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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

198 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 10

Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Boardman), and Aid. Blacket, Cordeaux, Crabtree, Cummins and Venables. The Secretary for Railways wrote…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 4

Present: The President (Cr. Wills) and Councillors Smith, Toohey, Downs, Huntington. Kirkland, Badgery, Blatch…

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Advancement of Berrima. League Requests to Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 2

Several Berrima needs received attention at Wednesday's meeting of Nattai Shire Council. The Berrima Advancement League placed requests…

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Berrima Advancement League Requests to Shire Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 2

Several Berrima needs received attention at the last meeting of Nattai Shire Council. The Berrima Advancement League placed…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 5

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Boardman), and Ald. Beard, Blacket, Cordeaux, Crabtree, Cummins. The Department of Main Roads…

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Destruction of Trees Council Makes Strong Protest

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 3

At a recent meeting of Bowral Council it was decided to write to the Railway Department regarding the destruction of trees in Station…

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Bowral Water Supply Discussion at Council Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 3

Matters relating to the Bowral water supply were discussed at last meeting of the Council. The Water Engineer (Mr. J. Pope)…

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Interviews With Death (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 2

In the file of the Road Safety Council there are some amazing stories of violent deaths, and yet all of them have explanations that are almost…

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Council By-Election. MR. W. BRENCHLEY

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 2

There was a fair amount of interest taken in the by-election held on Saturday by the resignation of Aid-Pickles from Bowral Council. The…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 2

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

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New Alderman Welcomed

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night Aid.Brenchley, who was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ald…

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Shire Roads. Fire-fighting Equip­ment

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 4

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

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Child Accidents on Roads (Issued by the Road Safety Council New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 2

Request has been made by several country branches of the Road Safety Council that a State-wide appeal should be…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 2

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

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Wingecarribee Swamp. MR. S. G. Churchill Reports to Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 3

At last meeting of Bowral Council the supervisor of the Catchment Area (Mr.S.G.Churchill) submitted the following report:—…

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Pitfalls in Path of Aldermen

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 3

Here are some of the things an alderman may NOT do under pains aud penalty, as outlined by the secretary of the Local Government…

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Town Council's Inaptitude ? [To the Editor.]

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 2

Sir,—Several millions sterling, were granted Town and Shire Councils under Relief Work Scheme for the unemployed residents in their…

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A Deathless Easier (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 3

All road users and holiday makers are urgently asked to support the appeal of the Road Safety Council for a deathless Easter on the roads…

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Building Applications Granted by Shire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 2

The following applications from builders for authority to erect dwellings throughout the shire was approved the Shire meeting of the…

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Two Separate Funds Lord Mayor & Red Cross

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 4

Some confusion is found still to exist as to the respective functions of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund and the Red Cross Society. The…

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