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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1935

252 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 13

Improve Yard Shire Council Rose Garden

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 2

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council Chambers frontal approach, neatly gravelled and spic and span as it is, has been improved by the…

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Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 1

The monthly meeting was held on Monday night Present.: Ald. J. Roberts (Mayor), R. L. Whitfield, R. Martin, E. N. Mutton, M. Anderson, R. L…

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Sutton Road Tar Surface Wanted What Council Meant

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 1

A misunderstanding between Councils in regard to the Queanbeyan-Sutton Road was cleared up at the meeting of the Queanbeyan…

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Beautifying Showground P. AND A. Association Scheme Council Discussion

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 1

The scheme propounded by the Queanbeyan P. and A. Association for the beautification of the Showground, by ceding portion of its…

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Not So Wonderful Council Criticism of Sewerage Scheme Apportioning Costs

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 1

Strong criticism of the Queanbeyan sewerage scheme was voiced by the Queanbeyan Municipal Council last night. It was…

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Recreation Ground Cricket Club's Rights Defined Council Can't Find Copy of Old Lease

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 2

At Monday night's Municipal Council meeting a letter was read from F. O. Roberts, lion, secretary Braidwood Cricket Club, slating that he had been…

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Municipal Moves East Queanbeyan Requests Last Night’s Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 2

Among the business dealt with at last night’s meeting of Queanbeyan Municipal Council was several letters from East Queanbeyan…

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Municipal Band Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 2

The following donations to the Band Uniform Fund have been promised or received since the publication of last amounts:—H. J. Richardson £5/15/-,…

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Municipal Band

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 2

There was a good attendance at the monthly Committee meeting of the above, held in the Band Room on Wednesday night…

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Of Local Interest Council Finance

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 September 1935 · page 1

The financial statement presented at last meeting of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council showed the debit balance in the General Fund at…

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Built on Street Campbell St. Houses Council’s Discovery

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 September 1935 · page 2

The discovery that the “bottleneck” at Campbell Street, where that street enters Crawford Street, is not shown on official maps, was…

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Tallaganda Shire

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1935 · page 1

The Council met on Thursday. Present: Crs. W. U. Alley (President), J. Kennedy, J. E. Kain, E. C. Smith, C. J. Roberts and A. Keys…

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Municipal Band

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 September 1935 · page 2

The continued improvement in the musical standard of our Band occasioned much favourable comment at the Rugby League match on Sunday…

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New Footbridge Municipal Council Meeting a Busy Session

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 2

One of the most important decisions by the Queanbeyan Municipal Council, at its lengthy meeting last night, was that to reconstruct…

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Cancel Sewerage Job? Queanbeyan Council Will Not Accept Rationed Work Delegation to Wait on Minister Government Did Not Honour Its Promises, Say Aldermen Unemployed Place Case to Council Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 1

“If the Government is not prepared to honour its contract, let us say to them, ‘You can have your scheme, and we will not forget it at the next elections,” said Ald. A. H. Collett warmly, speaking at last night’s meeting of the Queanbeyan…

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Bungendore Wages Council and Relief Payments

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 4

A surprising amount of money is paid out by the Yarrowlumla Shire Council to Bungendore residents in relief work payments and ordinary…

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Street Works on East Side Requests to Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 4

Requests for attention to streets and gutters in East Queanbeyan came before the Queanbeyan Municipal Council at its meeting last…

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Police Patrols Motorists Stopped at Night Shire Council Protests

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1935 · page 6

The Goodradigbee Shire Council (Yass) has decided to protest to the Chief Secretary's Department against the practice of police stopping…

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Council’s Gives Reasons Why Returned Soldiers Were Passed Over

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 September 1935 · page 3

At a meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council it was Officially explained that the four returned soldiers who were passed over were in…

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Council Fined Five Pounds Breach of Soldier’s Preference Act

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 September 1935 · page 3

The first case in the State of a breach of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers’ Amendment act was heard at wellington Police Court last week…

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