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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

711 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 14 of 36

Council Preparing for Diphtheria Immunisation Campaign

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 2

The City Council will open an immunisation against diphtheria campaign on June 27. The Mayor (Ald. C. M. Dawson) said last night he was…

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Diphtheria Can Be Totally Eliminated! Council Plans Another Campaign

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 1

The Greater Wollongong Council plans a further diphtheria Immunisation Campaign later this month and parents are urged to take advantage of the facilities being…

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Labour Council Hears Report Of A.C.T.U. Congress

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 2

A report on the recent A.C.T.U. congress in Melbourne was given to a meeting of the South Coast Trades and Labour…

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Mayor to Present Scouts with Appeal Funds

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 2

The Mayor of Greater Wollongong (Aid. C. M. Dawson), as President of the Cub Lair War... Memorial... Appeal,... will…

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Labour Council Support For Pensioners

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 4

"Determined to mobilise the maximum support, for its demand of SO per cent, of the basic wage, to be subject to quarterly…

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Illawarra District Council of the P. P. Union

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Illawarra District Council of the Primary Producers Union was held at Dapto on Tuesday last. The Deputy…

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Labour Council to Query Taxi Cab Insurance Conditions

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 3

"It has been brought under the notice of the Trades and Labour Council that a, certain taxi company in this district…

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Council Shorts

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 8

Latest to resign from Greater Wollongong Councils service is Mr. F. S. Woods, works overseer who will finish up to-morrow…

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Council Receives Report Of Investigators

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 1

The Mayor of Greater Wollongong (Ald. C. M. Dawson) informed Wollongong Council last night that Messrs. Hawkshaw…

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A.l.p. Electorate Council Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 2

Resignation from the Corrimal branch of the A.L.P. of Mr. T. (Paddy) McDonald, as secretary, was accepted at the last…

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Difficulties in Preparing Municipal Rolls

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 9

Preparations of the rolls for the 15 wards at the December elections of Greater Wollongong Council is a more complicated business than was imagined when aldermen recently voted…

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Aldermen Differ on Electricity Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 4

Aldermen at Wednesday night's council meeting disagreed over a proposed contract to purchase electricity from the Metropolitan Coal Company at 1d a unit. After considerable…

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Alderman Slates S.c. Trains

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 1

A refusal by the Railways Department to provide a "business train" between Nowra and Sydney was criticised at Wednesday's…

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Council to Question Election Candidates

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 5

The proposal that Wollongong be given a separate constituency under the Metropolitan Water, Drainage and Sewerage Board is one of several questions on which the Wollongong…

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Council Has Plans for Dapto Play Centre

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 4

The Wollongong Council has indicated the City Engineer had been instructed to prepare plans for the construction of a play…

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Ald. Carr Criticises Late Payment of Accounts by Council

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 2

Ald. Cary, at the meeting of the City Council, criticised the Council for its bolated payment of accounts. Hall of the…

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Gerringong Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 3

A special meeting of Gerringong Council was held on Tuesday night last, when the Mayor, Ald. H. G. Miller, presided…

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Shellharbour Council Introduces Footpath Garden Competition

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 2

Shellharbour Municipal Council has introduced a foothpath garden competition in which there will be four areas, with a…

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Ald. Graham Plans Special Aid For Council

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 2

The need for special financial assistance for the Greater Wollongong area, as distinct from other parts of Australia, is stressed in the State election policy submitted by the Independent…

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Maintenance of Roads Discussed by Jamberoo Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 2

There was a lengthy discussion at Jamberoo Council on Thursday last regarding the way in which repairs were being carried out on the roads…

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