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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

265 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 14

Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. Loan Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 2

Although severely hampered by the failure of the N.S.W. Government to supply information regarding its probable requirements up to 1934. the…

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Local and General Municipal Notes

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. McKell) announced in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that his department had decided not to…

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Loan Council

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1931 · page 2

The Loan Council's meeting in Melbourne adjourned on Saturday without any decisions of importance having been reached. Mr. Theodore…

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Insurance Bill Mutilated by Council

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1931 · page 6

So severely mutilated was the Insurance Deposits Bill in Committee in the Legislative Council that it is considered possible that the…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 1

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

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 2

The absentees from last night’s meeting of the Municipal Council were Aldermen Richardson and O’Brien. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Council Dismisses All Hands

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 2

The Alexandria Council has become so financially involved that it finds itself unable to carry on, and has dismissed all its permanent…

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Unique Municipal Position

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 2

The Council of the Municipality of young passed a resolution at its last meeting by six votes to two, expressing no confidence in the Mayor (Ald…

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Municipal Matters

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 June 1931 · page 1

Affairs financially and otherwise are anything but satisfactory as regards the municipality, and the Council intend holding a special meeting this…

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Shire Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 2

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

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Shire Engineer

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 2

Our Shire engineer, Mr. Boult, may be leaving us, according to a letter read at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council, in which be asked for…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 3

The report of .the Shire engineeh, read at yesterday's meeting of the Council, was an follows:— "Reedy Creek Bridge.—This work…

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Lord Mayor of London’s Bouquets

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 3

A strange 4,000-year-old method of warding off “plague” is the carrying of a bouquet by the Lord Mayor of London. Other civic flowers are carried…

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Municipal Council Special Meeting Finances Discussed Position Serious

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1931 · page 1

On Friday night last a special meeting of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council war held to discuss the financial situation. All the members were…

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Shire Council

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Yarorwlumla Shire Council was held on Tuesday, day, June 9. The full council was present…

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Municipal Matters

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 1

Accounts passed at last meeting of the Municipal Council, on the recommendation of the Finance Committee, amounted to £117/36 for salaries and…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 2
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All the aldermen were present last night at the fortnightly meeting, with the exception of Ald. O’Brien, from whom an apology was received…

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Lang’s Wage Tax Crisis with Council Probable Further Unemployment and Insolvencies by Tax SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 1

The State Cabinet’s emergency taxation, which was announced to the Labor caucus yesterday, is more drastic than was anticipated. There is to be a…

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Electricity Trading Fund Big Credit Balance But Earns No Interest Aldermen Want to Know Why?

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 1

At the Council meeting last Thursday night, Aid. H. C. Taylor again stressed the fact that it was unfair to consumers of electricity that the big…

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