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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

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Alderman Alleges Pressure Groups Playing Areas Discussed

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 2

Pressure groups were trying to make council put playing areas right at their back door so that they could step outside…

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Association 'Told off' By Alderman Amalgamation 'Here to Stay'

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 1

Speaking at a special public meeting its discuss the amalgamation or councils in the Greater Wollongong area, Aid. L. Vidler told the Ilawarra citizens' Rights Association it would serve tne community better by…

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Council Shorts

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 3

A special meeting of council is to be called to deal with East Fairy Meadow drainage. It is anticipated that the work will…

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Editorial Conduct at Council Meetings

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 7

Many citizens must be perturbed by the attitude of and expressions used by some members of the Greater Wollongong…

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Council to Resume "Fig Tree" Site

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 5

Despite the destruction of the tree, the Council decided last Friday night to go ahead with the resumption of the site of the…

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Permanent Council Staff Minister's Direction Disobeyed

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 1

The Provisional Council's action in electing a permanent administrative staff was criticised at a public meeting in…

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Drainage Relief Planned for East Fairy Meadow Aldermen Critical

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 1

Following a special meeting of Greater Wollongong Council to deal with the drainage problems of East Fairy Meadow, temporary steps are to be taken at once in an effort to give some relief…

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Council to Control Development on Ocean and Lake Foreshores

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 1

The decision of Greater Wollongong Council to adopt a suggestion by the Regional Planning authority restricting development along the ocean foreshores and Lake Illawarra is one which passed almost un-noticed but is one of widespread Importance…

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Council Wants to Upset Fairy Meadow Sub-division Drainage of Area Big Problem

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 1

The City Council at a special meeting last Thursday night, decided to seek legal advice on the possibility of preventing the erection of further buildings on the eastern portion of the Fairy Meadow Homes Estate, and also of stopping the completion of buildings whose foundations have already been laid. This action followed lengthy discussion on ways and means of affording relief to the area, which, during…

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Municipal Markets

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 3

Sir,—The report in last Thursday's issue regarding council's attitude to municipal markets is mystifying and differs very…

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Monthly Meeting of Shellharbour Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 24 July 1948 · page 2

The above Council met in the Council Chambers, Albion Park, on Wednesday night last, the Mayor (Ald. K. Grey) presiding over the…

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Monthly Meeting of Kiama Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 24 July 1948 · page 1

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

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R.S.S.A.I.L.A. Sub-district Council

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 2

A meeting of the South Coast Sub-district Council of the Returned Soldiers League was held at Kangaroo Valley on Saturday last. The…

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Former Council's Audits Aldermen's Questions

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 1

Questions regarding the auditing of the books of the former Central Illawarra and Bulli Shires were asxed at…

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Five Aldermen Fell for It

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 20

At least five aldermen, at Friday night's City Council meeting, voted to chang the meeting night of council from Friday to Monday…

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Council Hampered

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 3

Lack of staff in most departments a [?] shortage of outdoor workers and 'abnormal times' are hampering the work of the…

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Greater Wollongong Council

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 7

Sir,—As a lifelong resident of Wollongong and being keenly interested in Local Government, I view with grave concern the…

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M.z.d. Council

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 4

At a meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council held in Sydney last Thursday the president, Mr. E. J. Noble, extended a…

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Council's Donations to Charity

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 4

During the discussion on the finance committee's report a Friday night's meeting of the City Council, Aid. Simpson…

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Council to Resume Austinmer Swamp

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 1

The City Council will resume a large area of swa[?]p-land described as a mosquito breeding ground, in the centre of Austinmer for…

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