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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

161 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 9

Aldermen Amongst the Weeds Bowral Council Meets in Unusual Setting

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 2

The council chamber of Bowral Town Hall wore an unwontedly horticultural air when aldermen and staff made their way to it for the meeting…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 9

The regular meeting of Bowral Council was held on Wednesday in last week. The Mayor (Ald. Foley) was in the chair, and Aldermen…

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Improvement of Street Corners Report to Rowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 2

The principal matter dealt with in the report submitted by the Overseer (Mr. R. Williams) to last meeting of Bowral Council had to do with…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 3

Present: The President (Cr. Jurd) and Councillors Alcorn, Hambridge, Metcalf, Stalling, Toohey and Wills. An apology was accepted from Cr…

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Minister Approves Council's Loans Wingecarribee Shire Works

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 2

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

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 7

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday night of last week. Present: Ald. Foley (Mayor), and Aldermen Burchell, Campbell, de…

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Returned Soldiers' District Council Annual Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Southern Highlands District Council of the Returned Soldiers' League was held in the Town Hall, Bowral, on…

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Shire Roads Will Be Improved £15,000 Loan to Winge Carribee

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 2

At last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council the Minister for Works (Hon. J. J. Cahill) advised that approval had been given to the raising…

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Deputations to Bowral Council Playing Areas Under Discussion

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 6

There was an unusually large attendance in the public seats during the earlier part of the deliberations of Bowral Council at the meeting…

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Shire Engineer's Report Main Roads

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

At the last meeting of the Wingecarribee Shire Council, the Engineer submitted the following report:…

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Shire Asks Bowral for Water Request to Help Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 8

At last meeting of Bowral Council. Wingecarribee Shirt Council submitted a letter stating that in March. 1946, it had asked for Bowral…

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Shire Roads Will be Improved £15,000 Loan to Wingecarribee Shire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 March 1947 · page 2

At last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council the Minister for Works (Hon. J. J. Cahill) advised that approval had been given to the raising…

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Shire Asks Bowral for Water. Request to Help Moss Vale

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 March 1947 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowrai Council, Wingecarribee Shire Council submitted a letter, stating that in March, 1946, it had asked for…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 8

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

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Electricity Supply Total Interruption in Nattai Shire

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 5

The supply of electricity to the whole of Nattai Shire with the exception of yerrinbool will be cut off from noon until 3.30 p.m. on Sunday…

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Petrol Pumps on Kerbside Fees Fixed by Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral Council the Town Clerk (Mr. E. V. Sweeney) reported that fees for kerbside petrol pumps had been fixed…

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Charges Fixed for Playing Areas Bowral Council Adopts Recommendations

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 2

Bowral Council recently Bet up a special committee to fix the charges for the rental of playing areas under its control. At last meeting of the…

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£10,000 for Golf Links at Bowral Bowral Council to Raise Loan

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 9

At last meeting of Bowral Council the Town Clerk read the documents relating to the raising of a loan of £10,000 for the purpose of municipal…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 3

Present: The President (Cr. Jurd) and Crs. Hambridge, Metcalf, Staling, Toohey, Wills. Cr. Turland was present after 2 p.m…

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New Guest-house at Burradoo Council Approves Plans

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 2

Plans of a guest-house to be erected on portion of Toongoon Estate, Burradoo, were approved by Nattai Shire Council at its meeting on…

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