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South Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

152 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 8

County Council Had Good Year Much Achieved Despite Floods And Bushfires

The Bega District News · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 1

Mr. F. C. Tregurtha, County Council Engineer, in a review of the year’s work by the Bega Valley County Council, states that Council has every reason to regard the year as one of considerable…

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Shire Engine Department Criticism From Councillors

The South Coast Register · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 1

A special meeting of Shoalhaven Shire Council [?] for about three hours, Wednesday night of last is…

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Council Gets Junior Clerk

The Bega District News · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 4

Former Bega High School student Jim Rixon, a recent successful Leaving Certificate candidate has been appointed junior…

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Re-elected Chairman of County Council

The Bega District News · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 2

Cr. A. T. Cochrane, a representative of the Bega Municipality on the Bega Valley Country Council, was re-elected,…

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Challenge to Imlay Shire

The Bega District News · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 5

Sir,—As a citizen of Candelo. I would like to know what the Imlay Shire proposes to do about the condition of the Bega-Can…

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Bad Footpaths in Bega Mayor Submits List Of Faulty Surfaces

The Bega District News · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 1

Commenting on the Works Committee report at the Bega Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday last week, the Mayor (Aid. Chas Ayres) referred a number of bad footpaths and road shoulders…

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Gangers and Gangs Report of Shire Engineer on Organisation

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 1

In compliance with a request from a special meeting of the Shoalhaven Shire Council, the Engineer. Mr. Prichard,…

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M’bulla To Reduce Its Overdraft Lower Expenditure On Main Roads In Shire

The Bega District News · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

A reduced allocation to Mumbulla Shire Council from the Department of Main Roads for this year, as the Department’s contribution toward the Shire’s main road programme, will allow a reduction in…

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Shire Men Inspect Road Site Visit To Brogo To See Location Of New Road

The Bega District News · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

The President of the Mumbulla Shire Council (Cr. C. N. Squire), accompanied by his fellow councillors and the Engineer (Mr. J. B. Trotman) and the Shire Clerk (Mr. D. W. Geddes), on…

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R.a.s. Council Mr. J. R. Graham to Succeed Mr. Maynard

The South Coast Register · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 1

One of the high honors of the Australian agricultural world has [?] to a district personality…

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Shoalhaven Shire Investigated Move In Council To Resign Is Rejected

The Bega District News · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 5

Shoalhaven Shire Council is one real local governing body that has experienced the ignominy of having an officer of the Department of Local Government investigate the affairs of the Council…

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Shire Engineer’s Reply to Councillors’ Criticism

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 4

At the Shoalhaven Shire Council meeting on Wednesday night of last week, the shire engineer (Mr. B. Prichard) made soma…

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Council Critical of Main Roads Board Toolijooa Intersection Described As a Stupid Waste of Money

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads was criticised by the Gerringong Council for its work on intersection of the Toolijooa…

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Council Office to Get “Face Lift”

The Bega District News · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 5

Some of the dinginess of the Bega Municipal Council offices is to be put to flight by some alterations to the fittings,…

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Street Traders to Be Licensed Move To Upset Motion Defeated In Council

The Bega District News · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

A notice of motion, moved by Ald. Dowling, and seconded by Ald. Cochrane, to rescind a resolution passed by the Bega Municipal Council, on December 9, 1952, on the question of granting…

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£6,000 Loan Wanted By Municipality Works Committee Has Talks On Subject

The Bega District News · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 4

The Works Committee of the Bega Municipal Council has given further consideration to the raising and utilisation of the proposed £6000 loan for town streets…

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Tathra Surfers Want Pool Club Puts Proposition To Shire Council

The Bega District News · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

Tathra Surf Life Saving Club Committee has decided to sponsor the building of a rock pool on the southern headland of the beach, and has already approached the Imlay Shire Council on the…

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Parking Ban Sought Road Safely Council Discusses Carp St

The Bega District News · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

An opinion was expressed by Mr. C. N. Squire, at the Bega Branch of the Road Safety Council, that a great service would be done if the Road Safety Council sought total prohibition of parking…

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Shire Shavings Maintenance Man for Berry Steets

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 2

At the lest meeting of the Shoalhaven Shire Council, Cr Wilson asked if an advertisement had been inserted in the…

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Councillors Agree to Split Shire Support for “F” Riding’s Breakaway

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 2

Crs. I[?]gold and Robertson have succeeded in the first stage of the agitation for the cutting away from the Shoalhaven Shire…

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