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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

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

Mittagong Diggers Make Whoopee. Congratulaitons to Digger Mayor

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 2

The 1936 Christmas Reunion of Mittagong Sub-branch of the R.S.S. I.L.A. on Monday evening of last week, proved an unqualified success…

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Bowral Council. Extraordinary Election

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 2

Bowral Council not now being able to function, the Municipality has been declared ? defaulting area under the Local Government Act, and…

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Win[?] Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 December 1936 · page 2

The following report'on the roads in this Shire was submitted by the engineer (Mr. Leonard) at the genral meeting of the Council on…

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Bowral Council Cannot Function No Quorum.—New Election Ordered

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 December 1936 · page 4

A proclamation was published in the lost Government Gazette declaring the Bowral Municipality a defaulting area…

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Shire Roads. Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Thursday 24 December 1936 · page 3

The following report on the roads in Wingecsrribce Shire was submitted by the engineer (Mr. Leonard) at the general meeting of the…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Thursday 24 December 1936 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Nelson), and Ald. Donwns, Helson. McDonald and Stevenson. Apolopies were received from Ald. Shimmels…

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Bowral Municipal Council. The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Thursday 24 December 1936 · page 4

Sir,—I am sure that Ald. Elliott would be pleased to know my name, but I prefer to hide my light under a bushel, although that may give Ald…

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Shire President. Councillor Ellsmore Re-elected

The Southern Mail · Thursday 24 December 1936 · page 3

At a special meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council on Monday. Cr. H. T. Ellsmore was elected president for the eleventh successive…

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Bowral Municipal Council. The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 29 December 1936 · page 2

Sir,—As a regular reader of the municipal news in The Mail, I would like to say a few words about Ald. Elliott's refusal to reply to the…

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Centralisation. Shire President Speaks Out. Government Interference with Local Bodies

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 29 December 1936 · page 4

Acknowledging his election for the eleventh time as President of Winge-carribee Shire, Cr. Ellsmore said the President had to look after…

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The Municipal Election The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 29 December 1936 · page 2

Sir,—Those who believe in reasonable sporting facilities in Bowral will need to get busy if what I hear of the movements of the spoil-sports is true. I am told they are working quietly to return a full ticket of killjoys to take the place of the aldermen who resigned. They are…

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