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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

198 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 10

Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 3

Present: The President (Cr. Wills), and Cr. Badgcry, Blatch, Downs, Smith and Toohey. The Engineer was instructed to…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 3

Present: The Deputy-Mayor (Aid. Beard) in the chair) and Aid. Blacket, Cordeaux, Cummins, Futter, Pickles and Venables…

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Finnish Appeal. Application to Lord Mayor's Fund

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 3

Application has been made to the Nattai Shire Branch of the Lord Mayor's Fund by the organisers of an appeal for assistance for Finland…

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Nattai Shire Patriotic Fund

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 2

A meeting of the Committee of the Nattai Shire Patriotic Fund on Thursday evening, was attended by Mr. J. Wills (President). Miss P…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 3

Present: The Deputy-Mayor (Aid. Beard) in the chair and Aid. BUcket, Cordeaux, Crabtree and Cummins. Leave of absence was granted to the…

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Blackberry Eradication. Questions at Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 3

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night there was some discussion on the question of blackberry eradication…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Rerort

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 2

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

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Nattai Shire Plans. Looking Ahead

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 4

The Shire Engineer (Mr. H. R. Huntington) is continuing the good work commenced last year in Mittagong area…

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Subsidy for Nattai Shire Council. Destruction of Blackberry. County Council Proposed

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 3

The Minister for Works has informed Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., that, in response to his personal representations on behalf of Nattai Shire…

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Destruction of Blackberry Subsidy for Nattai Shire Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 2

Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A. has forwarded the following commication for publication:— "I refer to your personal…

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County Council Must Co[?]

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 1

ALDERMEN [?] Councillors must be [?] cease their passive resistant [?] to proposals for the forms [?] of a County…

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Neon Direction Sign Council Has to Pay

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 3

The Neon sign at Mittagong directing motorists to Goulburn via Bowral and Moss Vale has been the subject, of much discussion in the past two…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 4

It was decided to purchase a gas urn at the School of Arts from the Scottish Association at a cost of £5, so that it would be available to all…

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Fire Fightings Units of Nattai Shire. Good Work Done Over Week-end

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 3

The two lire lighting lorries owned by Nattai Shire Council were regularly occupied in fighting fires over the holiday week-end. The first call…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 3

Present: The President (Cr. Wills) and Cr. Badgery. Blatch, Smith and Toohey. The documents necessary to…

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Mr. Toohey's Work Shire President's Remarks Resented

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 2

The statement made by the President of Wingecarribee Shire (Cr. Mack) at a conference on Sunday regarding bushfire equipment and…

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Nattai Shire Roads And Culverts. Repairs Will Be Carried Out

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 4

At the meeting of the Nattai Shire Council on Saturday: A complaint was received regarding the condition of a culvert at…

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Lives Limited in Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 2

Through road accidents in Ibis State since December 1 last six children have been orphaned and from once happy homes they are now living in…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 2

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

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Inspector Wants an Inquiry. Council Powerless

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 3

At the recent meeting of Bowral Council it was decided that as in its opinion the Health Inspector (Mr W. Worthington) would reach the…

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