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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

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Wollongong Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 14

At the meeting yester evening. present Alderman Smith (mayor) Lang, Tubman, Kelly, Payne, Howarth, Kiernan, Lee and Wells…

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Central Illawarra Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 10

At the meeting on Wednesday, all the Aldermen were present. Correspondence From Port Kembla Chamber of…

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Wollongong Council. Fortnightly Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 9

At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Wollongong Council, held in the Council Chamber last night there were Present the Mayor (AW. Smith),…

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Fete at Wiseman's Park. Opened by Mayor of Wollongong

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 6

The Mayor of Wollongong, Ald. N. M. Smith, opened a most successful fete in Wiseman Park, North West Wollongong, on Saturday afternoon…

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Gerringong Council

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 2

The usual meeting of the above was held on Monday, the Mayor (Ald. Moffit) presiding. Also present: Ald. T. Burke, Jackson, Jack Miller, Jas…

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Kiama Council

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 21 April 1926 · page 2

The usual meeting of the above was held on Wednesday, the Mayor (Ald, Lean) presiding, Also present: Ald. Hindmarsh, King, Carson, McNabb, J…

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Bulli Shire Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting was held on Monday. Present: Councillors Southern (president), Crowther, Morrison, McNaughton, Nichols…

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Bulli Shire Office

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 9

It may interest some ratepayers, who find it inconvenient to visit the Shire office at Bulli under present conditions, to know that, on the suggestion of the…

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Rates in Bulli Shire

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 5

Ratepayers in each of the three localities mentioned will be interested in the fact that Bulli Shire Council, at the meeting on Monday, confirmed the…

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Cheque for Bulli Shire

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 9

The Councillors at the Bulli shire meeting on Monday smiled broadly at the mention by the Shire Clerk (Mr. Wood) of a cheque having been…

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Shellharbour Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting was held on Wednesday. Present: Aldermen James Mayor, Burns, McNab, Couzens, Watts, O'Keefe, Thomas…

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Shellharbour Council. Monthly Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of the Shellharbour Council, held in the Council, Chambers, Albion Park, on Wednesday, there were present the Mayor (Ald…

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Bulli Progress Association. Matters Before Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 6

The Association presented four matters before the Bulli Shire Council meeting on Monday. First, it was asked that an estimate…

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Land at Austinmer. Did Council Buy It?

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 9

A rather unique instance was quoted in a report by the Shire Clerk (Mr. Wood) to the meeting of the Bulli Shire Council on Monday. In…

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Mr. Gab. Timbs. 20 Yeaes with Shellharbour Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 2

At the conclusion of the Shellharbour Council meeting on Wednesday, the Town Clerk, Mr. Gabriel Timbs, announced that on April 1, he had…

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Rural Topics. Menace of the Meat Council. (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 21

Sir,— Pastoralists were caught napping when certain persons persuaded Mr. W. M. Hughes, then Prime Minister…

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The Levy on Stock. Menace of the Meat Council. Unsound and Dangerous Proposals. To the Editor

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 4

Sir,—Pastoralists were caught napping when certain persons persuaded Mr. W. M. Hughes, then Prime Minister, to create the Australian Meat…

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Shellharbour Council

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above took place on Wednesday, the Mayor (Ald. James) presiding. Also present: Aid. O'Keefe, Thomas, Langley, Watts,…

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Jamberoo Council

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 28 April 1926 · page 3

The above Council met on Thursday last, all the Aldermen being present. TANNER'S CREEK. The Main Roads Board wrote asking…

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Gerringong Council

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 28 April 1926 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above took place on Friday, usual day of meeting proclaimed a holiday. Ald. Moffitt (Mayor) presided. Also…

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