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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

207 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 5 of 11

Council Vacancy Election MUST Be Held. Minister's Warning

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 May 1934 · page 4

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) has written to the Cabramatta-Canley Vale Council, insisting…

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Another Council Opposes the Amalgamation Blight

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 May 1934 · page 4

Criticism of the suggested amalgamations of some of the South Coastmunicipalities was voiced at the Shellharbour…

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What Our Editor Thinks The County Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 1

IT IS a significant fact that though two of our Mayors have declared that there is no chance of establishing a County…

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Shire of Wingecarribee. Tenders for Construction of Soldiers' Memorial Hall at Bundanoon

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 3

TENDERS (endorsed) are invited and will be received by the undersigned up till 4 p.m. on Monday, 4th June next, for the supply of…

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Governments Latest Offer Discussion in Bowral Council Two Aldermen Resent Mayor's Ruling, and Walk Out

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 2

Aid. Pickles left the Bowral Council chamber on Thursday night following a heated argument with the Mayor. He was followed a few…

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Wingscarrlben Shire Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 3

At Monday's meeting of the above Shire the engineer submitted the following report:— RELIEF WORK…

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Developmental Road in Wingecarribee Shire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday last Mr. Loughlin asked the Deputy-Premier and Minister for Transport…

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Powers of a Provisional Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 2

A contemporary, which presumes to have a complete knowledge of matters pertaining to Local Government, points out that a strange…

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Heated Debate In Bowral Council Malcontents Walk Out

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 2

After a heated argument on the electricity supply question, Ald. Pickles left the Bowral Council chamber on Thursday night…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Browne) and Ald. Downs, Helson, McDonald, Stevenson. Terry and Worner. The Electricity Committee…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 2

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

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Council Defied Water Supply at Mittagong

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 5

The Health Inspector reported to Mittagong Council on Tuesday night that following on a resolution of the Council he had served a ratepayer…

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Wingacarriboo Shire Council an Anomaly

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 June 1934 · page 3

We have received the following communication from the Minister for Local Government, under date 28th May, re the vacancy in the…

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Wingecarribss Shire Council Engineer's General Report State Highway

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 2

The section south of Paddy's River is being scarified and regravelled. This section was very rough, due mostly, to the heavy rain scouring the…

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Australian Agricultural Council. Dr. Page's Proposal Examined

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 2

"The proposal made by Dr. Page for the creation of an Australian Agricultural Council is receiving prominence in all discussions of the…

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Proposal Amalgamation of Municipalities Councils' United Protest

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 4

With Moss Vale's bitter experience of amalgamation as a striking indication of what is now threatening to come their…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 3

Present: The full Council, the Mayor (Aid. Boardman) in the chair. Aid. Venables moved on notice that the traffic dome at the…

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Company Makes Still Better Offer to Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 2

AND OFFERS TO PAY INTEREST TO GOVERNMENT UPON ALL TRANSMISSION LINES WITHIN THE AREA. AND TO PLACE THE BERRIMA WORKS AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE GOVERNMENT (AND VICE VERSA) IN CASE OF…

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Electric Power Offer to Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 June 1934 · page 2

At a meeting of the Bowral Council on Thursday night last a new aspect was placed upon the proposal to obtain electric current from a private…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 June 1934 · page 2

Present: The Deputy Mayor (Ald. Worner) and Ald. Downs, McFarlane, Solomons and Stevenson. It was decided on the…

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