday asked the Minister for Education and Local Government to…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 4

The Council met on Monday night. Present: Aid. ,J. J. Donnelly (Mayor), Anderson, Fisher, Bensley, Vider and Whitfield…

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Tallaganda Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 4

The Council met yesterday. Present: Crs. W. U. Alley (president), J. H. Byrne, N. Byrne, P. King and L. Chapman…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 2

A meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council was held on Tuesday last, June 1st. Present :—Councillors Kelly, McInnes, Keeffe,…

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