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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1943

41 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 3

Shire Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 2

The Shire Engineer (Mr. H. Leonard) submitted the following report:-Main Roads:…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 3

Present—The Mayor (Ald. Boardman), in the chair. and Ald. Blacked, Briggs, Brenchley, Burgin, Cummins, Crabtree and de Jersey…

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"As Far as Possible" War Curtails Work on Shire Roads

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 4

The engineer's report to last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire was mostly a record of roads falling into disrepair and being attended to "as far…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 4

Present—The Mayor (Ald. Boardman), in the chair, and the full Council. Permission was given Mr. Les…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 February 1943 · page 2

The Shire Engineer (Mr. Leonard) submitted the following report to Monday's meeting of the Wingecaribee Shire:—…

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Bowral Council Present—The "Mayor (Ald. Boardman) and the full Council. Traffic Matters

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 February 1943 · page 4

With reference to Council's representations regarding the provision of traffic facilities at the railway subway at the junction of Bong Bong…

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Shire Road Work

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 3

Nattai Shire Engineer (Mr. Huntingdon) reported to the Council on Saturday that on defence works, highway, main roads and other…

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Shire Staff's Work in Wartime Clerk Puts in Hundred Hours Overtime

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 2

In a report to Saturday's meeting of Nattai Shire Council, the Shire Clerk and that, in order to catch up with the work preparatory to the…

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A Patriotic Work Charcoal Production by Nattai Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 3

Responding to the appeal of the Government for the production of charcoal as an essential war effort, Nattai Council established a…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 2

Present—The Major (Ald Boardman) and the full Council. National Emergency Services wrote that it had been decided to transfer…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 4

The Shire Engineer (Mr. Leonard) submitted the following report to Monday's meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire Council;-…

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Bowral's Great Loan Efforts Council Receives Three Pennants

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 2

An interesting interlude in the official welcome home to returned soldiers was the formal presentation to the Mayor of the three War Loan…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 4

Business at Bowral Council on Wednesday was mostly routine and the meeting occupied less than an hour. The Mayor and the full Council were…

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Shire Roads Wartime Difficulties Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 4

"There has been no improvement in the labor question, and apparently the council's patrol grader has been transferred to other military works."…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 May 1943 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Winge-carribee Shire, the Engineer. tabled the following report:-MAIN ROADS…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 2

The Deputy-Mayor (Ald. Brenchley) was in the chair and all the aldermen excepting the Mayor were present. The Department of Local…

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Nattai Shire

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 2

Our Mittagong correspondent sends some interesting notes:— Not until a week after the heavy rains has the plight of many people…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 3

There was a full attendance of Councillors at Nattai Shire meeting on Saturday last. Before business commenced, the…

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Charcoal Production Nattai Shire to Extend Its Operations

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 3

At Saturday's meeting of Nattai Shire Council, the Clerk reported that the supervisor of charcoal production (Mr. J. Winder) desired an…

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Damage Wrought by Recent Storm Wingecarribee Shire Suffers Widespread Devastation

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 2

The widespread devastation caused on roads by landslides, washaways, collapse of trees on roadsides, and subsequent outbreak of spring which…

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