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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

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Council Employee's Suspension Inquiry Held

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 2

An inquiry into the suspension of a City Council employee for alleged disobedience and tendering false time shoots,…

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Correspondence City Council Finances (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 9

Sir.—I feel that a short explanation is due to the people of Greater Wollongong, concerning the questions on the…

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1,500 Corrimal Residents in Protest to Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 21

A 1,500-signature petition protesting against a decision to resume land at Prince's Highway, Corrimal, for a rest park and other purposes, has been received by the Greater Wollongong City Council…

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Special Meeting of Council to Consider Finances £86,000 Awaiting Collection

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 1

As the result of a motion moved at the last meeting of the City Council by Ald. J. J. Kelly on the finances of the council it is expected that a special meeting will be held on Tuesday night to discuss the…

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South Coast Labor Council Secretary Claims Labor Will Be Better Off Now

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 12

Labor's ranks will emerge much healthier and stronger as a result of the present nation-wide coal strike according to the Secretary of the South Coast Labor Council (Mr. L. Mullin), in a press statement this week…

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Southern Miners' Close Vote on Cent. Council Motion 400 TO 500 Fail to Vote at Wollongong Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 1

Miners' aggregate meetings were held throughout the Southern district on Tuesday to determine the attitude of members towards the recommendations of the Central Council…

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Council Finances Questions by Aldermen

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 1

A further list of questions regarding the finances of the City Council were submitted at last night's meeting by Aids. Kelly and Hanley. Aid. Kelly submitted the…

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Corrimal Requests to Council

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 7

A deputation from the Corrimal District Town Amenities Committee will attend the next meeting of the City Council…

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City Council Not Bankrupt, Ald. Graham States

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 1

The Greater Wollongong City Council is quite sound financially and ratepayers should not allow themselves to be scared by alarmist reports to the contrary, which were evidently directed towards…

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Reports to Council Meeting Last Night Meeting Last Nigh!

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 2

The City Council will again make representations to the Minister for Transport with a view to. having belter trains provided on the Illawarra line. This was decided at last night's…

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Gerringong Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 20 August 1949 · page 2

Gerringong Council held the first of the proposed regular fortnightly meetings on Wednesday, 10th August, and the business covered…

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Monthly Meeting of Kiama Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 20 August 1949 · page 1

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

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New Sanitary Depot For Shellharbour Municipality

Kiama Independent · Saturday 20 August 1949 · page 3

At Shellharbour Council meeting on Wednesday night last the Health Committee, which had met on 1st August, submitted the following…

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Monthly Meeting of Shellharbour Council

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 24 August 1949 · page 5

The Mayor (Ald. K. Grey) presided at the August meeting of Shellharbour Council which was held in the Council Chambers, Albion Park on…

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Praise for Shellharbour Council

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 10

In a recent issue we announced that the Shellharbour Council had been awarded the A. R. Bluett Memorial Award for the…

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Council Estimates Meeting This Month

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 25

The City Council Works Committee, at its meeting on Friday night, gave consideration to the question of works and special…

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Council Cannot Plant Trees for Commission

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 9

Owing to the shortage of material the City Council is not in a position to plant trees for the Housing Commission…

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Coal Board Projects Discussed With Council

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 6

Messrs. Carrington, Bate and Gowden, of the Joint Coal Board conferred with the City Council last week when many aspects…

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Hiring Trucks is not Economic for Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 21

The hiring of trucks by the City Council is not an economic proposition, according to a re[?]ort by one of the Council's…

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Council to Pay Machine Operators Above Award

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 2

In writer to be able to compete on the "open market" for calculating machine operators, the City Council has decided to call for applications from operators at well above the award rates…

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