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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1930

228 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 12

Bong Water Proposal to Restrain Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 2

The Engineer reported to last meeting of [?] Council that Messrs. A.S. and R. Taylor, of the Southern Portland Cement Co…

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Shire Tenders

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 2

The following tenders were accepted at the last meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire council:—Haulage of gravel (8 tenders)—…

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Shire Shavings

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 2

Mr. R.R. Dangar, of Rotherwood, Sutton Forest, in a communication to the last meeting of the shire council re the Sutton Forest…

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P.d.s. Column Australian Dairy Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 4

The Minister for Markets and Transport (the Hon. Parker Maloney) has announced that the Commonwealth Government has decided…

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Pity Poor Dobbin Dea8h Lurks in the Water Trough. Bowral Aldermen's Views

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 4

It looks as though the [?] tablished Bowral Branch of the Society for the Prevention of [?] to Animals will soon have weak to do…

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Bowral Council General Business

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 3

Present: Ald. Sheaffe (Mayor), Ald. Mowle, Stephens, Elliott, Gurney, Pickles and Marks. Ald. Venables was absent in the early part of…

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Proposed New Church Churchwardens Adr Council to Proceed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 2

Mr. W.A. Nelson, architect, of Sydney, who has just finished extensions to a church at Mittagong, addressed a large meeting of…

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Our Resting Aldermen. The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

Sir,—I am indebted to the Town Clerk for the information given in your issue of 4th February regarding the attendance of Alderman at…

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Bowral Municipal Council and Their Drainage Schemes The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

Sir,—In connection with the proposed resumption by the Council of a strip of land Xor drainage purpose. I would esteem it a favor if you…

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More Buildings Activity in Wingecar-ribee Shire

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 5

At last meeting of Winge[?] Shire Council the following building applications were received and approved on the motion of Cr. [?]…

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Flopped! Bowral Council Loses All Cases. P.M. Thinks They Should Pay Springett's Costs

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 5

Lawson has written something of the troubles that follow when the powers that be get "a derry on a cove…

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Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 2

The above council met on Tuesday last. Present—Aid. Anderson (in the chair), Moss, Corlette, Toose Paine, Joseph and O'Reilly…

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Copper Wire Robbery Question in Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 2

At the last council meeting ALd. Corlette inquired of the electrician particulars of the reported loss of "£300" worth of copper wire…

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Wollondilly Labor Forms Electoral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 2

Labor is organising in Wollondilly with a view to contesting the next State election. On Sunday a meeting of local…

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Show Holiday Saturday Favored by Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 3

Instead of following the usual practice of having the second day of the Burrima District Show declared a public holiday, Bowral Council has…

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Wollondilly Labor Forms Electoral Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 2

Labor is organising in Wollondilly with a view to contesting the next state election. On Sunday a meeting of local…

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Show Holiday. Saturday Favored by Bowral Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 2

Instead of following the usual practice of having the second day of the Berrima District show declared a public holiday, Bowral council has…

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Council for High DISTRICT P.C.As. Unite in New Body

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 2

Delegates from Parents and Citizens' Association at Moss Vale, Penrose, Berrima, Kangaloon and Bowral met at Bowral on Wednesday…

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Bowral High School Conference of P.c.a's. District Council Formed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 2

At a well attended meeting of delegates from Parents and Citizen's Associations on Wednesday night, at Bowral, representing Moss Vale,…

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Retiring Aldermen Mayor's Tribute to Their Faithful Service

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 3

At the conclusion of business at the meeting of Bowral Council on Thursday night last the Mayor said it would be the last meeting which…

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