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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

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Automatic Exchange For City by End of Year? Council Discusses Trunk Calls' Delays

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 1

Work will be commenced as early as practicable on the erection of a prefabricated automatic exchange building on a new site in, Crown Street, Wollongong, the P.M.G. Department advised Monday's meeting of…

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Monthly Meeting of Kiama Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 1

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

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Monthly Meeting of Shellharbour Council

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 2

The above Council met in the Town Hall, Albion Park, on Wednesday night, 16th March, the Mayor (Ald. K. Grey) presiding. Also…

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These Aldermen are Filling Pot-Holes

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 14

Aldermen Frew Mils a pot hole in Wollongong Auburn Street, last week, while Alderman [?]den leans on his matter and [?] The two City Council aldermen decided they had "had enough"of talk of pot holes around the council tale and decided to protest by…

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City Council Representatives Visit Newcastle Much Information Gained Lord Mayor Offers Advice

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 1

Much information which will prove of great importance in the future development of the City of Greater Wollongong was obtained by a delegation from the Wollongong City Council which visited Newcastle this…

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Electorate Council Elects Officers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 6

Officers elected at the annual meeting of the recently formed Cunningham Federal Electorate Council of the A.L.P., were:…

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Cunningham A.l.p. Electorate Council

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 10

There was a good attendance of delegates and keen interest was displayed in the annual general meeting of the…

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Diversion of Buses Aldermen Critical

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 1

The proposed diversion of buses in the city proper has been referred by the City Council to the Public Vehicles…

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Labour Aldermen Tried to Help Mr. Menzies' Rally

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 7

Two A.L.P. aldermen tried unsuccessfully at Monday night's City Council meeting to have council policy altered to permit Mr. R. G…

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Council "Unrealistic" Over Wards Question

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 20

The City Council is making an a[?]ealistic approach to the question of dividing the Greater Wollongong area into electoral wards, according to a letter received at Monday night's meeting of council from the Minister for Local Government (Mr…

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Council to Consider New Golf Course

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 3

The possibilities of a municipally owned golf links in the Northern area of Greater Wollongong will be investigated by…

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Council Wants to Tax 'Bus Owners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 14

It is likely that bus proprietors will be asked to provide shelter sheds at bus stops throughout the Greater Wollongong area, it was…

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Grant for Drainage Work Minister Refuses Council

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 1

The Minister for Public Works and Local Government (Mr. Cahill) cannot grant £100,000 to the City Council to…

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Division of City Into Wards Council's Approach 'Unrealistic'

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 1

It is unrealistic to approach the problem of the ward division in the manner adopted by Council, as there is no evidence to indicate that the City of Greater Wollongong is capable of an equitable division into 21…

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The City Council Has a Fig Tree Problem

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 1

Last winter the City Council office staff were "smoked out" when they tried to light a fire in an upstairs office fireplace. The reason—a Moreton Bay fig tree had taken root [?] the brickwork inside the top of the chimney. The tree has recently…

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Water Board & Council Confer Works Lag, Direct Representation and Coniston Migrant Camp Discussed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 1

Members of the Metropolitan Water Board, who conferred with City Council aldermen last week, at the Wollongong Council Chambers, stressed that the Board's labour problem had been…

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Council Discuss Roads No Sanitary Services and No Home Deliveries Because of Pot-holes

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 7

Tradesman had refused to make deliveries in some sections of Greater Wollongong because of the condition of the roads, Ald. G. said roads were so bad at Lake Heights, Windang and Cringila that…

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DEPUTATIONS To Gerringong Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 4

At last week's meeting of Gerringong Council there were no less than five deputations so it is no wonder that the meeting did not…

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Monthly Meeting of the Gerringong Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Gerringong Council was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday night last. The Mayor (Ald. H. G. Miller)…

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Officers Should Guide Council Alderman's Claim

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 1

At the special meeting of the Greater Wollongong Council on Tuesday night, Ald. [?] said the council looked to the…

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