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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1918

1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 55

Cessnock Shire Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 6

The Cessnock Shire Council met at the shire chambers, Cessnock, yesterday, present, Councillor Brown, President; Councillors Russell, Brunner, Scott, Edwards,…

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Lake Macquarie Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 5

The Lake Macquarie Shire Council meat Speers' Point yesterday. Those present were Councillor Hely (President), and Councillors T. C. Frith, W. Beath, J…

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Newcastle Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

At the meeting of the Newcastle Council last night there were present: Alderman Kilgour, the Mayor, and Aldermen Gibson, Kingsborough, Christie, Quinlan,…

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Industrial Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 5

A meting of the executive of the Newcastle Industrial Council was held at the Trades Hall last night. Mr. G. Reader Presided. The secretary, Mr. C. H…

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Cessnock Shire Inquiry. Commissioner's Report. a Strong Finding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

The report of Mr. R. H. Truman, who was appointed to inquire into certain allegations made by Councillor J. Scott regarding several matters affecting…

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City Council Meeting. Engineer's Salary

Northern Times · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

The first meeting this year of New-castle City Council was held last evening. All of the alderman were in R. G…

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Street Fruit Hawking. "Flouting the Council."

Northern Times · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

Newcastle Council last night night once more discussed the matter of barrow-men operating in the streets of the City. The discussion arose from an…

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Street Pipes and Cables. Council's Rent Charges

Northern Times · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

Two communications were received by Newcastle City Council last night in reference to the matter of rental charge upon persons who have laid…

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Newcastle Tram Service Council Dissatisfied. Department Pleads Incapacity

Northern Times · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

At the meeting of Newcastle Municipal Council last evening. Mr. N. J. Munro, District Superintendent of Tramways, wrote in reply to a letter…

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Council and the Bath Angry Aldermanic Debate. Ald. Quinlan Complains of "Gagging."

Northern Times · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

Considerable discussion took place last night at the City Council meeting concerning the state of the Ocean bath during the Christmas holidays…

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Municipal Employees' Award. Garbage Contractors' Application

Northern Times · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

In view of the new award by Judge Curlewis for men employed on the garbage contract with the City Council—the increase in wages amounting…

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Municipal Employees. New Union Registered

Northern Times · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 5

Mr. James Tyrell made a formal application to the industrial Court yesterday for the cancellation of the registration as an industrial union of…

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Ancry Aldermen. Am Unities at Randwick

Northern Times · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—There were further rowdy scenes, at a meeting of Randwick Municipal Council last night. Event fly, the Mayor told…

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Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 6

The first meeting of the Newcastle Labour Council for the year was held at the Trades Hall last night. Mr. J. R. Flenagan presided. Mr. T. O'Malley,…

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West Maitland Council

Northern Times · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of West Maitland Council was held last night. Ald. Enright was granted two months' leave of absence and an apology was…

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Overcrowded Pictures. Labour Council Action

Northern Times · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 4

At last night's meeting of the Trades and Labour Council the president said that the Council should write to the police asking that the Theatre Act…

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Damaging a Tree. City Council Action

Northern Times · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 3

At the Newcastle Police Court this morning, the municipality of Newcastle proceeded against John Surns, by summons, on 2 charge of having…

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"No Head." Hospital Complaint. Labour Council Discussion

Northern Times · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 4

Newcastle Trades and Labour Council last night received a letter from the secretary of the Newcastle Hospital, stating:…

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Pressure on Unions Labour Council Affiliation. Delegation to Sydney

Northern Times · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 4

The Trades and Labour Council president (Mr. J. Flanagan) stated last night that the time had come to know where they were. He thought that…

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Electric Light Extension Scheme for Waratah. City Council Control

Northern Times · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 4

When a letter from Waratah Municipal Council concerning the supply of electric current was read at the meeting or Newcastle City Council on…

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