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Illawarra · Council & local affairs
503 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 26
The States of New South Wales and Queensland have a problem in relation to roads because of the serious deterioration caused by abnormal rains and consequent floods. It has been recognised since…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aid. John William Lee died at Greenwich, Sydney, late yesterday afternoon. Aged 61, he was a member of the Greater Wollongong Council and a former Mayor of Wollongong…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Backed by Greater Wollongong doctors, the City Health Inspector (Mr. E. Way) warned last night that all precautions should tye taken tc arrest a minor poliomyelitis epidemic threatening Greater Wollongong. He said nine positive cases had been reported in the past three weeks, one of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The death last Wednesday night of Alderman John William Lee, of St. John's Avenue, Wollongong, came is a great shock to the district and the funeral on Friday was one of the largest in Wollongong's history. It was a remarkable tribute…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Bye-election to fill the vacancy on Greater Wollongong Council for Ward 12 will be held on Saturday, February 3. The by-election for this Ward…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The December meeting of Shellharbour Council was held in the Council Chambers, Albion Park, on Wednesday night, 20th December…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →After a four-hour debate last week, the Gerringong Council decided to increase the town rating by 2d in the £ and farm rating [?] in the £. The new rates are Town 9d in the £, Farm 4 1/2 d in the £…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →For the first time for years, the Greater Wollongong City Council has been assured of Adequate supplies of bitumen to re-seal reads. This has been disclosed by the Mayor (Ald. J. J. Kelly.) Ald. Kelly issued a…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The monthly meeting of Jamberoo Council was held on Thursday last. The Mayor (Aid. R. C. Warby) presided and there were also present…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greater Wollongong Council decided last night to contribute £1000 towards the Commonwealth Jubilee Celebrations in Wollongong in March. The Wollongong Jubilee…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Permission has been granted by the Department of Secondary Industries and Building Materials for the Greater Wollongong City…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Monday.—The Sydney County Council will seek a Royal Commission to inquire into the reason why…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The newly-elected City Council decided at its meeting last night to create three Areas Committees, each with its own officers, to plan, administer and supervise localised outdoor work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Refusal by the Government Insurance Office to pay a claim for damages made against the Greater Wollongong City Council was trenchantly criticised by the Mayor (Ald. Kelly)…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Minister for Building Materials (Mr. W. E. Dickson) has given his consent to the erectino of a new…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Despite the fact that five recently-elected aldermen voted to have the question of area committees deferred for one month, to enable them investigate it further, the Greater Wollongong City…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Resumption of land and building at the corner of Allan Street and Military Road, Port Kemba, by the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Greater Wollongong City Council has decided to lonate £1,000—and "more if required" —to the Wollongong Commonwealth Celebrations Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greater Wollongong City Aldermen wrestled for nearly two hours last night with two lengthy reports on proposed increased tariffs for electricity, but failed to reach agreement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The monthly meeting of Kiama Council was held on Wednesday night last. The Mayor (Ald. R. W. Walker) presided and there were…
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