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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Venables) and Aldermen Blacket, Campbell, de Jersey, Hardy, Madden, Price and Springett…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 7

Present: The President (Cr. I. L. Jurd) and Crs. Alcorn, Wills. Metcalfe, Miles, Scott-Fox, and Toohey. Cr. Hambridge was present after…

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Rabbits on Roads Problem for Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 2

Nattai Shire Council is again faced with the problem of destroying rabbits on shire roads. The matter was discussed at the meeting on Friday,…

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Main Roads Council Receives Assistance

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 4

I At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Friday, the Engineer (Mr. H. R. Huntington) said Council was fortunate in the amount of…

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Health Inspector to Council Shire Objects to Another Appointment

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

At last meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council, Dr. E. S. Meyers, medical officer for the South Coast and Tablelands, was present at the…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

Present: The full Council, with the Mayor (Ald. H. F. Venables) in the chair. Approval was granted to the…

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Consulting Engineer Bowral Council Defers Appointment

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 8

At last meeting of Bowral Council the appointment of a consulting engineer was discussed. Ald. Campbell moved, on notice,…

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Consulting Engineer Bowral Council Defers Appointment

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 6

At last meeting of Bowral Council the appointment of a consulting engineer was discussed. Ald. Campbell moved, on notice,…

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No Holiday for District Show Bowral Council Not in Favor

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 4

At last meeting of Bowral Municipal Council: The Berrima District Show Society wrote requesting that Council declare…

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Three Months of Progress Bowral Municipal Library

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 7

A report submitted by the secretary of the Bowral Municipal Library to last meeting of Bowral Council showed that good progress had been…

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Road Works in Nattai Shire Council Adopts Program

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 2

A special meeting of Nattai Shire Council was held on Thursday night, to discuss a report made by the councillors, following an inspection…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 7

Present: The Mayor (Ald. Venables) and Aldermen Blacket, Burchell, Campbell, de Jersey, Hardy, Price, and Springett…

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Municipal Golf Links The Editor. The Mail,"

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 5

I read recently in "The Four Mails" that bulldo[?]ers were in action on the construction of municipal golf links, which when finished would…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 2

The following report was submitted to Monday's meeting of the Shire Council by the Shire Engineer:—MAIN ROADS…

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Nattai Shire Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 10

Present: The president (Cr. I. L. Jurd) and Crs. Metacalfe, Miles, Scott-Fox, Stalling Toohey and Wills. An apology was received from Cr…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

Present: The full Council, with the Mayor (Ald. H. F. Venables) in the chair. The Department of Local…

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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 8

Applications are invited for permanent positions of Male Junior Clerks on the staff of the Commonwealth Council for Scientific and…

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Dogs on Streets Bowral Aldermen Discuss Problem

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 7

At last meeting of Bowral Council, concern was expressed at the number of dogs wandering on the streets of Bowral…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 4

Present: The Mayor (Ald. H. F. Venables) and the full Council. The Minister for Building Materials wrote that councils must do…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 2

The following report was submitted to Monday's meeting of the Shire Council by the Shire Engineer (Mr. Johnson)…

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