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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

207 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 3 of 11

What Our Editor Thinks County Council and Electricity

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 1

SHOULD a County Council be formed to own, as well as control, our electricity supply? The question is one of…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Boardman) and Ald. Briggs, Burton, Gurley, Mowle, Pickles and Stephens. The Secretary of the Anzac…

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Shire Grants for Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 March 1934 · page 2

Replying to requests made by the Central Executive Council, P.P. Union, the Acting-Premier (Mr. M. F. Bruxner) advises that the…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 3

[?] The Mayor (Ald. Browne) [?] McFarlane, Solomon Stevenson and Worner. Ald. [?] arrived half an hour late…

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A Short Meeting Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 4

The Mayor (Ald. Boardman) and Ald. Burton, Gurney, Mowle and Stephens were present at the meeting of Bowral Council on Thursday,…

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What Our Editor Thinks That County Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 1

HAVING for some months been in negotiation with the delegates from the Tablelands Councils on the subject of the supply of the…

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Can Keep It Dark No Longer Wingecarribee Council Places Company's Scheme on Table To be Discussed in Full Light of Day

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 2

Having held secret meetings extending over a year without making any disclosures to the Councils which appointed them, the delegates…

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Damage by Recent Storms. in Wingecarribee Shire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 3

The acting-engineer of Wingecarribee Shire (Mr. Leonard, Jr.) presented the following report at the last meeting of the Council…

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Wingecarribee Shire

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 3

Present: The President (Cr. Ellsmore) and Crs. Mack, Missingham, Ross, Tickner, South and Starkey. A letter was received from…

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Shire Approves Company's Offer

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 3

At a special meeting of Wingecarribee Council on Monday, the scheme submitted by the Berrima Company as set out in last issue of The Mail was approved. After lengthy debate, the following motion, moved…

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Mittagong Council (Continued from last issue.)

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Browne) and Ald. Helson, McFarlane, Solomons, Stevenson and Worner. Ald. Downs arrived half an hour late…

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Shire Council Approves Company's Offer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 2

AT a special meeting of the Wingecarribee Council on Monday the scheme submitted by the Berrima Company for…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's General Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the above Council the Acting-Engineer submitted the following report, which was adopted…

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Bowral Council Supports Local Works Mayor Refrains From Voting Two Aldermen Absent. Electrical Engineer Explains the two Schemes

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 3

At a special meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday a majority of the aldermen present voted in favor of a motion approving the Southern Highlands Power Company's proposals for the supply of electricity to the…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 4

The Acting Shire Engineer (Mr. Leonard) reported to last meeting of Wingecarribee Council as follows:— STATE HIGHWAY…

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Advantages of New Scheme Full Debate in Wingecarribee Council Unanimous Decision to Adopt, Subject to Safeguards

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 2

As briefly announced in last issue of The Mail, Wingecarribee Council at its last meeting approved of the proposals of the Southern Highlands…

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Verdict Against Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 4

A jury of four before Mr. Justice Stephen in the Queen's Square Causes Court recently awarded £516 to Paul Nestor…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 April 1934 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Boardman) and Ald. Bennett, Briggs, Gurney. Pickles, Stephens and Venables Ald. Mowle was granted leave of…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 4

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Browne) and Ald. Helson, McDonald, MacFarlane, Solomons, Stevenson and Terry. The Mayor reported that he had…

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Third Council Falls Into Line Company's Offer Accepted at Mittagong

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 2

Mittagong Council on Tuesday night fell into line with Bowral and Wingecarribee and adopted the offer of the Berrima Company to supply…

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