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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

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

Mayor Entertains. Progress of Bowral. Council Is Happy Family

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 3

At the conclusion of the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night the aldermen, staff, press and a number of visitors were entertained…

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Wingecarribee Shire

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 3

In Wingecarribee Shire there were keen contests in "A" and "B" Ridings. In "C" Riding the retiring…

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Old Friends Abandoned in Local Elections. Shire President and Three Councillors Rejected in Wingecarribee. One Bowral and Three Mittagong Alderman also Suffer Defeat

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 3

Greatly increased interest in the Local Government Elections was this year shown in Bowral, Mittagong and in three Ridings of Nattai and Wingecarribee Shires, but the number of voters again fell far short of the enrolments…

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Amalgamation. Minister' Places Onus on Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 2

At that meeting of Bowral Council, the Minister for Local Government wrote that the suggestion that the existing boundaries of local…

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Amalgamation Minister Places Onus on Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 December 1937 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral council, the Minister for Local Government wrote that the suggestion that the existing…

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New Council at Work Five New Aldermen at Mittagong

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 2

There was a full attendance of aldermen at the first meeting of Mittagong Council following Saturday's election. The Mayor (Ald. Nelson)…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 4

Present: The foil Council, the Mayor (Aid. Venables) in the chair. Permission was granted to the Henry George League to hold an…

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Mayor of Mittagong Ald. Nelson Re-elected

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 4

Ald. .Nelson was re-elected Mayor of Mittagong at a special meeting of the Council on Tuesday evening, defeating Ald. Stevenson in a secret…

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"Dastardly Dirty Trick." Aldermanic Amenities at Mittagong. Council Resents Action of Brother Aldie

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 2

There was a stir at the first meeting of the newly elected Mittagong Council on Tuesday night when Ald. Stevenson was severely criticised by…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 4

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Venables), and Ald. Beard, Blacket, Cordeaux, Crabtree, Cummins, Pickles. Apologies from Ald. Boardman and…

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Shire President. Cr. Wills Elected

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 3

At a special meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday prior to the general meeting, the Presidential allowance was fixed at £35…

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Shire of Nattai. Proposed Special Loan of £4,500

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 3

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Nattai Shire Council proposes to raise a Special Loan of £4,500 for the purpose of road construction work…

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Nattai Shire Goes Ahead. President Reviews Three Years Work. Firm Financial Position After Progressive Program of Works

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 3

The President of Nattal Shire (Cr. Wills) submitted a report covering the work of the past three years to the Council at its meeting on…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 2

Present: The President (Cr. Wills) and Cr. Badgery, Blatch, Kirkland, Smith and Toohey. The Caves Road…

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Venables is Mayor. Bryce Beard Deputy

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 3

A special meeting of Bowral Council was held on Tuesday night for the purpose of electing the Mayor. Ald. Cordeaux moved that the…

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No Amalgamation. Attitude of Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 2

At latt meeting of Mittagong Council the Minister for Local Government wrote that he had received a petition purporting to be signed by 160…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 December 1937 · page 2

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

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No Amalgamation Attitude of Mittagong Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 December 1937 · page 3

At last meeting of Mittagong Council the Minister for Local Government wrote that he had received a petition purporting to be…

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Road Problems. Wingecarribee Shire Transfers Votes

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 December 1937 · page 3

The newly elected Wingecarribee Shire Council spent some time at its first meeting in discussing the works program for main roads to be…

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