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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1935

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

The Shire Election Mr. J. E. Kain Wins Easily

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 3

The by-election for the seat in B Riding rendered vacant by the death of Cr. N. Byrne was held on Saturday. Considerable public interest was…

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A Road Grant £1500 to Yarrowhimla Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 April 1935 · page 1

A grant of £1500 for special road work in Yarrowlumla Shire will be made available by the Local Government Department provided that…

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Farrer Memorial Council Praise for Mr. Hedges

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Farrer Memorial Council on the 13th April full attendance made executive arrangements for the erection of the…

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Local Labour on School Job Mayor Interviews Contractors Apprehensions Voiced

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 1

Apprehension by local tradesmen that the clause calling for the employment of 90 per cent local labour on the new Queanbeyan…

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Adopt Sewerage Council’s Decision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council last night decided in favour of the comprenensive sewerage scheme for Queanbeyan, at a cost of some…

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Overseer’s Salary Council Decides to Increase

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 1

The Queanbeyan Municipal Council last night decided to increase the wages of its overseer (Mr. T. Beazley). The decision…

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Municipal Band

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Committee of Management held on Wednesday night was well attended. Griffith District Band intimated it…

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Long Live the King the Mayor’s Message

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1935 · page 1

The following message was issued yesterday by Alderman Jno. Esmond, Mayor of Queanbeyan:—…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 2

The Council met on Tuesday night Present: Aid. J. Roberts (Mayor), J. L. Garvey, H. Rutter, R. h. Macdonaid, M. Anderson, R. Taylor, R…

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Roads in Shire Yarrowlumla Schemes Progress Attention to Requests

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 2

Attention to roads and the progress of the £1500 scheme for proposed low level crossing sites on main roads within the Yarrowlumla…

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“Refuse Finance” Loan Council and Lang Mr. Hedges’s Claim

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 1

The assertion by Labour candidates at the Stats elections that a Labour majority on the Loan Council such as would be given by…

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Tallaganda Shire

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1935 · page 1

The monthly meeting was held on Thursday. Present: Crs. C. J. Roberts (Deputy President), J. Kennedy, J. E. Kain, E. C. Smith and A. Keys…

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Relief Workers Is Trouble Brewing in the Shire?

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1935 · page 3

At the meeting of Tallaganda Shire on Thursday Cr. Smith asked the engineer if the relief work was going on satisfactorily. The question opened…

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Shire and Municipal Councils Protest Against Returned Soldiers' Preference Act

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 2

Local Government circles anticipate that a large majority of the Shire and Municipal Councils in the State will strongly oppose, the…

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Governor’s Visit Municipal Council’s Welcome

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 1

At a meeting of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council last night, arrangements were made for the reception of the Governor (Sir Alexander…

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Heated Discussion at Tumut Shire

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 2

The application of C. H. Buckley, asking for appointment to pay out the relief workers' accounts at Adelong was the signal for a discussion…

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Straying Stock Council Warming to Owners

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 2

A Training to owners of stock, that straying stock will be impounded, was issued last night by the Queanbeyan Municipal…

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Council Halts New Works Programme Financial Position Will Be Reviewed Existing Jobs to Be Completed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 1

A discovery that the Queanbeyan Municipal Council finances have been subjected to a heavy drain, prompted the Council, at its meeting last night, not to proceed with any new works pending a full report by the Clerk (Mr. P…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 June 1935 · page 2

The monthly meeting was held on Tuesday night. Present: Ald. J. Roberts (Mayor), J. L. Garvey, B. L. Macdonald, M. Anderson, R. Martin…

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Not Neglected Plantations on River Bank Alderman’s Charges Denied

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 June 1935 · page 1

Statements made by AId. J. G. Harris at a recent Council meeting that tree plantations between Morrisett Street and the river bank…

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