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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1930

217 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 11

Municipal Finances

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 2

On the recommendation of the Finance Committee, Council last night passed for payment a sum of £158/14/4 for salaries and wages, accounts…

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What Will Council Do? General Fund’s Big Debit

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 July 1930 · page 1

With a debit balance of £3230 against the General Fund one would have expected some comment or discussion on the matter at the Municipal Council…

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£2000 Grant to Yarrowlumla Shire Council for Queanbeyan-captain’s Flat Road

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 August 1930 · page 3

Our State member, Mr. W. Hedges, M.L.A., has been advised by the Main Roads Board that the Unemployment Relief Council has made a grant to…

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Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 2

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

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 2

Present at the meeting held last night were Mayor Freebody, Aldermen Harris, Taylor, Lazarus, Williams and O’Brien. Correspondence was received and…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 3

The monthly report of the engineer, Mr. Boult, read at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council, was as follows:—…

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Work Instead of the Dole Council’s Tree Planting Scheme

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 1

Several times the local Council, has considered the matter of having work provided for the unemployed to replace the present dole system of the…

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Aldermen Take Exception To Statement Concerning Wages Paid to Council Employees

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 3

At the Council meeting last week exception was taken by some of the aldermen to a comment which appeared in a recent issue of the “Age”,…

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Deputation from Bungendore Waits on Shire Council Unemployment Relief and Bad Streets

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 1

A deputation from Bungendore, consisting of Messrs. J. McEachern, R. Lundie and E. Gardner, waited on the Yarrowlumla Shire Council at the…

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Shire Engineer’s Report

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 14 August 1930 · page 2

The report of the Shire Engineer, Mr. I. Evans, prsented at the meeting of Yarrowlumla Shire Council last Tuesday, was as follows:—…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 2

The full Council was present at the meeting held on Tuesday at the Shire Chambers m Queanbeyan,. FINANCE…

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Relief Grant to Shire Council Queanbeyan Unemployed Seek a Share Protest Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 1

Following on the publication of an article in yesterday’s “Age”, in regard to the giant of £2,000 made available for the relief of unemployed in which…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Council and Queanbeyan Unemployed

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 2

Mr. W. W. Hedges, M.L.A., member for the district, has received the following communication from the Manager of the State Labour Exchange:—…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Council was held on Monday night last. Present. Ald. J. Grigg (Mayor), F. French, P. Kain, H. Rutter, M…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 1

At last night’s meeting of the Municiapal council there were present:— Aldermen Freebody (Mayor), Lazerus, Harris, Wiliams, Taylor and Eswond…

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Motor Cycling on Sundays Club Applies for Use of Park Aldermen Refuse

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 2

At the Council meeting last night a letter as received from Mr.C. Lewis, secretary of the Queanbeyan' Motor Cyclists Club, asking for permission to…

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Municipal finances

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 2

The Finance Committee of the Municipal Council at the meeting last night recommended that the accounts paid subject to approval be endorsed,…

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Yarrowlumla Shire Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 August 1930 · page 1

All the councillors were present at the meeting held on Saturday last. The main business was in connection with the Relief Grant to the shire…

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Marshalling the Nation Wanted—an Emergency Council of Action

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 August 1930 · page 1

Australia will be eternally Sir Otto Niemeyer’s debtor for bringing our Premiers and Treasurers face to face with the the facts of the financial…

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Victorian Municipal Elections Labour Candidates Defeated

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 August 1930 · page 1

Of 26 endorsed Labour candidates, who stood for Victorian metropolitan and country municipalities at yesterday’s elections, all but two were…

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