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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs
289 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 15
Concerning the letter read at last meeting of the Council, Aid. Freebody said, when it was read at the meeting, that it was only two days off Christmas…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The various committees for the year as appointed at last council meeting were;— Finance: Aldermen Johnston, Harris,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Hay Police Court the Hay Pastures Protection Board proceeded against Carrathool Shire Council for having failed to destroy rabbits on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Only just out of the chair, Ald. Free-body bumped hard against the Mayor at the last Council meeting, when he rose to a point of order, which, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Always eager to get at one another’s. throats, metaphorically speaking, Aldermen Harris and Freebodv buried the hatchet at last Council meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A meeting of the Council was held yesterday. Present: Crs. W. U. Alley (President), J. Kennedy, N. Byrne, P. R. King, T. H. Grigge and G…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →When our report concluded last issue Cr. Goward asked if the Council intended to persist in the policy of giving preference to married men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Engineer, Mr. H. C. Reid, reported to Thursday's meeting as follows:— "Work under the unemployment…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →That he had endeavored to raise the fire brigade on the day of the big fire at Sutton and had been unsuccessful was an allegation made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In the Council Chambers on Tuesday night, prior to the meeting of the Council. the Mayor (Ald. H. C. Taylor) presented the Royal Humane society’s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tuesday nights meeting of the Municipal Council would have disgusted most citizens were they to have bothered to go along to listen to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When a reply from the Local Government Association’s legal adviser was read at the meeting on Tuesday night, of the Municipal Council, the opinion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A disorderly scene developed at last week's meeting of the Goulburn City Council, when, following a debate marked by a series of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Main Reads Board wrote, asking that the enamel signs tacked to trees on the main roads within the shire be removed, as they were unsightly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The usual monthly meeting of the Council was held on Monday night. Present: Ald. Garvey (in the chair), R. L. Whitfield, R. Martin, R…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →From a rate of twopence in the £. Yarrowlumla Shire expects to obtain £4.109 out of a total estimated revenue of £8,603…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Before addressing the crowd in the street at his meeting on Saturday night. Mr. Chas. Hobbs, of the Henry George League, said that as he could not get…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Canterbury Council is in parlous financial straits, as a result of which it has been found necessary to close down all works…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cabinet has appointed a sub-committee to examine the inancial position of municipalities and shires which have been hard hit because of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Almost every Municipal Council within coo-ee of Queanbeyan has this year increased its general rate and has made the excuse that the increase would, be…
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