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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

161 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 4 of 9

Council Correspondence

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 10

Eleven Aldermen were present at the ordinary meeting of Campbelltown Municipal Council held on…

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Questions in Council

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 6

During question time at the meeting of Campbelltown Council held on June 1st the following items were…

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Near Southern Districts Horticultural Council

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 9

The annual meeting of the Council was held at Ingleburn on Monday, May 17, when the following were…

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Town Planning Is a Council Responsibility Interesting Address Discloses Details

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 1

The principle involved in the Cumberland County Council Scheme is an attempt to plan in advance the orderly arrangement of land in town and country areas so as to promote the greatest good for…

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Question Raised in Council Clash Over Contract Prices

The Picton Post · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 3

A move made at the May meeting of Wollondilly Shire Council to have competitive prices sought for printing requirement !and certain other materials developed into scenes of disorder during which the…

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The Lord Mayor to Receive Debutantes St. John's C. of E. Ball

Camden News · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 8

The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Ald. P. D. Hills, and the Mayoress Mrs. Hills, will receive the debutantes at St. John's Church…

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Parks and Gardens Committee's Report to Council

Camden News · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 9

Following a meeting of the Parks and Gardens Committee, the report as printed below, was submitted to the general meeting of Camden Council held on Monday, 25th May…

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Items From Council

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 10

Among business dealt with by Campbelltown Municipal Council at its meeting held on June 1st was the…

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Council's Tribute to Former Mayor

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 2

Members of Wollondilly Stake Council observed two minutes silence at their monthly meeting last Thursday as a…

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Shire to Erect to Oakdale

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 2

Wollondilly Shire Council has been advised by the Electricity Commission of New South Wales that a new…

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Council to Seal Lumsdaine Street

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 2

Lum daine Street, which was recently described as the worst in Picton, is shortly to be sealed by…

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Spastic Centre Council Continues Good Work

Camden News · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 8

The meeting this month though not fully attended by the members of the Spastic Centre Council, was…

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Council Correspondence

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 5

His Worship the Mayor, Ald. Farnsworth, occupied the chair at the ordinary meeting of Campbelltown Municipal…

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In Shire Have Have Improved

The Picton Post · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 3

Practically all business premises in Wollondilly Shire licensed to sell foodstuffs had recently shown a…

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Photograph of Sir Thomas Picton Sent to Council

The Picton Post · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 6

A photograph of General Sir Thomas Picton, after whom Picton was named more than 100 years ago,…

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Wollondilly Shire Tape Recorder Proposed for Council Meetings

Camden News · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 2

A proposition has been put forward to have a tape recording machine installed in the meeting chamber of Wollondilly Shire Council in order that the entire proceedings at sittings can be registered…

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General Meeting of Camden Municipal Council

Camden News · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 5

The General meeting of Camden Municipal Council held in the Council Chambers on Monday night was…

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Shire to Erect New Power Line to Oakdale

Camden News · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 10

Wollondilly Shire Council has been advised by the Electricity Commission of New South Wales that a new…

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Wollondilly Shire Move to Encourage Industry in District Resources Surveyed by Visiting Official

Camden News · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 9

An official from the New South Wales Premier's Department recently visited Picton and inspected various parts of Wollondilly Shire to obtain up-to-date information of the advantages for the…

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Tape Recorder Proposed for Council Meetings

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 1

A proposition has been put forward to have a tape recording machine installed in the meeting chamber of Wollondilly Shire Council in order that the entire proceedings at sittings can be registered…

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