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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

149 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 5 of 8

School of Arts Extension Council Negotiates for Extra Land

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 August 1941 · page 2

Bowral School of Arts Committee recently approached Bowral Council with the request that land be purchased from the Methodist Church…

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Electrical Engineer Joins A.I.F. Council Grants Leave

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 August 1941 · page 3

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night, the Electrical Engineer (Mr. A. J. Mead) wrote that he had been…

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Complaints of Sewer Attendant Departmental Report Council Will Not Reinstate Dunshea

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 August 1941 · page 3

Following the suspension of the sewerage attendant (Mr. C. Dunshea) by Bowral Council, it was decided to defer dealing with his…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 August 1941 · page 2

At Monday's meeting of the above Shire, the Engineer {Mr. Leonard) submitted the following report:— STATE HIGHWAY…

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Bowral Municipal Council. Triennial List of Electoral [?]

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 3

A LIST OF ELECTO[?] for the Municipality has been [?]…

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

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 August 1941 · page 3

The school holidays are upon no and thousands of children are now free to crowd the streets and roam no far as their parents will lot them…

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Presentations to Council Staff

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 2

Members of the staff of Bowral Council last week made presentations to two popular fellow members of the staff…

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Shire Council Fined Failure to Destroy Rabbits

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 2

At Moss Vale Police Court on Wednesday, a charge against Nattai Shire Council of falling to suppress rabbits on the road between Kangaloon Post…

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Charges Dismissed Shire Engineer in Accident

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 2

The Magistrate (Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M.), after hearing the evidence, dismissed two charges against the Engineer to Nattai Shire Council…

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Inflation of Road Accidents (issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 September 1941 · page 2

Analysis has been made of a crosssection of the 10,500 road accidents reported in New South Wales during the year ended June 30 last. This…

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Electricity Discount Nattai Shire Gives Ten Per Cent

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 2

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday it was decided to allow consumers of electricity ten per cent discount off all accounts for…

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Nattai Shire Council Saturday, September 6

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 3

present: The President (Cr. Wills) and Cr. Badgery, Kirkland, McDonald Smith and Stevenson. Sgt. Bruce Long wrote applying…

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Nattai Shire Roads Engineer Reports to Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 4

At last meeting of Nattai Shire Council the Engineer (Mr. H. R. Hantington) reported regarding road and other works as follows:—…

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Missing Sewer Junctions Council Wants Inquiry

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 4

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday, the Assistant Health Inspector (Mr. Turland) tabled a list of twelve cases in which the…

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Bowral Council WEDNESDAY, 10th SEPT

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Board-man), and Aid. Blacket, Brenchley, Cummins, Cord[?]ux and Beard. The Mayor presented a minute…

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Arrears of Rates Bowral Council to Take Action

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 2

At Wednesday's meeting of Bowral Council it was disclosed that outstanding rates amount to about seven thousand pounds…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 September 1941 · page 2

The following report was submitted by the Engineer at Monday's meeting of the above shire:- STATE HIGHWAY…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 September 1941 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Boardman), and Ald. Beard, Brenchley, Crabtree. The Chief Secretary's Department…

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Ald. Venables Resigns From Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 September 1941 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral Council Ald. Venables, in tendering his resignation, wrote is follows:…

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Six Growers for Potato Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 October 1941 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, said that steps were now being taken by his department to conduct a poll for the election of six…

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