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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

283 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 15

Local and Genera' Aldermen Resent Being Dictated to

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 2

Bega Municipality has a voluntary garbage system, available to all who want it, but the Department of Health has given the Council notice…

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Water Supply for Braidwood Council Seeks More Information

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 2

At Tuesday's meeting, of the Shire Council a letter was received from the Department of Local Government in connection with the proposed…

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Health Inspector for Shire Edrobodalla Shire Council's Dilemma

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 3

At last meeting or Eurobodalla Shire Council" a letter was read from the office of the Director-General or Public Health. It acknowledged the…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 1

Mr. Liddicoat reported as follows: Bungendore Road.—Scarifying, reshaping and gravelling is in progress from Doughboy bridge to…

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Bad Roads In Monaro Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 4

At last meeting of Monaro Shire Council a letter was received from Mr. W. Russ, Little Tinderry, Captain’s Flat, drawing attention to the condition…

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New Meeting Room for Shire Official Opening

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 1

Before commencement of to-day’s meeting of Yarrowlumla Shire Council there was a brief ceremony to officially open the recent additions to the since…

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Tallaganda Shire (Continued from last issue). Nelligen Road

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 1

Cr. Garvey asked when the Main Roads Board was going to make a start with the work on the Nelligen road. The engineer said the…

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The Electric Light Complaints in Council

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 3

At last meeting of the Shire Council the clerk, Mr. P. B. Taylor, "produced a balance sheet of the Braidwood Electric Supply Co., which…

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A Deathless Easter (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 2

All road users and holiday makers are urgently asked to support the appeal of the Road Safety Council for a deathless Easter on the roads…

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Road Safety an Appeal to Parents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 3

Request has been made by several country branches of the Road Safety Council that a Statewide appeal should be made to all parents to see…

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Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 1

All the councillors were present on Tuesday at the meeting of Yarrowlumla Shire Council, which lasted from 10.15a.m. till 5.30 p.m…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 1

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour beyond the usual starting time, five aldermen were in attendance at the meeting on March 21st. They…

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"The Lady in Red" Leaves in a Huff Junee Council Scene

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 6

Madame Nita Rosslyn Phillips, who visited Braidwood some time ago, and is known professionally as "The Lady in Red," wafted out of the…

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Excessive Speed of Cars Aldermen Concerned

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 1

Not without good reason, Aldermen are concerned because, of the excessive, speed at which cars are driven in the streets of. the municipality…

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Real Accident Causes (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 3

The question has often been asked: What is the most serious cause of the deaths in road accidents? Actually there are more than 200 causes of…

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Municipal Engineer’s Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 1

The following reports and recommendations submitted by Mr A. L Cook engineer, were received and adopted at the meeting last night of Queanbeyan…

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Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

The monthly meeting of Yarrowlumla Shire Council was held yesterday at the Shrie Chambers, Queanbeyan. Present: Councillors P. H. Hardy…

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Tallaganda Shire

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 3

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

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UNJUSTIFIED Shire Councillors Criticised Bouquets and Brick-bats

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 1

The following letter, written by A. C. Wood, Public School, Captain’s Flat, and addressed to the Shire Clerk, was read at yesterday’s meeting of…

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Open Road Is Danger (Issued by, the Road-Safety Council of New South Wales)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

On the evidence of the road accident figures for the first few months, it is likely that 1940, will go down in history as the year in which accidents…

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