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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

302 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 16

Employment of Ganger Clerk Justifies Overseer Defended by Aldermen

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 2

In his report to last night’s meeting of the Municipal Council the Town Clerk Mr. P. J. Carew, made reference to a matter raised at the previous…

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No Blows Mayor and Deputy Decline

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 1

“I should like to suggest that the Mayor and Deputy Mayor (Alderman Williams) provide the first bout,” said Alderman O’Rourke, when the…

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A Small Revolution Mayor Anticipates Upheaval

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 1

The legality of the Council’s action in having given certain persons permission to use 4-inch sewerage pipes (the Act…

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To Try Again Council and Courthouse

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 1

At the instigation of Alderman Williams the Municipal Council last night agreed to make another effort to persuade the Minister for Justice to…

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“Close to the Wind” Council’s Financial Position

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 3

A note of warning regarding the financial position by the Town Clerk (Mr. P. J. Carew) in his report to last night’s meting of the Municipal…

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Council Work Help for Unemployed Turn and Turn About

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 2

That subject to essential requirements of the work, the Engineer should change the personnel of his gang each…

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Road Safety Children (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 4

School vacation will soon be drawing to a close and many thousands children throughout the State will b[?] travelling by various means of…

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Main Roads Municipal Programme Council’s

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 2

The Municipal engineer (Mr. Holmes) submitted to last week’s meeting of the Municipal Council a detailed programme of works on main and trunk…

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Council Approves Works Recommendations

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 1

On Thursday night the Queanbeyan Municipal Council approved the report submitted by the Works. Committee as the fruits of its deliberations the…

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Of Local Interest Municipal Delegation

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 1

The Mayor (Alderman Esmond) and the Town Clerk (Mr. P. J. Carew) are visiting Sydney, and to-day they will call on the Department of Works and…

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Camps Pitched Council Flouted

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 1

In defiance of the Municpal Council’s ban on camps on the river bank, there have been tents pitched on the river bank, close to the centre of the town…

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The Council’s Overseer

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 2

Sir,—A check-up of the circumstances regarding Ganger Day shows that Mr. Overseer Beazley conveyed to Mr. Day the Council’s decision of the previous…

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Tallaganda Shire

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 3

The monthly meeting was held on Tuesday. Present: Crs. J. Grigg (President), J. Kennedy, E. C. Smith T. H. Griggs, R. T. Hassall, T. Doo…

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Mount Fairy Road Council Wants Grant

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 2

In reply to a letter from the Shire clerk, Mr. W. W. Hedges. M.L.A, stated that the Minister of Works and Local Government would not be…

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Sewerage Problems Question of Licensed Contractors Council’s Decision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 2

At last night’s meeting of the Municipal Council further discussion took place on the vexed question of the qualifications of the…

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Town Clerk to Undergo Serious Operation Council’s Sympathy

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 1

Mr. P. J. Carew, Town Clerk of Queanbeyan, will undergo a major operation for a serious complaint, at a Sydney hospital early next week…

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Shire Council Sued

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 7

Soil erosion, regarded by many competent authorities as a question of national importance, was frequently discussed last week, when the…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 8

Mr. Boult reported at Tuesday's meeting of the Shire Council as follows:— "There is very little to report this…

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Tallaganda Shire (Continued from last issue)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 1

The Department of Works and Local Government notified that Boggy Creek bridge and Bettowynd CreeK causeway works were approved…

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Road Safety Education and Enforcement (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

This month the flying motor patrol of the State highways by the new traffic police corps will be in operation. The motor trucks which they will use…

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