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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

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

District A[?]ome. Nattai Shire Takes Action

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 3

At the meeting of Nattai Shire [?] on Saturday steps were taken to [?] an airdrome between Mit[?] and Berrima on the Hume…

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Elected for Ninth Term. Nattai Shire President of

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 3

A special meeting of Nattai Shire Council was held on Saturday for the purpose of fixing the Presidential allowance and electing a President…

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Limitation of Water Supply. Council Takes Action

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 4

From Monday to Wednesday this week co[?]ption of water drawn from Bowral water supply reached the record rete of 24[?] ga[?] per…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 December 1938 · page 2

The Engineer submitted the follow ing report at Wednesday's meeting of the above Shire:—…

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Bowral Aldermen Fall Down on Their Job. Casual Question by Ald. Crabtree Leads to Disclosure. Water Restriction Imposed Without Official Report

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 December 1938 · page 2

The casual way in which important matters are dealt with by Bowral Council was disclosed on Wednesday when a casual question by Ald…

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Last Days of Mittagong Council. Mayor Entertains Aldermen at Supper. Amalgamation a Retrograde Step

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 4

The last meeting of Mittagong Council prior to its amalgamation with Nattai Shire on 1st January, 1939, was held on Tuesday night. At…

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Main-street Aldermen Complain

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 5

Aia, Bosrdman said several bus-ness men had told him that business was bad. The increase in rate as a result of increased valuations would…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 2

Present: The full Council, the Mayor (Aid. Venables) in the chair. The Postmaster-General wrote through Mr. J. A. Perkins, M.H.R…

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How Money will be Spent Estimates Submitted to Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 5

The estimated income and expenditure for Bowral Council during 1939 were submitted to the meeting of the Council on Wednesday night…

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Nattai Shire Council. Burradoo Protests

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 2

Present: The full Council, the President (Cr. Wills) in the chair. The Shire Clerk reported that he had received from the Local…

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Nattai Shire Roads. Dry Weather Causes Trouble

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 4

At the meeting of Nattai Shire on Friday, the Engineer reported regarding the condition of the roads as follows:—…

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Last Meeting of Mittagong Council. Amalgamation January 1

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 3

The last meeting of Mittagong Council prior to its amalgamation with Nattai Shire, was held on Tuesday, 20th December. The Mayor…

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Inspector Alleges Work is Defective. Mittagong Council and Sewerage

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 3

At last meeting of Mittagong Council a report was received from ex-Inspector H. G. Gordon alleging that there were defects in the…

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