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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

149 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 7 of 8

Main Roads Keep Staff Busy Nattai Shire Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 5

At last meeting of [?] Council the Shire [?] reported [?]…

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Removal of C.P.S. Nattai Council Asks for Further Enquiry

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 2

The Department of Justice decided three months ago to close the Clerk of Petty Sessions office at Mittagong. The reasons given were that…

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Wingecarribee Shire Road Works Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 4

We make the following extracts from the report submitted by the Engineer (Mr. H. A. Leonard) to last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 3

Present: Ald. Beard (in the chair), Brenchley, Blacket, Cummins, Crabtree and Cordeaux. The Under-Secretary of the Works…

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Who Wants to be an Alderman ? Nominations Close on

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 2

Nominations of the ladies or gentlemen desiring election to Bowral Municipal Council, must reach the Town Hall before 5 o'clock on…

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Ratepayers Meeting Election in C Riding of Nattai Shire

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 2

A meeting of ratepayers of C riding of Nattai Shire Council, was held in the Kangaloon Hall on Friday night, and drew a large attendance…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 November 1941 · page 2

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

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Shire Elections Wingecarribee Shire

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 2

An election will be necessary in A and B ridings of Wingecarribee Shire as three candidates have offered themselves in each riding. There will…

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Nattai Shire

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 2

Nomination day for the election for Nattai Shire Council is fixed for to-day (Friday) hut it is known that there win be contests in three ridings…

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Lord Mayor's Fund Monthly Meeting

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 November 1941 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Lord Mayor's Fund committee was held on Monday night, when there was a fair attendance of members. In the…

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Accident Season Approaches (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 November 1941 · page 2

The other day a child of seven impulsively ran across the road in the path of an approaching motor truck. He was knocked down and killed…

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Council Elections Extended Franchise

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 November 1941 · page 4

The extended Local Government franchise which will be in operation at the Shire and Municipal elections on 6th December next, gives the right,…

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Lord Mayor's Fund Bowral Branch Handles Almost £1,000

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 November 1941 · page 3

At the annual meeting of Bowral branch of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund in the Town Hall on Tuesday night,…

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Bowral Council Breaks Up

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 November 1941 · page 2

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night, the Mayor (Aid. Boardman) said it was the last meeting of…

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Bowral Council Wednesday, Nov. 26, 1941

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 December 1941 · page 4

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Boardman) and Aid. Blackct, Brenchley, Crabtree and Cummins. Apologies were accepted from Aid. Beard and…

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Nattai Shire Council Saturday, November 29

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 December 1941 · page 4

Present: The President (Cr. Wills), and Crs. Badgery, Kirkland, Mc-Donald, Smith and Stevenson. The president moved a motion of…

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Work in Nattai Shire Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 December 1941 · page 5

The Shire Engineer (Mr. H. R. Huntington) reported to last meeting of Nattai Shire Council as follows:- The following works have been in…

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Summer's Toll Has Begun (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

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

In the last eight of November nine persons were killed in road accidents in New South Wales. How many were injured can only be…

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Council Elections BOWRAL

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 9 December 1941 · page 2

Only 647 electors voted at the Municipal election at Bowral on Saturday, seventeen of them voting informally. Ald. Crabtree, a retiring…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 3

Present; The full council, the Mayor (Aid. Boardman) in the chair. On the recommendation of the Building Inspector, plans of the…

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