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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

226 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 4 of 12

Golf Club Road. Shire Not Interested

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 2

Bowral Council decided at its last meeting to inform Nattai Shire Council that its action in carrying out work on David Street, Bowral…

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Eradication of Blackberry. Nattai Shire Goes Into Action

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 5

Mr. K. G. Cant, Weeds Officers of the Department of Agriculture, writes as follows:— The Nattal Shire Council with…

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Roadside Signs. Council Orders Removal

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 2

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday, the Engineer (Mr. R. H. Haatington) laid he had removed several roadside urns. Many…

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Ratepayers Active. Requests to Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 2

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday several requests were received from the ratepayers through their organisation…

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Eradication of Blackberry Nattai Shire Goss Into Action

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 April 1939 · page 2

Mr. K. G. Carn, Weed Officer of the Department of Agriculture, writes as follows:— The Nattai Shire Council with…

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Proposal to Merge Municipality Poll at Picton

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 4

Only 175 of the 300 ratepayers enrolled in the Picton municipality voted at the poll taken on Saturday on the question of the desirability of…

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Municipality Unaltered. Commissioner Against Amalgamation of Bowral and Burradoo

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 4

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night a letter was received from the Department of Local Government stating that in view of…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 2

The following report was submitted by the Engineer to Thursday's meeting of the above Shire:— MAIN ROADS…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Venables), and Ald. Blacket, Boardman, Crabtree, Commini[?] and Pickles. A motion of sympathy with Dame…

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Dressing Sheds. Footballers Ask Council's Aid

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night, the Berrima District Soccer Association and the Bowral Rugby League Football Club…

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Engineer's Advice Ignored. Not Responsible for Bad Shire Roads

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 4

The newly-elected Councillor for B-Riding of Wingecarribee Shire (Cr. C. J. Ross) drew a spirited reply from the Engineer (Mr. H. A. Leonard)…

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Minister Grants Approval. Council and School of Arts

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 2

Bowral Council was recently asked by the Department of Education to give an assurance that if the Council took over the School of Arts the…

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Engineer's Advice Ignored Not Responsible for Bad Shire Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 2

The newly-elected Councillor for B Riding of Wingecarribee Shire (Or. C. J. Ross) drew a spirited reply from the Engineer (Mr. H. A…

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Blackberry Pest. Spraying in Nattai Shire

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 3

Nattai Shire Council is making every effort to eradicate blackberries from its roads and has spent £100 in sprays and labor from 17th March to…

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Proposed County Council. Minister to Be Approached

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 2

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday following the receipt of the report of Commissioner B. C. Hughes, who inquired into the…

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Lives Have Been Saved. But More Can Be Done. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 3

Motorists and pedestrians have co-operated in such a wonderful way with the traffic authorities that with their help, the year has passed the…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 5

Present: The full Council, the President (Cr. Wills) in the chair. The auditor to the old. Mittagong Council (Mr. D. C. Lamrodi)…

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Nattai Shire Roads. Engineers's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 2

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

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

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 April 1939 · page 3

From time to time the question of glare has been carefully examined by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales but unfortunately up to…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 4

The Minister for Works (Mr. E. S. Spooner) wrote through Mr. Bate, M.L.A, that he would visit Bowral during May to discuss various…

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