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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

1,470 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 74

Fire Station Matters. Cessnock Shire Works

Northern Times · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 4

A tender for building a building a brick fire station at Homeville has been let. Mr. S. Box, of Woollabra, is to carry out the work at a cost of £315. This…

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District News. Young Wallsend. Shire Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 5

Messrs. Ford and Dorrington, selected Labour candidates for Lake Macquorie Shire, addressed the electors of Young Wallsend on Saturday night, when Mr. J…

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Cessnock Council. the Year's Work

Northern Times · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 4

Details of the financial and other transactions of te Cessnock Shire Council were submitted by the shire clerk and the inspector to yesterday's…

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Daylight Saving. Cessnock Council Condemns

Northern Times · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 4

Emphatic disapproval of daylight Having was expressed by Cessnock shire councillors yesterday. A circular letter from the Windsor…

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Recruiting Campaign. Conference at Singleton. Robertson Electorate Council

Northern Times · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 1

Delegates from from the various centres throughout the Robertson electorate assembled at Singleton yesterday morning to elect an executive council…

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Cessnock Shire Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

Sir,—The high-handed manner in which the Cessnock Shire Council, as at present constituted, "treats people who have occasion to write, to it calls for comment…

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Shire Subdivision. Tarro Council Expenditure

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 1

The Tarro Shire Council made a move a few years ago to divide the shire into six ridings. The president, Cr. M'Carthy, told the council on…

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Gessnock Shire Council. (To the Editor.)

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 4

Sir,—The high-handed manner in which the Cessnock Shire Council, as at present constituted, treats people who have occasion to write to it calls…

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Greta. Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

A special meeting of the Greta, Council was held on Monday evening, for the purpose of levying the rates for the current year. Present The Mayor, Alderman C…

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Lake Macquarie Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 5

The Lake Macquarie Shire Council met on Monday. Those present were Councillor Desreaux, President, and Councillors Hely, Talbot, and Beath…

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Shire Clerk Congratulated

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 1

Mr. W. J. Grieve clerk to the Tarro Shire Council, was recently notified of his success in an examination conducted by the Federal Institute of…

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Maitland District. Tarro Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 8

The Tarro Shire Council met at the shire office, East Maitland, on Monday Present Councillor M'Carthy, President, Councillors Markham, Ayerst, and Clifton…

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Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 6

The Newcastle Labour Council met last night. Mr. J. R. Flannagan, president, occupied the chair, and there was a full attendance of delegates…

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Shire Elections. Lake Macquarie Candidates

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 4

On Tuesday night Messrs. James Dorrinston and Henry Ford addressed the ratepayers of Teralba from the balcony of the Lake Macquarle Hotel…

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Newcastle Labour Council. Fortnightly Meeting

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 6

At a meeting of the Newcastle Labour Council, held at the Trades Hall last night among many of the matters discussed, was o[?] relative to…

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Daylight Saving. Maitland Council Opposes

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 6

Support of a Mayoral minute from the Mayor of Windsor, protesting against the introduction of daylight saving legislation, and demanding its…

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A Glean Sheet. Tarr Council Satisfied

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 6

Councillor M'Carthy, president of Tarro Shir Council, reminded his colleagues, Councillors Ayerst, Markham and Clifton at the meeting on…

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Unemployment Question. Labour Council's Decision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 8

The question of unemployment was considered at a special meeting of the Labour Council to-night. The unemployment committee reported…

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Newcastle Council. the Last Straw! (To the Editor.)

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 4

Sir,—I was at the pictures last night. The show was over at about a quarter to cloven, and with hundreds of other citizens I was wending my…

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Leaving Labour Council. Federated Ship-painters and Dockers' Action

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 6

At the meeting of the Newcastle Trades and Labour Council, held last night, a letter was received from to Newcastle branch of the Federated…

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