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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1920

1,024 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 52

District News. Stockton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1920 · page 5

The Stockton Council met last evening There were present Aldermen Griffiths (Mayor), Garside, McGregor, Quantril, Bertles, Newton, Rees, and…

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Adamstown Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1920 · page 6

Adamstown Council met last night. There were present: The Mayor Alderman B. Saunders and Aldermen Bullerwell, Jones, Arthur, Eaton, J. Cameron,…

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Greta. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1920 · page 5

Greta Council met on Tuesday, when there were present: Aldermen T. H. Walton (Mayor), Coates, Harris, Houston, Proudfoot, Lewis, Ebrill, M'Cosker…

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District News. Hamilton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1920 · page 5

The Hamilton Council met last night. There were present: Aldermen Alexander (the Mayor), Cram, Wiggins, Murray, Wilson, Jenner, Townsend, Matheson,…

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Moneyless Maitland Council and Unemployed

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1920 · page 6

A telegram was received from the secretary of the Local Government Association (Mr. Bluett) by the West Maitland Council meeting, asking…

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"Not Riff-raffs" Stadium for Hamilton Council Discussion

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1920 · page 6

A communication from the Chief Secretary's department in respect to an application by H. M. Riley for permission to hold boxing…

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Greater Newcastle Waratah Mayor Outspoken

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 5

Ald. Grif[?] (Mayor of Waratah), has times on number referred in his remarks at different function, to the extreme need for a Greater…

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Strays of Adamstown Council Lenient

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 1

Adamstown Council, which has shared with other muncipalities the straying stock nuisance, appointed two of its employees as impounding…

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Newcastle Arrangements. Meeting of the Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 5

An informal meeting of the Newcastle Council was held yesterday afternoon, to discuss the revised programme, as drafted by the Mayor and town clerk, consequent…

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Adamstown Municipal Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 9

Sir,—In reply to the seathing comments in your issue on Wednesday of "A workman," on the actions of the Adamstown aldermen on the subject of impounding…

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Merewether. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 2

Merewether Council met last night, when there were present Aldermen Jefferson (Mayor), Meehan, Haddow, Pitt, Dixon, Wells, Archer Hargreaves, Lloyd,…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 2

Wallsend Council met on Thursday evening, there being present Aldermen W Timmins (Mayor) Wilkinson, Brooks, Reay, Morris, Rae, Lee, Rees, King,…

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Out in the Sydney Aldermen Governor General's Ball SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 June 1920 · page 5

Alderman Walker, of the ICty Council, complained to-day that the aldermen had not been invited to tho Governor-General's ball, to be held at the…

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Tarro Shire Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 6

The Tarro Shire Council met at the shire chambers, East Maitland, yesterday. There were present Councillor M'Carthy, President, Councillors M'Lean, Hector,…

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Waratah. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 5

A special meeting of the Waratah Council was held last evening, for the purpose of considering a report by the engineer relative to tenders for different…

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Diggers Dray Driven by Civilian Maitland Council Case

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 5

In June last W. Deegan, a Weat Maitland returned soldier, entered into a contract with the West Maitland Council to supply a horse, dray and…

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Colonial Control Question of Privy Council LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 1

"The Times." in a leader, expresses the hope Hint the Prince of Wales's visit to Australia will coicide with the removal of the anomaious control…

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Civilian Bossing Diggers and Aldermen

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 5

The Newcastle Returned Soldiers' League last, night discussed whether returned men should line the streets, form a guard of honor at the station,…

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Lake Macquarie Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 7

Lake Macquarie Shire Council me at Speers' Point on Monday, there being present; Councillors T. C. Frith (president), Beath, Potts, Marks, Desreaux and…

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District News. Wickham. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 6

The Wickham Council met last evening. There were present: Aldermen Fegan (the Mayor), Butler, Colman, Jenner, Kirk, Sneesby, Croft, Bond, Toll…

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