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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

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Wallsend Model Band. Subsidy From Council

Northern Times · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 4

The people of Wallsend are just realising the fact that there is a public band in the municipality. Council representatives were invited to the…

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Merewether Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 9

Merewether Council met on Thursday evening, when there were present. The Mayor, Alderman Curry, and Aldermen Pearson, Case, Lloyd, Wells, Rowlands,…

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War Council at Petrograd

Northern Times · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 1

PETROGRAD, Friday.—At the Allied Conference, which will assemble on Friday, military and financial questions will be discussed first. Lord…

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Merewether Council. Complaint As to Roads

Northern Times · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 3

At Merewether Municipal Council there, worn present the Mayor (Ald. Curry), and Aid. Pearson. Archer. Jefferson. Fraser. Rowlands. Wells, Lloyd…

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Empire War Council Democratization. Labour and Germany

Northern Times · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 1

LONDON. Friday.—The Earl of Selborne speaking at the Constitutional Club, said that the imperial Conference had been inevitable and…

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Merewether Beach. Deputation to the Council. Resquest for Government Grant

Northern Times · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 4

A deputation from the Merewether Progress Association wafted on the Municipal Council, those present being Messrs. Lane, Boxall and Sawyer…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Three Ouster Motions

Northern Times · Monday 5 February 1917 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Monday.—At the meeting of Cessnock Shire Council this morning. Cr John was elected president for the ensuing year…

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Cessnock Shire Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 6

An interesting report of the proceedings of yesterday's meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council will be found on page 7…

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Cessnock Shire Council. Three Seats Challenged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 3

The newly-elected councillors of Cessnock Shire met at the shire chamber, Cessnock, yesterday, when Councillor Edwards was elected chairman, for the…

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Tarro Shire Finances

Northern Times · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 3

The president of the Tarro Shirt Council (Cr. M'Carthy), in a minute to the newly-elected council last night, reported a credit balance to…

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Tarro Shire President

Northern Times · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 3

Councillor M'Carthy was yesterday circled president of the Tarre Shire Council for the ensuing year. Councillors Ayrest. Markham, Manning and…

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Maitland District Tarro Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 6

The first meeting of the newly-elected shire council was held in the Tarro Chambers. West Maitland yesterday. Present: Councillors M'Carthy (chair), Ayerst,…

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Newcastle Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 5

A special meeting of the Newcastle Council was held last night. There were present Aldermen Moroney (the Mayor), Gibson. O'Mara, Davies, Hall, Coleman,…

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Cessneck Shire "Mr." Scott's Ouster Notices

Northern Times · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 4

When the Cessnock Shire council met yesterday, to elect a president to carry on for the remainder of the term for which ex-Cr. Morgan was…

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I.w.w. Meeting. City Council Refusal

Northern Times · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 1

Yesterday a deputation waited upon the Mayor, Aid. M. Moroney, and asked him for permission to address public meetings in the city upon the…

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Insurance of Employees. Tarro Council and Contractors

Northern Times · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 5

The Tarro Shire Council yesterday decided that in view of the introduction of a now Workmen's Compensation Act, it would be imperative to…

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City Engineer Resigns. A Heated Council Debate. Motion of Acceptance Carried

Northern Times · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 4

The City Council last night considered the following letter from the city engineer (Mr. Alex. Adams):—"Consequent on the manner in…

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Daylight Saving. Municipal Opposition

Northern Times · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The opposition to the Daylight Saving Act is shown by the fact that 37 Municipal Councils in various parts of the…

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Lake Macquarie Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 9

The Lake Macquarie Shire Council met on Monday at Speers' Point. Those present were: Councillors Desreaux, Beath, Talbot, Holy, Frith, and Johnson…

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Newcastle Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 8

Mr. J. R. Flanagan occupied the chair at the meeting of the Newcastle Labour Council last night. Mr. H. Davies was appointed representative of the United…

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