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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1924

115 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 6

Building Without Permission. Municipal Council Prosecute. Verdict for Defendant

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 2

Yesterday before Mr. Cleeve, P.M., Alfred Lazarus, representing the Queanbeyan Municipal Council, proceeded against Messrs John Howie & Sons. Ltd.,…

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The City Council in 1846

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 2

The City Council was in bad odor in 1846. A newspaper of the time in resorting the arrival of that somewhat extraordinary representative of Royalty, Sir…

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Shire Competition. Great Feature of the Show

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 6

Ab briefly stated in our last issue, the competition promoted by the P. and A. Society between the three ridings of the Tallaganda Shire,…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Council was held on Monday night last. Present: Aid. Anderson (Mayor), S. Hayne, J. Frank, J. Grigg, and…

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Electorate Council. Selection Ballot Abandoned

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 2

At a recent meeting of the Goulburn Electorate Council, held in Goulburn, it was decided to call for nominations for selection with a view…

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Institute v. Council. the Rent Question

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 2

The Mayor reported at Monday night's meeting of the Municipal Council that Aid. Frank, the town Clerk and himself had met Messrs…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 4

A meeting of the above was held on March 8, the full council being present. Finance…

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Tallaganda Shire Council

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 1

The Council met on Thursday. Present: Crs. L. Chapman (president), J. H. Byrne, N. Byrne, J. F. Hyland and p. R. King. Correspondence, From the Department of Local Go…

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Shire loads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 8

The report of the acting-engineer, Mr. P. B. Taylor, for the past month was read at the meeting of the Shire Council on Thursday. as follows:—…

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Removing Gravel. Right of Shire Councils

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 7

A Shire Council can remove gravel anywhere off private property, except from the site of or appurtenant to a dwelling house, or from any garden,…

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Municipal Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 2

Aldermen Freebody and Sacagio were the only absentees at Friday night's meeting of the above from whom apologies d were received…

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Tallaganda Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 7

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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Tallaganda Shire Council (Continued from page 5). Finance

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 3

The following accounts were passed for payment:-Shire clerk, salary, £29/12/4; engineer's salary, £26/3/7; councillors' allowances, £9…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 6

The engineer, Mr. W. Carrington, reported at yesterday's Shire Council meeting that he had made the bridge on the Nerriga road at the…

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Shire and Municipal Road Grants

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 1

The application of the Shire Council for an increase in its main roads vote has been peremptorily refused by the Local Government…

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Municipal Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Friday evening last, when the following aldermen were present:—J. G. Harris (Mayor), W. B…

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Yarralumla Shire Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Saturday last all the Councillors being in attendance. The President reported that…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of the Council was held at the Council Chambers on Friday night last. Present: Aid. M. Anderson (Mayor), S…

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Furious Driving, Council Wakes Up and Takes Notice

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 5

At the Municipal Council meeting on Friday night the Mayor said that complaints had been made regarding fast driving in the main streets of…

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Municipal Roads Grant Refused

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 7

At Friday night's meeting of the Council the following letter was read from the Department of Local Government, in reply to the Council's…

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