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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

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[?] TO [?] What the Councils Did for Mittagong. Aldermen and Ex-Aldermen Tell of Work of Past Years

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 2

The absorption of Mittagong Municipal Council into Nattai Shire ends the story of many years of honorary service by succeeding members of a…

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Mittagong Baths Tenders. Decision Will Lie with Shire

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 2

At the last meeting of Mittagong Council prior to its amalgamation with Nattai Shire, Ald. Stutfield, Barnes and Stevenson moved on…

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Bowral Water Restrictions. Special Meeting of Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 2

On requisition by Ald. Beard, Boardman and Cordeaux, the Mayor of Bowral (Ald. Venables) has called a special meeting of the Council for…

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Personalities of Nattai Shire

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

The President of Nattai Shire (Cr. J. Wills) prefaced a useful report upon Shire matters at the time of amalgamation by some intreating…

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Council's Congratulations

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

At the conclusion of the special meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night, the Mayor (Ald. Venables) congratulated Ald. Beard on…

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President's Report. Present State of Nattai Shire

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 5

In his report presented at the first meeting of the new Shire of Nattai the President (Cr. Wills) said:— A brief review of Council's…

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What Our Editor Thinks Suggestion to the New Shire

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 1

THE NEW SHIRE of Nattai will be remembered for ever if it adopts a suggestion that has been made to The…

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New Council Meets. Mittagong Staff Taken Over

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

The first meeting of the new Nattai Shire Council, comprising the six Councillors of the former Shire Council and two Councillors elected from…

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Nattai Rates for 1939. Suggestions of New Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

At a special meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Tuesday rough estimates of income and expenditure for the year 1939 were submitted by the…

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Mittagong Municipality. Historical Data

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

Mittagong Municipality which went out of existence on 31st December last, will long be regretted by many of the older residents…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 3

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

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 2

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

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Shire Roads. Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 4

At the meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council on Monday the Shire Engineer (Mr. H. A. Leonard) presented the following report on the…

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Shire Council Sued

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 4

On December 22nd, the reserved decision of Judge Nield was given in the case of which Walter Francis Buffer, of…

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Road Safety CHILDREN (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 4

School vacation will soon be drawing to a close and many thousands of children through-out the State will be…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Venables), and Aid. Boardman, Cordeaux, Crabtree, Cummins, and Pickles. A letter was received from the…

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Good Health Record. Report to Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 3

At last meeting of Bowral Council the Health Inspector reported as follows:— Having entered another year, one…

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Taxi Stands in Bowral. Discussion in Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 3

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night an application' from Mr. Jack HcGrath for a taxicab license was granted…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 4

Present: The fait Council, the President (Cr. Wills) in the chair. Straying Stock. The Shire Clerk reported that some…

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Nattai Shire. State of Roads

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 4

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday the Engineer (Mr. R. H. Huntington) reported regarding the condition of the roads as…

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