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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1933

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The Curtain Falls Exit Moss Vale Council for a Brief Period

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 2

The dissolution of Moss Vale Municipal Council, as reported in bur last issue, was not marked by any exciting incidents. The…

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New Shire Council First Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 4

The first meeting of the newly-constituted Council of Wingecsrribee Shire was held at the Council Chambers, Moss Vale, on Saturday night…

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A Pitiful Scene Bowral Boys Bathe in Putrid Pool. Aldermen Motor to Coast

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 2

"Gee, Bill, doesn't it ham?" "There's dead cats in it, I guess." "Rotten eggs, too." "Four miles to Mittagong and six…

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Municipal Golf Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 3

There was a large and enthusiastic attendance at a meeting of the new Mittagong Municipal Golf Club in the Town Hall on Thursday, 9th…

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Aldermen at Variance Mayor of Mittagong and Ald. Stevenson

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 2

It is somewhat unusual to find a Mayor replying to a letter in a local newspaper by means of a Mayoral Minute, but that occurred at…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Browne) and Aid. Boswell, Helson, McFarlane, Solomons and Stevenson. Sergt Dudley was present at the…

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Hume Highway Council Seeks Reduction of Capital Cost

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 2

At last meeting of Mittagong Council the Mayor (Aid. Browne) presented the following Minute relative to the capital cost of that…

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Wingecarribee Shire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 2

At the Wingecarribee Shire Council meeting on Monday, the following report by the engineer was read and adopted :—…

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Restricted County Council. Electricity Only Wider Scheme Not Supported

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 2

Some time ago the Tablelands and Coastal Councils which draw their electrical current from Port Kembla, appointed delegates to…

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Wingecarribee Shire Engineer's General Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 4

The Shire engineer's general report was read and adopted at Monday's Council meeting It rends: STATE HIGHWAY.—…

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Restricted County Council to Control Electricity Only Wider Scheme Not Favoured

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 2

Recently the Tablelands and Coastal Councils which draw their electrical current from Port Kembla appointed delegates to investigate the matter of…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Board-man) and Aid. Burton, Gurney, Harris, Howie, Pickles and Stephens, and later, Aid. Venables…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 4

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Browne) and Aid. Boswell, Downs, Helson, McDonald, Worner. The Parks and Works Committees…

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Mittagong Council Objects to Tunnel Scheme

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 4

As the Minister forecast, Mittagong Council has protested against the treatment works in connection with Bowral sewerage scheme being…

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The Reformed Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 2

The reformed Council is to consist of 70 members. They are to be elected by the members of the two Houses of…

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Bowral Council Present—The full Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 2

Mr. Perkins, M.H.R., wrote that he had received Council's complaint regarding telephone charges and would forward it to the…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Browne) and Aid. Boswell, Downs, Helson, McDonald, Solomons and Worner. Accounts amounting to £54 9s…

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Shire Engineer's Report on Junction of Arthur and Throsby Streets

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 March 1933 · page 2

The condition of the pavement at the above point requires urgent attention, It left through the winter it will become impassable, and I…

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Wingecarribee Shire council. Monthly Meeting

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 2

Cr. Ellsmore (Shire President) occupied the chair at the last general meeting of the above Council. The following correspondence…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 4

The Engineer reported to the last meeting of Wingecarribes Shire Council on Monday as follows;—STATE HIGHWAY—Authority…

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