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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1942

173 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 9

Long Service Yarrowlumla Shire Clerk

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council the report of the auditor was received and indicated the administration work was…

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Municipal Finances

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 2

At the meeting last night of the Municipal. Council the fortnightly financial statement showed that the following funds all had credit…

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Report of Municipal Engineer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 2

Mr. T. J. Lawson presented the following report last night to the meeting of the Municipal Council:— The kerbing and guttering has…

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Police Called in to Municipal Council Meeting Wrangling Aldermen

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 1

A deadlock in Ballina Municipal Council has held up all but routine business for more than three months. At a recent meeting discussion be…

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Municipal Council Last Night’s Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 1

An apology was accepted from Ald. F. L. Williams who was the only absentee from the meeting of the Municipal Council held last night…

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Report of Municipal Engineer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 1

The report of the Engineer, Mr. T. J. Lawson, presented last night to the meeting of the Municipal Council, was as follows:—…

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Tallaganda Shire

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 1

The monthly meeting was held on Thursday. Present: crs. W. U. Alley (President), J. Kennedy, O. Roberts, E. C. Smith, C. Dunshea, W. Byrne…

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Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council was held yesterday. There were present Councillors P. H. Hardy (President)…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 3

The Acting Engineer, Mr. T. L. Thompson, reported at last meeting of the Tallaganda Shire Council as follows:—…

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Shire Engineer’s Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 2

Mr. T. J. Lawson, acting engineer for Yarrowlumla Shire, presented the following report to the meeting of Shire Councillors held yesterday…

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Council's Charcoal Troubles

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 2

Bibbenluke Shire engineer reported to last meeting that due to a surplus the Shire charcoal burning was proving a bad proposition. Four pits were…

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Queanbeyan Council, Gets £200 Grant

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 2

Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Local Government that, following upon his representations, a sum of £220 has…

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Another Council in Trouble

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 2

Braidwood Council is not alone in its troubles over its sanitary service. A similar position has arisen at Crookwell, where the insistence of the…

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Municipal Saleyards

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 2

When AId. Cartwright mentioned at the Municipal Council meeting last night that some attention was necessary to the yard, laneways and…

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Report of Municipal Engineer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 2

The report of the Engineer, Mr. T. J, Lawson, presented last night to the meeting of the Municipal Council, was as follows:—…

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Shire Clerk's Plain Talk

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1942 · page 2

Snowy River Shire clerk, Mr. F. J. D'Arcy, had this to say in his report on war damage insurance to last meeting of his Council:—"It is…

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Rationalisation of Wool Industry Statement by Chairman of Woolgrowers’ Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 2

Referring to the proposed rationalisation of the Wool Industry as announced by the Minister for War Organisation of Industry (Hon. J. J…

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Letters to Editor Queanbeyan Municipal Council and Yarrowlumla Shire Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 2

Sir,—At the request of the Organising Secretary of the ’National Shilling Drive ”, sponsored by Lady Wakehurst, we are making an…

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May Stay One Month Goulburn Council’s Ruling on Camp Shelters

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 3

Having investigated complaints that camp shelters on the Sydney Road, near Goulburn, were being occupied by permanent tenants, the…

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Shire Clerk's Record

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 2

During the course of yesterday's Shire Council meeting the cleric, Mr. P. B. Taylor, mentioned it. was rather a coincidence that that day…

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