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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

218 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 10 of 11

Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 2

Present: The President (Cr. Wills) and Cr. Badgery, Blatch and Kirkland. An apology, on account of illness, was received from Cr. Smith…

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Amalgamation. Nattai Shire and Mittagong Municipality

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 2

There was a fair attendance at recent meeting of ratepayers at Mittagong when the amalgamation of the Mittagong Municipality with the…

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Amalgamation Nattai Shire and Mittagong Municipality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 November 1937 · page 2

There was, a fair attendance at a recent meeting of ratepayers at Mittagong when the amalgamation of the Mittagong. Municipality with the…

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Municipal Election. Nominations Close Next Week

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 3

Nominations for the triennial election of Aldermen close at Bowral Town Hall on Thursday, 18th November, at 5 p.m…

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Municipal Elections and the Senate System [To the Editor]

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 November 1937 · page 2

Sir,—In democratic communities it should be the function of the electorate to determine the principles of the electoral methods employed for the…

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Amalgamation with Nattai Shire. Mittagong Council Will Oppose

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 2

At a recent meeting at Mittagong, it was decided to forward a petition to the Minister for Local Government asking him to consider the…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 5

Present: The fall Council, the Mayor (Aid. Venables) in the chair. Following the receipt of a letter retarding the dosing of a road…

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Ald. Pickles Again. Sewerage Grievance Once More Before Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 2

At several recent meetings of Bowral Council Ald. Pickles bat complained of unfair treatment regarding the extension of the sewerage…

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Amalgamation with Nattai Shire Mittagong Council Will Oppose

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 November 1937 · page 2

At a recent meeting at Mittagong, it was decided to forward a petition to the Minister for Local Government…

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Action Justified. Bowral Council and Ald. Pickles

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 November 1937 · page 3

It has been pointed out that, in our condensed report of proceedings at Bowral Council last week, the fact that the report of the Works…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Venables) and Aid. Beard, E. Boardman, Cordeaux, Cummins, Elliott, Pickles. Cordeaux, Crabtree, Cummins…

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Opening of Road. Council Delays Decision

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 3

For some months two persons owning land on the Fairmount Estate have made representations to Bowral Council to have barricades across the…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 November 1937 · page 2

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

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Progress of Mittagong. Mayoral Minute Shows Year of Solid Work Foundations for Future Well Laid, says Alderman Worner

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 2

At the meeting of Mittagong Council on Tuesday night the Mayor (Aid. Nelson) submitted the following minute dealing with the work of the…

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Wingecarribee Shire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 November 1937 · page 3

Mr. Claude H. Webb will be a candidate for election as Councillor for B Riding at the forthcoming elections on December 4…

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Mayor Entertains. Mittagong Aldermen Staff and Press

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 3

At the conclusion of the meeting of Mittagong Council on Tuesday night the aldermen, staff and press representatives were entertained at…

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[?] Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 4

[?] The Mayor (Ald Nelson) and Ald Shimmels, Stevenson, Terry and Verner. The tender of Austral Tar and…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 4

Present: The President (Cr. Willa) and Cra. Badgery, Blatch, Broadbent and Kirkland. The Caves Road…

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"A Curse on Both Your Houses." Nattai Shire Resents Interference From Mittagong or Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 2

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday afternoon the matter of amalgamation with Mittagong or Bowral Municipality was…

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Nattai Shire Resents Interference Front Mittagong or Bowral

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 December 1937 · page 2

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council last Saturday afternoon the matter of amalgamation with Mittagong or…

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