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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1918

1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 55

Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the Newcastle Labour Council was held at the Trades Hall, last night. Mr. R. J. Flanagan presided. Mr. H. Gallagher, the secretary of the…

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Industrial Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 5

A meeting of the Industrial Council was held at the Trades Hall last night. Mr. Murphy presided. The meeting was to be devoted to a discussion on the Amending…

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Municipal Wages Maitland Council Agitated. Claims for All Employees

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of West Maitland Municipal Council was held last night, Alderman Pinfold being the only alderman absent…

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Industrial Council. Victimisation Protest

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 5

At a meeting of Newcastle and Northern District Industrial Council, Mr. P. J. Murphy presiding, a motion protesting against the continued…

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Unclean Yard. Hamilton Council Cases

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 5

Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court this morning, Hamilton Municipal Council proceeded against Eileen Grace Beath, on…

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Labour Council. Colliery Mechanics' Trouble

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 4

The usual meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held at the Trades Hall last night. Mr. J. R. Flanagan presided over only a small attendance…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 5

Mr. F. FLOWERS, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Further consideration was given to the…

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Council Pays for Car. Visit to Metal Quarry

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 2

Last night, at West Maitland Council meeting, Alderman Tegg asked a question about paying for a car which recently conveyed a number of the…

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Alderman Objects. Will Not Act Hastily

Northern Times · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 4

Alderman Brown, at the meeting of Wickham Council last night, sought to bring forward a motion without…

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The Lord Mayor's Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 4

The appeal on behalf of the Lord Mayor's Fund will close to-day. It was launched to supplement a fund which from the very early days of the…

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Anxious to Help. Alderman As Munition Worker

Northern Times · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 4

Alderman R. H. Webber, a representative of Islington ward in Wickham Council, has enlisted for munition making in England. He has sons at…

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Wickham Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 6
Also in Northern Times

At the meeting of the Wickham Council last night there were present Alderman Bond, the Mayor, and Aldermen Toll, Armstrong, Magin, Gittins, Brown,…

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New Lambton Council

Northern Times · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 2

New Lambton Council meeting was held last night. There were present: The Mayor (Ald. Shepherd) and Aldermen Riley, Smallman, Williams,…

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Summons Division. Hamilton Council Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 2

Elleen Grace Beath was charged with failing to keep certain promises at Hamilton in a cleanly condition. Inspector A. W. Cobbett stated that he found the…

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Soldiers' Tram Fares. Wickham Council Protest

Northern Times · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 4

Referring to a recent protest by Wickham Council in regard to returned soldiers having to pay their own fares when travelling to Sydney for…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. the Arbitration Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 4

Mr. F. FLOWERS, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon, It was decided to recommit the…

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Hamilton Municipality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 7

Sir,—In your issue on Saturday "Hygiene" touches on one phase of municipal government when he advocates the area surrounding the Hamilton Municipal…

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New Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 3

New Lambton Council met on Wednesday evening, when there were present the Mayor (Alderman Shepherd), Aldermen Rlley, Smallman, Williams, Longworth,…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Arbitration Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 4

Mr. F. FLOWERS, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon Progress was reported on the Synod of…

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