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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

242 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 13

Council Office Hour No Saturday Work

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 2

At last Shire meeting the clerk Mr. Arch Smith, recommended the the office be closed on Saturdays, present, he said, the hours are from…

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Municipal Finances

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 4

The Town [?] ment presented at the meeting [?] week of the Municipal Council [?] that after payment of account [?]…

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Jerricknora Bridge Council Wants to Put in a Temporary Structure

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 2

The above matter was again before the Tallaganda Shire Council at last meeting. The engineer reported that a further inspection had been made…

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Araluen Gates Marathon Battle Ends Council Finally Refuses Byrne Permission

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 2

THE long argument in connection with the notorious Araluen gates question came to an end at Thursday's meeting of Tallaganda Shire…

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Tallaganda Shire Long Meeting. Important Discussions

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 4

Commencing at 10 a.m. last meeting did not conclude until almost 4.30 p.m., when there still remained several important matters to be discussed…

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Shire Engineer's Travelling Expenses Too High. Says Councillor

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 4

"Something that should be investigated is the travelling expenses incurred by the Shire Engineer," said Cr. H. P. Carberry at last meeting of…

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Tallaganda Shire (Continued from last issue)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 1

From T. H. Edmonds again referring to the Braidwood-Queanbeyan road. Since last rain he had had four men on the road in order to…

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Shire Roads (To the Editor of the "Review")

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 1

Sir,—Will you please grant me space in your paper to express my views in regard to our roads, which everyone admits are in a worse condition…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 2

At the fortnightly meeting of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council held last Thursday night, all aldermen were present…

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Serious Positio[?] Shire President Is Worr[?]

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 2

Council's financial position was[?] cussed lengthily at last meeting lowing a letter from the Bank New South Wales notifying that…

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Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 2

The Yarrowlumla Shire Council held its monthly meeting on Thursday last in the Shire Chambers, Queanbeyan. Present : Crs…

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Shire Councillors to Be Ratepayers Only?

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 1

The Young District Council of the F. and S. Association wants membership of Municipal and Shire Councils restricted to ratepayers…

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"Sold a Pup" Says Illabo Shire Federal Aid and District Roads

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 2

The Illabo Shire Council and other Councils throughout the State have been "sold a pup" over promises of finance under the Commonwealth…

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Municipal Library

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 3

At the request of the Council the Town Clerk furnished information on Library matters to last meeting of the Council, as follows:…

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Holt Name Society Executive Council

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 2

The election of the Executive Council for 1948-49 was held at St. Bede's Church on Sunday and resulted as follows:—President, Mr. R. Sinclair…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 3

The Mayor (Ald. H.C. Taylor), and Aldermen J. collett, J. W. Cartwright, G. Sheehan, S. Hopkins, A. Lambert and T. Lindbeck were present at the…

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Local and General Long Shire Meeting

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 2

Another lengthy Shire meeting yesterday, which extended well into the afternoon. A couple of matters which were expected to provoke long…

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Municipal Finances

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 3

The Town Clerk’s financial statement presented at the meeting last week of the Municipal Council showed that after payment of accounts passed…

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Tallaganda Shire Brick Area for Braidwood. Another Long Meeting

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 1

Cr. O. Roberts (President) occupied the chair at last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council and all councillors were in attendance…

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Gravel for Roads Shire Council's Problems

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 3

At its last meeting Snown River Shire Council had a protest from a ratepayer-landowner against Council taking gravel from his property for…

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