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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1944

64 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 4

Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. Foley) and all the Aldermen with the exception of Ald. Boardman were present at the regular meeting of Bowral Council or…

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Shire Roads Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire Council, the Shire Engineer (Mr. Leonard) presented the following report:—…

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Bowral Council Shorts

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 4

The Mayor (Aid. Foley). Aid. Blaeket, Cimmins Crabtreede Jersey, Burgin Boardman, Briggs and Brenchley were present at…

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Bowral Council Gets a Shock Improvements to the Gasworks Delayed

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 2

Bowral aldermen didn't seem to know just where they were at Wednesday's meeting when a report from the Gas Examination Branch of the Local…

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Milk Zone Council Now Operating

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

At a meeting held recently in Glenquarry Hall, at which Mr. O. Churchill presided, Mr. L. Menzies reported on the activities of the…

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Nattai Shire Council Decisions at Last Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 3

Cr. T. L. Badgery (President), presiding at a full meeting of the Council, referred to the recent deaths of Mr. Henry Rainbow and Mr. John…

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Shire Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 2

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

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Winge. Shire Roads

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 4

The Shire Engineer (Mr. Leonard) has submitted the following report to Wingecarribee Shire Council:— Main Roads…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 4

There was a full meeting of Bowral Council last week, Mayor Foley presiding. Nattai Council intimated that the…

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The Farce of Local Government Bowral Council Ordered to Sack its Gas Manager and Increase its Overhead The Strange Case of Mr. Foran

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

STRANGE things may happen under the system misnamed Local Government in this State. If Bowral aldermen who recently called in at the Department have reported aright, Councils are little more than puppets of the Sydney…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 3

The President (Cr. T. L. Badgery) presided at a fully attended meeting: of Nattai Shire Council on Thursday last…

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Shire Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire Council; the Engineer (Mr. Leonard) submitted the following report:—…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 2

A full Council was present last Wednesday. A telegram from the President of Wingeearribee Shire challenging…

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Complications? Bowral Council and Its Gas Manager

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 2

There were quite a number of applications for the position of Assistant Gas Manager to Bowral Council, but Mr. Koran's was not amongst them…

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Selling Dairy Herds Labor Council Seeks Inquiry

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 6

The Illawarra Labor Council at Moss Vale on Sunday devoted some time to discussing a motion by Mr. Goode, secretary of Moss Vale Branch, that…

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Telegram from the Prime Minister Council Asked to Form Internal Committee

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 2

At Wednesday's meeting of Bowral Council the following telegram from the Prime Minister was read:— "Will greatly value your further…

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Illawarra Labor Council Annual Meeting at Moss Vale Preparing for the Election

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 6

Labor delegates from the various centres of the Illawarra electorate met at Mou Vale on Sunday for their annual council meeting…

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Council Shorts

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 4

The Ganger reported that, in order to construct a cricket pitch on No. 2 Oval at Loseby Park, it would be necessary for the proposed site to be…

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Shire Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 April 1944 · page 2

The Shire Engineer (Mr. Leonard) tabled the following report at Mod. day's meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire:-…

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Shire Roads Report of Wingecarribee Engineer

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 3

The Shire Engineer (Mr. Leonard) reported to last meeting of Wingecarribee Conncil:— "Where labor has been available…

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