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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

189 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 6 of 10

Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 August 1931 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Moss Vale Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday last…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 August 1931 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Worner) and Aid. Stevenson, Brodie, Terry, Downs, Boswell and Helson. Accounts amounting to £2286 12s…

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Unusual Case Bowral Municipal Council and Conversion

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 August 1931 · page 3

Bowral Town Clerk (Mr. J. J. Hackett) is concerned about the efmeet of conversion upon stock held by the Council in connection with…

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No Subsidy Mittagong Council and School of Arts

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 August 1931 · page 2

At last meeting of Mittagong Council, an application for subsidy was made by the Committee of the School of Arts…

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A Quiet Night Routine Business Only at Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 August 1931 · page 2

The Mayor was absent from last meeting of Bowral Council and Aid. Elliott was in the chair. Other aldermen present were Aid. Marks,…

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[?] Council [?] Bowral's Quandary

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 August 1931 · page 2

The Bowral Town Clerk (Mr. J. J. Hackatt) about the effect in [?]…

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Wingecarribee Shire Kncineer's. Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 2

At the ordinary monthly meeting of the above Council, held on Monday last the Engineer 's report was submitted, as follows:—…

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Wingecaribee Shire Monthly Meeting

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 September 1931 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Council held on Monday last, 24th inst. the following correspondence was received and dealt with:-…

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Municipal Awards Move for Reduction

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 September 1931 · page 4

At a meeting of Wentworth Council it was decided to Invite the cooperation of all country municipalities in an effort to obtain a…

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Amalgamation? Moss Vale Council and Wingecarribee Shire

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 3

Moss Vale Council has decided to plore the possibility of amalgamation with Wingecarribee Shire. The Town Cleric (Mr. H…

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Retrenchment at Mtttagong Drastic Action by Municipal Council. Only Town Clerk Retained As Permanent Officer

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 3

"The Town Clerk gets £ll a week. There was not an alderman at the table making much more than half of that."…

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Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 September 1931 · page 2

The ordinary general meeting of the above Council was held at the Chambers on Tuesday, September…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 2

Owing to the regular meeting of Bowral Council having lapsed, a special meeting was held on Tuesday last Present: The Mayor (Aid…

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Dismissals Off Mittagong Council Has Retraced Its Steps

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 3

As The Mail foretold, Mittagong aldermen have found they cannot get along on the lines decided upon at last meeting, when it was resolved…

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Mobs Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 September 1931 · page 2

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

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 2

Bowral Council bad an uneventful meeting on Thursday. Present: The Mayor (Aid. West brook) and Aid. Elliott, Craven,…

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Brief Mention Municipal Roll

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 2

The list of voters for Bowral Municipality was formally approved at Bowral Revision Court last week, and is now the roll of electors…

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Auditor's Report Moss Vale Municipal Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 September 1931 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Moss Vale, Municipal Council the Auditor's Report was read and received. "Fol lowing is the text of the official…

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Well Managed Moss Vale Municipal Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 September 1931 · page 3

The office staff of Moss Vale Council consists of two men-the Town Clerk (Mr. H. Richardson) and one assistant. No wonder a recent…

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Wingeearribee Shire Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 September 1931 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the above on Monday, the Engineers Report was read, as follows :-.State Highway The work of…

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