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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

213 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 6 of 11

Wingecarribee Shire Electricity. Increased Consumption

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 5

The auditor's report submitted at [?] meeting of Wingecarribee Shire [?] revealed a marked increase [?] consumption of electric light…

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Shire Roads. Wingecarribee Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 5

At Monday's meeting of Winpocarribee Shire Council, the Engineer submitted the following report:—STATE HIGHWAY…

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County Council May be Formed. Secret Conclave of Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 3

Bowral Council went into committee at the conclusion of the ordinary business at its meeting on Wednesday night, and on resuming open…

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Bowral Council Finances. Water Debt Further Reduced

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 2

Mr. M[?] Morton, M.L.A., has advised us that the Minister has now officially agreed to reduce the amount of Bowral's Water Supply…

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County Council Maybe Formed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 June 1938 · page 2

Bowral Council went into committee at the conclusion of the ordinary business at its meeting on Wednesday night, and on resuming…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 3

Present: The full Council, the Mayor (Aid. Venables) in the chair. Mr. Mark Morton, M.L.A., wrote giving details of the…

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Telephone for Macquarie Pass. Bowral Council Would Share Cost

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 2

The provision of a public telephone somewhere on Macquarie Pass has been urged as a necessary convenience in view of the heavy…

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Gas from Bowral for Neighboring Towns. Gas Manager's Report to Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 2

If Moss Vale, Mittagong and [?]radoo so desire, gas may be supplied to them from Bowral. This was re[?] to last meeting of Bowral…

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Nattai Shire

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 4

Present: The Deputy-President (Cr. Badgery) in the chair, and Crs. Blatch, Kirkland, Smith, Toohey. The Shire Engineer reported that…

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Council Wants to Sack Engineer. Lively Proceedings at Mittagong

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 2

For some time Mittagong aldermen have expressed themselves dissatisfied with the manner in which blasting operations have been carried out…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Nelson) and Aid. Barnes, Downs, Godkalns, Shimmels, Smith, Stevenson and Stutfield…

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Amalgamation of Shire and Municipality. Public Inquiry at Mittagong. Evidence for and Against

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 2

An inquiry, into the proposal to amalgamate Mittagong Municipality and "Nattai Shire into one body to be known as Nattai Shire was held before Mr. B. C. Hughes, of the Local Government Department, at Mittagong…

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Alleged Breach of Award. Bowral Council and Its Gangers

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 4

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night the Shire and Municipal Employees' Union wrote that Mr. J. S. Hall had been…

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Bowral and Nattai Shire Clerk's Views

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 July 1938 · page 2

The Shire Clerk reported at the meeting of the Nattai Shire that he had informed the Local Government…

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Shire and Municipality. Figures for Nattai and Mittagong

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 2

At the recent inquiry at Mittagong into the proposal to amalgamate Mittagong Municipality and Nattai Shire figures relating to the financial…

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County Council. Minister to Address Conference

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 2

Bowral Council recently wrote to the Minister for Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) asking that he attend a conference of delegates from…

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Bridge is Dangerous. Council Orders Immediate Closure

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night the Ganger reported that the bridge in Shepherd Street was in a dangerous condition…

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Greater Use of Gas. Report Submitted to Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral Council, the Gas Committee was instructed during the half year ending 30th June, four gas ranges, one kelvinator…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 July 1938 · page 2

The following report was submitter by the Engineer at Monday's meeting of the above Shire:— STATE HIGHWAY…

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County Council Minister to Address Conference

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 July 1938 · page 2

Bowra Council recently wrote to the Minister for Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) asking tbat he attend…

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