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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1932

226 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 10 of 12

Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 October 1932 · page 2

present: The Mayor Aid. Boardman) and Aid Bennett, Burton, Gurney. Harris, Stephens and venables. Leave of obscene was granted to…

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Bowral's New Golf Links. Opened by Mayor

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 October 1932 · page 2

The new Golf links at "Fairmount," Bowral. were officially opened on Saturday afternoon by the Mayor of Bowral (Aid. Boirdman) in…

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Department of Transport. Bowral Council Criticises Letter

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 October 1932 · page 2

At a meeting of the Bowral Council a letter was received from the Department of Transport stating that consideration, had been given…

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Wingegarrises-shire. Engineers's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 October 1932 · page 2

The engineer's report was read and adopted at the monthly meeting of the Shire Council held this week. The report stated:—…

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Mittagong Council to Take Over Golf Links. Aldermen Dissatisfied with Financial Results. Importantclub Meeting on

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 2

At the meeting of the Mittagong Council on Tuesday night, the Special Committee which met on October 19, reported that it had gone…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 2

Present: Thy Mayor (AM. Worner) and Aldeman Boswell Browne, Downe, Helson, McDonald, MacForlane, Solomon and Stevenson…

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Shire Roads. Wingecarribee Engineer's Report. State Highway

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 3

Scarifying and re-shipping are in progress between Berrima and Cross Roads. General maintenance is being continued throughout. All…

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Mittagong Water Supply. Need Fob Meters. Council Losing £2,000 a Year

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 4

At last meeting of Mittagong Council there was an interesting debat on the Water Supply. The report of the Special…

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Municipal Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 October 1932 · page 2

The general meeting of the Moss Vale Council was held in the Chambers on Tuesday night. Present: Ald. Anderson (Mayor),…

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Indignant Ratepayer Hits Out Miner's Plain Talk. Says Bowral Council Favours Aldermen

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 2

The customary calm of Bowral Council was rudely. disturbed on Thursday night, when a letter from Mr. W. Miller, of Bowral Street, was…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Boardman) and Aids. Bennett, Barton, Gurney, Harris, Mowle, Stephens and Venables…

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Bowral Gas Works Free of Debt Council Wishes to Pay Off Loan

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 2

At Thursday's meeting of Bowrml Council, the Town Clerk reported that the Gas Works Loan of £4,500 would mature on 14th February…

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Wingecarribee Shire Correspondence

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 November 1932 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire Council on Monday last the following correspondence was read and dealt with:—…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 2

Mittagong Council. Present, the' Mayor (Aid. Worner), Aids. Boswell, Browne, Helson, McDonald, McFarlane, Solomons and Stevenson…

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Mtttagong Water to be FILTERED Costly Scheme. Unemployed Council May Help

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 2

The failure of the local Councils to join in one scheme of water supply is proving expensive to the ratepayers. Bowral's filtration plant is…

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Council Wishes to Meet Club. Golf Links Trouble. Alternative Schemes to Be Presented

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 4

The matter of the future control of Mittagong Golf Links was again before the Council on Tuesday. In a lengthy speech, Aid. Browne…

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Municipal Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 November 1932 · page 2

The general meeting of the Moss Vale Council was held in the Chambers on Tuesday night. Present: Ald. Anderson (Mayor),…

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Alderman Ignores Ordinance. Council Approves. Aldermen Refuse to Inspect the Work

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 15 November 1932 · page 3

Aid Stephens is the bead of building firm in BowraL. Recently the firm did tome work without complying with the ordinance relating…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 15 November 1932 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Boardman) and Aid. Bennett, Gurney, Harris, Mowle, Stephens and Venables…

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Priming the Swamp Bowral Council Dubious. May Prejudicially Affect Water Supply

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 15 November 1932 · page 2

At lait meeting of Bowral Council, the matter of the proposed drainage of Wingecarribes Swamp was discussed…

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