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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

503 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 10 of 26

Monthly Meeting Kiama Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 28 April 1951 · page 1

The monthly meeting of Kiama Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday last. The Mayor (Aid. R. W. Walker)…

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Mayor Explains Stand On Town Plan (To the Editor)

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1951 · page 5

Sir,—Your criticism of my statement, on the question of the Illawarra Town Plan merits an answer, so that everyone can be fully informed as to the correct position…

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F.M. Sanitary Depot— Alderman's Notice of Motion

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 8

Ald N. Hall gave notice of motion at Tuesday night's meeting of Greater Wollongong Council that…

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N.S.W. Labour Council To Decide Attitude to Power Plan

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday. — Prominent officials of few South Scales Trades and Labour Council will decade their attitude to the power zoning plan at a conference with representatives of…

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Monthly Meeting of the Gerringong Council

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 6

The monthly meeting of Gerringong Council was held in the Town Hall on Monday night last. The Mayor (Ald. G. E. Chittick)…

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Labour Council Sec. in Reply to Hospital Chairman

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 1

"The Labour Council will be very pleased indeed to learn that a conference is being arranged between the Hospital Employees Association and the Wollongong Hospital Board to clarify and…

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'Unsatisfactory Set-up' Says Shire Councillor

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 3

A Shoalhaven Shire councillor, at Wednesday's meeting, said he was not satisfied in the manner in which Council officers prepared recommendations to purchase equipment…

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Port Band Asks Council Aid

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 2

The Southern Zone Committee has promised to do "everything it could" to assist the Port Kembla Boys' Band…

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Bus Prefects "Exploitation" Says Alderman

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 2

Ald. G. S. Parker, Headmaster of Keiraville School, said at last night's meeting of Greater Wollongong Council the appointment…

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Mayor Sees Yearly Festivity

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 2

The Mayor of Greater Wollongong (Ald. J. J. Kelly) proposed last night that the city should hold a day and night of festivity each year. Ald. Kelly said this when he…

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'Lord Mayor' Likely for Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

Efforts are being made to secure the title of Lord Mayor for the Mayor of the City of Greater…

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Council Wants Brewery's Land

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

Land owned by a brewcry at the corner of Wentworth Street and Darcy Road, Pt. Kembla, has been…

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Mayor Raises A Legal Point On Question Of Town Plan

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

A legal point has been raised by the Mayor of Greater Wollongong (Ald. J. J. Kelly) to delay presentation of the Illawarra Town Plan to the Minister for Local Government. At Tuesday night's meeting he said the Joint Town Planning Agreement contained the clause…

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Council Move for Own Water Board

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 4

The Helensburgh Chamber of Commerce has been advised by the Director General of Public" Health (Dr. A. Morris) that the…

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Helensbugh Depot Not 'Forced Upon' Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 4

The Director General of Public Health, Dr. E. S. Morris, has advised the Helensburgh Chamber of Commerce that the use of the Helensburgh sanitary depot was not "forced upon" the Greater…

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Burelli Extension Council Merely Wants to Re-sell Land, Says Dept

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

The Department of Local Government is unable to proceed with the resumptions for the extension of…

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"Town Planner Should Keep His Nose Out", Says Mayor

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 1

The Mayor of Greater Wollongong (Ald. J. J. Kelly) said the "Town Planner should keep his nose out of council's business". He accused an industrial enterprise of "trying to sneak into South Wollongong through the back door"…

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Monthly Meeting of the Jamberoo Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 12 May 1951 · page 1

The monthly meeting of Jamberoo Council was held in the Council Chamber on Wednesday night last. The Mayor (Ald R. C…

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Mayor Kelly Suggests an Annual Festival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 14 May 1951 · page 1

A suggestion that a day and right carnival should be held each year was made by the Mayor (Ald. Kelly) when officially opening the Mardi Gras on Wednesday night…

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Sports Gala Parade Was 'Best Ever' Said Mayor

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 14 May 1951 · page 8

Greater Wollongong Mayor, Ald. J. J. Kelly, in an address at the Jubilee Sports Gala at the Wollbngong Showground on Wednesday, described the grand massed parade of athletes as the "best…

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