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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 6

Present: The Mayor (Aid. H. F. Venables) and Aldermen Blacket, Burchell, Campbell, Hardy, Madden and Price. Aldermen de Jersey and…

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Shire Name is Changed Nattai Will Be Known As Mittagong

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 2

The Nattai Shire Council has been informed by the Minister for Local Government (Hon. J. J. Cahill) that he has approved of the name of the…

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New Subdivisions Interesting Discussion in Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 3

At last meeting of Bowral Council some interesting facts relating to subdivisions of land were brought out during a discussion, and resulted…

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Council Will Raise Price of Coke Increase Over £1 Per Ton

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 4

At last meeting of Bowral Council it was decided to sell coke by the Chapman sack only. The price will be increased to 3/3d per Chapman…

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Change of Name an Error? Discussion in Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 2

Notification from the Local Government Department that approval had been given to the changing of the name of the Shire of Nattai to…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 5

Present: The Mayor (Aid. H. F. Venables) and Aldermen Blacket Burchell, Campbell, dc Jersey. Hardy and Springett. Apologies were…

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Mittagong Council (Formerly Nattai Sbi- Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 6

Present The full Council: the President (Cr. Jurd) in the chair. The recommendation of the finance committee that Council's plumber…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

Present: The full Council with the exception of Aid. Madden, who was granted leave of absence. A telegram was received from the…

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Electrical Defects After Hours Council Will Not Assist

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 6

At last meeting- of Bowral Council it m decided, in view of certain variations of the Electrical Trades Award, that attention could not be…

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Mittagong Shire Meeting of Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 3

Present: The full Council with the exception of Cr. Toohey. On the recommendation of the finance committee, accounts…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 8

Present: The full Council. The Department of Local Government wrote that prices of £4 for 26-bag lots of coke and of 3s. 3d. per…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 3

Present: The Mayor (Aid. H. F. Vensbles) and Aldermen Burchell, Campbell, Hardy, de Jersey, Price and Springett Aid. Blacket was on…

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Bowral Council (Continued from another page)

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 6

The Electrical Engineer, following a complaint from a ratepayer, reported that lighting in Railway Parade could be improved by re-…

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Children's Library at Bowral Deputation to Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 2

A deputation from the committee ,of the Bowral Children's Library waited on Bowral Council at its last meeting, with the request that…

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New, Shire Offices at Mittagong Council Adopts Plan

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 6

At the meeting of Mittagong Shire on Friday, plans of new shire offices, to be erected on a site adjoining St.. Stephen's Church, at an estimated…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 5

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

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Ald. H. F.Venables) and Aldermen Burchell, Campbell, Hardy, Madden, Price and Springett…

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Road Works Loan Bowral Council Will Make Application

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 5

At last meeting of Bowral Council it was decided that, after certain estimates had been obtained, an application would be made for a loan…

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Empty Words Bowral Aldermen Set Bad Example

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 4

The aldermen of Bowral Council who are over-fond of making Speeches at Council meetings regarding civic-mindedness and public…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 7

Present: The full Council. Bowral Kindergarten committee forwarded a copy of the constitution of the committee of the…

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