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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

226 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 12

Mittagong and the New Shire. Proposed Public Works

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2

After an exhaustive report to Nattai Shire Council upon estimated receipts and expenditure for the current year, the Shire Clerk (Mr. C. N. Lee)…

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Bush Fire Brigade. Officers Approved by Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday the Secretary of the newly formed Glenquarry-Kangaloon Bush Fire Brigade (Mr. S…

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Nattai Councillor Makes Charge Against Police. Alleged Failure to Investigate Origin of Bush Fire. Council Unanimously Asks Chief Secretary for Inquiry

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday, Cr. Toohey alleged that although be had given Sergeant Bartholomew, of Bowral…

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Silly Act of Road Board. Endorsed by Nattai Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 2

The neon sign at the corner of the Hume Highway and Bowral Road, Mittagong, and owned by the Bowral and Wingecarribee Shire Councils…

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Public Inquiry. Shire and Municipal Boundaries Proposal

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 2

Bowral Council made representations to the Minister for Local Government some time ago to have the boundaries of the Bowral…

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Road Safety EDUCATION & ENFORCEMENT (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 3

This month the flying motor patrol of the State highways by the new traffic police corps will be in operation. The motor trucks which they will use…

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Busk Fire Brigade. Bowral Council Approaches Shire

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wedneaday night the following minute wu tabled by the Mayor (Aid. Venables):—…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Venables), and Ald. Blacket, Boardman, Cordeaux, Cummins, Fuller and Pickles. Ald. Crabtree was granted…

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Gasworks Improvements. Council Moves at Last

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 3

After many months of shelving recommendations of the Gas Manager' (Mr. Foran), a forward step in improving the Bowral Gasworks was…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 2

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

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Shire Roads. Work in Wingecarribee

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 3

The following report on roads within the Shire was submitted by the Engineer at Monday's meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council:—…

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Shire Clerk's Evidence

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 2

Claude Newton Lee, Nattai Shire Clerk, deposed that Burradoo was regarded as the pick site between Sydney and Goulburn. The area of…

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Other Witnesses. Residents Satisfied with Shire

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 3

Rolfe McWilliam, Secretary of Bowral Golf Club Ltd., deposed that eight acres of the golf club land was in the Municipality and 82 acres in…

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Fire Relief. No Distribution by Nattai Shire

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 3

Persistent rumors reached The Mail last week that disbursements had been made from the Nattai Shire Bush Fire Relief Fund in proportion…

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Defective Slaughteryards. Council Decides to Prosecute

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 2

At last meeting of the Nattai Shire Council it was decided to take action against the owners of slaughteryards who had not complied with final…

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Bowral Council's Claim for Burradoo. Departmental Inquiry at Bowral. Meat Inspection Issue Overshadows Bowral Case

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 2

The application of Bowral Municipal Council for an adjustment of its boundaries so as to include Burradoo and adjoining, areas in the Municipality and to cede the Hopewood area to Nattai Shire, was the subject of inquiry by Mr. B. C. Hughes…

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Bowral Council's Claim for Burradoo Departmental Inquiry at Bowral

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 2

The application of Bowral Council for adjustment of its boundaries so as to include Burradoo and adjoining areas…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 4

Present: The fall Council, the President (Cr. Wills) in the chair. Mr. H. M. Oxley wrote that he could not accept the offer made by…

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Mittagong Ratepayers Active. Suggestions to Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 4

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday the Secretary of the Mittagong Ratepayers' Association (Mr. Edgar Browne) wrote that…

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Bowral Mayor Thinks It " Hooey."

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 3

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night a letter was received from the Nattai Shire Council stating that if the word " Goulburn "…

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