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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

213 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 9 of 11

Bowral Municipal Gasworks. Report on Urgent Requirements

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 4

Tests recently carried out by me Chief Gas Examiner (Mr. Richardson) of the Bowral gasworks and reticulation disclosed that there were…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 October 1938 · page 4

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Nelson) and Alds. Barnes, Downs, Godkalns, Smith. Shimmels, Stevenson and Stut[?]ield…

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The New Shire Councillors. Opponents of Amalgamation Selected. Name May be Changed to Mittagong

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 October 1938 · page 2

After a ballot had been taken at the meeting of Mittagong Council on Tuesday night the Mayor (Ald. S. T. A. Nelson) and Ald. S. Downs…

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Bowral Municipal Boundaries. Burradoo May Be Included

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 October 1938 · page 2

The matter of the inclusion of a portion of Nattai Shire in Bowral Municipality has not been dropped, as was thought. The suggested…

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Water in Milk. Alderman Blames Flush Season

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night the Health In spector reported that sixteen samples of milk [?] been taken from…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 3

Present: The Deputy-Mayor (Ald. Beard) in the chair, and Alds. Blacket, Boardman, Crabtree and Cummins…

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Mayor Changes Mind. Cement-lining of Water Mains

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council an Wednesday night m minute relating to the cement-lining of pipes was submitted by the Mayor (Ald…

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Loan Council Will Again Vindicate Its Pounder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 October 1938 · page 2

"The Australian Loan Council is to meet again this week in circumstances which promise to afford its founder,…

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New Nattai Shire. Council Prefers Present Name

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 2

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday Mittagong Council wrote asking co-operation in approaching the Minister for Local…

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Nattai Shire for Country Council. Charges Would Be Lower

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 2

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday it was decided [?] support Bowral Council in an endeavor to have the Minister for Local…

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Nattai Shire Roads. Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 3

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Satuday the Shire Engineer (Mr. R. Heaton) submitted the following report regarding the roads…

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Nattai Shire

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 4

Present: The foil Council, the President (Cr. Wills), in the chair. The Department of Bead Transport wrote enclosing a copy of the finding…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 October 1938 · page 2

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

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Inspector Shields Offenders. Alderman Also Sympathetic

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 November 1938 · page 2

The public will find much to interest them in this report of proceedings at last meeting of Bowral Council, when the Health Inspector, who…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 November 1938 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Venables), and Aids. Blacket, Cordeaux, Crabtree, Cummins and Futter. The Department of Education…

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Election Meetings This Week. the Mayor at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 November 1938 · page 2

Aid. H. F. Venables will speak in the Town Hall, Bowral, on Wednesday night This will be the Tint indoor meeting at Bowral…

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Shire Engineer Farewelied

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 November 1938 · page 3

At an informal meeting of Nattai Shire Cornell on Tuesday last the opportunity was taken by the Councillors and staff to any good-bye to…

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Wollondilly Electorate Ald. William Pickles, J.P. Owing to a request by a number of the Electors of the above Electorate, Alderman William Pickles of the Bowral Municipal Council, has decided to contest the vacant seat in the Electorate

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 November 1938 · page 5

The following are some of the reasons why you should vote for Alderman William Pickles:— Ald. Win. Pickles lives in the Electorate…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 5

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Nelson), Ald. Barnes, Downs. Godkains, Smith, Suiting, Stevenson and Stutfield. Approval was granted, on the…

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Council's Interference with Health Dept. Officer's Failure to Prosecute Is Resented

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 2

It now appears that the neglect of the Bowral Health Inspector to do his duty has prevented the Health Department from taking its…

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