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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

207 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 10 of 11

Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 November 1934 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Boardman) and Aid. Bennett. Burton, Briggs. Pickles, Stephens and Aid. Venables…

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Fitzroy Street Bridge COUNCIL v. COMMISSIONER

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 November 1934 · page 2

At the meeting of Mittagong Council on Tuesday night, the Secretary of Railways wrote that the Department could not accept the tender of…

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Nattai Shire Council Favors Amalgamation Lengthy Report by Shire Clerk

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 November 1934 · page 2

At a special meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Wednesday, the Shire Clerk (Mr. C. N. Lee) presented a lengthy report upon the proposed…

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What Others Think [The opinions of correspondents are not necessarily those of the Editor.] Mittagong Council and Sanitary Contract. The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 November 1934 · page 2

Sir,—The fury in the Mittagong Council as reported in your issue of 15th November was caused by something I said, but I did not say that…

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Ald. Pickles Walks Out of Council Stability of Springett's Building Not Questioned Bowral Council Decides to Inspect

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 27 November 1934 · page 2

Following on toe decision of Council to take legal proceeding against the responsible persons for alleged breaches of the ordina[?]es…

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Dying Council Retiring Aldermen Sorry to Go

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 4

At the conclusion of the meeting of Bowral Council, on Thursday, Aid. Stephens thanked the Mayor for the courtesy he had extended to him…

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Amalgamation No Good for Mtttagong Mayor States Case for Local Control

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 2

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Bowral Council Changes Mind Condones Breach of Ordinances Springett's Matter Will Now Be in Hands of New Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 4

Bowral Council has chanced its mind with regard to alleged breaches of the building ordinances by Messrs. Alf. Stephens and Son, builders for…

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Amalgamation No Good for Mittagong Mayor States Case for Local Control

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 December 1934 · page 2

In view of Moss Vale's bitter experience of amalgamation with the Wingecarribee Shire, the Mittagong people…

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Municipal and Shire Elections Woman Alderman at Bowral Ex-Aid. Anderson Elected at Moss Vale Aid. Worner Defeated at Mittagong Mittagong Votes Against Amalgamation

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 4 December 1934 · page 2

Voting at the local Municipal and Shire Elections on Saturday passed off quietly. Excepting at Mittagong, where the question of amalgamation with Nattai Shire provoked some feeling, there was little indication that so…

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Mayor Entertains Progress of Mittagong

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 4 December 1934 · page 2

At the conclusion of the meeting of Mittagong Council on Tuesday, night, the aldermen, staff and Press were entertained at supper by the…

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Mittagong Municipality. Amalgamation

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 4 December 1934 · page 2

The electors of Mittagong were asked to express their opinion on the proposed Amalgamation of the Municipality with Nattai Shire, the…

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The Shire Elections

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 December 1934 · page 2

NOW that we have Councillors Mack and Anderson elected for D Riding we may expect them to use every…

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Electricity Supply Bowral Council's Protest

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 December 1934 · page 2

At a meeting of the Bowral Council. Ald. Pickles moved that, in view of Mr. Weaver proposing a bill to prevent the council from securing…

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Primary Producers' Union Notes. Sydney, 4th Dec., 1934. Shire Engineers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 December 1934 · page 4

A reply to the Central Executive, from the Minister for Local Government, in regard to the question of the joint appointment of engineers…

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Our New Aldermen Kept Council Waiting

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 December 1934 · page 2

Usually when gentlemen attain to the dignity of aldermen they mark the event by commendable punctuality and a praiseworthy devotion to…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 December 1934 · page 3

There was a full attendance at the first meeting of the new Council at Bowral on Thursday. Mr. Morton wrote promising…

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Supply of Current Action by Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 December 1934 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Thursday, Aid. Pickles said in face of Mr. Weaver bringing forward a Bill to…

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Council and Hospital Application for Assistance to Furnish

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 December 1934 · page 3

At the last meeting of Bowral Council, on Thursday, The Board of Berrima District Hospital wrote asking that an amount…

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