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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1919

823 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 42

Wise Men of the East Arabs Before Supreme Council Claims for Independence London, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 1

The Arab delegates. in long, black frocks and flowing white headgear. with golden crescen[?] as a mark of loyalty adorning their brows, came be…

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Municipal Socialism

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 9

An interesting experiment in municipal socialistic enterprise is being tried by the city of Wellington in regard to the city's milk supply. The corporation has…

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Shire Clerk Committed Embezzlement Alleged Bolwarra Council Case

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 5

John Edward Bernard Wynn, formerly clerk to Bolwarra Shire Council, was committed for trial at West Maitland Police Court, this afternoon,…

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Lambton Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 7

A special meeting of the Lambton Council was held on Friday evening for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year. There were present: The…

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Cessnock Shire Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 6

The Cessnock Shire Council met at the shire chambers, Cessnock, yesterday. There were present: Councillor Johns (President), and Councillors Edwards…

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Mayor's Allowance

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 6

The new Mayor of Newcastle is to be chosen to-morrow night, and his allowance fixed, is it not just about time for the…

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Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 3

A special meeting of the Merewether Council took place last evening for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year. There was a full…

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Cessnock Shire President

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 6

A special meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held at the shire chambers, Cessnock, yesterday, for the purpose of electing a President for the ensuing year…

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Newcastle Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 4

At the meeting of the Newcastle Council last night, there were Present: Alderman Kilgour, the Mayor, and Alderman Gibson, Creer, Quinlan, Hall,…

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Economic Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 5

It is officially announced that at the Supreme -War Council President Wilson moved:—"That under present conditions many questions, not primarily of a…

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City Council Breeze

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 5

Usually the meetings of the Newcastle Council are conducted with the utmost decorum, but last night there was a departure from the usual order of things…

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Council Finances Loan Complications

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 6

There was a long and acrimonious discussion at the City Council meeting last night in respect to the delay that has occurred in the completion…

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Council Comedy a One-reel Keystone Coleman-Cornish Clash

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 6

A heated few minutes' recriminating which had all the stage effects of a Keystone comedy arose between Alderman Coleman and Cornish…

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O.B.U. Turned Down City Council Attitude "Subjects Unedifying"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 3

The City Council last night definitely made up its mind that so further permission will be given to the One Big Union Propaganda Committee to…

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Nets on the Lake No Further Closure City Council Indignant

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 3

With reference to the representations recently made by the City Council for the extension of the closure against net fishing to the whole o[?]…

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War Council at Work Chaining the Hun Wilson's Leniency LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 1

It was authoritatively announced to-day that the League Commission has overcome its difficulties and is completing the draft, which will be…

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Bousing Problems The Royal Commission Aldermen Condemned

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 4

The Greater Newcastle Commission continued the taking of evidence this afternoon. Alexander Forbes, secretary of the…

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Council Meeting Lapses

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 2

There were five vacant chairs at the Waratah Council Chambers last night, when the ordinary meeting should have been held. The council…

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Mayor of Newcastle. Alderman Gibson Elected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 5

A special meeting of the Newcastle Council was held last night for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year. All the aldermen were in attendance,…

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Hamilton's Mayor

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 3

Alderman Wilson, who was re-elected Mayor of Hamilton last evening, remarked that he knew that the incoming year was going to bo a bard…

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