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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

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Monthly Meeting of the Jamberoo Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 3

The monthly meeting of Jamberoo Council was held on Thursday, 2nd February, The Mayor (Ald. R. C. Warby) presided and there were…

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Pensioners and Council Officers Visit the Bathurst Homes

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 10

A delegation consisting of the Mayor of Greater Wollongong (Ald. C. M. Dawson), Ald. J. J. Kelly, Mr. T. Martin (Assistant Town Clerk) and 17 members of the Wollongong Old Age and Invalid…

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Victorian A.L.P. May Ban Membership In Aust. Peace Council

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday. — Victorian Central Executive of the A.L.P. is expected to impose a ban against members of…

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Scarborough. A.L.P. To Ask Council For Shelter Sheds

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 2

The Scarborough branch of the A.L.P. will ask the City Council to provide shelter sheds for the aged and sick people near…

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Council Shorts

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 7

Local Government Department wants Greater Wollongong Council to make available any decriptive pamphlets or books for…

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City Motto Adopted by Council

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 2

"Urbs Inter Mare Montemque" (The City Between the Sea and the Mountain) was last night adopted by the City Council as…

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Council Will Ask Govt. to Build Homes for Pensioners

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 3

The City Council, last night, decided to select a site on which homes could be erected to accommodate old age pensioners of Greater Wollongong and to request the Government to build the…

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Council Inspector Alleges "Filthy" Conditions at Crown Street Cafe

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 1

Following a report by the City Health Inspector (Mr. E. Way) to the Health Committee concerning "most unsatisfactory…

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Council to Support Reversal of "luxury" Train Run

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 2

As the result of a suggestion by Aid. R. A. Brandon at a meeting of the City Council, all municipalities and other organisations between Wollongong and Nowra are to be asked to co-…

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Lack of Engineers Holds Up Works Programme of Council

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 1

The lack of engineers to carry out council's works programme was one of the main reasons for so little being done at the…

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Monthly Meeting of Kiama Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 2

The monthly meeting of Kiama Council was held on Wednesday night last. The Mayor (Ald. W. R. Holden) presided and there were…

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Monthly Meeting of the Gerringong Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 1

A Specil meeting of Gerringong Council was held on Tuesday night last. The Mayor (Ald. H. G. Miller) presided and there were also present…

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A.L.P. Says Peace Council Red

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—The executive of the A.L.P., tonight declared the Australian Peace Council a Communist Party…

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Council Loans Without Ratepayers' OK?

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 1

Some aldermen of Greater Wollongong Council appeared to be surprised to learn that Council could borrow money without advertising its intention or consulting the ratepayers when the question…

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Arts Council offers prizes to Poets

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 2

The Arts Council of Great Britain will offer a number of Poetry Prizes in connection with the Festival of Britain 1951. Any citizen of the British Commonwealth may compete. The following prizes are…

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Secretary's Report to T. and L. Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 6

At the Annual Meeting of the South Coast Labour Council, Secretary Mr. L. Mullins said that existing conditions imposed…

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P.m.c Dept. Asks for Council Assistance

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 1

Postmaster-General's Department, explaining the difficulties associated with the improvement of the local telephone service to Greater Wollongong Council on Wednesday night, asked Council to…

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Council to Find Land to Build Homes for Aged

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 6

It is the intention of Greater Wollongong Council to look for a suitable site and then ask the Government to build homes for old age pensioners on it Updn lines similar to those at Bathurst…

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Monthly Meeting of Shellharbour Council

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 1

Ald. K. Grey (Mayor) presided over the following at the February meeting of Shellharbour Council held in the Council Chambers, Albion…

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Milk Zone Dairymens' Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 28

A Management Committee meeting of the Milk Zone Dairymens Council was held in Sydney last week…

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