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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

198 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 4 of 10

District Roads. Report to Wingecarribee Shire

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 2

We make the following extract, from the report submitted by the Engineer (Mr. H. A. Leonard) to last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire…

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Bowral Water Supply Improves. Reports to Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 4

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night reports submitted by Council's officers showed that the position retarding the water…

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Subdivision of Bowral Land Council Refuses Application

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night there was some discussion regarding the proposed subdivision of land in Boolwey Street,…

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Blackberries Near Railway Line Commissioner and Shire Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 2

Following representations made by Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., on behalf of a Burrawang resident regarding the eradication of black berries on the…

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Council Protests Send To-Sydney Action of Hospital Committee Condemned

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 4

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night, at was decided to write to the Board of the Berrima District…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 2

Present, The President (Cr. Wills) and Cr. Badgery, Blatch, Downs, Ki[?]land and Smith. The Electrical Engineer reported…

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Nattai Shire Road Works. Report to Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 5

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday the Engineer (Mr. H. R. Huntington) reported as follows:— Highway, General maintenance of…

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Christian Peace Terms Council of Churches View

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 May 1940 · page 4

Members of the Council of Churches affirmed their conviction that the basis of peace must be ethical rather than…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 3

Permission was granted to the Girl Guides to hold a ceremony on Bradman Oval on Thursday, 23rd May, in connection with the Empire-wide…

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Building on Small Allotments. Discussion in Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral Council, there was an interesting discussion on the size of building allotments…

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Blackberry Spraying Use of Council Plant by Landowners

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral Council Aid. Venables said that some landowners would be prepared to pay for the use of Council's plant for…

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Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund. Bowral Committee Revised

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 May 1940 · page 3

There was an attendance of over thirty at a public meeting convened by the Mayor of Bowral (Aid. Boardman) in the Town Hall, on Thursday…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 May 1940 · page 2

At Monday's meeting of the above Council the Engineer submitted the following report:—Main Road No. 260, Mittagong to…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 3

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

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Bowral Water Supply Improves. Report to Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 4

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night the Electrical Engineer reported regarding the water supply as follows:—…

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Moss Vale Water. Bowral Council Asked for Assistance

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night Wingecarribee Shire Council wrote that the water supply for Moss Vale was in a bad…

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Hard to Get in Army Says Ald. Futter. Council Will Assist in Recruiting

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 May 1940 · page 3

"It's a hard Job to wangle one's way into the Army." Aid Futter told Bowral Council on Wednesday,, but he thought council should assist in…

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Infectious Diseases Reported in Shire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 May 1940 · page 2

At the meeting of Wingecarib[?]e Shire Council, held on Monday, the Health Inspector, Mr. Tredinnick, reported as follows upon the…

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Moss Vale Water Bowral Council Asked for Assistance

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 May 1940 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night Wingecarribee Shire Council wrote that the water supply for Moss Vale was in a bad…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 6

Present: The President (Cr. Wills) and Cr. Badgery, Blatch, Kirkland and Smith. The Shire Engineer reported as…

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