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South Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

195 stories in South Coast's papers · page 4 of 10

Berry Municipal Council Purchase of Crusher

The South Coast Register · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 4

The Mayor (AId. F. H. Chit tick) reported to Monday night’s council meeting that, in company with AId. Wilson, Mr…

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R.s.s. & A.i.la. Southern District Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 1

Over twenty delegates, from ten sub-branches, were present at the meeting of the Southern Sub-district Council, held at…

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Hope for Royal Visit Imlay shire Optimistic

The Bega District News · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 4

Letters, received from Mr. Allan Fraser M. H. R and Senator Armstrong, Who is in charge of arrangements for the forthcoming Royal Visit to Australia struck a note of optimism and raised the hopes of Imlay Shire Councillors…

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Forbes Council in Trouble Finances Cause Concern

The Bega District News · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

The value of responsible and solvent Local Government is not always appreciated, but when a collapse becomes evident the balancing of the…

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Gerringong Council Mayor’s Minute

The South Coast Register · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Gerringong Council the Mayor (Ald. G. E. Chittick) reported as follows:…

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Primary Producers’ Union Illawarra District Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 1

The quarterly meeting of the Illawarra District Council of the Primary Producers Union was held at Berry, on Monday…

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From 20/- to 31/- Membership of P.p.u. Approved by Illawarra District Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 1

The most debatable subject before the quarterly meeting of the Illawarra District Council of the Primary Producers’ Union,…

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Press Admitted to Factories Meeting Expulsion Mentioned At P.P. Council

The Bega District News · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 1

At the quarterly meeting of the Southern District Council of the Primary Producers’ Union, in Bega, on Wednesday, Mr. Jacob Britten said: “At a recent Factories’ Association meeting, the chairman took it upon himself to prevent the…

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Broughton Vale Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 2

The Broughton Vale Council met yesterday, when among the correspondence was a letter from G. T. Wilson, of Berry,…

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£500 Special Loan to Gerringong Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. Cahill) has advised our State Member, Mr. J. G. Beale, M.L.A, that His…

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Berry Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 2

Sorry we [?] get report [?] the Berry Council meeting [?] this issue. Judging by the [?] of the meeting the…

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Kiss's Lagoon Resumption Executors Meet Council

The Bega District News · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 2

“We will, fight for what we think is a fair price for our land. If this Council takes the Kirkland Estate at Kiss’s lagoon from us for…

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Council Concerned About Bega Gas Manager Asked For Report

The Bega District News · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 1

The Gas Works Committee of the Bega Municipal Council considers that the fluctuation in Bega gas supplies may be caused By bad stoking at the gas works, and it has asked the manager to submit a report to the next meeting of the…

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Candelo Protests to Imlay Council Investigation Wanted On Engineer’s House

The Bega District News · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 1

A virulent letter from the Candelo and District Progress Association, asking for an enquiry into the building of the Shire Engineer’s cottage, and a number of pertinent questions about the Candelo Bridge…

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Bermagui Name Change Mumbulla Shire In Favour Of Proposal

The Bega District News · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 1

Mumbulla Shire Council intends to take action to have the name of the village of Bermagui South changed to Bermagui, and the name of the present Bermagui changed to Bermagui North…

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Asked for Shire Rate Increase Cr. Handcock Says “No”

The Bega District News · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 1

The people residing on the Wandellow and Yourie Roads, Cobargo, reversed the usual order of things at the Mumbulla Shire Council meeting, on Monday, by asking that the Shire rates be increased by 100…

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County Council’s Important Work George’s Creek Inspected

The Bega District News · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 10

The Bega Valley County Council has decided on the order of priority for the erection of the next group of rural electricity extensions…

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All Petrol Tax Money Wanted Imlay Council Will Make Demand

The Bega District News · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 7

The Imlay Shire Council will ask that all moneys collected as petrol tax be allocated for road repair work, and that Shire Councils be allowed to discriminate as to where their share of the allocation should be spent…

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Reminiscences Berry’s Mayor Gives Farewell Supper

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 1

Reminiscences were indulged in at the supper given by Ald. P. H. E. Chittick, on the eve of the closing of the Berry…

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County Council’s Flying Squad

The Bega District News · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 2

The Bega Valley County Council has made another progressive step by linking some of the mobile units to headquarters by wireless…

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