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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

1,333 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 67

German Reparations. Supreme Council Meets. Pressure on Germany. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1921 · page 5

The Supreme Council discussed for four and a half hour Germany's failure to execute the Versailles Treaty. M. Briand, the French Prime Minister,…

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Newcastle Council's Works Comments by Aldermen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 5

At the Newcastle council meeting last night the finance committee made the following recommendation:—"That the report from the city engineer, drawing…

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Newcastle Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 5

The Newcastle Council met last evening. There were present Aldermen R. G. Kilgour (Mayor), Gibson, Christie, Cornish, Grahame, Douglas, Shedden, Dick,…

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City Works Are They Stagnant? Alderman's Allegations Engineer Voted a Car

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 5

An innocent-looking recommendation made by the finance committee to the Newcastle Council last night opened up a vigorous discussion at the fag end…

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Sport on Sunday. a Council Discussion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 5

In a minute presented to the Newcastle Council last night, Alderman Kilgour, the Mayor, recommended that the playing of lawn tennis on Sundays be disallowed on…

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Perkin-street Stop Council Shelter Shed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 4

At a cost of £350, a shelter-shed is to be erected at the Perkin-street tram-stopping place. The Newcastle Council last night decided to invite…

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COUNCIL v. Ratepayers Merewether Trouble Electricity Impasse

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

"It appears that the Merewether ratepayers are up against the Mereweather Council in this matter," said Alderman Creer at the meeting of the…

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Sunday Tennis Debarred on Parks Council Heeds Complaints

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

Should tennis be played on the city parks on Sundays? This question formed the basis of a discussion at the Newcastle Council…

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Germany's Failure. Obligations Not Met. Supreme Council Meetings. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 5

The Conference of Prime Ministers met yesterday, and sat for an hour and a half in the afternoon. It adjourned without a decision being arrived at…

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Lambton Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 2

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

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Stockton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 8

The Stockton Council met last evening. There were present Aldermen Griffiths (Mayor), Asquith, Garside, Harris, Cody, Newton, Rees, and Cotetrill…

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District News. Waratah. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 8

Waratah Council met last evening, when there were present Alderman A Griffiths (Mayor), Hughes, Aspinal, Jacks, Clayton, Ireland, and Gardiner…

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Five-day Week Railway Action Unions' Council to Meet

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 7

A deputation from all the unions in the railway departments recently waited on a representative of the Chief Commissioner, and announced their…

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Hamilton in the Lead Thirty-five Miles Problem of Roads Council Discusses Loan

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 10

While all the alderman of Hamilton Council desire to see the streets of the municipality put in proper order, and thus prevent the recurrence of…

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Municipal Finance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 2

Sir,—I notice that Mr. Glassop, Newcastle's town clerk, submitted a statement in regard to the income and expenditure of the fruit market, a new venture…

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Cessnock Shire Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 3

THE Cessnock Shire Council met at the shire chamber, Cessnock, on Monday. Present: Councillor Morgan, President,) Councillors Johns, Snape, Lane, Brunner,…

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Council Meeting

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

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

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Council Mills Timber at Wingham

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 2

The Mayor of Wingham (Alderman Machin) recently waited on the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Lambert), and pointed out the timber…

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A Municipal Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 4

The dispute between the Newcastle City Council and the Merewether Municipal Council regarding the supply of electricity has been allowed to…

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Municipal Piano Use for Dances Hamilton Discussion

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 5

Seven out of the 11 aldermen present at Hamilton Council meeting last night voted in favor of the motion of the mayor (Alderman Jenner), that the…

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