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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1943

41 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 3

After the War Nattai Shire Engineer Has Plans

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 July 1943 · page 3

At last meeting of Nattai Shire Cil the Engineer (Mr. Huntington) submitted estimates of post-war expenditure, prepared at the request of…

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Outstanding Rates Winge. Shire Will Issue Summonses

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 2

At the end of 1942, Wingecarribee Shire Council bad £11,943 2s. 8d. owing: to it in rates. At its last meeting it decided to institute court…

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Storm Cost £1000 Heavy Damage to Shire Roads

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 3

The cost of repairing storm damage to roads as the result of the recent heavy rains has been computed by Wingecarribee Shire Engineer (Mr…

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Wingecarribee Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 August 1943 · page 2

The Shire Engineer (Mr. H. Leonard) presented the following report at Monday's meeting of the above Shire:-SHIRE ROADS…

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Shire Roads

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 September 1943 · page 2

Wingecarribee Shire Engineer (Mr. Leonard) reported to last meeting of the Council:— Only essential maintenance is being…

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Council Shorts

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 September 1943 · page 2

Recently Bowral Council has made the following: donations: China Day Appeal, £25; Russian Medical Aid and Comforts Committee, £5; Anzac…

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Comic Opera Inquiry Do Bowral Aldermen Want to Sack Gasworks 'Manager Foran or Don't They? It Doesn't Matter, says Mr

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 September 1943 · page 3

Surely never before has a Local Government Commissioner been faced with so extraordinary an allegation as that made to Commissioner H. W…

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Council Shorts

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 September 1943 · page 2

Bowral Council has decided to cooperate with Talbragar Shire Council in an effort to organise a conference of local governing bodies upon…

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Nattai Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 September 1943 · page 3

The Shire Engineer (Mr. Huntingdon) reported to last meeting of Nattai Council:— Since last meeting, extra and…

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Didn't Know It Was Loaded Bowral Aldermen and Gas Manager

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 September 1943 · page 2

It was made evident at last meeting of Bowral Council that a majority of the aldermen did not know the full import of the resolution relating to…

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Shire Shorts

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 October 1943 · page 3

Owners of straying pigs are to be prosecuted by Nattai Shire if the nuisance recurs. Nattai engineer says all this year's…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 October 1943 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Shir- Council, the Engineer (Mr.' Leonard) submitted the following report:- MAIN ROADS…

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Nattai Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 4

The Shire Engineer (Mr. Huntington) reported to last meeting of Nattai Shire Council:— On the highway, general…

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Shire Troubles

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 2

The report of Mr. Leonard, shire engineer, to last meeting of his council was a gloomy document. In common with all industries, shires and…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 October 1943 · page 2

The following report was submitted by the Engineer to the last meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire: - Ferndale-Old Argyle Road :…

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Nattai Shire Matters Milton Park Road

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 3

The Council has decided to reconstruct the road from Bowral-Robert-son Road to Milton Park with tar surface and to accept from Mr…

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Work on Main Roads Should It Be Done by Board or Council?

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 3

There was an interesting debate in Wingecarribee Council last week on a motion by Cr. Ellsmore that the Main Roads Board take over from…

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Shire Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 November 1943 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Winge carribee Shire Council, the Engineer (Mr Leonard) submitted the following report:—…

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The Legislative Council (To the Editor.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 December 1943 · page 2

Sir,—It is admitted that the present proposal to alter the method of electing the Legislative Council is a preliminary to abolishing it. It is…

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Again the County It COUNCIL

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 2

AT the instance of Cr. Ellsmore, Wingecarribee Shire Council has decided to ask Bowral Council to convene a…

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