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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

104 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 4 of 6

Municipal Library Bendooley Street

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 8

RATEPAYERS, residents, or persons regularly employed in Bowral are invited to join their Municipal Library…

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Mittagong Council FRIDAY, 8th AUGUST

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 4

Present: The full council with the exception of Cr. Metcalfe, to whom it was decided to forward a letter expressing the pleasure of the…

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Bowral Council WEDNESDAY, 23rd AUGUST

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 2

[?] The Deputy Mayor (Ald. [?] Blacket, Bur[?] and Price. Apologies [?] from the Mayor (Ald…

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Mittagong Council (Continued from another Page)

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 8

It was decided to forward copies of the report to the two members of Parliament mentioned, and to the Shires Association…

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Increase in Price of Coke Gas Committee to Report to Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 5

At last meeting of Bowral Council a recommendation was made by the Town Clerk (Mr. E. V. Sweeney) that an application be made to the…

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Council Employee to be Re-instated Commissioner Considers Council Was Too Harsh

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 2

The report of the Commissioner (Mr. H. G. Hawkshaw, Inspector of Local Government Accounts) regarding the inquiry conducted by him at Bowral on 11th August, into the suspension by Bowral Council of Mrs. M. E. Gold. member of the office staff, was read before a special meeting…

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Sanitary Service at Mittagong Council Dissatisfied

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 2

A special meeting of Mittagong Shire Council was held on Monday of last week, to discuss allegations that the contractor for the sanitary…

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Mittagong Council Special Meeting, 28th AUGUST

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 4

A special meeting of Mittagong Shire Council was held on Monday, 28th August, for the purpose of discussing the sanitary service and by…

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Municipal Library at Bowral Another Six Months of Progress

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 3

The half-yearly report presented to Bowral Council by the committee of the Municipal Library, showed that for the six months ended 30th June…

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Municipal Library Bendooley Street

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 3

RATEPAYERS, residents, or persons regularly employed in Bowral are invited to join their Municipal Library…

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Shire of Mittagong Temporary Road Closing

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 4

IT is hereby notified that the Glenquarry-East Kangaloon Road will be closed at "Menzies' Bridge" from 18th September 1950 for an…

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Taxi Fares Increased Council Approves

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 9

At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night approval was granted on petition of taxi-cab proprietors to increases in the hiring…

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Municipal Library Bendooley Street

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 4

RATEPAYERS, residents or persons regularly employed in Bowral are invited to join their Municipal Library…

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Bowral Council WEDNESDAY, 13th SEPT

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Venables) and Aid. Blacket, Burchell, H.and J. Campbell, Hardy, Price and Springett…

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Municipal Library Bendooley Street

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 4

RATERAYERS resident of perons regularly employed in Bowral are inv[?] to join their Municipal library…

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County Council Scheme (Continued from another Page)

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 8

Aid. Venables said council would be pleased if Wingecarribee Shire were informed that Bowral did not desire to "bludge" on it. As the…

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County Council Scheme Discussed Electricity Authority Has Conference with Two of the Three District Councils

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 2

The Electricity Authority of N.S.W. which acts in an advisory capacity to the State Government, visited this district last week and held conferences with Bowral Municipal and Wingecarribee Shire Councils. It was investigating the proposal to establish a County Council to control electricity supply…

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Mittagong Council FRIDAY, 22nd SEPTEMBER

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 6

Present: The President (Cr. Jurd) and Crs. Alcorn, Bradman. Hambridge, Metcalfe, Rouse and Toohey. On the recommendation of the…

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Bowral Council WEDNESDAY. 27th SEPTEMBER

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Aid. Veriables) and Aid. Blacket, Burchell, H. and J. Campbell, Hardy, Price and Springett…

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County Council For Electricity Mittagong Council Meets N.S.W. AUTHORITY

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 6

Following a special meeting of Mittagong Shire Council on 5th October, at which no decision was reached as to the proposal to form a County…

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