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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1913

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Tarro Shire Roads. "A Shocking Example." Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 4

Mr. Griffith, the Minister far Works, naked to-day if he had noticed a statement in a Sydney paper by the shire council-lors of Turro criticising his main roads…

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Stockton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 5

The Stockton Council on Wednesday evening met to continue the meeting which was adjourned from the previous evening, when there were present : The Mayor, and…

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Adamstown Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 7

The Adamstown Connell met on Wednesday night in the absence of the Mayor, who is out of the district, Alderman Angus, presided. There were also…

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The Council Meeting. Turkey Without Funds. Constantinople

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 5

Shevket Pasha and Hakki Pasha were the only persons invited who were absent from the Council. Nazim Pasha declared that the army…

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Plattsburg Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 7

The Plattsburg Council met on Thursday evening, when there were present: The Mayor, Alderman D. Broadfoot, and Aldermen Steel, Dean, Wilkinson, Johnson,…

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Merewether Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 7

Merewether Council met on Thursday evening, when there were present: The Mayor, Alderman Case, and Aldermen Forshaw, Rowlands, Wells, Williams,…

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Newcastle Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 5

A special meeting of the Newcastle Council was held on Saturday evening for the purpose of considering the estimates for the year. There were present…

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Municipal Co-operation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

The proposal for the formation of a Greater Newcastle Municipal Council is on the whole being treated with courtesy and fairness by a number of…

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Stockton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 6

An adjourned meeting of the Stockton Council was held on Saturday, when there were present, the Mayor (Alderman T. Griffiths) and Aldermen Asquith,…

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Newcastle Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 6

At the meeting of the Newcastle Labour Council, held at the Trades Hall last evening, there was a fair attendance of delegates, and the president, Mr. O…

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The Wheelers' Case. Explained to Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 5

At a meeting of the Newcastle Labour Council, held at the Trades Hall last night, Mr. John Searle, district secretary to the Wheelers and Shiftmen's Union,…

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Lord Hardinge. Address to the Council. Organised Conspiracy. Delhi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 5

Lord Hardinge, the Governor-General of India, had sufficiently recovered from the injuries received by him in Delhi through the explosion of a…

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Wallsend Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 3

The Wallsend Council met on Tuesday evening. There were present : Aldermen Frew, Harris, Lee, Morris Scott, Dennett, O'Brlen, and Reay. Alderman Morris was…

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Newcastle Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 5

The Newcastle Council met last night. Alderman' shadden, the Mayor, preslaed, and there were also present : Aldermen Moroney, Dick, Pitts, Kilgour, Wooden,…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 5

The Wickham Council met last night. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman T. C. Butler) and. Aldermen Toll, Robson, Hardyman, Pepper, Bond,…

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The Lord Mayor at Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 4

Being Lord Mayer of Sydney is no since cure. A part from calling down upon his head the unfavourable comment of a section of the press, which is never…

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New Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 3

The New Lambton Council met on Wednesday night, there being present the Mayor, Alderman, R. Jordan, and Aldermen Shepherd, Coomer, Bear, Allsopp,…

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At the Labour Council. the Wheelers' Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 5

Delegates from the Newcastle Trades and Labour-Council attended the weekly meeting the Labour-Council of New South Wales to-night, and addressed the…

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Municipal Wages Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 7

Several councils in the Newcastle district have had under consideration a circular letter from the Inverell Council. In which it was alleged that Mr. J. G. Griffin,…

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Lake Macquarie Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 7

The Lake Macquarie Shire Council met at Cardiff on Saturday, when there were present Councillor Beath, President, and Councillors Talbot, Browne, Gorman,…

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