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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

253 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 13

Municipal Council Last Night’s Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 4

Alderman O’Brien was the only absentee from the Council meeting held last night. Town Clerk reported that the…

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Bombshell for Council Will Only Get 30 Relief Men After Being Promised the Lot Shire to Get the Rest

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 1

A bombshell was dropped at the Council meeting last night when the Town Clerk reported that the Sergeant in charge of the local Police Station…

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Interest on Rates Government Will Allow the Council to Waive it

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 2

A circular was before the Municipal Council last night from the Local Government Department saying that the Government Was continuing, in respect…

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Won’t Approve of Loan Local Government Department Knocks Council Scheme

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 2

The proposal by the Municipal Council to borrow money in order to carry cut public works while labour is cheap, has been knocked out by the…

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Suspension Bridge a Matter for the Council, Says P.W.D.

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 4

In reply to p. letter written in connection with the repairing of the suspension bridge over tho Queanbeyan River, at the foot of Isabella Street,…

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Relief Works Petition from Men to Stay With Municipality

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 May 1934 · page 1

The latest move in the relief works Question in Queanbeyan, following an order to the Police to give the Municipal Council only 30 men and put the…

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Relief Works Shire Will Send Men Out to Camps

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 1

Nothing further has occurred in negotiations between the Municipal Council and the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Dunningham)…

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Collected Without Council's Authority

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1934 · page 6

At Wollongong Police Court on Wednesday Patrick Malloy was proceeded against by the Wollongong Council for collecting money without…

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Appeal Case When Valuation Went Up After Council Fixed It

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 May 1934 · page 4

In view of recent happenings, the follownig. from the “Braidwood Dispatch”, is of interest:— William B. Henville appealed against…

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Drunk with Power Alderman's Criticism

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 3

A spirited discussion took place in the Nowra Council, when the proposal to amalgamate various local governing areas on the South Coast…

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Municipal Council Last Night’s Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 1

Present at the meeting last night were the Mayor (Ald. H. C. Taylor), Aldermen Collett, Harris, Johnston, Bruco and Freebody…

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Municipal Band General Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 1

There was a good attendance of bandsmen at a general meeting of the Municipal Band held last night in the…

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Shire Council Yesterday's Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 3

There was a full attendance of Councillor. present yesterday at the meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council. PRESIDENT'S MINUTE…

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Shire Engineer’s Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 2

The following report was presented by Mr. L. Evans to the meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council yesterday: The Yass Road and Hall Bye Roads…

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Our Council Tenders

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 2

.Sir,—On May 19 last tenders were called in Canberra for “Removal” of Nightsoil” also for “Collection and Removal of Garbage.” About the same…

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Shire’s Position Improvement Since 1932

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 1

An improvement in the finances of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council, on account of the pastoral industry picking up, was…

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Snow Leases Council's Valuations

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 1

The position of snow leases and Shire valuations was cleared at yesterday's meeting. A letter from the Willandra…

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Improved Roads Are Bringing People to Queanbeyan Another Aspect of Relief Works in the Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 1

An aspect of having the majority of relief workers assigned to the Shire, that most people are missing, was mentioned…

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Shire Council To-day's Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 1

There was a full attendance at the adjourned meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council to-day. Mrs. Gardiner, of Bungendore, secre…

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Australian Agricultural Council Dr. Page's Proposal Examined

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 3

"The proposal made by Dr. Page for the creation of an Australian Agricultural Council is receiving prominence in all discussions of the…

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