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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

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Shire Clerk Replies to Criticism Continual Questions from Ratepayers

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 6

Councillors of Mittagong Shire Council were obviously pleased at their meeting on Friday when the Shire Clerk (Mr. J. Morgan)…

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Restrictions Were Not Observed Engineer Reports to Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 3

The Mail pointed out in a leading' article, when restrictions on the use of electricity were first imposed, that unless they were adhered to, more…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 2

Present: The President (Cr. I. L. Jurd) and Councillors Alcorn, Mctcalfe, Miles, Stalling and Wills. The Shire Clerk submitted reports…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 4

Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., wrote that he had placed the application of the Council for an increased subsidy for the Municipal library before the…

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Deputy Shire Clerk Fakewellei

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 5

Opportunity was taken at the meeting of Mittagong Shire Council on Friday to say farewell to Mr. S. J. Cook. Deputy…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 6

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

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 2

Present: The full Council. The Minister for Education wrote, through Mr. Jeff Bate, M.L.A., that the matter of increasing the subsidy…

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T.B.-Free Area Recommendation by Mittagong Shire Inspector

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 4

At last meeting of Mittagong Shire Council, the health inspector (Mr. D. F. Lang) recommended that council make representations to the…

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Augmentation of Water Supply Bowral Council Discusses Two Proposals

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral Council, during discussion on proposals for the augmentation of Bowral water supply it was disclosed that…

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Municipal Library Report for Six Months

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 4

At last meeting of Bowral Council, a report was received from the Municipal Library committee covering the six months ended 30th june…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 2

Present: The Deputy Mayer (Aid, Springett) in the chair, Alderman Blacket, Burchell, Campbell, de Jersey, Madden and Price…

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Bowral School of Arts Building Plans for Improvements Before Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 4

At last meeting of Bowral Council, plans of proposed alterations to the School of Arts building were submitted by Mr. H. Sheaffe, architect…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 2

Present: The full Council, Aid. Springett arriving at 8.30 p.m. The Minister for Transport wrote that, following the deputation from…

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G.U.O.O.F. Annual District Meeting Civic Welcome Tendered Delegates by Mayor of Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 6

Delegates from the area embracing Mittagong and Braidwood, in elusive, attended the annual medium of the Goulburn district of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows at Bowral on Saturday last. Grand Lodge [?] and the delegates were tendered a [?] welcome by the…

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Gasworks Manager to Retire Council Refuses Extension of Time

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 7

At last meeting of Bowral Council, the gasworks manager (Mr. C.J. Foran), who is due to retire next month, applied for an extension of…

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Petrol Tax Grant Mittagong Shire to Make Application

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 2

At last meeting of Mittagong Shire Council it was decided to make application to the Public Works Department for a grant from petrol tax…

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Mittagong Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 6

Present: The president (Gr. Jnrd) and councillors Alcorn, Hambridge, Metcalfe, Miles, Scott-Fox, Toohey and Wills…

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Children's Library Proposal for Council to Take Over

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 5

At last meeting of Bowral Council, a deputation from the Bowral Municipal Library committee, comprising Means. W. Eason, R. M…

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Bowral Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 September 1949 · page 2

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

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Cricket Council Annual Meeting of District Body

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 September 1949 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Australian Capital Territory sod Southern Districts Cricket Council was…

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