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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1928

204 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 11

Lucky Shire Clerks

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 3

The N.S.W. Industrial Commission has varied the award of the Local Government Clerks' Association by providing that Shire clerks after 15…

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Shire Valuations Appeal Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 1

Mr. Forrest, M.P., on Tuesday dealt with the appeals lodged against the valuations of the. Tallaganda Shire Council. Mr. Marsden Manfred…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 3

The engineer, Mr. A. Grade, reported at yesterday's meeting as follows: "Contract N. 3/1928, Araluen Road (R.E Bopping and others, £142. for…

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Shire Council

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 4

When our report closed in last issue the Council was still dealing with the lengthy correspondence. Correspondence…

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Municipal Finances

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 1

At the Council meeting last week endorsement was made of accounts paid subject to approval amounting to £316/3/2, and accounts were passed…

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Municipal Sale Yards

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 14 June 1928 · page 2

Now that the question of municipal saleyards. is attracting the attention of our aldermen, it is interesting to note that other local governing bodies…

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Local Council Franchise

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 21 June 1928 · page 5

Ordinance 9 under the Local Government Act provides that a Council or Returning Officer shall upon receipt of a petition lodged at…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 1

With the exception of Alderman E. Holloway, who was recently granted two months' leave of absence, all the aldermen were present at the…

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Queanbeyan's First Mayor

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 2

Miss F. Wright, of Gordon, has forwarded to the Municipal Council a photograph of her father, the late Mr. J.J. Wright, who was Queanbeyan's…

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Crawford Street Discussion in Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 1

At the Council meeting last night few figures were given by the engineer on the proposal to tar dress the above thoroughfare. As there was…

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Local Council Franchise

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 8

Ordinance 9 under the Local Government Act provides that a Council or Returning Officer shall upon receipt of a petition lodged at least one…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2

The Council met on Monday night. Present: Aid. M. Anderson (Mayor), T. Louis, F. Ffrench, P. Kain, H. Rutter, J. Grigg. R. L. Whitfield, H. S…

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Council Seeks Aid From Main Roads Board

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 2

Acting on the discussion which took place at the last meeting of the Municipal Council, the Mayor and Ald. J. G: Harris proceeded to…

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Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 2

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

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 1

All the aldermen were present at the regular meeting held last night. An application by J. Esmond for permission to put a third petrol pump…

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Alderman Holloway Resigns Leaving the District

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 2

Genuine regret was expressed by the Mayor and Aldermen last night when Alderman E.W. Holloway tendered his resignation, owing to his…

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Shire Councils and Forfeited Holdings

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Bannockburn Shire the president referred to the difficulty of finding some solution of the problem of the recovery of…

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New Health Inspector for Queanbeyan Council Makes Appointment Last Night

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 1

For more than a year past the Public Health Department has been demanding that the local Municipal Council appoint a certificated health…

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Shire Council

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 4

Following is a continuation of last Thursday's meeting:— The President said the Council had nothing to come and go on upon…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 1

The full council was present at the meeting held on Saturday last in the Shire Chambers at Queanbeyan. Moved by Cr. Keeffe, seconded by…

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