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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1924

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

Tallaganda Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 6

The Council met yesterday. Present: Crs. L. Chapman (president), J. H. Byrne, N. Byrne, J. F. Hyland, P. R. .King, and J. M. Hyndes…

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Presidential Minute. Shire Council Roads

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council President L. Chapman presented the following minute:— "In reviewing the work of the past…

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Tallaganda Shire Council (Continued from page 4)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 3

The president said in regard to the resolution passed at last meeting giving Mr. H. C. Maddrell notice to remove the sand deposited on the…

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The Government and the Shire Council

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 1

The president of the Shire Council, at last Thursday's meeting, made bitter complaint regarding the treatment meted out to the Council by…

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Municipal Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

There were present at Friday night's meeting of the above council, Aldermen J. G Harris (Mayor), E. O'Rourke J. Keeffe, H. T. Land, and C. Sacagio…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Council was held on Monday night last. Present: "Aid. M. Anderson (Mayor), H. Bensley, J. Grigg, R. L. Whitfield,…

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Swimming Baths. Council Unsympathetic

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 7

At last Monday's meeting of the Municipal Council Aid. Frank said that at the last meeting he had introduced the question of establishing…

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Appeal to Ratepayers. Queanbeyan Municipal Council By Election Next Saturday, February and. Ladies and Gentlemen -

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

In response to requests of a large number of ratepayers I have decided to offer myself as a candidate. For the past period of between eight and nine years in my…

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Municipality of Queanbeyan. to the Electors. Ladies and Gentlemen—

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

Being so earnestly requested on this and several previous occasions by numerous electors to seek Civic honors I have, after mature consideration, decided to become a…

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City Council's White Elephant

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

A proposal to sell the Queen Victoria Buildings in Sydney was rejected by the Council's finance committee yesterday…

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Noxious Weeds. the County Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

The following letter from the secretary of the? Gunning Shire Council was read at the monthly meeting of the…

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Municipal By-election

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 2

An election was held on Saturday to fill two vacancies in the Municipal Council. There were five nominations for the two seats, and the number of votes polled was…

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Tallaganda Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

The Council met yesterday. There was a full attendance. Correspondence. From the Treasury, forwarding…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 5

The acting-engineer, Mr. P. B. Taylor, reported at yesterday's meeting as follows:— "Since last meeting I inspected the…

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Municipal Council. a Late Sitting

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

The Municipal Council sat on Friday night till 12.15, and the meeting was of the liveliest description, the Mayor leaving the chair over a heated discussion on…

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Lively Debate. Mayor Harris Resigns—but Persuaded to Carry on

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

It is perhaps appropriate that debates on the electric light should be characterised by "electrical" disturbances in the Council Chamber. Such has been the…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 5

The monthly meeting was held on Monday night last. Present: Aid. M. Anderson (Mayor), E. N. Mutton, H. Bensley, P. Ffrench, J. Grigg, R. L…

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Shire Meeting

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 2

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council met on Saturday last when there were present Councillors Kelly (President), McInnes, Southwell, Gardner and Chinnery…

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Municipal Council (Continued from page 3). Clerk's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 4

The town clerk reported that the rates were coming in well for the beginning of the year. Two cases of scarlet fever had been reported and…

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Noxious Weeds Council Still Hesitates to Take Action

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 6

At Monday night's meeting of the Municipal Council the town clerk . reported that there were still a number of occupiers who had made no…

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