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Council & local affairs, 1948

195 stories in South Coast's papers · page 3 of 10

Baby Heath Centre. Berry Council Displays Interest at Last

The South Coast Register · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 4

At the previous meeting of the Berry Council, Aid. Wilson successfully moved that the matter of the visit of a Baby Health…

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Council Threatened with Court Action

The Bega District News · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 3

Mr. N.L. Blacker, of Auckland St., through his sollctor (Mr. H.A. Bond), informed Council that he intends to institute legal proceedings unless Council…

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Councillor Seeks Explanation Cr. Sullivan and Shire Clerk Clash

The Bega District News · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 5

At the adjourned meeting of the Mumbulla Shire Councils on Monday, Cr. Sullivan brought up the matter concerning the arrears in the office work of the Shire. The matter had been discussed at the…

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£8,000 for Newtown Sewerage Council Plans Progress

The Bega District News · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 1

The Bega Municipal Council’s plan for the proposed sewerage extensions to Newtown have now reached the stage where it has been found…

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Faster Cooma Bombala Train Council to Make Request

The Bega District News · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 6

The Bega Municipal Council will ask the Department of Railways to utilise a fast diesel motor train for the journey between Cooma and Bombala…

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Kerbing a Guttering Plan Council to Spend Large Sum

The Bega District News · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 4

At the Monthly meeting of the Bega Municipal Council, on Tuesday night, the Works Committee submitted a plan for the kerbing, guttering and paving of many Bega streets. Total cost of the plan was estimated…

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Berry Municipal Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the Berry Council was held on Monday night last, when the business held over from the meeting…

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Inspection of Dam at Oberon County Council Officials Visit Oberon

The Bega District News · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 3

The Chairman of the Bega Valley Country Council (Cr. A. T. Cochrane) together with Engineer (Mr. Tregurtha) and the Country Clerk (Mr. McNeill)…

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Council Invites King and Queen Visit to Eden Suggested

The Bega District News · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 7

The Imlay Shire Council is hopeful that the King and Queen will visit Eden when in Australia, next year…

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Beery Municipal Council Mayor’s Minute

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 4

There was a full attendance of the aldermen at the Berry Council meeting on Monday night last ,when he Mayer [?]…

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Council Mems

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 1

Ald. Walker [?] night’s meeting of the Berry Council that [?] had beer, damaged as a result of the [?]…

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Council Gets “Hot” “Were a Lot of Fools” —Says Aid. McDonald

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 1

Monday night’s meeting of the Berry Municipal Council got “hot and bothered” at times while discussing a [?] sponsored…

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County Council Delegates

The Bega District News · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 6

The Minister for Local Government, (Mr. J. J. Cahill) has notified both Mr Jack G. Beale M.L.A., and Mr Jack W. Seiffert M.L.A., that the number of…

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Broughton Vale Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 2

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

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Swimming Pool Not Dropped Aldermen Indignant

The Bega District News · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 1

The Bega District Chamber of Commerce, in a letter to the Bega Municipal Council, asked Council to re-consider the building of a…

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Mayor Terse on Amalgamation No Snap Decision

The Bega District News · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 2

This matter of the amalgamation of councils cannot be decided in one snap decision, and will have to be given serious thought, declared Ald. Chas. Ayres, Mayor of Bega when a request from the Bega District Chamber of…

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Council Defies Government Cannot Afford Caravans

The Bega District News · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 5

At the Mumbulla Shire Council Meeting, on Monday, Cr. Suliivan moved that caravans containing dining and washing facilities be…

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New Hope for Water Supplies Shire Adopts Beale’s Plan

The Bega District News · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 5

On the advise of Mr. Jack G. Beale M.L.A., the Mumbulla Shire Council has decided to transfer the engineering of its water supply proposals from the Department of Public Works to the private firm of Gutteridge, Haskins &…

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Imlay Shire Roads Arguments Councillor Claims Resolution Ignored

The Bega District News · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 1

No Councillor, at the Imlay Shire Council meeting on Friday, appeared to be anxious to begin a discussion on roads— particularly Candelo roads. A letter which is believed to have been…

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George’s Creek Scheme to Begin Big Country Council Plans

The Bega District News · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 4

Despite a serious hold-up because the Bega Valley County Council’s boring contractor will not be available to sound the dam site for some time, the Council has decided to commence work on the George’s Creek Hydro Electric Scheme…

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