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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

207 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 9 of 11

Work On Shire Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 October 1934 · page 3

The Shire Engineer reported as follows at last meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire Council :—…

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Nattai Shire Contest in A-riding

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 2

Cr. W. F. Bistch and Cr. A. M. Smith have been elected unopposed for B-Riding of Nattai Shire. and Cr. A. Kirkland and Cr. Jos, Wills,…

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Work on Shire Roads Engineer's Report. Wasting Money on Temporary Repairs

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 3

Wingecarribee Shire Engineer reported at last meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire Council:— Work on Shire roads has mostly…

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Robertson Wants a New Hall. Council's Apathy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 October 1934 · page 2

The Wingecarribee Shire Council received a communication from Robertson asking for similar support of that body to the building of…

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Town Clerk's Leave Brush Between Aldermen Mittagong

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 2

The matter of the payment to Mr. H. C. Hain, former Town Clerk of Mittagong, of eight weeks salary in lieu of holidays he hod not taken,…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Browns) and Ald. Downs, Solomons, Stevenson, Terry and Worner. The Mayor said the Committee…

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Overworked Mittagong Council Officers

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 2

At a meeting of Mittagong Council on Tuesday night, the Mayor (Ald. Browne) said the time had arrived when the arrangement that the…

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Nattai Council Bowral Sewerage Works

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 3

At last meeting of Nattai Shire Council, Mr. C. M. Bromley wrote calling attention to the dangerous corner at the junction of Moss Vale and…

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Mittagong Council (Continued from last issue.)

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Browne) and Ald. Downs, Solomons, Stevenson, Terry and Worner. Ald. Solomons said it was…

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Shire Election— Dec. 1

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 November 1934 · page 2

The first man to signify his intention of contesting the Wingacarribee Shire elections in the interests of B Riding electors is Mr…

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Retiring Six Vacancies in Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 2

Rumor has it that five Bowral aldermen will not seek reelection to the Council. Ald. Stephens and Aid. Gurney…

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Too Many Absntees Bowral Council Defers Business

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 2

It was not until 7.35 that the arrival of Ald. Brigg gave Bowral Council a bare quorum on Thursday night, and the alderman then present…

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Shire Roads Engineer's General Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 November 1934 · page 2

Much of the work on the Shire roads has been carried out by relief gangs. On the more important items permanent gangers have…

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Poll to be Taken Amalgamation of Shire and Municipality

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 2

At a meeting of Mittagong Council on Tuesday night, Mr. Mark Morton, M.L.A., forwarded a letter he had received from the Minister for…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 2

Present: The Full Council, the Mayor (Aid. Browne) in the chair. The Water Committee recommended that the Railway Department be…

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"A Malicious Lie" Mittagong Council and Sanitary Contractor

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 2

At last meeting of Mittagong Council, Aid. Worner asked the Mayor if the sanitary contractor had ever had…

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Springett's Buildings Not According to Plans or Ordinance. Reports the Inspector. Council Decides to Prosecute

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 4

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night, letters from Mr. Springett and the Chief Secretary's Department in relation to the…

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The Elections. Shire and Municipal Nominations

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 November 1934 · page 2

Nominations for the triennial elections for Wingecarribee Shire and Bowral and Mittagong Municipal Councils…

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Nattai Shire Amalgamation Poll

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 November 1934 · page 2

Mr. M. F. Morton, M.L.A. asked the Minister for Local Government in the House, last week if he was aware that there is a proposal to…

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Shire Matters

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 November 1934 · page 3

At last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire, Council authorized the expenditure of a sum not exceeding £20 for the…

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