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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

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Bulli Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 6

Those present at the monthly meeting of the Bulli Shire Council on Monday were Crs. Thompson (in the chair), Ryan, Fackender, Quilkey,…

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Mayor's Report

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 11

The following works were carried out during the period: Rolling Central avenue, grading and rolling Shipman's Hill, cleaning gutters and footpaths in…

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Shire Clerk's Reports

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 6

Camps. -- A few of the returned soldier members of Council staff desire to go into camp for three weeks from April 6 for home defence training. --…

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Bulli Electoral Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 9

A meeting of the Bulli Electoral Council took place at Waverton, Thirroul, on Sunday. January 29th. The following delegates were…

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Air Raid Precautions Bulli Shire Activities

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 6

At the meeting of the Bulli Shire Council on Monday night a letter was received from the Thirroul Subbranch of the R.S.S.I.L.A., asking what…

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Shellharbour Council Monthly Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 11

The monthly meeting of the Shell-harbour Council was held on Wednesday. Present: Aids. East (Mayor), Chambers, Ayres, Burns, Buchanan,…

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Bulli Shire Recruiting Committee (To the Editor)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 9

Dear Sir, -- The opportunity to enlist is here again from 20th January, 1941, and I appeal to all sections of the community to see that they are fully…

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Wollongong Council (Held over from last week)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 16

Present at the monthly meeting last Thursday night were: Aldermen J. W. Lee (mayor), Pryor, Connor, Cornford, Dawson, Parsons, Lang…

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PASPALUM Bulli Council to Consider Purchase of Second Mower

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 8

At their meeting on Monday the Bulli Shire Council Instructed the engineer to bring in a report covering the cost of a second mowing machine…

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Council Minutes. Queried by Alderman

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 5

At the outset of the Shellharbour Council meeting at Albion Park on Wednesday, Ald. McNabb rose to a point of order on the question of the…

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Shellharbour Council. Monthly Meeting

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 1

The ordinary meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers, Albion Park, on Wednesday last the Mayor (Ald. J. R. East) presiding…

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

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 4

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

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The Car Ran Off The Road. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 3

Most of the reports of fatal road accidents in recent months contain the significant words, "the car ran off the road", and end with such…

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Shire Cent. Illawarra

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 15

To discuss the estimates and rates for the current year a special meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening…

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Bulli Shire Patriotic Fund

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 6
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The first meeting of the Committee this year was held on Wednesday last. Letters were received from several soldiers overseas, thanking the…

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Housing Scheme Central Illawarra Council's Proposal Minister Sympathetic

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 9

Sir Frederick Stewart, Federal Minister for Social Services, visited the Central Illawarra Shire Council Chambers yesterday…

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North Illawarra Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 10

This council held its bi-monthly meeting on Wedneslay evening. Present: Aldermen McMahon, (mayor) Caldwell, Davies, Gaynor, Shaw…

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T.& L. Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 14

The secretary of Illawarra T. and L. Council reports that Wednesday night's meeting declared a "blitzkrieg" on those boarding houses and…

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North Illawarra Council Bi-monthly Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of the North Illawarra Council, held on Wednesday night was attended by Alds. McMahon (Mayor), Davies, Gaynor, Zlems,…

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