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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

198 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 8 of 10

The Lord Mayor's Fund. The Editor, The MaiL

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 6

Sir,—In last issue of The Mail a report of a meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire Patriotic Fund states that if help was not received from…

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Augmented Water Supply for Bowral. Council Approves Scheme

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 4

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night, after a report from the Consulting Engineer (Mr. C E. Lewis) had been discussed, it…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 2

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

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Truck Driver's Bad Luck (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 September 1940 · page 2

Many drivers of motor vehicles are involved in numerous accidents. Here, for instance, is the sorry record of one man: A truck driver in a country…

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Shire Council Puts Its Case. Allegations of Bowral Aldermen

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 4

Various aldermen of Bowral Council have alleged at recent meetings that the council had been abused regarding the water supply by…

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Installation of Water Meters. Discussion in Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 3

Bowral Council pased a resolution in December, 1938, to the effect that all premises must be provided with water meters within a certain period…

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Allegations of Bowral Alderman Shire Council Puts Its Case

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 2

Various aldermen of Bowral Council have alleged at recent meetings that the council had been abused regarding the water supply by…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 2

Present: The full council, the May-or (Ald. Boardman) in the chair. Council decided to take steps to borrow £1,150 as its share of the…

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Wide Scope of Lord Mayor's Fund. District War Workers Hear Interesting Address by Executive Officers. [?]

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 2

There was a representative gathering of women war workers in the School of Arts, Bowral on Thursday night when Mrs. J. Davy,…

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Helping Council Employees. Enlistments From Staff

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 3

Some time ago Bowral Council de-cided to continue to pay its share of superannuation payments of any of its employees who enlisted for…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineers Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 September 1940 · page 3

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

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Residents Disturbed by Calves. Petition to Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 2

At last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council a letter was received signed by Beveral residents objecting to the noise made by calves penned…

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Straight Talk From Shire Engineer

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 2

In his report to the Wingecarribee Council, the Shire Engineer (Mr. Leonard) has something to say in re-buttal of press criticism:—…

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Roads in the Shire. Wingecarribee Engi-neer's Report

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 3

At the regular meeting of Winge-carribce Council last week the Shire Engineer (Mr. Leonard) made the following report on roads within the shire:—…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 3

Present: The President (Cr. Wills) and Cr. Badgery, Blotch, Kirkland and Smith. The Shire Clerk (Mr. C. N. Lee) reported that Miss Elma Lloyd, of…

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Nattai Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 4

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Monday, the Engineer (Mr. H. R. Huntington) reported re-garding the works under his control…

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Level Crossing Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 September 1940 · page 2

There were 51 level crossing accidents during the year ended June 30, 1940 In the previous year there were many more and in the present…

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British Civilians' Relief Fund. Bowral Council Votes One Hundred Pounds

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 October 1940 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night the Mayor (Aid. Boardman) reported that on receipt of a telegram from the Lord Mayor…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 2

Present: The full council, the Mayor (Aid E. Boardman) in the chair. The secretary of the Local Government Association wrote that the Fall…

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Help for Council Employees. Enlistments From Staff

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 2

Bowrnl Council decided some months ago to pay half the super-animation payment of any employee enlisting for military service or…

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