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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

161 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 3 of 9

Municipal Golf Golf Links The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 2

Sir,—I am one of many who think the £10,000 loan to be "pent on municipal golf links is ridiculous. There are tilings Bowral needs…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of Bowral Council was held on 23rd April, when Aldermen Borchell, Campbell, de Jersey, Hardy and Springett were…

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Playground for Children Bowral Council Will Buy Equipment

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 5

At last meeting of Bowral Council the report of a special committee (Aldermen Campbell and Hardy) to deal with the purchase of equipment…

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Bowral Council (Continued from another page.) Road on Subdivision

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 4

Mr. J. L. Price wrote with reference to road work to be carried out on a subdivision of land owned by Mrs. Dolrough and Miss Funston in…

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Municipal Golf Links

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 2

The Editor, The Mail Sir,—I have been a ratepayer in Bowral for thirty yean and strongly object to the proposed wilful waste…

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Shire Roads

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 May 1947 · page 2

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

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Shire Election Three Candidates for One Vacancy

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 7

Electors in C riding of Wingecarribee Shire are advised that a poll will be taken to-morrow (Saturday) to fill the vacancy caused in the…

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Council Directed Where to Bank Government Makes Move

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 3

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night, the Commonwealth Treasurer (Mr. J. B. Chifley) wrote that Bowral Municipality was…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 8

present: The President (Cr. Jurd) and Cm. Alcorn, Hambridge, Metcalf, Stalling end Wills. Cr. Turland was present after lunch…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 10

Present: The full Council; the Mayor (Aid. Foley) in the chair. The Department of Local Government wrote that alterations were…

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Mittagong Band Has Been Revived Nattai Shire Asked for Aid

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 5

The Mittagong Town Band, which was forced to disband during the war years, has been revived, largely as the result of the efforts of Messrs…

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Sporting Bodies to Meet Bowral Council Seeks Information

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 6

At last meeting of Bowral Council it was decided to invite representatives of the various sporting bodies in the municipality to attend a…

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Heavy Lorry Breaks Water Main Council Pays for Repairs

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 3

At last meeting of Nattai shire Council the engineer (Mr. R. Huntington) reported that a heavily-laden lorry had stopped over a fibrolite…

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No But Service to Coast Permission Refused by Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral Council an application was received from Mr. L. P. Barton for permission to conduct a bus service from Bowral…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Foley), in the chair, and the full Council. A complaint regarding the…

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Parking Restrictions until July Council Defers Action

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 3

At last meeting of Bowral Council Ald. Burchell moved, on notice, that Council take steps to have the no parking regulations in Bong Bong…

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British Boy Thanks Bowral Council Food Parcel Received

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 2

Bowral Council has received many letters of thanks from recipients of food parcels sent to Britain, but none so touching as that written in…

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But for Wingello Schoolchildren Council Favors a Through Service

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 6

At last meeting of Bowral Council it was decided to recommend to the Transport Department that permission be granted to Messrs. Burnett…

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Three Councils Meet County Council for Electricity

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 5

A meeting of representatives of Bowral Council and Nattai and Wingecarribee Shire Councils was held at Moss Vale on Monday night…

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County Council for Electricity. Three Councils Meet

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 June 1947 · page 2

A meeting of representatives of Bowral Council add Nattai and Wingecarribee Shire Councils was held at Moss Vale on Monday night…

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