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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

251 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 11 of 13

Can't Carry On. Bowral School of Arts Members Want Council to Take Over

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 4

The Committee of Bowral School of Arts reported to a special meeting of members on Wednesday evening that the found it impossible to…

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Primary Producers' Union Notes Issued by authority of the Central Executive Council). Sydney, 26th Oct., 1936. The Referendum

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 31 October 1936 · page 4

The General President has issued the following statement:— The Bill in connection with the alteration of the Constitution by way…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 November 1936 · page 2

The following report was submitted by the Engineer at Monday's meeting of the above Shire:—State Highway…

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Out Of Date Shire Road Plant

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 November 1936 · page 2

The Council is, at the present time, very short of road plant. I have been diffident in referring to this matter previously, but modern conditions…

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Roads of the Shire Engineer's Statement

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 November 1936 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire Council on Monday, the engineer (Mr. Leonard) reported as follows:—…

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Shire Roads. Affected by Dry Weather Conditions

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 2

At the meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council on Monday the Engineer (Hr. H. A. Leonard) submitted the following report on the roads:—…

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Mayor Fights Fire

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 November 1936 · page 3

The Mayor of Bowral (Aid. Venables), had an unenviable experience on Thursday when he received word by telephone that his property on…

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Bowral Council. Meeting Deferred

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 November 1936 · page 3

Bowral Council again developed into a farce on Thursday night when, despite the fact that eight aldermen were present, the business of the…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 November 1936 · page 2

Present: The fall Council, the Mayor (Ald. Venables) in the chair. The Sydney City Missions wrote expressing appreciation at the action…

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Had Enough of It. Mayor Venables Will Leave Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 November 1936 · page 3

Aid. Venables inform The Mail that it is his intention to resign from Bowral Council immediately. The Mayor has not been happy in his…

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School of Arts. Committee to Meet Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 November 1936 · page 3

At last mooting of Bowral Council, a letter was received from the Secretary of the Bowral School of Arts staling that at a recent meeting of…

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Organised Sunday Sport Letter Bead at Council Meeting

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 November 1936 · page 2

At the Mittagong Council meeting last Tuesday, the following letter was read aud received:— To His Worship the Mayor…

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Broken-hearted Aldermen! The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 November 1936 · page 2

Sir,—I was interested to read the leader, "Putting it Over" in a recent issue of your paper, and would like to offer a few remarks in reply…

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Primary Producers' Union Notes (Issued by authority of the Central Executive Council). Sydney, 16th Nov., 1936. The Referendum

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 November 1936 · page 4

The Executive Officers of the Union met at head office, Sydney, on Friday last, when plans for the conduct of the Union's campaign in…

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Alderman Gall Leaving

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 3

Aid. C. N. Gall, of Bowral, and his family left on Monday to take up residence in Wollongong where he will conduct a laundry business…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 3

Present: The full Council, the Mayor (Aid. Venables in the chair. The Bowarl Primary School P.C.A. was granted permission to…

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Bowral School of Arts. Council Grants Subsidy

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 2

There was a large attendance of spectators at the meeting of Bowral Council on Thursday night when the request of a general meeting of…

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Shire Engineer's Report (Submitted at the November meeting of the Shire Council.) State Highway

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 November 1936 · page 2

General maintenance has been continued It was necessary to send a gang out to the road to repair a break in the pavement near Black ceived attention throughout. Main Road No. 261 (Robertson Road to the top of Barrengarry) Maintenance is being continued,…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 November 1936 · page 4

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Terry), and Ald. Downs. McDonald, McFarlane, Nelson. Shimmels, Stevenson and Worner…

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Shire Roads. Shire Engineer's Report State Highway

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 December 1936 · page 4

General maintenance has been continued. It was necessary to send a gang out to the road to repair a break in the pavement near Black…

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