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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1922

1,432 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 72

Lake Macquarie Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 5

The Lake Macquarie Shire Council met at Speers' Point on Monday. There were present: Councillors Death, Johnston, Marks, Frith, and Desreaux. In the…

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Who Will Resign? Clerk or Alderman Stockton Deadlock

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 5

Something is expected to happen in the Stockton Council. The clerk says he will resign if he does not get an assistant, and…

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Newcastle Unemployed. Deputation to the Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 7

Between forty and fifty members of the unemployed assembled near the office of the Department of Labour, in King-street, yesterday morning, and a…

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Newcastle Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 6

The proposal of the Newcastle City Council to raise a loan for public works is to be approved on the ground that certain matters call for…

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Items of Interest to Hamilton Municipal Election Council Vacancy Three Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 8

Three candidates—Messrs. J. H. Gamble, T. Carlin, and T. Hargraves—have signified their intention of contesting the vacancy in Hamilton…

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30 Years with Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 6

At East Maitland Council last night, Mr. R. L. Burgess, the council's overseer, tendered his resignation…

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Up-to-date Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 6

The assistant-town clerk at East Maitland, Mr. S. S. Sheppard, handed in his resignation last night, and the matter of appointing a man in his…

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Maitland Trouble Over 'Buses Council Positions

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 6

The inspector's report at the East Maitland Council last night touched on a sore spot. He reported having asked the drivers of the motor 'buses…

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Newcastle Council. £90,000 to Be Expended. Proposed £20,000 Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 7

The Newcastle City Council on Monday evening constituted a record for many years by completing at one sitting its consideration of the estimates for 1922…

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Fowlhouse and Inferno Aldermen's Destination

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 1

Mr. J. Waddell wrote to the New Lambton Council last night, intimating that the request to pull down the fowlhouse, which was deemed a…

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Carrington. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 7

Carrington Council met on Tuesday night here being present Aldermen Hill (Mayor), Dixon, Parker, Montgomery, Lott and Wilson…

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New Lambton Council

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 1

The New Lambton Council meeting last night was attended by Aldermen Payne (Mayor), Croudace, Marshall, Brown, Smallman, Williams, Cameron,…

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Wickham Finances Council Estimates

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 6

The acting town clerk of Wickham, in presenting this year's estimates to the council last night, stated that the total proposed expenditure was £4105…

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District News. Wickham. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 5

Wickham Council met last evening. There were present: Aldermen A. F. Toll (Mayor), Hammerton, Kirk, Turner, Snees-by, Bond, Croft, Colman, and Jenner…

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Water Rates Reduction Wanted Wickham Council Reticent

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 5

Hamilton Council asked Wickham Council last night for support in obtaining a reduction in the water and sewerage rates. In Hamilton alone…

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No Girls As Council Clerks Want to be Wives

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 5

Alderman Hammeron, of Wickham, does not favor girls being employed as typists by councils. They get married and want to leave, he says…

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District News. Waratah. Municipal Growth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 7

The valuation of the municipality for rating purposes for the current year shows the unimproved capital value at £578,819, improved capital value £2,424,787, and…

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Threat to Mayor "Some Other Methods" Impatient Unemployed Council Work Found

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 5

The City Council has found intermittent work for sixty men. Thirty will be started on Monday and will work for a week. They…

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Cleaning a Creek Mayor's Optimism

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 8

The Public Works Department has informed Wickham Council that the dredging and widening of Throsby Creek was necessary from…

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Newcastle Industrial Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 4

A meeting of the Newcastle Industrial Council was held at the Trades Hall last night. Mr. J. M. M'Donald presided…

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