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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

412 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 10 of 21

Kiama Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 9

The mayor (Ald. W. R. Holden) presided at the monthly meeting, held on Wednesday night. Also present: Alds. Sproulc, Scott, Brown, Boyd…

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Bulli's Three Council Proposal North and Central Illawarra Eliminated

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 11

Bulli Shire's alternative to the Greater Wollongong Scheme as suggested by Mr. Commissioner Williams, is to include Shellharbour Municipality in the proposal and to re-align the five local governing areas into three…

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Thirroul Municipal Assembly

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 11

A Municipal Assembly was formed at Thirroul recently and the following oldcers were elected: President. Mr. H. M. Sweeney; vice-president, Mr. R…

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Monthly Meeting of Kiama Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 21 June 1947 · page 4

The monthly meeting of Kiama Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday night last, the Major (Ald. W. R. Holden)…

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Monthly Meeting of Shellharbour Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 21 June 1947 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Shellharbour Council was held at the Council Chambers, Albion Park, on Wednesday night last. The Mayor…

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Monthly Meeting of the Gerringong Council

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 25 June 1947 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Gerringong Council was held in the Council Chambers on Monday night last. The Mayor (Ald. G. E. Chittick)…

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North Illawarra Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 20

The Works Committee recommended to North Illawarra Council at last Friday night's meeting that the roadway in the business…

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Council Approves Construction of Offices

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 3

At a meeting of the City Council last week. Wollongong aldermen unanimously decided they would approve of the construction of a…

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Shellharbour Council Albion Park Water Supply

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 4

The Water Board advised the last meeting of Shellharbour Council it would be prepared to submit a project for a water supply…

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"Poor Street Lickting a Menace, Council Told

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 9

Poor street lighting in Balgownie lane was a menace to life and limb. This was alleged by a member of a deputation from the…

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Council to Resume Land To Be Re-sold To Public

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 1

Wollongong City Council is to resume a large block of land, known as the Cokeworks Paddock and situated in the…

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Councillors Walk Out of Meeting Surprise Move at Central Illawarra Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 1

Crs. Shipp, Pearson and Sargent, A riding representatives, walked out of a meeting of Central Illawarra Shire Council, on Monday night, after a motion to give A riding residents greater representation on the Council had been defeated…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 2 July 1947 · page 2

The Secretary of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council (Mr. L. C. Turton) writes:— Instruction are issued to Factory…

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Bulli Shire [?]

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 4

The fortnightly mee[?] on Monday night, [?] being Cr. Kelly, M.L.[?] Quilkey, Gibson, [?]…

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Housing in Bulli Shire

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 8

During the recent Town Planning Lectures at Wollongong, Cr. Quilkey and Mr. W. H. Mitchell discussed with Mr. Gallop,…

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Council Criticised

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 3

Addressing a meeting of Balgownie citizens at the Park last Sunday week, Mr. R. Cram, President of the Balgownie…

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Monthly Meeting of the Jamberoo Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 5 July 1947 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Jamberoo Council was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday last. The Mayor (Ald. A. L. Fredericks)…

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Central Illawarra Shire

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 6

The meeting last Monday night was in marked contrast to that of the previous fortnight when at the conclusion of a somewhat…

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Central Illawarra Council Shorts

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 2

The Works Committee recommended that the continuation of gravelling in Port Kembla be referred to A Riding committee…

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Council's Keira Line Discussion

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 16

There was a further brief debate at last Thursday's meeting of the City Council on the Keira Line matter…

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