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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

251 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 3 of 13

Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 2

Following a complaint from a ratepayer regarding the dangerous condition of Clark Street, the Ganger was instructed to report on the…

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Wingocarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 March 1936 · page 3

At a meeting of the above Shire on Monday the following report Was submitted by the Engineer:—State Highway.—The sections…

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Shire Matters in General

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

The Shire Engineer made the following statement at the monthly meeting of the Council on Monday:—…

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Shire Roads. Important Statement by Shire Engineer

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 3

Wingecarribee Shire Engineer (Mr. Leonard) included the following matters in his report to last meeting of the Council:—…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 2

Present: The Deputy Mayor (Ald. Briggs) in the chair, and Ald. Boardman, Baker, Crabtree, Cummins, Elliott, Gall and Pickles…

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Bowral Council Bows to Inevitable

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 2

On Thursday night a letter was received by Bowral Council from Mr. Mark Morton, M.L.A., which had been written to him by Mr. E. S. Spooner…

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That £2,000 Loan. Bowral Council Decides at Last

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Thursday night, the Town Clerk said that Mr. Blair, of the Local Government Department, had seen him…

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Warm Argument in Shire Council A and B Ridings

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 April 1936 · page 4

A spirited controversy between Councillors representing A and B ridings occurred at the last meeting of the…

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Council Competing. Mittagong Council Does Electrical Work. No Room for Private Contractor

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 3

At the meeting of Mittagong Council on Tuesday night, the Electricity Committee recommended that Council discontinue the work of making…

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Bowral Council. (Continued from last issue.)

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 2

In answer to Ald. Pickles the Mayor said as there teemed to be public interest in the Jubilee celebrations the committee bad decided to call a…

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Bowral's Municipal Jubilee. Celebrations Arranged Week-end Commencing May 9

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 2

The meeting called by the Mayor of Bowral to further consider the celebration of the Municipal Jubilee this year was poorly attended, and…

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Primary Producers' Union Notes (Issued by authority of the Central Executive Council). Sydney, 30th March, 1936. Co-operative Societies not to be

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 April 1936 · page 4

A definite announcement made by the Acting Premier at the opening of the Upper Hunter Show, that the Taxation Bill to be considered by…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 3

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

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Shire Roads. Engineer's Report on Work in Progress

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 3

The Shire Engineer has made the following report to Wingecarribee Shire Council:— The sections of the Hume Highway…

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Bowral Jubilee. the First Municipal Election

The Southern Mail · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 2

The first election of Aldermen to form Bowral Municipal Council was held on 12th April, 1886. In those days the electors had more control…

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Primary Producers' Union Notes (Issued by authority of the Central, Executive Council). Sydney, 6th April, 1936. Need For Co-operation

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 4

The annual and first quarterly meeting of the Central Executive Council of the P.P. Union was disguished by the quiet, orderly and…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 4

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Terry) and Ald. Downs, Helson, Stevenson and Worner. Ald. Worner verbally reported on…

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Wingocarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 April 1936 · page 3

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

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Shire Roads. Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 4

The following report was submitted by the Engineer at Monday's meeting of the Wingecarribee Council:—…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 2

Present: The full Council, the Mayor (Ald. H. F. Venables) in the chair. No-parking Area…

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