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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

1,333 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 67

Boat Shed on Beach Rival Claims Aldermen in Playful Mood

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1921 · page 1

The City Council last night voted £30 for the erection of a shelter shed on the beach for the housing of the Surf Club's new life-saving boat, but…

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Germany's New Offer Supreme Council Sits Until Nearly Midnight. Reply Sent to Simons. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1921 · page 5

There has been an unexpected development in connection with the reparation question. Dr. von Simons, the German Foreign…

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City's Honor Roll Municipal Scheme Why Not a Monument?

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1921 · page 1

The question of the municipal roll of honor was before the Newcastle City Council last night, when the city engineer asked authority to get…

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Wanted Leave Alderman's Request

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 7

Applying for leave of absence from council meetings for six months, Alderman Aspinall informed the Warntah Council last night that the…

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"The Mayor's Prize"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 7

"I always believe what a Mayor says," humorously remarked Mr. P Board. C.M.G., Director of Education, on Monday night, when speaking at…

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"After Limelight" Disliked by Mayor

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 4

"Several horses and carts were bogged there, and had to be dug out," wrote Harold Oakes, referring to Edith-street. Waratah, The local…

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Lambton Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 3

Lambton Council met last evening, there being present Aldermen Polak (Mayor), Thomas, Lightfoot, Spruce, Omerod, Bell, G. Hardy, and Miller…

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Stockton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 3

The Stockton Council met last evening. There were present: Aldermen Griffiths (Mayor), Asquith, Garside, M'Gregor, Quantrill, Newton, Rees, and Cotterill…

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District News. Waratah. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 8

Waratah Council met last night. There were present Aldermen A. Griffiths (Mayor), Hughes, Winn, Clayton, Ireland, Gardinor…

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Maitland Doings a Council Job Variety of Applicants

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 5

For a position as sanitary assistant clerk to the municipality of West Maitland, 23 applicants offered themselves and last night a special committee…

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Greater Municipal Move

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 5

In asking West Maitland Council for a contribution towards the cost of preparing a map of the districts to be included in the now Greater…

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Adamstown Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 5

Adamstown Council met last night. There were present the Mayor (Aldermen Arthur), Aldermen Thompson, Eaton, J. J. Cameron, and A. R. Cameron…

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Hamilton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 5

Hamilton Council met last night, when there were present: Aldermen Jenner (Mayor), Cram, Wiggins, Murray, Wilson, Brien, Townsend, Melville, and Myers…

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Municipal Loan Money

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 6

At the Merewether Council last night Alderman Hargreaves drew the attention of the council to the rapid way in which the loan was being spent. The…

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The Mayor and the Mare's Nest

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 4

The theory that the present depression in trade is a conspiracy amongst employers was much in evidence at the meeting of the unemployed at the Town Hall on Thursday night. Upon that theme the Lord Mayor set out the theory about the…

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Merewether. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 7

Merewether Council met on Thursday night, there being present Aldermen W. Jefferson (Mayor), Pitt, Dixon, A. Campbell, J. Campbell Lloyd Archer Rewlands, Hargreaves,…

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Wallsend. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 7

Wallsend Council met on Thursday evening. In the absence of the Mayor, owing to indisposition, Alderman Scott, the deputy Mayor presided. Others present were…

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Municipal Markets. Further Sales To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 6

Consignments to the Newcastle City Council's open-air markets held on the reserve at Cottage Creek, Hunter-street West, yesterday, totalled 480 half cases of fruit, and a…

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Municipal Government

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 4

The conference of delegates of the Newcastle, Hamilton, and Wickham Municipal Councils on the question of the westward extension of…

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Lake Macquarie Shire Council Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 1

Correspondence received by the Lake Macquarie Shire Council yesterday dealt with the following subjects: Board of Fire Commissioners…

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