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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

503 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 12 of 26

Council's Offer for Bulli Land

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 2

Council has decided to make an offer of £2,300 for land owned by Mr. G. Woods adjoining Slacky Flat reserve…

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Council Accepts Recommendation from Town Planning Authority

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 5

Greater Wollongong Council last week adopted a recommendation opposing resumption of a reserve off…

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Council to Oppose Crematory Application for West Dapto

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 7

Greater Wollongong Council will oppose an application by Illawarra Crematorium Ltd. to establish a crematorium on land at West Dapto. This decision followed reports…

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Mayor Sees "Half South Wollongong" as "Commercial Area"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 3

Creater Wollongong's Mayor (Ald. J. J. Kelly) [?] a meeting of the Illawarra Town Planning [?]uthority last night that "half of South Wollon[?] would have to become a commercial area."…

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Aldermen Warned of Council Finances

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 23

Although Council would not be able all the loan money allotted aldermen would have to go very easy on maintainance work, stated the Mayor of (Greater Wollongong (Ald. J. J. Kelly)…

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Council Opposes Open-cut Mining Proposal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 21

An application for opencut mining at Mt. Kembla has been refused by Greater Wollongong Council…

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City Council May Do Something About Old Pianola

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 10

The Greater Wollongong Council has "called for a report" on a pianola in the Civic Theatre, which has not been…

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Labour Council Protests On Security Raids

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 3

The South Coast Labour Council has carried resolutions protesting against raids by Commonwealth. Security agents…

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Monthly Meeting of the Gerringong Council

Kiama Independent · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 1

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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Lord Mayor Proposes Appeal For University Hostels

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 8

The Lord Mayor of Sydney Alderman E. C. O'Dea, lias announced he planned to open a public appeal within a week or…

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Council Condemns A.c.t.u. Action on New Zealand

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 6

The South Coast Labour Council has disapproved. of the action of the A.C.T.U. Emergency Committee in advising…

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Council Appointments

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 6

Meeting in camera last night, Greater Wollongong Council made the following appointments of new officers to the…

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Trust Overlooked Soccer Council Application

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 10

There was a sensational development in the question of the international soccer match proposed for Wollongong on July 1, when the South Coast Combined Soccer Council met Wollongong…

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Council Will Not "Persecute" Park Campers

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 2

The Central Zone Committee of Greater Wollongong Council last night refused to grant New Australian families an extension of time to camp in Stuart Park, while they search for…

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No Jury Exemption for Mayor

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 3

The N.S.W. Department of Justice has advised the Greater Wollongong Council that it does not propose to recommend an…

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Council May Subsidise Band Concerts

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 5

The possibility of Sunday afternoon and Wednesday evening band concerts being subsidized by the City of Greater…

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Council Officers "Harder to See Than Truman"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 1

In a letter to Ald. G. S. Parker, a West Wollongong resident said: "I really think it would be easier to interview President…

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Shoalhaven Shire Council Shorts

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 13

There was a flare up at Wednesday night's Council meeting when the engineer, Mr. R. Pritchard, and several Councillors…

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Aldermen Are Critical of Letter

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 2

A letter before Central Zone Committee last Thursday, was referred to by one alderman as "most…

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Near Council Deadlock

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 5

The absence of the Mayor (Ald Kelly) and the late arrival of the deputy Mayor (Ald. Brandon) looked like…

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