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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

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Camden Council

Camden News · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 7

There was a full attendance of aldermen present at the Camden Council meeting on Monday, viz., Aldermen H. S. Kelloway (Mayor), E. A. Davies…

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County Council Proposed. to Control Electricity

Camden News · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 5

The Camden Council is in receipt of a letter from the Shire of Wollondilly, Picton, stating that the Dept. of Works and Local Govt…

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Campbelltown Council

The Campbelltown News · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 3

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Aldermen of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening of last week. Present were Aldermen P.C…

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Municipal By-Election

The Campbelltown News · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 1

Nominations to contest the Extraordinary By-Election of the Campbelltown Municipal Council must be delivered to the Returning Officer,…

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Shire Elections

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 December 1940 · page 2

Voting in connection, with the election of councillors for the Wollondilly Shire is proceeding very quietly, and it is difficult to foretell the result in…

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Council in Trouble

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 December 1940 · page 4

Grenfell residents at a public meeting emphatically protested against the Municipal Council levying a rate for sewerage before the service has…

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Attitude of Campbelltown Council

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 December 1940 · page 1

When a similar letter from the Wollondilly Shire Council bearing on the same subject came before the Campbell town Municipal Council last week,…

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"Waste of Time" Consideration of Proposed County Council Camden Council's View

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 December 1940 · page 1

The Camden Municipal Council does not favour the suggestion by the Department of Works and Local Government to the Wollondilly Shire…

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Thirlmere Branch Lord Mayor's Fund Annual Meeting Record of Fine Achievement

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 December 1940 · page 3

During the past 12 months the Thrilmere Branch of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund raised over £143, £100 of which was…

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Nepean Shire Council

Camden News · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 1

Present at the last meeting of the Nepean Shire Council were the President, Cr. T. G. Scott, and Crs. W. S. Hewitt, L. H. Skidmore, H. Rudd…

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Camden Municipal Council. Annual Report for the Year 1940

Camden News · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 7

"The position of the finances is sound, and the whole of Council's works and services have been carried out within the budgeted revenue of each fund." The total works expenditure for the year 1940 to-date is £10,171/2/2…

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Petrol Rationing. Aldermen and Council Meetings

The Campbelltown News · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 1

In his report read to the Aldermen the Council meeting on Tuesday night, the Town Clerk mentioned that his Assistant reported at a previous…

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Municipal By-Election. Only One NOMINATION—Mr. J. W. STRADLING

The Campbelltown News · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 6

Only one Nomination Paper was received up to the prescribed time on Wednesday by the Returning Officer to the extraordinary vacancy in…

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Shire President Councillor S. E. Prosser Reelected

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 December 1940 · page 2

Councillor S. E. Prosser reelected President of the Shire of Wsollondilly for the ensuring year at a special meeting of the newly-elected…

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Wollondilly Shire Elections Retiring Councillors Elected Mr. E. V. Moore, New Member

The Picton Post · Wednesday 11 December 1940 · page 2

Saturday's poll for the election of members of the first elected council of the Shire Wollondilly, as now constituted, resulted in the return of all the…

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Nepean Shire Council

Camden News · Thursday 12 December 1940 · page 5

No finality has so far been reached with the appointment of a shire clerk to take Mr. Cameron's place in the Nepean Shire. On applications being…

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Mayor of Camden. Alderman H. S. Kelloway Re-appointed

Camden News · Thursday 12 December 1940 · page 1

There was a full attendance of aldermen at the special meeting of the Camden Municipal Council on Monday night last, when the retiring…

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Municipality of Campbelltown Extraordinary Election

The Campbelltown News · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 6

PURSUANT to the Provision of the Local Government Act of 1919 and the Acts amending the same, also the Ordinances thereunder, I hereby…

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Informal Votes Wollondilly Shire ELECTiONS

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 December 1940 · page 1

It his report on the result of the recent elections of councillors of Wollondilly Shire, presented" at the Council meeting last week, " the…

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Council Considers Estimates. Increase in Street Lighing Rate Only

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 December 1940 · page 2

Draft [?] of revenue and expenditure for the year 1941 were submitted by the Shire Clerk, Mr. Ji H. Crack[?] to the Council…

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