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Council & local affairs, 1948

195 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 10

An Open Letter to the Ratepayers of Berry Municipality

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 2

Fellow Ratepayers.—The president and trustees of the Bomaderry Park, desire me to bring under your notice the…

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Minister for Education to Visit Schools in Imlay Shire

The Bega District News · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 9

Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A, advises that he has completed arrangements with the Minister for Education, the Hon. R. J. Heffron, M.L.A., to visit…

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Target’s Road Revived Council Takes Firm Stand

The Bega District News · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 5

Feelings were mixed among Councillors at the Mumbulla Shire Council meeting on Monday, when the age-old subject of Targett’s Road was revived. Although the matter was considered…

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Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 4

There were about twenty present at a meeting of the Berry branch of Use Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council on Monday…

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Mayor Gets Tough at Milton Wants Meetings Conducted Better

The Bega District News · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 4

The “Milton Times” reports that Milton’s new Mayor Ald. Buckland, is putting up a stern fight to have the meetings conducted in a proper manner, and so…

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Berry Municipal Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 3

There was a full attendance of aldermen at the Berns Council meeting on Monday [?] last…

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Broughton Vale Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 1

At the Broughton Vale Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday of last week, the following were in…

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Extending Electricity in Cambewarra Shire Govt. Subsidy

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 1

Mr. J. G. Beale, MLA for the South Coast, is in receipt of the following letter from the Minister for Public Works and…

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No Apology Berry Council Rebukes Bomaderry Park Trustees

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 2

There is ah old saying that “over a worm will turn,” and a would appear that, passive and cocile he is, there is also a…

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Trees Denuded Aldermen Complain at Pruning Methods

The Bega District News · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 1

Ald. Howard at the Bega Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday evening complained strongly against the methods adopted by the…

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County Council Works Progress Chairman Pleased

The Bega District News · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Bega Valley County Council, last Thursday, the chairman, Cr. A. T. Cochrane, officially reported the transfer of electrical powers and duties from Eurobodalla Shire to the County Council, and expressed his pleasure…

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Council Seeks Loan Advice Kiss's Lagoon Land Resumption Need

The Bega District News · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

The Finance Committee of the Bega Municipal Council reported to Council last Tuesday evening, that it would appear that it is going to be impossible to agree on purchase prices for the major area of the Kiss’s Lagoon…

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R.ss. & A.l.l.a. Central South Coast Sub-district Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Central South Coast Sub-District Council of the RSS & AILA was held at Berry on Saturday last,…

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Gerringong Council Mayor’s Minute

The South Coast Register · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 2

The Mayor of Gerringong, Aid, G. E. Chittick, submitted the following report at the last meeting of the Gerringong Municipal…

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Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council Addresses by Prominent Officials

The South Coast Register · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 4

There was an attendance of about thirty at the annual meeting of the Berry branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council…

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Imlay Road Get Repairs Get Set-back Cr. Butcher Attacks Council’s Engineer

The Bega District News · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 1

At its meeting on Friday, the Imlay Shire Council was very critical of the way the Public Works Department had handled the petrol tax grant to Imlay. Council had been requested to supply the names of the…

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Broughton Vale Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 2

The Broughton Vale Municipal Council met on Wednesday of last week, when the Mayor (Ald, W. A. Boyd), presided over…

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Imlay Shire Council

The Bega District News · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 7

The Imlay Shire Council at its meeting last Friday bad before it a letter from the Department of Public Works requesting that the interested…

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Imlay Shire Council Candelo Bridge

The Bega District News · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 11

It was Council’s desire to complete the Candelo Bridge when material was available. MR. ALBERT HAYES’ RETIRES…

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Beg Opens Week of Celebration Mayor Has Praise For Teachers

The Bega District News · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 3

“We all know what great efforts have been made to improve education in N. S. W. and we know that through these efforts, our education has reached a stage of which we must be justly proud.” said the Mayor of Bega (Ald. Chas. Ayres), in…

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