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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

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Nattai Shire Council Saturday, December 21

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 3

Present: The full Council, the Present (Cr. I.L. Jurd) in the chair. The Royal Historical Society will packed if its representative, when…

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Serrated Tussock Appears in Nattal Shire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 4

Nattal Shire Council, at the request of the Department of Agriculture, is making application to hare serrated tussock…

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Case Against Abolition of Legislative Council Irish and French Precedents Quoted

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 2

Speaking in the Legielative Council on the second reading of the Bill for the abolition of that chamber, Mr. H. V. Budd…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Foley) and Aldermen Blacket, Burchell, Campbell, de Jersey, Hardy, Osborne and Venables. An apology was…

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Legislative Council "Protection of Country People."

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 2

The existence of the Legislative Council was a guarantee to country people that legislation would not be hurriedly…

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Early Days of Bowral Mayor Gives Detail at Bong Bong

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 3

Interesting historical details regarding the early days of Bowval were Riven by Ald. W. F. Foley, Mayor of Bowral, in his speech at…

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Shire Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 2

At the-last meeting of the Wingscarribee Shire Council, the Shire Engineer (Mr. C. W. Johnson) submitted the following report:—…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 2

Present: All members with the excention of Ald. Venables. The Mayor (Ald. W. F. Foley) was in the chair. Don Bradman's Thanks…

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Extension of Electricity Nattai-shire Engineer's Report Adopted

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 4

At last meeting of Nattai Shire Council the Electrical Engineer (Mr. (A. J. Mead) submitted a detailed report regarding the extension of…

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Broadcasting in Public Streets Discussion in Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 3

At last meeting of Bowral Council the Mayor (Ald. Foley) would not accept a motion that the use of loud-speakers be banned in public…

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What Others Think (The opinions of correspondents are not necessarily those of the Editor.) Bowral Municipal Library The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 8

Sir,—In view of the recent conversion of the School of Arts Library to the Bowral Municipal Library, the following facts may prove of…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 5

Present: The President (Cr. Jurd) and Crs. Aleorn, Hambridge, Metcalf, Stalling, Toohey and Turland. An apology was accepted from Cr…

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Rubbish Dumped on Roads Shire Will Take Action

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

At last meeting of Nattai Shire Council, Cr. Toohey said action should be taken against people tipping rubbish on shire roads. The…

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Loan Council's Power of Veto C.P. Member's Criticism

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 3

The Loan Council should have no power of veto ever the individual works items submitted by the Stale, declared…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 3

Present: The President (Cr. Jurd) and Councillors Alcorn, Metcalf, [?] Turland and Wills. The Public Trustee will be…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 7

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Foley) and Aldermen Burchell, Campbell, de Jersey, Hardy, Osborne and Springett. Ald. Blacket was granted…

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Bowral Water Supply Comprehensive Report' Submitted to Council by Departmental Engineer

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral Council a detailed report on the position of the water supply, made after an inspection by Engineer Jamieson of the Public Works Department, was read, Council decided to urge the Department to expedite a report…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 2

The Shire Engineer (Mr Johnson) submitted the following report to the last meeting of the Wingecarribeo Shire:—…

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Nattai Shire Roads Council Inspection

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 7

An inspection of many of the roads in Nattai Shire was made by the Councillors and the Engineer (Mr. Huntington) on 3lst January…

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C.W.A. Group Council at Moss Vale?

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 4

Fourteen of the 16 branches of the group were represented by delegates at the meeting at Moss Vale of the Wollondilly…

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