Council Won Its Point With Officialdom
There was an interesting sidelight to the presentations to the Royal Couple where the Council had its way in…
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Council & local affairs, 1954
569 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 4 of 29
Union Move This Week Department Is Waiting On News Of Council Decision
Although there has been "no fresh development" in the question of the proposed union of the Municipalities of Kiama, Gerringong, and Jamberoo—said an official of the Department of Local Government, this week—it was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mayor Expresses Thanks In Mayoral Minute
At last night's meeting of the City Council, the Mayor of Greater Wollongong, Ald. J. J. Kelly, expressed his thanks to all who had been associated with the Royal Visit to Greater Wollongong. His minute read:…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Mayor, Wife Praised On Royal Visit
Aldermen of the City of Greater Wollongong Council last night praised and congratulated the Mayor (Aid. J. J. Kelly) and his wife, on the manner in which they had carried out their duties during the Royal visit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Officers Tender Resignations
"There is more in this than meets the eye", Aid. Les Strachan claimed at last night's City Council meeting after aldermen had accented the resignation of two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Memorial Avenue to Council Gardener
Council will plant at least one avenue of trees in every town and village within Greater Wollongong to commemorate the service rendered to council by the late…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bus Employers Dismissed Says Labour Council Official
The Secretory [?] the Labour Council .Mr. L. Mullin), said yesterday, four men employed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Committee Set Up to Investigate Municipal Markets
The Wollongong City Council has appointed a special committee to investigate the possibility of setting up municipal markets in the district…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mayor Sends His Thanks
Telling the Aldermen of Shellharbour Council of the "distinct honour" he and his wife experienced in being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Wins Mining Fight
The efforts of Kiama Council to protect Kendall's Beach from, possible spoilation by mining for certain minerals…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Question Revealed Council Sacking For Embezzlement
A question put by an Alderman at Shellharbour Council meeting on Wednesday revealed that the Council had. sacked an employee for embezzling the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hospital Service Move Strong Words In Council Against Official Attitude
The move by the Transport Department in rejecting the application of a Kiama bus operator and giving the new hospital service permit to an "outside" firm brought a sharp protest from Kiama Aldermen on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Success In Search For Big Loan No Success in Attempts to Raise £39,000 in Loans for Public Works and Electricity Extension Was Reported to Shellharbour Council This Week
In this report the Mayor, Ald. K. G. Grey, said that he and the Town Clerk, Mr. Teggins, had toured various lending…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aldermen Congratulate Mayor and Mayoress
Greater Wollongong City Council has placed on record its appreciation of the manner in which the Mayor, Ald. Kelly, and the Mayoress, acquitted themselves on the occasion of the Royal visit to Wollongong…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Council To Investigate Municipal Market Sites
Reference to what was termed "unsatisfactory aspects of the present markets' was made at last meeting of Greater Wollongong Council. Council elected a Committee to investigate the suitability of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council To Investigate Staff Resignations
The resignations of two members of the staff was a matter of great concern, stated Ald. L. Strachan at last meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Milk Chief Is Attacked For "Wasting Money" Board for Board Criticism of the Milk Board Was Voiced by Aldermen at Gerringong Council Meeting on Monday That the Board Were "Throwing Money Away."
Comments were made when the council received an application for the erection of 200 square feet notice board in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Monthly Accounts Scheme Council Reject Oak Flats Plan
A suggestion from the Oak Flats Progress Association that the Council should go over to issuing their electricity accounts monthly was rejected by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Progress Questions on Fire and Ashes Among a Series of Questions and Requests Put to Shellharbour Council by the Warilla Progress Association Last Week Were Two Which Involved a Fire and Ashes
One query reminded the council about the state of footpaths and said that two track-loads of ashes had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Progress Assn. Look to New Council For Definite Action
The Warilla Progress Association has resumed regular meetings following the Christmas-New Year holiday recess…
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