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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1930

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

Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Council was held at the Council Chambers on Monday night. Present: Ald. J. Grigg (Mayor), F. Firench, P. Kain,…

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Local Relief Work on the Main Roads in Municipality Discussion in Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 2

Last night the local Relief Committee paid into the Municipal Council the donation of £100 subscribed for the purpose of making up the amount the…

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Developmental Roads Council’s Suggestion

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 2

Alderman Harris moved the following motion at last night’s meeting of the Municipal Council: “In view of the condition of the road from Bungendore…

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Report of Health Inspector At the Municipal Council meeting last week the Health. Inspector (Mr. H. V. Fowler) reported as follows:— BUILDINGS

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 3

Re building matters referred for further report from last meeting. Mr. A. Bean has written a letter to inform Council that the new room…

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Can Council Render Further Help? Town Clerk Says, No!

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 1

An effort to further assist ratepayers caused a long discussion at the adjourned Council meeting last night. Ald. Richardson said that with a lot…

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Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 2

The Council met yesterday. Present: Crs. W. U. Alley. (President), J. Kennedy, N. Byrne, J. F. Hyland, P. R. King, A. E. Bassingthwaighte…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 3

The monthly report of the Shire Engineer, Mr. C. N. Boult, presented at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council, was as follows:—…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 3

The monthly meeting was held last Saturday the members present being Crs Kelly (President); Hardy, Moore Southwell and Ashcroft…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 2

All the aldermen were present at last night’s meeting of the above, but Alderman Collett was excused, at an early stage as he had to attend the…

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“Go Slow” Methods Instance in Municipal. Relief Work Council. Discussion

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 1

The “go-slow” methods adopted at times by 'workers was denounced at last, night’s meeting of Municipal Council. It is one of…

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Look After the Back Streets “Too Much Spent on Monaro Street”— Says Alderman Williams

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 2

That too much money, and time was spent on Monaro Street, and too little on the back streets of the municipality, was the complaint of…

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Paying Rates by Labour Council’s Plan to Aid Distressed Ratepayers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council last night agreed to a motion to allow ratepayers in necessitous circumstances to pay their general…

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Municipal Matters

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 June 1930 · page 2

The question asked by Alderman Williams at the Council meeting last Thursday regarding the amount expended per week on Monaro Street,…

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Municipal Finances

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 June 1930 · page 3

-At last meeting of the Council the report of the Finance Committee recommended that accounts paid subject to approval be endorsed…

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New Lord Mayor

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 2

Alderman Welder, who was vice-chairman of the Reform party in the last City Council, will probably be the next Lord Mayor of Sydney…

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City Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 2

The elections for the new City Council took place yesterday. There was more than ordinary interest centred in the contest, since this is the…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 1

The Council met on Monday night. Present, Ald. J. Grigg (Mayor), F. Firench, H. Rutter, W. B. Henvilel, M. Anderson, R. Taylor, E. N. Mutton…

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Special Grant for Unemployed Relief Works Shire Council Gets £500

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 3

Mr. W. W. Hedges, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following from the Local Government Department:—"I am directed by the Minister to inform…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 2

Alderman O'Brien was the only absentee from last night's meeting of the above Council. CORRESPONDENCE…

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War Meter Reliable? Alderman Still Perplexed Water Bill Nearly £1 a Week

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 2

The application of Mr. F. Greentree, Donald Road, for a reduction in his water bill, having alleged a faulty registration, still has Queanbeyan…

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