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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1924

229 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 8 of 12

The Council and the Sports Ground

Robertson Mail · Friday 29 August 1924 · page 2

The comments of the Bowral aldermen upon The Mail article on the Sports Ground call for brief reply. Frankly, we do not think the…

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The Assembly Discusses the Council. and the Writer Discusses Snobs

Robertson Mail · Friday 29 August 1924 · page 3
Also in The Southern Mail

The gallery man of The Daily Telegraph paints a word picture:—Fate wills it that we write to-day on Snobs and Near-Snobs and Would…

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Wingecarribee shire Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 August 1924 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above council was held at Moss Vale on Monday. Present—Crs. Cunningham (president), Teudt,…

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Shift Council. (Continued from page 4 ) Engineer's Reports

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 August 1924 · page 2

Reopening of a road near Penrose, as requested by G. H. Rose and others— The engineer reported that the proposed road ran off at…

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Bowral Municipal Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 September 1924 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

At the ordinary meeting of the Council there were present: The Mayor (Ald. Venables), Aldermen Elliott, Cordeaux, Marks, Parish and…

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Mittagong Municipal Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 September 1924 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

At the meeting of the Mittagong Municipal Council on Wednesday, Aldermen J. W. Loseby (Mayor), T. Connell, Terry, Hedger, Worner,…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council

Robertson Mail · Friday 5 September 1924 · page 3
Also in The Southern Mail

The monthly meeting of the above Council was held at Mobs Vale on Monday. Present: Crs. Cunningham (President), Teudt, Johnson and…

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Electing an Alderman

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 September 1924 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

THE RATEPAYERS of Bowral will shortly be called upon to elect an alderman. It is not likely that the result of the election will produce…

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Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 September 1924 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday night, when there were present— Ald. E B. Hawkins (mayor), F G…

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Mittagong Municipal Council

Robertson Mail · Friday 12 September 1924 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Mittagong Municipal Council there were present: Aldermen Loseby (Mayor), Drabble, Council, Smith, Terry and…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 September 1924 · page 2

C. A. Eraser appealed against the whole of his property, 350 acres, being rated for water. Appeal upheld, only 3¼ acres (within 250yds…

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Local Items. Alderman Pickles

Robertson Mail · Tuesday 16 September 1924 · page 2

Miss Robinson is showing the latest style in Spring Millinery at The Astor, Bowral. Farewell Social…

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Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 September 1924 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday night Present :—Ald. Hawkins (mayor), Anderson, South, Mack,…

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Entrenching the Council

Robertson Mail · Friday 26 September 1924 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

OF all fantastic schemes for the reform of the Legislative Council, surely that put forward by the Minister for Justice must take the…

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