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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

218 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 5 of 11

Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Venables) and Aid. Beard, Cordeaux, Crabtree, Cummins and Elliott. A motion of condolence with the…

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Bowral Council. (Continued from last issue.)

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 3

The Mayor congratulated Ald. Crabtree on being elected unopposed. Ald. Crabtree said he had always done his best in the past and would…

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Missing Aldermen. Coronation Celebrations

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 3

One outstanding feature of the Coronation Celebrations at Bowral and Mittagong was the lack of interest displayed by the aldermen. At…

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At Mittagong Mayor's Address

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 2

The Mittagong celebrations opened with well attended combined religious services at St. Stephen's Church of England. At the completion of…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 5

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Nelson), and Ald. Downs, Helson, Shimmels, Stevenson and Terry. A motion of loyalty to the Crown…

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Work on Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 2

At Monday's meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire the Engineer submitted the following report:—The work authorised between the…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 3

The Nattai Shire Council wrote that the meeting to discuss the erection of central abattoirs would be held on Saturday next. Two…

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Business Men Petition Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 2

A petition was received signed by seventy-three storekeepers asking that a public meeting be called to protest against the restriction of…

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Bowral Council and Rugby Football Control of Loseby Park

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 3

The Bowral Football Club wrote to last meeting of Bowral Council asking Council to grant it permission to play football on No. 1 Oval on…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 May 1937 · page 3

Engineer's Report on State High way and Main Roads. The following report was submitted by the Shire Engineer (Mr…

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Primary Producers' Union Notes [Issued by authority of the Central Executive Council). Sydney, 17th May, 1937. Funds for Anniversary Celebrations Proposed Grant to Country Centres Official Statement

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 May 1937 · page 4

The General President of the Primary Producers' Union and chairman of the Country Committee of the 150th Anniversary Celebrations…

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Bowral Electricity. Reduction in Charges. Aldermen Discuss Finance

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 4

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night the report of the Electrical Engineer recommending reduced charges for electricity, which…

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Bowral Council. (Continued from last issue.)

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Venables), and Aid. Beard, Cordeaux, Crabtree, Cummins, Elliott and Pickles. Apologies were received from…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Nelson) and Aid. Downs, McDonald, MacFarlane, Stevenson, Terry and Worner. The recommendation of the…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 4

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

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Dodging Their Duty Bowral Aldermen and Sewerage Connections. Provision of Finance

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 2

The matter of fixing a date on; which all properties in Bowral must be connected to the sewer was before Bowral Council at its meeting on…

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Better Water Supply for Bowral. Deficient Service at High Levels. Fire-fighting Facilities Must be Improved. Expert's Report to Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 2

Bowral Council is to be congratulated upon having obtained expert professional advice upon the improvement of its water supply. Piecemeal tinkering with valuable assets is an expensive game and though experts sometimes…

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Wingecarribee Shire Government Subsidy Is Not Sufficient

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 4

Following a recent visit of the Minister for Works to Mow Vale when he invited the Wingecarribbee Shire Council to submit a list of works…

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Bowral Council. (Continued from last issue.) Public Lavatories

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 3

A deputation from the Bowral Bowling Club consisting of Messrs. A. N. Gold, D. S. Brewster and H. A. Homann, waited on the Council…

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Government Will Advance £,3000 IF— Wingecarribee Shire Finds £7.000

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 June 1937 · page 4

That Shire and Municipal Councils are being forced by the State Government into big borrowing commitments which…

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