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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

431 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 22

Mayor Wants All Children Immunised

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 1

The Mayor of Greater Wollongong (Ald. H. A. Graham) wants to see all the children in this district, between the ages of 12…

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Shellharbour Council Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 2

Library books which were originally stored in the Albion Park Literary Institute, will be handed over to schools in the…

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Gwynneville Queries Council Administrative Costs

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 1

At last week's meeting of the Gwynneville Progress Assn. members expressed their concern at the apparent high…

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Ministers Won't Hear Council Deputations

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 21

Since its inception, the Council of the City of Greater Wollongong had been unable so arrange for deputations to be…

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M.Z.D. COUNCIL Milk Supplies

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 9

The milk supply within the milk zone is rapidly diminishing and during the last thee weeks the amount of milk available in…

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The Mayor Rang His Bell for the 1St Timed When Baby Clinics Discussed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 22

Heated argument developed at Tuesday night's City Council meeting over the choosing of a site for a baby health clinic in Wollongong. Aids. Kelly and Brandon got into verbal holts, necessitating the ringing of the…

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Is Amalgamation a Failure? Some Former Opponents of Amalgamation Say It's Not a Failure, But One Alderman Claims It Is

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 1

Was the Greater Wollongong amalgamation scheme a mistake? Is it a failure? —According to Ald. Robert Shipp, who has 30 years of council experience, it is a "positive failure" A number of other aldermen…

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Army Won't Hand Over Rifle Range to Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 21

The Department of the Army is not prepared to hand over the Eulli rifle range to the City Council for…

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Water Board Should Give Distract Greater Priority "More Pipes for Greater Wollongong Means More Pipes for Australian," Says Mayor

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 3

Because the A.I. and S. Ltd, Port Kembla, is the only protlucer in the Commonwealth of pipes for water reticulation, the Metropolitan Water Board should take immediate steps to give the Greater Wollongong district a special priority for the supply of the pipes, according to…

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Cricket Council At Kiama

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 1

A meeting of the Illawarra Cricket Council was held in, the Kiama School of Arts on Saturday, 23rd April when the President (Mr. C…

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Council Fixes Wards A.L.P. Alderman Claims "Serious Discrepancies" In Population Figures Supplied by Town Clerk

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 1

The Greater Wollongong City Council on Monday night decided to finally fix the boundaries of its 15 single electoral wards, a question which had caused considerable discussion since the…

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Council's Diphtheria Immunisation Campaign

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 1

This campaign starts next Wednesday, May 18 and, as has been the practice for the past twelve years, clinics will be established at various…

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Population Figures Queried Council's Fifteen Wards

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 1

The city council on Monday night adopted the fifteen single representative wards gazetted by the Minister for Local Government in May of last year. Ald. J. J. Kelly strenuously criticised the population figures given by the town clerk for the majority of the wards and stated that in some instances the…

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Deputations to Ministers Reply to Council's Complaint

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 1

Following a complaint raised at the last meeting of the City Council that State Ministers had refused to interview…

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Coal Board Grants to Council Contract Work Favoured

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 1

The Joint Coal Board has decided that in future all grants made to councils for amenity or road works should…

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Council Is Considering Installing Own Radio Station to Coordinate Services

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 20

The City Council has asked the Chief Electrical Engineer (Mr. S. B. Berry) to submit a report on the advisability of installing a civic radio station, with a central control room, to co-ordinate council, medical, industrial, commercial and public…

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Moves by City Council to Establish Cole Links Near Foot De Bulli Pass

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 2

The City Council has approved in bring[?] a recommendation that a municipal golf links be established in the northern section of Greater Wollongong—The Council will approach the Joint Coal Boards for assistance to establish the links on 50…

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Municipal Golf Course Supported

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 2

Recently a deputation appointed at a public meeting at Thirroul waited on the Health, Parks and Garden's Committee…

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Monthly Meeting of the Jamberoo Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 1

The monthly meeting of Jamberoo Council was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday last. The Mayor (Ald. R. C. Warby) presided…

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Our Aldermen and Council "How long, O Lord, how long!" (To the Editor)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 22

Sir,—The above exclamation same from one on behalf of the many, who were deluded and disappointed at the turn of events…

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