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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

1,333 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 67

Lambton Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 5

Lambton Council met last evening there being present Aldermen Polak (Mayor), Thomas, Lightfoot, Spruce, Omarod. Bell, G. Hardy, and A. Hardy. An apology was…

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District News. Stockton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 5

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

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Motor Speed Hamilton Council Acts

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 1

The inspector of Hamilton municipality (Mr. A. W. Cobbett), at last night's council meeting drew attention to the necessity of placing more…

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District News. Hamilton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 6

The Hamilton Council met last night There were present Aldermen Jenner (Mayor), Cram, Wiggins, Wilson, Alexander, Brien, Townsend, Mathieson, Steel, and Myers…

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Municipal Coal Control of Casting Supplies to Householders

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 3

The Mayor of Hamilton (Alderman Jenner), at the council meeting last night, obtained permission to ask the Minister for Local Government to…

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District News. Adamstown Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 6

The Adamstown Council met last night, when there were present: Aldermen Arthur (Mayor), Saunders, Bullerwell, Eaton, Lewis, Thompson, A. R. Cameron,…

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Light Still Denied Merewether Plight Another Council Argument

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 5

Mr. H. C. Anson wrote to Marewether Council last night, as secretary of the newly-formed Merewether Progress Association, urging the…

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Alderman O'callaghan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 7

It is reported from New Norfolk that Alderman O'Callaghan, the Lord Mayor of Cork, has apparently dropped out of sight. No one knows his whereabouts. It is…

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Merewether. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 3

The Merewether Council met on Thursday night, those present being: Aldermen Jefferson, the Mayor, and Aldermen J. Campbell, R. Wells, J. Archer, J…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 2

Wallsend Council met on Thursday evening, when there were present: Aldermen W. Timmins (Mayor), Scott, Reay, King, Rae, Lee, Morris, Burdon, M'Kay, and…

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The Mayor of Cork

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 5

The American Labour Department has ordered Alderman O'Callaghan, the Lord Mayor of Cork, to leave the United States by February 11…

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Industrial World Miners' Council Government Condemned

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 5

The annual council meetings of tho Coal and Shalo Federation resolved on Saturday:— "That the State Labor Government no longer retains tho confidence of…

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Shire Rating Lake Macquarie Funds

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 4

Orders of the day before the meeting of Lake. Macquable Shire Council yesterday related to the fixing of rates for the current year…

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The Council's Horses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 7

Sir,—I notice in your issue of the 31st the recommendation of Mr. Glassop, that the two old horses belonging to the Newcastle Council be sent to the…

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District News. Waratah. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 5

The adjourned meeting of the Waratah Council was held last evening, when there were present Aldermen A. Griffiths (Mayor), Hughes, Aspinall, Jacka,…

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Still Our Trams Cry for Electrification Municipal Agitation Renewed Suggestions for Local Loan

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 3

The municipal conference in Newcastle decided last night to send another deputation to the Minister for Works and Railways, and if possible to…

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Lake Macquarie Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 8

A meeting of the Council of the Lake Macquarie Shire was held at Speers' Point on Monday. There were present: Councillors Desreaux (President) Beath, Marks…

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The Council's Horses

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

Sir,—In Monday's paper I read a proposal to sell by auction two horses that are employed in the health inspector's branch of the City Council. One of them,…

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Newcastle Estimates Council Meeting To-night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 1

A special meeting of Newcastle Council will be held to-night to consider the estimates of expenditure in the various departments for the…

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Lord Mayor and Unemployed

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 1

Alderman Lambert (second form left) accompanies Mr.J. Warner (spokesman of unemployed, on right hand Lord Mayor) Mr. G. W. May (on right of picture), and Robt McDonald (without [?]) on an unemployed deputation to the Acting Premier…

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