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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

198 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 6 of 10

Council Ban on Dog Racing at Bowral. Show Society Puts Its Case

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 3

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night a deputation from the Bowral and District Horse Show and Gymkhana Society was…

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Country Road Danger (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 2

Reports received from many parte of the State and surreys actually made in some areas by the Road Safety Council show that one of the…

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Lord Mayor's Fund. Not a City Organisation

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 3

Whoever named the New South Wales Patriotic Fund, the Lord May-or's Fund, did the organisation a crave injustice. The fund is…

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Bowral CounciL

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Boardman) and Ald. Beard, Blacket, Crabtree, Cummins, and Venables. Apologies from Alid. Brenchley,…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineers Report

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

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

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Accidents Still Wrecking Homes (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 July 1940 · page 2

In three days last week seven children were rendered fatharless because of road accidents. Here we have painful corroboration of the fact that…

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Ald Beard's Absence Criticised by Fellow Aldermen

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 3

The only absentee from the special meeting of Bowral Council on Thursday night was Ald. Beard, who had left the table at a previous…

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Shire Roads. Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 2

At last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council the Engineer (Mr. Leonard) submitted a report on work carried out on the roads and bridges…

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Greyhound Racing to Continue Three Aldermen Change Votes and Veto is Withdrawn

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 2

Some three weeks ago Bowral Council adopted a minute submitted by the Mayor (Ald. E. Boardrman) which recommended that Bowral…

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Nattai Shire Will Have Election. Polling Day in December

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 2

Nattai Shire Council and its neighbor, Wollondilly Shire Council, have the distinction of being the only two councils in the State which will be…

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Nattai Shire Road Works. Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 2

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday an extensive report on the work carried out on shire roads was submitted by the Engineer…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 2

Present: The President (Cr. Wills) and Cr. Badgery, Blatch, Downs, Kirkland and Smith. The Department of Railways wrote…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Boardman), Ald Blacket, Brenchley, Cordeaux, Cummins, and Futter. Bowral Horse Show Society was…

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Bowral Gasworks Must Economise. Council Orders Wages Reduction

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 3

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night it was decided to instruct the Gasworks Manager (Mr. C. J. Foran) to put into effect…

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W.v.s. £25 Donated to Lord Mayor's Fund

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 July 1940 · page 2

Realising that the amount of money required to purchase material is placing a heavy burden on the Lord mayor's Patriotic Fund…

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N.S.W. Council of Agricultural Associations Further Memorandum on Proposed "War Defence Effort" at Agricultural Shows

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 July 1940 · page 2

The Executive of the above Council Would further stress the Wonderful opportunity open to Agricultural Associations in…

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Moss Vale W.V.S. Help for Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 2

Realising that the amount of money, required to purchase material is placing a heavy burden on the Lord Mayor 5 Patriotic Fund Committee in its…

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Moss Vale Water Supply Improves. Water Released by Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 2

The Moss Vale water supply is in an improved position as the result of water released by Bowral Council reaching a position where it can be…

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Protect Children. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 4

New South Wales has been experiencing a minor epidemic of road accidents in which children have been involved. Probably there is nothing…

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Moss Vale Water Supply Improves Water Released by Bowral Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 August 1940 · page 2

The Moss Vale water supply is in an improved position as the result of water released by Bowral Council reaching a position where it can…

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