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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

161 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 5 of 9

Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 9

Present: The President (Cr. Jurd) and Crs. Alcorn, Hambridge, Melcalfe, Stalling, Toohey, Turland and Wills…

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County Council Nattai Shire Favors Proposal

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 5

A special meeting of the electricity committee of Nattai Shire Council was held on 27th June, to discuss the proposed county council to conte[?]…

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Nattai Shire Electrical Undertaking Has Grown

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 8

At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Friday the Electrical Engineer (Mr. A. J. Mead) submitted the annual report of the electricity…

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Housing Plan Bowral Council to Investigate

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 7

At a special meeting of Bowral Council on Friday night it was decided to take immediate steps to establish a municipal housing scheme in…

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Minimum Taxi Fares Council Supports Drivers

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 8

At its meeting on Friday, Nattai Shire Council decided to inform the Prices Commission that the minimum fare of 5s. charged by taxi drivers…

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The Mail What Our Editor Thinks County Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 2

TWO of the three Councils in the district have now decided to support the proposed County Council for electricity…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 July 1947 · page 2

At Monday's meeting of the Wing[?]carribee Shire Council on Monday, the Engineer (Mr. W. C. Johnson) submitted the following report:—…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 8

Robert Maxwell, photographer, will be informed that Council does not feel disposed to grant him the title of official photographer in…

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Council Trading Bowral Will Carry on

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 7

At last meeting of Bowral Council, a motion that Council take no part io trading activities, in opposition to trading houses in Bowral, was…

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Parking for One Hour Bowral Council to Seek New Regulations

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral Council, it was decided to approach the Traffic fie Department with the request that, under the "No Parking" regulations…

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Voting Compulsory At Municipal Elections

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 3

In the future voting will be compulsory at the local government elections in New South Wales…

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Health Inspector's Annual Report No Diphtheria in Nattai Shire

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 10

In his annual report to Nattai Shire Council, the Health Inspector (Mr. A. H. Smith) reported that no eases of diphtheria had been reported…

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District Cricket Council Headquarters at Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 4

The headquarters of the Southern Districts and Australian Capital Territory Cricket Council, which contiols association matches in the…

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District Cricket. Council Headquarters at Moss Vale

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 August 1947 · page 2

The headquarters of the Southern Districts and Australian Capital Territory Cricket Council, which controls association matches in the…

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Nectar Secretion in Eucalyptus Research by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 August 1947 · page 3

Research on the nectar secretion in sucalypts was showing great promise, said the Acting Minister-in-Charge of the C.S. & I.R, the Hon. W.J.F…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 6

Present: The full Council, Cr. Turland arriving after lunch. A committee of the Council which had inspected the Wallaby Estate at…

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Miss Australia Quest Ald. Hardy Attacks Aldermen

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 4

At last meeting of Bowral Council, after two requests made by the committee for the Miss Australia Quest had been rejected, Ald. Hardy…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 3

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

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 August 1947 · page 2

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

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C.w.a. Council Meets at Moss Vale

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 30 August 1947 · page 2

All but three of the 18 brandies in the C.W.A. Wollondilly Group Council were represented at the meeting bold at the Mops Vale…

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