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Council & local affairs, 1953

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County Council for Electricity Proposal for Gerringong, Kiama and Jamberoo

The South Coast Register · Thursday 10 December 1953 · page 1

Recently the Gerringong Council received a letter from the Department regarding the proposed constitution of a county…

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Eight Aldermen Re-Elected For Another Term

The Bega District News · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 2

All eight aldermen of the Bega Municipal Council, who were re-elected at last Saturday’s poll, took their seats in the new Council when it assembled last night to elect their…

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Bega M. Council Selects Its Committees

The Bega District News · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 5

The Bega Municipal Council, at its meeting on Thursday night last week, arranged the following committees for…

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Gerringong Council Special Report by Mayor

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 3

At the concluding meeting of the triennial period, the Mayor, Cr. G. E. Chittick, submitted a review of the Gerringong…

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Gerringong’s Mayor Ald. G. E. Chittick Was Re-elected

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 2

Ald. G. E. Chittick was re-elected Mayor of Gerringong. There were three nominations for the position—Chittick, Cooke…

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Shire President Cr. P. S. West Re-elected Three Candidates for the Honor

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 2

There was a full attendance of the 18 councillors at the meeting to elect the President yesterday, when Cr. P. S. West was…

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Gerringong Council County Council Not Favored

The South Coast Register · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 1

At a [?] meeting of the Gerringong Municipal Council on Monday, 14th December, the Mayor, Ald. G. E. [?]…

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Bega Presbyterians Tell Council They Were Insulted

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 5

The Kirk session of the Bega Presbyterian Church has protested vigorously to the Bega Municipal Council against the omission of its minister from those invited to attend the…

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More Surveys By County Council’s Staff Officers

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 7

Now that the Bega Valley County Council’s survey staff has almost completed the survey of the routes of the Brown Mountain Bega and Cooma-Brown Mountain 66,000…

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Minister for Transport Imlay Shire Offer

The Bega District News · Thursday 31 December 1953 · page 4

An offer made to the Minister for Transport by the Imaly Shire [?] to carry out [?] work on the…

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Shire Clerk Will Assist M’Bula Urban Committee

The Bega District News · Thursday 31 December 1953 · page 6

Reporting on the initial meeting of the Merimbula Urban Committee, the Imlay Shire Clerk (Mr. E. B. Stuckey) said that he will attend the meetings of that body for…

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County Council To Install Radio-T’Phone

The Bega District News · Thursday 31 December 1953 · page 10

The Bega Valley County Council has accepted a tender for the supply and installation of a radio telephone communication system throughout its district, between…

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