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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

251 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 8 of 13

District Publicity Debate in Mittagong Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 August 1936 · page 2

Aid. Helson reported on the result of the recent publicity meeting at Bowral, and said that he hoped Council would fully support the scheme…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Consulting Engineers General Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 August 1936 · page 2

The following report was submitted to a meeting of the above Shire on Monday:— Stale Highway…

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Shire Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 August 1936 · page 2

Constructional work with relief labour has been in progress on the following:— Moss Vale - Berrima-road…

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Shire Matters Dealt With at Last Council Meeting

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 2

The Department of Railways has advised Wingecarribee Shire Council that it intends revising the photographs…

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Primary Producers' Union Notes (Issued by authority, of the Central Executive Council). Sydney, 10th August, 1936 National Co-operation

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 4

The threat of disintegration of the marketing systems built up under the Commonwealth and State legislation, which followed the Privy…

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Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 3

At last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council the following report of the consulting engineer was' adopted:…

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Wingecarribee Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 2

Dubbo Municipal Council wrote to last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council suggesting that the matter of providing for the relief of…

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Out of Order! Strike of Aldermen Threatened. Ald. Briggs Takes the Offensive

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 2

The Mayor of Bowral put his foot down at Thursday's Council meeting and ruled out of order a motion of which notice had been given by Ald…

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Cutting Down Relief Debate at Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Thursday night a letter was received from the Department of Labor land Industry stating that the…

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Can You Beat It? Health of Community in Danger. Yet Aldermen Treat It As a Joke. Paying Man to Walk About

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 3

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Thursday night the sewerage attendant (Mr. C. Dunshea) reported that under the present system he was…

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Shire Council and Chamber of Commerce

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 August 1936 · page 4

The ratepayers, particularly those of D Riding (Moss Vale) are deriving no little amusement at the attidude of some…

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Changed His Mind. Impounding Officer and Alderman

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 2

Another alderman is to escape prosecution long threatened. This time he is only one member of a threatened firm and his escape appears to…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Venables) and Aid. Baker, Boardman, Briggs. Crabtree, Cummins, Gall and Pickles…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Terry), and Aid. Helson. McFarlane, Shimmels. Stevenson and Worner. The Town Clerk reported that…

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Bowral Council. The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 2

Sir,—One cannot help but feel much sympathy, admiration and appreciation for your correspondent "Old Timer," 14/8/'36. This "true…

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Glory of the Gib. Appreciative Letter to Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral Council a letter of a kind all too rare was read to the assembled aldermen. Miss Mary Perry wrote expressing…

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Stands to His Guns. Inspector Threatens to Prosecute Council. Disgraceful Sanitary Conditions

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 4

Following the report of the Health Inspector (Mr. A. H. Smith) to a former meeting of Mittagong Council regarding the condition of the…

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Primary Producers' Union Notes (Issued by authority of the Central Executive Council) Sydney, 17th August, 1936 Queensland's Marketing System

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 August 1936 · page 4

The proceedings at the annual conference of the Queensland. Council of Agriculture, the control body of the producers and the commodity boards…

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Mittagong Council. (Concluded from last issue.)

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Terry). and Aid. Helson McFarlane Shimmel Stevenson and Worner. Mr. H.O. Bloomfield wrote that…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Venables), and Aid. Boardman, Crabtree Cummins, Elliott, Gall, Briggs. and pickles…

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