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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

711 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 36

Council Reverts to Usual Meeting Night

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 2

Wollongong Council at its Meeting last Friday night decided to revert to its former practice of meeting on…

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Dapto Progress Assn. to Have Talks with Council

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 2

Greater Wollongong Council notified a meeting of Dapto Progress Association that a deputation .would be received on…

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Council Abolishes Rural Electricity Guarantees "Unjust" Says City Treasurer

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 9

Greater Wollongong Council at its meeting on Friday night decided to abolish the system of imposing guarantees upon rural consumers of electricity and charge them at ordinary tariff rates…

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Commissioner Suggested for Council

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 3

"A part-time man cannot be expected to look after a business as big as the Greater City of Wollongong. What we want is…

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Gerringong Roads Scoured Mayor's Report

Kiama Independent · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 4

The Mayor (Ald. H. G. Miller) reported to the meeting of Gerringong Council this week on the damage done by the heavy rain last…

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Monthly Meeting of the Gerringong Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 1

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

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Action Postponed at Foreign Minister Council

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 3

STRASBOURG, Sun. (A.A.P.). — The Foreign Ministers' Council of Europe wound up their three-day meeting at Strasbourg…

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Progress Assns. Combine— Demand Bold Council Policy

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 1

Object of the Combined Progress Associations, which body was formed at a meeting of Associations on Thursday night, is to demand from the Council, action in the direction of all normal and necessary works and amenities as required to modernise the City of Greater…

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Drink and Driving—a world problem Says Road Safety Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 9

The tie-up between the drunken driver and road accident is constantly in evidence. Statistics discover this to be a major problem in most countries, notwithstanding that it has received considerable attention from authority for some time past. There is no other species of…

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Minister's Promise "Full Inquiry" Surprises Aldermen

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 1

Greater Wollongong Council officials interviewed yesterday evinced surprise at the announcement that the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr J. J. Cahill) intended to…

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Tech. Education Council Set Up

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for Education (Mr. R. J. Heffron) yesterday announced the appointment of the…

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Pensioners Meet Labor Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 18

At a conference between the South Coast Trades and Labor Council, the Old Age and Invalid Pensioners Association…

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Greater Wollongong Council Is Subject of Question in Parliament

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 1

The Greater Wollongong City Council was the subject of a question asked in the State Parliament by Mr. M. T. Fowles, M.L.A. The question by Mr. Fowles…

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Aldermen at Corrimal Amenities C'tee Meetng

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 8

Among those present at the meeting of the committee last Wednesday were Ald. C. Carr and J. W. Lee, of the Greater…

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Government Officers Arrive To Investigate Council Affairs

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 1

Two officials from the Local Government Department arrived in Wollongong yesterday to inquire into the "general administration" of the Greater Wollongong Council…

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Council Shorts

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 7

Because Council's funds have already been allocated it is not in a position to make a contribution to the Deaf, Dumb and…

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Coal Board Warns Council Increase Liabilities

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 20

Joint Coal Board warned Greater Wollongong Council last night that contributions by Council towards the Board's…

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Mt. Kembla Asks Council to Improve Area

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 6

Mt. Kembla branch of the A.L.P. presented a long list of matters affecting the district before the Greater Wollongong Council last night and reports from the Works and Health, Housing and Parks…

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Labor Candidate Wins Leg. Council By Election

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday .—Mr.R.S.Jackson (Labor) today won a by election for a vacancy in the Legislative Council…

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Stockyard-red Road Resumption Council's Suggestion To Residents

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 6

Suggestions from Coledale Local Committee were before Greater Wollongong Council last night regarding the…

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