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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

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Surcharge Talk By Alderman

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 8

When a notice of motion was mentioned at last week's meeting of Wollongong City Council the discussion centred around…

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Leakage Of Information Alleged By Alderman

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 8

Ald. Beaton at last week meeting of council alleged there was a leakage of information on subdivision recommendations. He declared that some of…

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Labour Council Annual Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the South Coast Labor Council last Wednesday night Mr. W. McLeod, State organiser of the…

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Council Zones Criticised

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 7

"All Northern Zone aldermen want to return to the old system, with the zones in one big City of…

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Dissent Controversy Deputy Mayor Replies To Alderman's Letter

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 2

The Gerringong Council motion of dissent controversy was raised again at a meeting of the Council on Monday when the Deputy Mayor, Ald. G. A. Weir replied to a letter by Ald. H. E…

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Spastic Centre Council Active

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 11

The President and members of the Wollongong Spastic Centre Council have expressed…

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Conflict in City Council Officers' Reports

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 1

Ald. C. R. V. Johanson at a meeting of the Central Zone Committee last night claimed a report from the City Engineer (Mr. Glastonbury) to a…

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Council Against Army Acquiring Signal Hill

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 2

A meeting of the Central Zone Committee last night decided to oppose a proposal that the Commonwealth acquire additional land on Signal Hill…

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Council Has Little Money. But Will Aid Coronation Festivities

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 2

"The council has only peanuts to play with," the Mayor (Ald. J. J. Kelly) told a public meeting on Coronation Festivities last night, but he believed the…

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Bottle Throwing Mayor Complains

Kiama Independent · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 2

Complaints that bottles are thrown about the roads on Sunday nights are to go from Kiama Council to the local Police…

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Mayor Speaks Of School Footbridge

Kiama Independent · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 1

The Mayor of Jamberoo, Ald. C. R. Chittick, told the "Independent" this week that he wanted to clear any inference…

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ALP Supports Council Bid For 18 Aldermen

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 3

A public meeting convened by the Mount Kembla branch of the A.L.P. supported the council in its bid for an increase in. the number of aldermen on the City of Greater Wollongong Council from 15 to 18…

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Illawarra Council Team to Play Balmain

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 30

On Sunday on tile Nowra Showground the Illawarra Council representative team will play the Balmain…

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Council to Hear Plan for Corrimal Hospital

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 11

A meeting of the Greater Wollongong Council last night agreed to hear a deputation from a committee of citizens working for the establishment of a…

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Mayor Praises Bus Service

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 2

"You could not find a better bus service in New South Wales than ours," the Mayor of Greater…

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Mayor Tells Alderman To Withdraw Remark

Kiama Independent · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 1

During the debate on the Engineer's report on Roads last week at Shellharbour Council meeting, the Mayor, Ald. K. Grey, ordered an Alderman to withdraw an offensive remark…

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Open Column Answer To A Council Statement

Kiama Independent · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 4

Sir,—I sincerely regret the necessity of having to ask to encroach upon your space again, but in fairness to myself, I feel that Ald. Weir's…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 6

A meeting of the Management Committee of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held Sydney last week…

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Migrant Families in Hostels Council's Approach To Govt

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 3

Greater Wollongong Council has made an offer to the Commonwealth Government to sponsor a "Community Advancement Society which will be charged with the responsibility of providing part-houses for migrant families at present in hostels in the area…

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Arts Council to See Colour Film

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 5

"Expedition Inland—What Lies Beyond?" is the intriguing title of a film evening which the…

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