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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

149 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 6 of 8

Road Deaths Are Increasing (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

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

Three factors are operating on the roads of New South Wales to keep at an unsatisfactory level the deaths caused by road accidents. They…

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Milk Suppliers Association Meeting of Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 6

The Council of the Country Milk Suppliers Association met in Sydney on 19th September. Mr. McPhail occupied the chair…

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New Road to Coast Goulburn Council Urges Construction

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 4

At last meeting of Goulbum City Council it was decided to ask the State Government to investigate the possibility of a road from Tallong…

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Milk Suppliers Association Meeting of Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 October 1941 · page 2

The Council of the Country, Milk Suppliers Association met in Sydney on 19th September. Mr. McPhall occupied the chair…

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Pedestrians v. Motorists (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 October 1941 · page 2

Members of the Road Safety Council in annual meeting assembled dicussed at length the problem of padestrians involved in road accidents…

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How Much Do you Care? (issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 October 1941 · page 2

A driver whose car had struck and killed a little girl was asked at the inquest whether he her [?]pping from the curb and what he…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 October 1941 · page 3

Present: The Mayor(Ald. Boardmas) and Ald. Bleeket, Brenchley, Cor[?] and Cammins. The Mayor moved a vote of…

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Council Gas Used for Cars Interesting Invention

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 October 1941 · page 2

On Saturday morning a representatives of The Mail was invited to Bowral gasworks to witness a demonstration of the use of coal gas as a…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Repobt

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 October 1941 · page 2

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

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Wingecarribee Shire Roadworks

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 2

We make the following extracts from! the report submitted by the en­gineer (Mr. B. A. Leonard) to last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council:—…

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National Emergency Services Shire President Alleges No Co-operation

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 October 1941 · page 3

At last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council the president (Cr. T. Mack) alleged that other councillors whom he had appointed as wardens…

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Building Alterations Council Gives Approval

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 October 1941 · page 3

At last meeting of Bowral Council, [?] recommendation of the Building. Inspector (Mr. J. McNaught), [?] applications from the…

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Milk Samples Under Standard Council Authorises Prosecution

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 October 1941 · page 3

At the meeting of Bowral Council Wednesday night it was decided to authorise the Health Inspector, (Mr. J. McNaught) to prosecute the…

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These Things Caused Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 October 1941 · page 2

Whether the driver was a city salesman or a country resident and whether the road accident occurred in town or out in the country,…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 2

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

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Resumption of Land Lengthy Discussion in Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 3

Considerable ttime was taken at the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night in discussing the question of whether council should resume…

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War Loan Mayor Appeals to Bowral Residents

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 October 1941 · page 2

In the following [?] the Mayor of Bowral (Aid) [?] who is also president of the local branch of the Lord [?]…

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Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund £1300 Handled by Wingecarribee Branch

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 November 1941 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Wihgecarribee branch of the Lord Mayor's Fund; held in the Soldiers' Memorial, Rooms, Moss Vale, on…

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One Thousand Was Raised in Year Wingecarribee Shire's Great Effort

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 3

At the annual meeting of Wingecarribee Shire branch of the Lord Mayors' Patriotic and War Fund, on Monday night, it was disclosed that…

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