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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

189 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 9 of 10

Mayor's Farewell Ald. Westbrook Entertains Council and Staff

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 December 1931 · page 2

At the conclusion of Thursday's Council meeting, the Mayor (Aid. Westbrook), who is retiring from the Council, entertained the…

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Mayor Entertains

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 December 1931 · page 3

The Mayor of Mittagong (Aid. Worner) entertained the aldermen and staff at supper on Friday evening last…

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Rationing Bowral Council Makes Application

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 December 1931 · page 3

At the meeting of Bowcal Council on Thursday, the matter of rationing the staff in order to avoid dismissals was again before Council…

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Visit to Council Candidates and Friends Watch Proceedings

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 December 1931 · page 3

The unusual interest taken in the' approaching municipal election at Bowral was manifested on Thursday last when over twenty electors were…

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Municipal Election

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 December 1931 · page 3

At the request of some of the candidates for municipal honors, the Mayor of Bowral has convened a public meeting for Wednesday next…

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Municipal Elections Candidates Addresses

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

The meeting held at Mack's Theatre on Monday night was fairly well attended, but was not marked by any degree of enthusiasm. The Mayor…

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Mayor Entertains Optimistic Views of the Future

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 2

The Mayor of Mittagong (Aid. Worner) entertained the aldermen and staff and representatives of local bodies at supper on Friday last…

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Progress of Mittagong Mayor's Report on Past Year's Work

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 2

At the Mayoral dinner at Mittagong on Friday night, the Mayor (Aid. Worner) read the following interesting report upon the past year's…

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Unemployed Relief Bowral Council Will Spend £500

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 3

Bowral Council has held several meetings during the week in a desire to provide some relief work for the un employd before Christmas…

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Municipal Elections. The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 4

Sir, Having heard the candidates for Mittagong Council on Tuesday, I am wondering why there ia an election. All the new candidates seem…

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Municipal Excitement at Mittagong. Candidates Tell Electors How They Will Boost the Town

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 2

Mr. W. Hilton Mitchell has held a watch on many occasions, but never in quite the same circumstances as on Tuesday last when he presided…

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Bowral Municipal Elections

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 4

AT the request of several Bowral gentlemen I am contesting the forthcoming Municipal Election, and confidently look forward to the…

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The Council

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

We are having an election Of Aldermen to day, And some of them are lively, And some of them are gay…

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Municipal Elections

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

The Municipal Council is now about to be constituted again. The elections take place to-day. There are…

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Exciting Polling in the Three Towns Eight Aldermen and One Councillor Defeated Ald. Mowle Beats All the Bowral Aldermen

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 December 1931 · page 2

The elections in the Three Towns on Saturday excited more interest than for many a year and in each case changes were made in the…

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Municipal Elections

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 December 1931 · page 4

[Most letters relating to municipal affairs arc out of date. Others will be printed in next issued.—Ed.]…

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Wingecarribes Shire Elections

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 December 1931 · page 2

There were contests in "A" and "B" Ridings of the above Shire. In "A" Riding the poll resulted as follows: Ellsmore 248, Ross 209 (both…

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Municipal Elections

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 December 1931 · page 2

The Municipal Council has been elected, and we find that the people have rejected two of its old members, viz:…

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Municipal Elections New Candidates Success Result Not Unexpected

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 December 1931 · page 2

Saturday's poll in the Moss Vale Municipality was held at the Council Chambers and was a heavy one on this occasion, despite the fact…

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Election of Mayor

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 15 December 1931 · page 3

Nominations for Mayor were then called for and eight nominations were handed in. Upon being opened they were all found to be in favor of Ald…

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