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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

250 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 13

The Junior Clerk Shire Administrative Costs Too High Sats Cr. Dunshea

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 2

The matter of Tallaganda Shire Council's administrative expenses was referred to by Cr. Dunshea at last meeting, when it was stated…

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Report of Shire Health Inspector

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 3

The report of the Shire Health Inspector (Mr. C. E. R. Meyer) presented to the meeting yesterday of Yarrowlumla Shire Council, was as…

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Shire Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 3

The- regular monthly meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Queanbeyan, on Thursday last…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

Queanbeyan Municipal Council held its first meeting of the new year last Thursday night. Present: The Mayor (Ald. H. C. Taylor, J. W. Cartwright,…

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Municipal Rates for 1949

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 3

At the meeting last week off the Municipal Council, the Town, Clerk (Mr. A. C. Turner) submitted in his report particulars of the rating limits…

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Municipal Finances

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

The Town Clerk's financial statement, submitted to the meeting of the Municipal Council last week, showed that after payment of accounts passed…

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Council's Problem Tabbed Road Breaking Up

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1

A rather disturbing statement was made at last Shire Council meeting by Cr. Garvey, who said that the blacktop on Tarago road, upon which so…

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Cooma Municipal Rates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

At its last meeting Cooma Municipal Council struck a General Rate of 1/4 in the £ for 1949 on the unimproved capital value of all ratable land which…

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Tree - Planting Council's Concern

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 2

Despite the fact that Council's roads are practically everywhere in a shocking condition, particularly the one to Major's Creek, and its funds are in…

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Municipal Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 2

Alderman Freebody, who is absent, from town, was the only, member of Queanbeyan Municipal Council, not present at the fortnightly meeting held…

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Show Societies' Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 3

Direct representation on the Agricultural Societies' Council for groups in the State is now an accomplished fact. At a special…

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Jerrabatgully Bridge Rap Over Knuckles for the Shire Council

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 1

A curt communication in regard to the above was received from the Department of Public Works at last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council…

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Tallaganda Shire

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 2

Cr. Erie Byrne (President) occupied the chair at last meeting of the Council. There were present Crs. W. Maher, Smith, Hassall, Dunshea…

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Municipal Council School of Arts and R.S. CLUB

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 2

The Health and Building Inspector, Mr. R. L. Howlett, in his report to the meeting of the Municipal Council last week, stated that at an inspection of…

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Show Societies' Union Two Representatives Chosen for N.s.w. Council

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 1

The Southern District Show Societies' Union held a special meeting last week in Goulburn to elect two councillors to the Agricultural Show…

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Municipal Finances

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 2

The Town Clerk's financial statement, presented to last meeting of the Council revealed that the following funds would have debit balances after…

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Municipal Council Purchase of Tractor Discussed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 3

A special meeting of Queanbeyan Muicipal Council was held on Wednesday night, to consider purchase, of a tractor. A second-hand one was…

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Shire Rates for 1949

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 2

At last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council the following rates were 36d, Town Improvement 5d, Fire Brigade 4d, Local Riding Rate for A…

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Tallaganda Shire Trouble at Stewart's Crossing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 2

Included in the correspondence at last Shire meeting was a letter from L. Maysteers complaining of an eroded gully on Hazeldell, which was…

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No Community Hotel for Cootamundra "Enough Trouble," Says the Mayor

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 1

"I can state quite definitely that the Cootamundra Municipal Council has no intention of going in for a community hotel," said the Mayor…

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