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South Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1955

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County Council's Bigger Plans for the Hydro

The Bega District News · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 2

On the recommendation of the Chief Electrical Engineer (Mr. F. C. Tregurtha) the Bega Valley County Council will seek the approval of the Electricity Authority of New…

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Shire Travel Expenses

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

A review of the travelling expenses allowed councillors to attend meetings has been requested by the Mumbulla and…

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Architect’s Sketch of New Shire Offices

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

The new Mumbulla Shire Council Chambers, to be erected in Bega, Street, opposite St. John’s Church of England, will be something quite, new for the town. The Council, after careful…

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Council Prosecutions Will now Lapse

The Bega District News · Friday 1 April 1955 · page 1

None of the prosecutions threatened by the Bega Municipal Council, against owners of straying stock, will be proceeded with, although the Council has resolved on several…

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Shire Will Help Bemboka School

The Bega District News · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 5

The playground at the Bemboka School would benefit greatly by an application of a coat of bitumen surfacing in certain…

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Council Servant Retires

The Bega District News · Wednesday 13 April 1955 · page 4

Back in 1922, a young Bega man entered the service of the Bega Municipal Council the outdoor staff, and it was not long before he became known as a hard-working,…

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Monaro Shire to Decide Route of Road to Coast

The Bega District News · Wednesday 13 April 1955 · page 5

The Monaro Shire Council has declared that it will decide at its next meeting which route it favours for a proposed road linking the coastal areas with the Monaro by way of…

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Council May put in Water Meters

The Bega District News · Wednesday 13 April 1955 · page 2

The Water Committee of the Bega Municipal Council is still considering the matter of metering certain consumers…

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Mumbulla Shire Attacks L.G. Rating

The Bega District News · Friday 22 April 1955 · page 8

The Mumbulla Shire Council feels that the present Local Government system of raising finance fey rating is outmoded, inadequate and unjust, and will ask the annual…

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County Council Needs Money

The Bega District News · Friday 22 April 1955 · page 2

The Begs Valley County Council will seek the support of the Premier of New South Wales (the Hon. J.J. Cahill) as well as the Federal and State Members, in…

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Country Council may save Blackout Time

The Bega District News · Wednesday 27 April 1955 · page 4

Bega Valley County Council may adopt an innovation that will preclude the necessity for an electrical mechanic to travel to distant rural extensions to restore current…

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Mayor’s Thanks for Appeal Help

The Bega District News · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 2

The Mayor of Bega (Aid. D JB. Goldberg), on Tuesday night, paid tribute to the assistance given to his Flood Belief Appeal…

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Bega Council Will Go Ahead at Crossing

The Bega District News · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 1

Unable to arrange a conference with officers of the Department of Main Roads the matter of the very had state of the intersection of Carp and Swan Streets, the…

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