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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

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Mayor's Message

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 3

The Mayor of Wollongong (Ald. J. W. Lee) and the Mayoress (Mrs. Lee) desire to extend to citizens the following…

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Dairying Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Studies on Bovine Mastitis

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 8

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has issued Bulletin No. 134 which records the preliminary results of the study of an experimental…

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Municipal Election North Illawarra

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 1

The election of an alderman to fill the vacancy in the North Illawarra Council caused by the death of Ald. Aldridge, resulted in R. W. Caldwell…

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Mayoral Report. to Gerringong Council

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1941 · page 5

The Mayor (Ald. H. E. Cooke) at the last meeting of the year for the Gerringong Council, submitted the following comprehensive report of…

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If You're A Pedestrian (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 3

Two out of three people killed in city traffic are pedestrians. Even in rural areas, pedestrians comprise one out of every three traffic…

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North Illawarra Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 11
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This council held its first general meeting this year on Wednesday evening, when the newly-elected member (Ald. Ron Caidwell) was duty…

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Aldermen's Petrol

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 4

The Department of Works and Local Government has informed Councils that the Liquid Fuel Control Board has agreed to the provision…

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Council's Reserves

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 3

Several matters dealing with Council's reserves were dealt with at the meeting of the Kiama Council meeting on Wednesday night…

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Kiama Council. Monthly Meeting

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday night. The Mayor (Ald. C. S. Boyd) presided, and there…

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Jamberoo Council Monthly Meeting

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday morning and the Mayor (Ald. H. Colley) presided. There…

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Water Turned Off. Council's Mains Interfered With

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 3

During the Xmas and New Year holiday period, the Council's water supply suddenly gave out round about eight or nine o'clock one morning,…

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Shire Clerk's Report

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 8

Re Additional Recreation Area at Windang. -- With reference to the acquisition of an additional recreation reserve at Windang, I desire to state…

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Shire of Central Illawarra

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 20

The first monthly general meeting for this year was held on Monday evening Present: Councillors Maynes (president), Cook, Graham, Lewis…

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Shire of Central Illawarra Estimates, 1941

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 9

Rates proposed to be levied, 1941 : General Rate 1½: "A" Riding Local Improvement Fund 2½d; "B" Riding Local Improvement Fund 1½d; "C"…

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Wollongong Council Monthly Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 11

Last night's meeting of the Wollongong Council was attended by Aids. Lee (Mayor). Gray, Beaton, Parsons, Lang, Dawson. Kelly…

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Cent. Illawarra Council Monthly Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 8

The first meeting of the year of the Central Illawarra Shire was held on Monday night. Present: Crs. Maynes (President), Graham, Cook, McPhail,…

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Pedestrians Who Are Killed (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 10

Pedestrians who were killed in road accidents in New South Wales last year totalled 167, and of these nearly four-fifths were either over the age of…

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Gerringong Council. Monthly Meeting

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Monday night, the Mayor (Ald. H. E. Cooke) presiding. There were…

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Bulli Shire Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 22

The monthly meeting was held on Monday night. Present: Councillors Thompson (president), Ryan, Fackender, Quilkey, Morrison, Gibson…

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