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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

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Aldermen Don't Want Town Planning Job

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 7

The question of the possibility of handing back responsibility for implementing the Illawarra Town Planning…

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Refusal By Aldermen To Transfer Money To Nth

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 8

The Central Zone Committee will not transfer the sum of £565 to the Northern Zone, although the transfer was advocated by the Mayor, Ald. J. J. Kelly, at Wednesday night's meeting of the Committee…

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Re-organisation of Council Works Dept. Urged By Zone

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 7

Geater Wollongong Council has been requested by the Central Zone aldermen to consider re-organising its Works Department, with a view to defining the responsibilities of the various officers. Ald Ward, who moved the…

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Illawarra Electoral Council

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Illawarra Electoral Council of the A.L.P. has condemned the Earle…

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£1,000 For Council

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 5

The Minister for Public Works, Mr. J. Renshaw has informed Mr. Howard Fowles, M.L.A., that he has approved a grant of £1,000 from the…

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Council Say Residents Dissatisfied for 25 Years— Boundary Inquiry

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 1

A claim that residents of the area South and South-west Bonaira Street had been dissatisfied for a quarter of a century at being a part of the Jamberoo Municipality was made at a public inquiry opened in Kiama on Monday…

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Aldermen Alleges "Curly One

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 11

"Some poor Northern Zone residents have had a curly one put over them", said Ald. Strachan last night…

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Leichhardt's 15 Aldermen Removed

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.—the 15 aldermen of the Leichhardt Municipal Council have been removed from…

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Briefs From the Council

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 3

Points from last night's Council meeting: The Health Department proposes to send a…

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Impounding Cost Council £14 Per Animal

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 11

Ald. P. Barnes told last nights Council meeting that impounding cost the Council £14 per animal…

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W'gong Council "Unco-operative" With T.B. Survey

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 1

W'gong Hospital Board has requested Wollongong Council to pay £100 to cover expenses incurred by the…

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Traders May Sponsor Municipal Candidates

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 1

Wollongong Traders Association at its meeting on Tuesday night discussed the question of sponsoring candidates at the Greater Wollongong Council elections next December…

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"Re-organisation of Aldermen Required" Ald. Williams Claims

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 5

Aid. Williams told Wednesday night's Council meeting that the 're-organisation that wants to take place is among the aldermen, but unfortunately…

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4 Senior Officers of Leichhardt Council Suspended

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Four senior officers of Leichhardt Municipal Council were relieved of their duties today, following a Local Government report of…

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Council to Ask for Railway to M.m. Works

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 1

The City Council will again ask the Railways to extend their Port Kembla line to near the M.M. works. This is as a result of…

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Leichhardt Aldermen Will Get Hearings

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.—Dismissed Leichhardt Aldermen would have the chance to state their cases, "at the…

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Alderman Says Report Was "A Pack Of Lies"

Kiama Independent · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 1

When an Alderman of Shellharbour Council said this week that a report from the Electrical Engineer was "just a pack of lies," he was told by the Mayor he would have to put his…

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Council To Minimise Garbage Tip Stench

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 3

The City Council proposes to take action to minimise the stench from its Coniston garbage tip. The Mayor (Ald. J. J. Kelly) yesterday issued…

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Mayor Gives Evidence Says Loss Of Revenue Would Put Heavy Burden On Ratepayers

Kiama Independent · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 1

Reasons for Jamberoo Council's objection to the transfer of 1,943 acres of land to Kiama Council were given by the Mayor of Jamberoo —Alderman C. R. Chittick-to the public inquiry held in Kiama this week…

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Decision Ends Ward Controversy the Long-standing Controversy on Shellharbour Council's Ward Representation Now Seems to Have Finally Been Settled

Kiama Independent · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 1

A letter from the Local Government Department on Tuesday—stating that it was proposed to notify, in accordance with the Act, the four…

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