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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 6

On the 18th February, the Secretary of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, was directed to make certain submissions to the Milk Board in view of the…

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Wollongong City Council Finance Committee

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 16

Following a protest from the Housing Commission against a rental of £10 per week for rooms at North Illawarra Council Chambers…

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Shellharbour Council Trunk Line Facilities

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 7

The Postmaster General advised last week's meeting of the Shellharbour Council that additional trunk line facilities would be provided at…

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Telephonists Conditions Council To Make Inquiries

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 7

The City Council is to conduct inquiries into the conditions under which telephonists have to work on the Wollongong telephone exchange…

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Council Officers Should Have More Power

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 1

In order to 'speed' up things the administrative officers of the Greater City of Wollongong Council should be delegated a good…

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Playground Committee Will Resign Unless Council Cuts Grass

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 6

The Thirroul New Era playground committee will have no alternative but to resign unless the grass on the playground is…

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City Council May Resign to Force Election Move For Administrator; Discussion at Next Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 1

Greater Wollongong City Council at its next meeting will consider a motion requesting the Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. J. Cahill) to appoint an administrator to replace the provisional council until the municipal elections are held…

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Newcastle Council Visits Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 7

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlin) and 20 aldermen of Greater Newcastle City Council and a health officer yesterday…

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Werriwa A.l.p. Electorate Council

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 5

Members of the Werriwa Federal Electorate Council of the A.L.P: have noted a falling-off in attendance at their meetings during the past year…

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Council Decides on 7 Baby Clinics

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 1

The City Council has decided to establish seven baby health centres throughout the Greater Wollongong Area…

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R.S. LEAGUE Central S.C. Sub- Dis. Council

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 2

The annual meeting was held at Berry on Saturday last, with an attendance of 18 delegates from ten affiliated sub-branches of the league…

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Symphony Orchestra Faces Disbandment Meagre Council Subsidy Sounds "Death Knell"

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 1

If Greater Wollongong City Council persisted with its policy of refusing to allow a more practical subsidy, the Illawarra Orchestral Society—and the Illawarra Symphony Orchestra—would be forced into liquidation before the end of the year…

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Monthly Meeting of the Gerringong Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 3 April 1948 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Gerringong Council was held on Tuesday 23rd March. The Deputy Mayor (Ald. H. G. Miller) presided and…

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City Aldermen and M.P. Clash Over Petrol Tax Local Federal Member at Council Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

The question of petrol tax allocations to councils provided a bright spot at Friday night's meeting of Greater Wollongong City Council when the local Federal M.P. (Mr. H. P. Lazzarini) was asked why…

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Inquiry Into C.i. Shire Records

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

The Local Government Department will be asked, by Greater Wollongong City Council to investigate the books of the former…

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Council May Take Over Gas Supply

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

Reference was made to the possibility of the City Council taking over the Wollongong Gas supply, at Friday night's Council…

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City Council May Acquire Gas Supply

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

A possibility exists that in a few Tears Greater Wollongong City Council may take over the gas supply in Wollongong…

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Future Water Needs Board's Reply To Council

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 4

The Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board does not consider it necessary at the present time to embark on any…

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Joint Coal Board's Liberal Grant to City Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

The Joint Coal Board has decided to make a Grant-in-Aid of the revenue of local councils in the coalfield areas and Greater…

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Council Will Receive 1d a Ton for All Coal Produced in Area

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

The City Council will receive from the Joint Coal Board a penny for every ton of coal produced from mines in the Greater Wollongong area. The sum of £6,469 has already accumulated on this basis since the Board began its operations up until February 28,…

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