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South Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

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Gerringong Council Minute by the Mayor

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Gerringong Council the following minu[?] by the Mayor (Ald. G. E. Chittick) was adopted :…

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£15,000 Road Loan Approved for South Shoalthaven Municipal Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 4

A £15,000 loan [?] the reconstruction and [?] surfacing of [?] in the South Shoalhaven Municipality has been…

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Mayor will call Meeting

The Bega District News · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 1

The Mayor of Bega (Ald. Chas. Ayres) has agreed to convene a public meeting with a view to forming a Swimming Club. Many citizens have expressed their…

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Berry Municipal Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Berry Municipal Council was he[?] on Monday night last. [?] P. H. [?]…

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Cr. Cochrane Re-elected Chairman Of County Council

The Bega District News · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 3

Councillor Ai T. Cochrane was unanimously elected Chairman of the County Council for die fourth term to-day. In recounting the achievements of 1946 in spite of material shortages, Councillors considered that the organisation has…

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Bega Municipal Council

The Bega District News · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 2

At the Bega Municipal Council meeting, the Town clerk stated that the necessary application has been lodged with the Minister in connection with the…

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Bega Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

The Bega District News · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Bega Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers last Tuesday night. The Mayor of Bega (Ald. Chas…

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Council Briefs

The Bega District News · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 4

If the Shire Engineer’s report is favourable Mr. H. G. Lee will be granted permissive occupancy of a small area of land on the southern side of Lake…

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Visit to Sydney Mayor’s Report to Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 2

The following is the report of the trip to Sydney readily under akin by the Mayor (Ald. [?] and Alderman William…

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Swimming Enclosure to Be Built Bega Council Accepts Plan

The Bega District News · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 1

The provisional committee appointed by a public meeting called by the Mayor Bega(Ald Ch[?]tes) to consider the formation of a swimming club, with the immediate idea of operating in the Junction, has…

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Logs Cleared From Junction Mayor Ayres Very Bust

The Bega District News · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 2

Acting swiftly on the decision to put the Junction into good swimming order, the Bega Council arranged for the removal of floating…

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Mumbulla Shire Council

The Bega District News · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 3

In reply to the letter received from the Bermagui Progress Association regarding the urgent use of surf reel and line for Bermagui beach. Cr. Rogers…

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Bermagui Water Deputation To Shire

The Bega District News · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 1

The water situation was so drastic in Bermagui that a deputation headed by Mr. Ted Welsh approached the Mumbulla Shire Council last. Wednesday with…

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Bega Valley County Council Stand-by Equipment Difficult to Obtain

The Bega District News · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

The Bega Valley County Council held an extraordinary meeting last Wednesday evening to receive the chairman’s report on the attempts…

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Gerringong Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 6

The following reports of officers were received at the last meeting of the Gerringong Municipal Council which was held on…

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Mumbulla Shire Council

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 4

It was moved by Cr. Sullivan that Fred Carpenter be prosecuted for failing to remove obstructions, and by placing others, along his road…

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Alteration of Boundaries Bega Valley County Council District

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 4

The Minister for Local Government, Mr J. J. Cahill, has advised the State Member, Mr Jack Beale, that a proposal has been received a to alter the boundaries…

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Municipal Truck

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 3

“In the past ten year we have paid £6500 for use of a [?] our road men, and still we do not own it," said AId. Read at…

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Greater County Council Cr. Cochrane Gives Outline

The Bega District News · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

The machinery for the forming of the Greater Bega Valley County Council is beginning to move. Last. Tuesday evening Cr. A. T. Cochrane (chairman), Mr. F. Tregurtha (comely engineer), and…

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Speed Up Highway Work Bega Aldermen Definite

The Bega District News · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 8

“When Bega Council approached the Government during the war it was informed that the re-aligning and bitumising of the Princess Highway would be carried out immediately after the war,” declared Ald. Douglas during the…

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