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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

207 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 4 of 11

Two Ministers to Meet Council "Some Aldermen Know Everything; Others Kept in the Dark"

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 3

At Bowral Council meeting on Thursday, a letter from the Minister for Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) to Mr. Mark Morton,…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 3

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

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C.P to Fight Roof fiction. Machinery to Organise Producers. Australian Agricultural Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 4

The following article has been written by the Leader of the Australian Country Party to explain why three years ago he urged…

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Bowral Council (Continued from last issue.)

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 May 1934 · page 2

The Electrical Engineer reported that Council had decided to accept the tender of Whatman Bros. for a Bedford truck for use in the…

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C.P to Fight Restriction. Machinery to Organise Producers. Australian Agricultural Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 May 1934 · page 2

I think a National Agricultural Policy can be similarly held down in general terms by an Australian Agricultural Council…

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Sewerage for Mittagong Mayor Submits Scheme to Council Special Meeting Next

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 2

The Mayor of Mittagong (Ald. Browne) has arranged finance for a sewerage scheme for the Municipality at an estimated cost of £35,000. At last meeting of the Council, he…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Browne) and Ald. Downs, Solomons, Stevenson and Terry. A draft agreement from the…

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Wingecarribee Council Goes on 'The Minister's Blatant Attitude of Bluff' Draft Agreement Submitted for Legal Advice

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 3

At the regular meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council on Monday, the Berrima Power Company submitted a draft copy of its proposed…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Goes On. Draft Agreement Submitted for Legal Advice

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 May 1934 · page 2

At the regular meeting, of Winge-carribee Shire Council on Monday, the Berrima Power Company submitted a draft copy of its proposed agreement…

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Relief Work in the Shire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Shire Council, the Engineer reported:—As usual, most of the work being carried out in Shire roads is being done by…

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Council Dissatisfied

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 3

Several councillors spoke regarding the failure of the Minister to carry out his promise that Nattai Shire would receive a redaction of 7½ per…

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Mittagong Sewerage Council Favorably Considers Scheme Application Made for Survey

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 2

Mittagong Council at a special meeting on Tuesday night decided to make application to the Public Works Department to have a survey carried out. It was also decided to accede to the request of a number of ratepayers…

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Electricity Charges Increased Departmental Offer to Nattai Shire Electrical Engineer Declares Figures Quoted by Department Are Inaccurate

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 3

Nattai Shire Council received a thunderbolt on Wednesday afternoon when the Electrical Engineer (Mr. H. K. Crisp) submitted a report on…

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Deputation to Minister Bowral Council Seeks Definite Agreement

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 15 May 1934 · page 3

There was a full attendance at Bowral Council on Thursday night when the question of the supply of electricity was discussed. The Council…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 3

The Mayor stated at the meeting of Mittagong Council on Tuesday night that he had interviewed Mr. Morton, M.L.A., regarding a survey…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 2

Present: The full Council, the Mayor (Ald. Boardman) in the chair. A ratepayer wrote complaining about the condition of the footpath…

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Glebe Park Purchase by Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 3

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Thursday night the Parks Committee reported that it had considered the amended terms and…

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Noisy Sawmill Council Unable to Take Action

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 2

At a meeting of Bowral Council on Thursday night, a ratepayer wrote objecting to the noise made by a sawmill in Holly Street, and asked…

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Electricity Supply Government Offer Considered by Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 2

At a meeting of Mittagong Council on Tuesday night, a copy of the letter which was forwarded to Bowral Council and appeared in last…

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Electricity Supply Mittagong Council Favours Government's Offer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 May 1934 · page 2

At a meeting of Mittagong Council on Tuesday, the Minister for Works (Hon. R.W.D. Weaver's) letter containing…

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