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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1946

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 8

Present: The President (Cr. Jurd) and Crs. Hambridge, Metcalf, Stalling, Turland and Wills. The electrical engineer (Mr. A. J…

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Shire Engineer Retires

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 4

After seventeen years as engineer to Wingecarribee Shire' Council. Mr. H. A. Leonard will terminate his services with the…

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Nattai Shire Roadworks Bridges Collapse

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday the shire engineer (Mr. H. R. Huntington) submitted the following report regarding…

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Future of Legislative Council "No Obstacle to Referendum"

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 June 1946 · page 4

"Mr. McKell's statement to the A.L.P. Conference that he had got with in two votes of carrying out his ambition to…

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Noxious Weeds Grant to Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 3

Following representations made by Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., the Minister for Local Government (Hon. J. J. Cahill) has approved of a grant of…

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Mittagong Mystery Special Meeting of Nattai Shire Council Called No Minutes Available

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 3

It is alleged that a special meeting of Nattai Shire Council was called by the President for Thursday, 20th June. It is known that the Council…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Foley), and Aldermen Blacket, Burchell, Burrows, de Jersey, Lazarus, Venables. It was decided to co-operate with…

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More Vandalism at Bowral Council and Private Property Damaged

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 2

[?] in Bowral, and public properly ed While Mr. Arthur has a building under…

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No Parking in the Main Street Bowral Council Lodges Objection

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 4

At last meeting of Bowral Council the Department of Road Transport wrote that, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Police, "no…

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Final Report of Shire Engineer Mr. Leonard Thanks Councillors

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 July 1946 · page 8

In his final report to Wingecarribee Shire Council before his retirement at engineer, Mr. H. A. Leonard gave a detailed report of the…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 3

Present: The Deputy Mayor (Ald. Brewster) and Aldermen Blacket, Burchell, Burrows, de Jersey, Lazarus and Venables. An apology was…

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Bowral Gasworks Report Submitted to Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 5

In 1945 a motion was moved by Ald. Venables in Bowral Council, and carried, that if the gasworks were not nut on a satisfactroy financial…

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Report of Council Investigator Special Meeting of Nattai Shire

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 7

As previously reported in The Mail, a special meeting of Nattai Shire Council was held on 20th June to hear a verbal report from Mr. R. H…

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Did Shire Clerk Resign? Private Letter to the Shire President

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 2

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday, the Shire Clerk (Mr. C. N. Lee), prior to the adoption of the minutes of a special…

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Council Election

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 4

There will be an election on Saturday, 17th August, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Cr. T. L. Badgery…

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Bowral Council Shorts

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 2

The Department of Railways wrote, in answer to Council's request for improved drainage at the subway at the Centennial Road-Mittagong Road…

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District Cricket Council Annual Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Southern Districts and A.C.T. Cricket Council was held at Moss Vale on Saturday night. The president (Mr. G…

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M.z.d.c. Meeting of Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 7

A meeting of the executive of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney recently. A large volume of business was…

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Council Objects to No-Parking Traffic Problem in Bong Hong Street

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 2

Bowral Council has been worried for some months with the problem created by traffic in Bong Bong street and the apparent distegared of…

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Shire Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 August 1946 · page 3

At the latt meeting of the Winge-earribee Shire Council, the Acting shore Engineer (Mr. A. Broad) submitted the following report:—…

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