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South Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

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Gerringong’s Mayor ALD. H. G. MILLER

The South Coast Register · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 3

Ald. H. G. Miller has been re-elected Mayor of Gerringong. the Deputy-Mayor being Ald. G. E. Chittick—the same…

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Gerringong Council Mayor’s Minute

The South Coast Register · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 4

The Mayor, Ald. H. G. Miller. reported to the Gerringong Council meeting, held just before the holidays, as follows…

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Gerringong’s Major Activities Annual Report by Mayor

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 4

“During the year 1949 council completed many new and permanent improvements throughout the area in addition to…

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Brogo Protests Against Shire Strong Letter To Minister Claiming Neglect

The Bega District News · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 1

At a well attended meeting of the Brogo Agricultural Bureau last Friday evening, indignant protests were directed against the Mumbulla Shire Council's decision to adhere to three ridings in the shire…

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North Bega in Municipality

The Bega District News · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

The inclusion of 322 acres of land, that constitutes North Bega, in the Municipality of Bega is getting a lot closer following investigations into…

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Shire Engineer

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 2

Twenty-one matters were included in the report by the shire engineer, Mr. H. G. Dee, at yesterday’s meeting of the…

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Bermagui Mooring Fees Shire, Urban Committee Co-operation

The Bega District News · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 1

Bermagui Urban Committee is becoming concerned as the big game fishing season approaches, for the mooring fees at the Bermagui jetty…

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Increased Gas Price Delay Municipal Council Concerned by Government Legislation

The Bega District News · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 4

The proposed alteration in gas rates is being delayed owing to the attitude of the Minister for Public Works following the recent…

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Correspondence at Shire Council Meeting

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Shoalhaven Shire Council the following correspondence was dealt with:—…

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Radio Interference Detection Country Council Will Provide Service

The Bega District News · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 8

The usual system of detecting the causes of radio interference in Bega is to wait until a long list of complaints has been compiled and then…

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C. Council Reviews Northern Sector Reduces Rates For B. Bay And Moruya

The Bega District News · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

In his covering report on the preparation of the 1950 estimates for the Bega Valley County Council Mr. S. C. A. McNeil, county clerk, stated that considerable thought had been given to the effects of council's building programme in…

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ShoaIhaven Shire New Grader

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 4

Deferred from the previous meeting, was the question of the purchase of a new Aviing-Austin grader…

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Gerringong Council. the Mayor’s Minute

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 1

“Council’s public works programme has received a further [?]back with the recent very severe rainstorms, extensive…

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Governor’s Visit Under Discussion Itinerary Being Considered By Mayor, Show Society

The Bega District News · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

Representatives from the Bega A. P. & H. Society will confer with the Mayor of Bega on the itinerary of the visit to Bega by His Excellency Lieutenant-General John Northcott, Governor of New South Wales…

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No Need for Alarm County Council Well Stocked with Fuel Oil

The Bega District News · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

A certain degree of concern was created in the minds of the Bega Valley County Council consumers following the publication in a city…

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Council Mems

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 1

Among the correspondence at last week’s Shire Council meeting were the following letters:— From the Berry RSL and Silver…

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Shoalhaven Shire Engineer’s Report

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 1

Among the items submitted by the Engineer (Mr. H. Dee) in his report to the last meeting of the Shoalhaven Shire Council…

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Turned Down Shire Council Haven’t £300 to Help Build Road From Crooked River to Berry Beach Road

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 6

The Shoalhaven Shire decided, at its meeting, on Wednesday last, that the sum of £300 was not available to construct the…

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Road to Be Constructed Shire Council Asks Gerringong Council to Do the Work

The South Coast Register · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 3

After listening to an interesting case put up by a deputation from the Gerringong Council, regarding the Gerroa-Berry…

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Shire Ridings Division Into Eight Ridings of Two Councillors Report of Shire Clerk

The South Coast Register · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 3

The Shire Clerk, Mr. W. Batt, submitted the following report to yesterdays meeting of the Shoalhaven Shire Council:—…

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