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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

198 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 7 of 10

Many Lives Lost in Accidents (Issued by "the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

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

Deaths in road accidents in this State have been increasing each week until at the end of July the position was nearly as serious when the figures…

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District Cricket Council Meets. Another Successful Year

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Southern District and Australian Capital Territory Cricket Council was held at Wollongong on Saturday…

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District Cricket Council Meets Another Successful Year

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Southern Districts and Australian Capital Territory Cricket Council was held at Wollongong on Saturday…

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Scottish Association Will Hold Dance. Help for Lord Mayor's Fund

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 3

Bowral Scottish Association will hold a dance in aid of Bowral branch of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund on Saturday night of next week. The…

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Slow Down for Children. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New Smith Wales.)

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 3

Weather conditions already are improving and soon we may see children by the thousands running across the streets and pavements and taking…

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Signs and Lines are Warnings. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 3

Since the commencement of war there are many road users who seem to have adopted the practice of ignoring all the signs and lines on the…

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Municipal Elections. The Editor. The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 2

Sir,—Now that the Federal Government has abandoned its proposal to give itself a longer lease of life, Mr. Mair may see the wisdom of…

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New Tariff for Gas. Council Rejects Proposal

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 August 1940 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night it was decided to reject the proposal of the Chief Gas Examined (Mr. Richardson) that…

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Permanent Clerk of Petty Sessions. Council Moves

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 August 1940 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral Council, Aid. Vensbles moved on notice that the Minister for Justice be approached with a view to having an…

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Salvage Week. Bowral Council Will Help State Effort

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 August 1940 · page 2

Bowral Council recently erected a shed in the Town Hall yard to be used as a report for scrap metals, waste paper and rags, but experience…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 August 1940 · page 2

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

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 August 1940 · page 4

Present: The President (Sr. Wills) and Cr. Badgery, Blatch, Kirkland and Smith. The Shire Clerk reported that…

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Search for Water. Nattai Shire Council on the Move

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 August 1940 · page 2

The Councillors of Nattai Shire Council have always held the view that every effort should be made to obtain a water supply capable of…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 August 1940 · page 2

Present: The full Council, the Mayor (Aid. Boardman) in the chair. Bowral Red Cross wrote thanking the council for the use of the council…

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Fire Breaks Should be Made Now. Nattai Shire Decides on Close Season

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 August 1940 · page 2

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday it was decided to make application to the Chief Secretary's Department to have the…

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District Council of Junior Farmers. a Year of Progress

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 August 1940 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Southern Highland District Council of Junior Farmers' Clubs was held at Burrawang Public School. The…

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District Council of Junior Farmers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 24 August 1940 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Southern Highland District Council of Junior Farmers' Club was held at Burrawang Public School. The President…

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Maintenance of Tourist Road. Shire to Take Over

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 2

At last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council Cr. Missingham was outspoken regarding the action of the Works Department in asking that…

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Maintenance of Tourist Road Shire to Take Over

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 2

At last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council Cr. Missingham was outspoken reparding the action of the Works Department in asking…

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Pyramid of Pennies. Aid for Lord Mayor's Fund

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 5

Bowral Association Band has decided to assist the Bowral branch of the Lord Mayor's Fund with a pyramid of pennies on Friday night next,…

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