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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

182 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 10

Municipal Council Sued

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 2

The Braidwood Municipal Council was summoned by the Board of Health Inspector for three separate breaches of the Public Health Act. One was…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 2

All the aldermen were present at the meeting held last night. PETITION. A petition, signed by 16 ratepayers…

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Municipal Council Report (Continued From Page Two.) General

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 3

Council agreed to comply with Rev. P. M. Haydon's request to.have the storm waters which flowed through the old portion of the R.C. Cemetery…

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Telegraphic News Sydney Thursday, 4 p.m. Abolition of the Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 1

The memorial protesting again the abolition of the Legislative Council is being presented to signatories. It submits that the abolition…

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Shire Council

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 4

The Council met on Thursday. Present: Crs. J. M. Hyndes (president), J. H. Byrne, N. Byrne, J. F. Hyland, A. E. Baasingthwaighte, P. R. King…

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Municipal Election

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 7

The election to fill the vacancies caused by the resignations of Aid. A. J. Kain and F. Ffrench was held on Saturday. Mr. C. Green officiated as…

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Shire Council

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 3

The monthly meeting was held last Saturday. Present: Crs. Kelly (president), Keeffe, Hardy, Southwell and Chinnery…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 1

The Municipal Council met on Monday night. Present: Ald. M. Anderson (Mayor), R. L. Whitfield, E. N. Mutton, P. Kain, and Ffrench. The…

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Municipal Council (Continued from front page)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 2

From Kain Bros., notifying that they had completed the improvements to their killing premises recommended by the Board of Health Inspector…

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Queanbeyan Age Friday, February 12, 1926 Municipal Council Public Conveniences

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 2

A special meeting of the above was a held last night, all the aldermen being present. The first matter discussed was the provision of a public…

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Those Prosecutions the Mayor Indignant Resents Underhand Scheming

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 2

At Monday night's meeting of the Municipal Council the Mayor had something more to say regarding the report of Mr. Parsons, Inspector of…

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Municipal Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 2

There was a full attendance of aldermen at the regular meeting of the Council held last night. A petition was received from a…

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Legislative Council "Suicide" Postponed

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 2

Amid a scene of unparalleled excitement, the Bill providing for the abolition of the Legislative Council was defeated by 47 votes to 41…

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Municipal Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 2

The members present at the fortnightly meeting held last night were the Mayor (Ald. W. Freebody) and E Aldermen E. Land, Harris, McInnes,…

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Shire Competition

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 6

As we briefly remarked in our last issue, this Competition was won by C Riding, A Riding being second and B Riding third. The return then…

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Question of Municipal Assessment. Halloran and Co. v. Queanbeyan Municipal Council

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 3

A special case stated by Mr. H. T. Adams, P.M., of Queanbeyan, in his capacity of Court of Appeal against Local Government assessments,…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1926 · page 3

There was a full attendance of aldermen at a special meeting of the Council to consider the above report and matters generally…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Council wes held on Monday night last. Present: Ald. M. Anderson (Mayor). F. Firench. T. Louts, P. Kain. J…

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Shire President Resigns

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 2

At the meeting of the Shire Council yesterday the Shire clerk announced that he had received the resignation of Cr. J. M. Hyndes as a councillor…

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Tallaganda Shire Extraordinary Election

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 2

NOMINATION DAY for the Extraordinary Election of One Councillor for C RIDING of the abovenamed Shire has been fixed for 19th MARCH,…

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