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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1923

1,172 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 59

[?]Tburn Electricity Railway Supply Position of the Council

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 1

The Chief Electrical Engineer for Railways (Mr. O. W. Brain) wrote to Greta Council intimating that he has received an application from the…

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Municipal Conference. Central Railway Station. Motor Omnibus Control

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 6

A conference of representatives of the municipal and shire councils in the Newcastle district was held last night in the Hamilton Council Chambers…

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Building and Property Municipal Housing

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 March 1923 · page 8

So far no council in New South Wales has exercised its powers of housing. When the bill was going through the Lower House over three…

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County Council Scheme. Conference at Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 5

A conference of municipal and shire representatives was held in the Waratah Council Chambers last night, for the purpose of considering the question of the…

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One Big Body To Control This District Two Schemes County Council Proposal

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 5

The campaign in favor of the establishment of a Newcastle County Council was opened last night in the Waratah Council Chambers, where…

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Waratah. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 8

The Waratah Council met last evening, when there were present Aldermen Ireland (Mayor), E. Hughes, Silcock, Cowie, M'Gregor, M'Meekan, Whyte, Griffiths,…

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Stockton Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 8

The Stockton Council met lost evening, there being present Aldermen Cody (Mayor), Simons, Gifflths, Garside, Hudson, Williams, Asquith, and Murphy…

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Waratah Loan Council Borrowing £20,000 Many Improvements

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 1

The importance of Waratah municipality caused by its wonderful growth since the Steel Works started there, has made…

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Loan for Stockton Council Proposal "Time Now Opportune"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 4

The report of the works committee on the proposal to obtain a loan was presented to the Stockton Council last night…

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Common Policy Empire Needs Fuller Favors Council LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 1

The creation of a permanent Imperial Council representative of the Motherland and Dominions, whose duty would be to study the questions…

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Municipal Control

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 6

The wide divergence of opinion which exists among the various councils in regard to the Greater Newcastle scheme indicates that there is…

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Who Was Right? Aldermen at Variance Hamilton Council Billing

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 5

For some time there has been a difference of opinion among the alderman of Hamilton Council on the questions of wages and hours worked by…

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Adamstown. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 6

Adamstown Council met last night, when there were present Aldermen Arthur (Mayor). Cousins, Coote, Cameron, Wright, (Robinson, Bailey, Bloomfield,…

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County Council Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 3

Sir,—It is evident Alderman Ellis is much annoyed with those councils who decline to believe that the only practicable scheme for the improvement of…

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Easter Holidays For Council Workmen

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 8

At Hamilton council meeting last night Alderman Jenner asked if it were intended to allow the council's workmen off on the Saturday morning following Good…

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District News. Hamilton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 5

Hamilton Council met last night. There Were present Aldermen Myers' (Mayor), Williams, Melville, Carlin, Lyne. Howard, Canning, Cram, Jenner,…

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Teralba Gravel for Road-making Council Approached

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 3

The Mayor of Hamilton (Alderman Myers) informed his council last night that, as a result of an interview with the manager of the Teralba Gravel…

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Balance of £1227 Hamilton Council Surplus Last Year's Finances

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 3

The Auditors of Hamilton Council's finances (Messrs. Cromarty and Turner) in a report of the council's transactions for the year ended December…

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Tarro Shire Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 March 1923 · page 7

Tarro Shire Council met the shire office, East Maitland, yesterday. Present, Councillor Taylor (President). Councillors McLean, Priddle, Markham,…

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Cessnock Shire Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 March 1923 · page 2

The Cessnock Shire Council met at the Shire Chambers, Cessnock, yesterday. There are present: Councillor J. Brown (President), Councillors A. Johns, J…

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