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Council & local affairs, 1955

33 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Bega Council’s Donation To Ambulance

The Bega District News · Friday 21 January 1955 · page 6

When the annual appeal for a donation towards the funds of the Bega District Ambulance Service was received by the Bega…

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Dust On Roads In Shire Reported

The Bega District News · Tuesday 25 January 1955 · page 1

The sever dust condiuous existing on cetain roads in the vicinity of tourist resorts in the Imlay Shire vicinity reported on by the Shire Engineer (Mr. E. W. Simmonds) last Friday…

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More Aid For Imlay Shire

The Bega District News · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 8

A new apportionment of Shire endowment for the period 1953 57 has been made, and the Imlay Shire Council will now receive…

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Bega Council Discusses Civic Centre Parking

The Bega District News · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 5

When the Bega Municipal Council was told that its overseer had been instructed, if possible, to improve the. Gipps…

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Effect of the Rain Reviewed County Council Faced Serious Problem

The Bega District News · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 1

The rain which fell at the beginning of this week, although light and in small quantity did a great deal of good and gave much needed relief to many sections of a community…

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Merimbula Wants Imlay shire To Seal Streets

The Bega District News · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 5

Most seaside resorts experienced a lot of trouble from dust during the Christmas holiday period, and Merimbula was no exception, so the local Urban Committee has asked the…

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Imlay S. Council Surprised By Candelo Assn

The Bega District News · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 1

The Imlay Shire Council usually manages to co-operate well with the Candelo Progress Association, but was rather taken aback at its last meeting…

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“The News Light” County Council Sympathetic

The Bega District News · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 3

After the Chairman (Cr. A. T. Cochrane) had mentioned the long association of the late John Taylor with the Bega Valley County Council, the members of the Council, at Thursday’s meeting, stood in silence as a mark of respect to his son,…

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Small Loans May be Raised by Bega M. Council

The Bega District News · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 4

As a result of the visit to Sydney of a deputation from the Bega Municipal Council, it appears that the Council may be able to obtain small loans from time to time for urgent…

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Bega Council Puts Up Rates Increase of 2d. on General Rate

The Bega District News · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 1

Faced with increaced commitments for the year, which includes the employing of an additional man on the works programmes, and the purchase of materials for road sealing…

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Tathra Problem is Shire's Too

The Bega District News · Friday 25 February 1955 · page 2

An important democratic principle was raised in Imlay Shire Council when some of the councillors endeavoured to reject…

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Shire Divided on Sealing Tathra Beach Rd

The Bega District News · Friday 25 February 1955 · page 2

The source from which any money that might be utilised on the seaKing of the roadway through the Tathra camping area would have to he obtained, was discussed at the last…

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Upset Over Auction in Bega Complaint to Council by Shopkeepers

The Bega District News · Friday 25 February 1955 · page 1

A request from the Retail Traders' Section of the Bega Chamber of Commerce to the Municipal Council, asked that Council give Consideration to refusing to rent the School…

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Complaints Made to Council

The Bega District News · Tuesday 1 March 1955 · page 1

A number of complaints that had been made to them by ratepayers were brought before the notice of the Bega Municipal Council by several aldermen at the last meeting, and as a…

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Council Wants a Valuer

The Bega District News · Tuesday 1 March 1955 · page 8

The Valuer General's Department has declined to accept the appointment of Valuer for the Bega Municipality, and does not…

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County Council Offers Help

The Bega District News · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 2

As its contribution towards restoring power supply to the devastated sections of the State that have experiences the brunt…

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Mayor’s Appeal Has Succeeded People of District Should be Proud

The Bega District News · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 1

“As the major part of the Flood Relief Appeal now passes, we of the Bega Valley can confidently, and with some measure of pride, say it has been a tremendous and magnificent…

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A.P.P.U. Praise for County Council

The Bega District News · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 1

The Bega Branch of the Australian Primary Producers’ Union has expressed its appreciation to the Bega Valley County Council for developing the power and electricity system,…

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Country Council’s Best Engineer

The Bega District News · Friday 18 March 1955 · page 1

[?] Nell Anderson, Jnr., has appointed as test engineer to [?] Valley country council appointment which has become…

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Jnr Farmers Had a Mixed Year Financial Problem for Dist. Council

The Bega District News · Friday 18 March 1955 · page 1

In his annual report to the annual meeting the Bega District Council of Junior Farmer luJbs, the president (Mr. Barry Moore) said at the year was one of the most successful,…

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