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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

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Bulli Shire Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting was held on Monday. Present: Crs. Southern (President), Crowther, Tuckerman, Morrison, McNaughton…

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Bulli Shire Council. Among the Correspondence

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 3

Matters concerning the several departments, and dealt with at Bulli Shire Council meeting on Monday, are reported in detail elsewhere in this issue…

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Council's Compensation Insurance

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 3

Separate communications were read from the Company to which Council agreed to transfer its Workmen's Compensation Insurance, but who could not…

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Central Illawarra Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 11

The usual monthly meeting was held on Wednesday. Present: Aldermen Gorrell (Mayor), Martin, Johnston, Nunan, Shipp, Todd, Jarvie…

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Is the Council Ignored?

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 16

The Building Inspector (Mr. Newman) raised an important matter at the Bulli Shire Council meeting on Monday when he reported that in…

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Trades and Labour Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 22

Trades and Labor Council meeting held in Miners' Hall, Wollongong, on July 10th, 7.30 p.m. Mr. P. Molloy in the chair…

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Lighting of Bulli Shire. a Further Progress

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 13

The fitting and control of the electric lighting of Bulli Shire is often a subject in other Shires and Municipalities, particularly in view of the remarkable…

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Discussion at Central Illawarra Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 7

At the meeting of the Central Illawarra Council on Wednesday, Ald. Lee referred to the great number of unemployed that were at Port Kembla. In…

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Council Maintenance Men. Everybody Wants Them

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 16

No Councillor wants a sanitary depot in his Riding, but they all hang out the sign "welcome" to a maintenance man. This opinion was easily gained…

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The Council's Picture Theatre To the Editor

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 13

Dear Sir,—In a letter of the Mayor in your last issue there are several statements to the effect that Mr. C. A Morgan, a solicitor of this town…

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Trades and Labour Council. Formed at Wollongong

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 1

A meeting was held at tho Miners' Hall, Wollongong, on Saturday evening last to further discuss the formation of a Trades and Labour Council for the…

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The Wollongong Council's Picture Theatre. To the Editor

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 16

Sir,—Amidst the welter of heavyweight stuff Hint has been appearing in the papers, the humorous side of the Council's proposals; exposed at the…

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Municipal Theatre Scheme. To the Editor

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 5

Dear Sir,—In your last issue yon published a letter by his worship the Mayor which purported to be a reply to my criticism of the Council's…

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Municipality of Wollongong Theatre Scheme. (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 10

Dear Sir,—In your last issue you published a letter by his Worship the Mayor, which purported to be a reply to my criticism of the Council's…

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Jamberoo Council

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 2

The above Council met on Thursday last, there being present:—Ald. H. Colley (Mayor), D. E. Weir, T. and H. Fredericks, J. E. Noble, J. Brown, C. W…

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Gerringong Council

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 21 July 1926 · page 2

The usual meeting of the above was held on Monday, the Mayor (Aid. Moffitt) presiding. Also present Aid. Sharpe, Burke, Chittick, J. G. Miller…

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Wollongong Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The meeting of the Wollongong Council last night was attended by Aldermen Smith (Mayor). Wells, Lee, Keirnan. Payne, Howarth…

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Shellharbour Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 7

The usual monthly meeting was held on Wednesday. Present: Aldermen James (Mayor), Burns, McNab, Couzens, Watt, Langley…

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Wollongong Council. Mayoral Minutes

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the Wollongong Council the Mayor reported that, together with the majority of the alderman, he had met Mr. Victory on…

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