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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

175 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 9

Council Accuses M.r. Board Op Extravagance

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1927 · page 4

Central Illawarra Municipal Council has started a fight against what it alleges to be extravagance and waste by employees of the Main Roads…

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Council Case

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1927 · page 8

Queanbeyan Municipal Council proceeded against W. H. Mason on a charge of interfering with an electric installation…

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Municipal Council

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 1

The absentees from the fortnightly meeting last night were Aldermen II. Land and Sproule, both of whom are still on the sick list…

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Concrete Roads Council Decides

The Queanbeyan Age Canberra Advocate · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 1

A letter was received from the Main Roads. Board at last night’s Council meeting in which the following figures were given: Cost of constructing two…

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Claim for Garbage Fees Municipal Council v. John Gale

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 1

In the Queanbeyan Small Debts Court yesterday, before Mr. Forrest, P.M., the Municipal Council claimed £1/16/8 garbage fees, alleged to be…

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Special Council Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 3

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night, there being present The Mayor and Aldermen Taylor, Holloway, E. Land…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 3

The Council met on Monday night Present: Aid. M. Anderson (Mayor), J. Grigg, P. Kain, R. L. Whitfield. F. Firench, E. N. Mutton, B. Cleaver…

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Municipal and Shire Rolls

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 5

Minister for Local Government Keegan has issued a remainder that under the present Act all native-born or naturalised adults having the…

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Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 3

The Council met yesterday. Present: Crs. L. Chapman (President), J. H. Byrne, N. Byrne, J. F. Hyland, P. R. King, A. E. Bassingthwaighte…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 1

All the aldermen were present at the meeting held last night. The Mayor (Ald. Freebody) said he was pleaded to see both Aldermen H…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 4

[?] report of- the Shire engineer, Mr Grade, for the month of July, rer[?] the Council meeting on Thursday [?] it, was [?] follows:—…

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Citizens’ Progress Association of Eastern Queanbeyan Council Chambers, Queanbeyan, 6th Aug., 1927

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 18 August 1927 · page 1

Dear Sir—With reference to your letter of 3rd inst. relative to various patters I have been directed to inform you as follows:—…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 1

All the aldermen were present last night at the regular meeting. After confirmation of the minutes, the following reports were dealt with: —…

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Electric Lighting Discussion in Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 1

A special meeting of the Council was held at the Chambers on Monday night last to consider a proposition made by Federal Investments Co…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 1

The Council met on Monday night Present: Aid. M. Anderson (Mayor), T. J. Louis, E. N. Mutton, P. Kain, R. L. Whitfield, H. Bugg, J. Grigg, E…

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Town Lighting Council Further Considers the Question

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 2

At Monday night's meeting of the Municipal Council the Country Electric Supply Co., which has been corresponding for some time, without…

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Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 2

The Council met yesterday. Present: Crs. L. Chapman (President), J. H. Byrne, N. Byrne, J. F. Hyland, P. R. King, A. E. Bassingthwaighte…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 1

All. Mclnnes, from whom an apology was received, was the only absentee from last night’s fortnightly meeting…

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Shire Council

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 5

The following is a continuation of the report of last Thursday's meeting:— With regard to the men's working…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 4

The engineer, Mr. Arthur Grade, reported at Thursday's Shire Council meeting as follows:— "I ascertained that the Main Roads…

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