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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

189 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 5 of 10

Despoiling the Gib Strong Protest to Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 4

At last meeting of Mittagong Council a strong protest was made against the destruction of timber and other vandalism on the Gib…

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Lean Investments of Bowral Council. Harsh Effects of Proposed Conversion

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 2

That Bowral Council would be greatly prejudiced by converting its holdings of Government stocks was set out in a report submitted by the…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 2

At Monday's meeting of the Shire Council at Moss Vale the following reports were dealt with:— Re Avoca School Grounds…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above council was held on Monday lost at Mosa Vale, there being a full council present. The president (Cr…

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Shire Council Matters Dealt with at Wingecarribee Meeting

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 3

Mr. J. M. Tully replied to the Council's correspondence regarding unemployment relief grants and intimated that he had made…

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Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday night last. Present—Ald. South (mayor), Moss, Anderson, Browne,…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 2

The Town Clerk reported:-MAIN ROAD MATTERS. Mr. Ingram, of the Main Roads Board staff, called on me on the…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Westbrook) and Aid. Elliott, Venables, Marks, Price, Briggs, Pickles, Craven and Mowle…

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Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 July 1931 · page 2

The Moss Vale Municipal Council meeting was held on Tuesday last, 21st inst., at the Council Chambers…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Westbrook) and Aid. Briggs, Venablea, Marks, Craven and Elliott. Mr. J. J. Cusack, M.P., forwarded…

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Lack of Courtesy? Ald. Briggs Called to Task for Ignoring Mayor

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 3

Although Bowral aldermen smoke at meetings and rarely rise to address the chair, some of them are not entirely lost to a sense of dignity when…

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Changed His Mind Wasting Council's Time on Politics

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 4

It is seldom that the dull monotony of Council meetings is interrupted by hilarity, but there was some hearty laughter at Bowral Council on…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 July 1931 · page 2

Proposed Road through Portion 6, Parish of Buodanoon.—The above proposed road was inspected in company with Councillor…

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He's an Alderman!

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 5

Aid. Briggs complained at last meeting of Bowral Council that Aid. Pickles, who has chopped down n number of old wattle trees in…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 4

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Worner) and Aid. Stevenson, Helson, Brodie and McFarlane. The Town Clerk reported that 300…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 August 1931 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Monday last. Present—Crs. Eilsmore (president), Badgery, Moore, Tickner and Starkey…

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Shire Meeting Important Business

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 4 August 1931 · page 3

A great deal of routine business was transacted at last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council. Amongst the more important…

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Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 August 1931 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the council was held on Tuesday night Present — Ald. South, mayor, Anderson, Browne, Moss. Toose,…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Westbrook) and Aid. Price, Mowle, Venables, Pickles, Marks and Elliott. Leave of absence was granted to…

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Numbering Houses Too Advanced for Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral Council the Town Clerk made the following report upon Aid. Briggs's proposal to number the houses in the…

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