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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

1,333 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 67

Municipal Appeal Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 7

There were thirty-five cases listed for hearing in the Hamilton Municipality Court of Appeal against the 1921 assessments, and Mr. Percy, town clerk,…

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Municipal Markets. Meat Sales Proposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 5

At the Newcastle Council meeting last evening Alderman Shedden moved, "That the city engineer be requested to report whether it is practicable to provide a meat…

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Municipal Markets? Sale on

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 1

Owing to Friday being a holiday, the Newcastle municipal fruit sales will be held on Thursday of this week. The city council officials report that a…

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Lambton Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 4

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

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District News. Waratah. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 4

Waratah Council met last night, when there were present: Aldermen A. Griffiths (Mayor), E. Hughes, Jacka, Winn, Clayton, Whyte, Ireland, and Gardiner…

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Maitland District. West Maitland Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 8

When the West Maitland Municipal Council met last evening, the Mayor, Alderman Fry, said he had received a report of a very serious nature from…

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Maitland Doings "Very Serious Matter" Council in Committee

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 5

Weat Maitland Council last night, before going on with the usual business, went into committee for over two hours to discuss what the Mayor…

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A.A. Company's Land Waratah Clean-up Liberality to Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 7

The drainage of Dangar Park has been exercising the minds of Waratah Council for some time. Surface water from a large catchment area finds its…

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District News. Stockton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 7

Stockton Council met last evening. There were present: Aldermen Griffiths (Mayor), Garside, Quantrill, Birtles, Newton, Rees, and Cotterill…

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District News. Hamilton Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 5

The Hamilton Council met last night. There were present: Alderman Jenner (Mayor), Cram, Wiggins, Wilson, Brien, Steel, Melville, and Myers…

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Welter of Blood Sinn Fein's Disastrous Ambushes More Condemned Men Cork Council's Protest London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 1

A police patrol consisting of an inspector, a sergeant and nine men was ambushed at Dingle, County Kerry, and fought a desperate three…

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"Never Never" Pioneer Wants More Pension Municipal Agitation

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 7

An old-age pensioner (Mr. A. W. Watts), of Toronto, wrote to Hamilton Council last night. expressing his thanks for the council's endeavors to…

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District News. Adamstown Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 3

Adamstown Council met on Wednesday night, when there were present: Aldermen Arthur (Mayor), J. J. Cameron, Eaton, Lewis, Bailey, Cousins, and R…

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Coal Federation. Special Council Meeting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 4

A special meeting of the Council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation was held to-day, Mr. J. Baddeley, the president, occupying the chair…

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The Municipal Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 6

Sir,—Referring to The suggestion to have a meat market, proposed by Alderman Shedden at the last meeting of the council, I consider it would have been…

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Wallsend. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 5

Wallsend Council met on Thursday evening, when there were present Aldermen, W. Timmins (Mayor), Scott, Morris, Wilkinson, Brooks, King, Reay,…

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Merewether. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 5

Merewether Council met on Wednesday night, those present being Aldermen Jefferson (Mayor), Dixon, J. Campbell, N. B. Pitt, Haddow, Wells, Hargreaves,…

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School of Arts Mayfield Want Matter for Council

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 8

Mayfield Progress Association decided many months ago that the suburb should have a School or Arts. But that was as far as the association…

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Stoppages or Boards Miners' Council Mr. Baddeley's View

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 5

Referring to-day to the council meeting of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation in sydney this week, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president,…

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I.W.W. Prisoners Release Sought Miners' Council Active

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 6

Mr. J. Baddeley, president of the Coal and Shale Employees Federation, stated to-day that the council of the body at its last meeting in Sydney had…

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