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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

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Clerks Overcrowded. Condition at Newcastle Station. City Council Protest

Northern Times · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 4

The Mayor of Nescastle (Ald. Moroney), in a minute to the City Council last night, recommended that a letter be written to the…

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Council Insurances. Question of Aldermanic Interest. Government Inquiry Sought

Northern Times · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 4

At last night's meeting of the Newcastle Cay Council, Ald. Light (pursuant to notice) moved: "That the Under-Secretary of the Local…

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Waratah Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 8

The Waratah Council met last evening, when there were present: The Mayor, Alderman T. Miller, and Aldermen Griffiths, Winn, Baker, and Hughes…

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Lambton Council

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of Lambton Council was held last evening. Those present were the Mayor (Aid. Charlton) and Aldermen Polak…

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Council's Proposed Loan

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 4

There is a reverse aspect of the advice tendered by the Governor of the Commonwealth Bank to the Newcastle Council to defer borrowing until after…

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Lord Mayor's Fund. Newcastle Expenditure. Echo of Paterson Mystery

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

Early in December last the joint hon. secretaries of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund wrote to the Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. Moroney) asking…

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Stockton Wharves. Council Asks for Repairs

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 3

At the meeting of the Stockton Council last night a letter was received from the solicitors. Messrs. Sparkes and Millard, with reference to the…

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Empire War Council Vast Potentialities. Pioneers to be Supported

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday.—In the course of a leading article. "The Times" remarks that the Empire resources committee for Imperial development has…

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Stockton Council. the Year's Estimates. Rate Reduced by a Farthing

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of stockton Municipal Council was held last evening, when there were present the Mayor (Aid Stratten) and…

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Lambton Municipality. Town Clerk's Review. a Satisfactory Year

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 3

Lambton Town Clerk (Mr. H. J. Noble) reports as follows on the municipal work of the past year:—Having balanced the books and…

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Hamilton Municipal Council

Northern Times · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 3

The Hamilton Municipal Council met last night. There were present: The Mayor (Aid. Torpey) and Alderman Wilson Boa, Arthur…

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Greta Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 7

Greta Council met on Monday evening. Those present were Aldermen Leaver, Jones, Coates, Walton Strong, and M'Cosker. Alderman Leaver was voted to the…

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Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 3

The Lambton Council met on Tuesday night, there being present The Mayor, Alderman E. Charlton, and Aldermen Polak, Johnson, Jenkins, Agnew,…

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Hamilton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 5

The Hamilton Council met last night, when there were present: Alderman T. Torpey (the Mayor), Aldermen Wilson, Boa, Arthur, Myers, Brien, Alexander,…

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Stockton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 3

The Stockton Council met on Tuesday evening, when there were present the Mayor (Alderman T. Stratten), and Alderman Scobic, Henley-Smith, Garside,…

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Adamstown Council

Northern Times · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of Adamstown Council was held last evening. There were present Aid. T. Robin (Mayor) and Aid. Tessier, Eaton…

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Apology Demanded. Municipal Valuers and Ald. Light

Northern Times · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 5

At the last meeting of the City Council Aid. Light, In protesting against the contribution of a rate being 3 1/2d in the £ on the unimproved…

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Wallsend Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 6
Also in Northern Times

The Wallsend Council met last evening. There were present : The Mayor, Alderman D. Broadfoot, and Aldermen Harris, Scott, G. Johnson, Morris, Wilkinson,…

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Adamstown Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 3

Adamstown Council met on Wednesday night, when there were present the Mayor (Alderman Robin) and Aldermen Tesseir, Harris, Eaten, O'Hagen, and Cameron…

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