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Council & local affairs, 1948

195 stories in South Coast's papers · page 6 of 10

Broughton Vale Council Some Early History

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 August 1948 · page 3

A valued correspondent writes: It was interesting to read the history of Broughton Vale Council, as outlined by Ex-Mayor…

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Council Rates and Prosperity Reply to State Minister

The Bega District News · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 1

Cr. A. R. Townsend, president of the Shires’ Association of New South Wales, has commented that council rates must reflect local prosperity…

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Shoalhaven Shire Council CORRESPONDENCE

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 August 1948 · page 1

Included in the correspondence before the meeting of the Shoalhaven Shire Council was the following:—…

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Municipal Council’s Concrete Works Priority Decided

The Bega District News · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 4

The Works Committee of the Bega Municipal Council recommended on Tuesday night, that the next concrete works to be undertaken by the Council should be:-1. Concrete crossings in Church…

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Wants To Come To Bega Englishman Asks Mayor

The Bega District News · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 1

A 36 years old English ex-serviceman, is wife and four you children have asked the Mayor of Bega, (Ald. Chas Ayres) if he can find somebody to…

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Deadlock Created Shire and P. M. G. Disagree

The Bega District News · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 1

Mr. Jack G. Beate, M.L.A., Member for South Coast has made representations to the Minister for Lands (Mr. W. F. Sheahan) in an…

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Gas Price May Increase Council Concerned About Finance

The Bega District News · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 7

Because of high working costs, a sharp reduction of £601 occurred during last year in the Bega Municipal Council’s Gas Trading Fund, and the chairman of the Finance Committee (Ald. Goldberg) has intimated that an increase in…

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Well Done, Ganger Burton Council Service Recognised

The Bega District News · Tuesday 24 August 1948 · page 1

“There is not one portion of the Municipality where the presence of Jack Burton has not been felt. There is not one part of Bega where…

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Shoalhaven shire council Engineer’s Report

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

The shire engineer (Mr. Dee submitted the following report at last night’s meeting of the Shoalhaven shire—…

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Central Bermagui Post Office Shire Council's Determined Aim

The Bega District News · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 1

The Department of Lands has notified the Mumbulla Shire Council that the P.M.G’s Department is opposed to the suggested alteration of the name of Bermagui South to Bermagui, and the locality known as Bermagui, to Bermagui…

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Towamba Youth Council Formed Sport and Hobbies Encouraged

The Bega District News · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 4

Last Saturday morning a large number of young people from all parts of the Towamba River Valley gathered at Burragate to form the…

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New Mumbulla Grader Council to Spend £5,000

The Bega District News · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 1

Four tenders for the supply of large road graders were received at the Mumbulla Shire Council’s monthly meeting on Monday, and it was…

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P.p.u. to Seek Ammunition Control Southern District Council Meeting

The Bega District News · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 1

The quarterly meeting of the Southern Executive of the Primary Producers’ Union decided on Tuesday day to ask that the supply of all…

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Imlay Shire Agrees

The Bega District News · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 1

Even though the inclusion of Eden in Victoria would probably mean the elimination of Imlay Shire, all Councillors present at the Imlay Shire Council…

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Bedrock at George’s Creek County Council Optimistic

The Bega District News · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 1

The Bega Valley County Connell’s boring contractor has struck a should layer of granite rook 46 feet below the surface of the earth at the…

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Council to Sponsor Baby Health Eden to Have New Centre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 1

The Imlay shire Council agreed on Friday to sponsor the proposed Baby Health Centre in Eden, and congratulated the Eden…

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Government Aid £2,500 for Shire Council

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 September 1948 · page 1

Mr. J. G. Beale, MLA, has received the following letter from the Minister for Public Works and Local Government…

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Heavy Red Cross Expenditure Divisional Council Worried

The Bega District News · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 1

At the Divisional Council meeting of the Australian Red Cross for N. S.W., recently attended in Sydney, by Bega Secretary, Mrs. D. Clifford,…

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C.w.a: Group Council Meeting Held at Pambula

The Bega District News · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 4

The C. W. A. Group Council meeting was held at Pambula, for the first time, on Wednesday, August 25, and was attended by…

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Office Accommodation Shire Clerk’s Suggestion

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 3

In conjunction with the President and Deputy Shire Clerk (reported the Shire Clerk at the Shoalhaven Shire Council…

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