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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1923

1,172 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 59

District News. Wickham. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 5

Wickham Council met last night. There were present: Alderman Colman (the Mayor), and Aldermen Turner, Toll, Sheridan, Fegan, Croft, Moore,…

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Gully Line Bridge Council Cautious

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 8

The Public Works Department has informed the New Lambton Council that, providing the council accepts the responsibility of keeping the,…

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District News. Carrington. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 3

Carrington Council met on Tuesday night, there being present Aldermen E. Parker (Mayor), Wilson, Hill, McGregor, Ball, Murray, Devon, Lott, and…

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Air of Courtesy At Wickham Council Avoiding Offence

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 4

An air of courtesy pervaded the Wickham Council last night. One alderman did not want to be discourteous to another, and the whole…

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Council's Challenge Wickham v. Waratah For Ambulance Campaign

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 8

Indications of the popularity of the Newcastle ambulance, and a forecast of the success of the campaign to raise funds to build the new station…

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Municipal Police Wanted by French Guards for Ruhr German Loan Opposed LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Dusseldorf correspondent says: General Degontte has issued a decree dissolving the security police serving in the…

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District News. New Lambton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 5

New Lambton Council met on Wednesday evening, when there were present Aldermen Payne (Mayor), Murray, Marshall, Brown, Nicholas, Smallman,…

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Municipal Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 5

Messrs. F. W. Wikner, shire engineer at Lawson, and J. F. Shine, city engineer at Newcastle, have been gazetted members representing the employees on the…

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Aldermen and Sport New Merewether Wicket Cricket Social

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 April 1923 · page 2

A social function in connection with the official opening of the Morewether municipal turf wicket, on Mitchell Park, was held in the Merewether Council Chambers…

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Maitland Electorate Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 April 1923 · page 6

A meeting of the Maitland Electorate Council of the Australian Labour Party was hold at West Maitland yesterday, Mr. H. Carruthers presiding. It was…

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Stockton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 6

Stockton Council met last evening, when there were present: Aldermen Cody (Mayor), Simons, Griffiths, Hudson, William, and Rees…

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"Ulterior Methods" Asquith's Allegation Stockton Council Procedure

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 8

The council meeting at Stockton last night was much quieter than usual, and ended much earlier. This was mainly due to the fact that…

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Municipal Rivalry Ambulance Fund "Challenge New Lambton"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 3

"The last statistics gave the population of Lambton as 3691 persons while that of New Lambton municipality was 3550," wrote the join…

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District News. Hamilton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 3

Hamilton Council met last night. There were present: Aldermen Myers (Mayor) Williams, Melville, Carlin, Lyne, Howard, Canning, Cram, Jenner, Gamble, Brien…

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District News. Adamstown. Council Meeting

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

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

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"Rottenest Ruling" Aldermanic Ascerbity Council Employees' Wages

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 6

In October last Hamilton Council, by resolution, deducted four shillings a week from the wages of its employees. This was as a result of the…

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Central Fire Station Cost of Site Hamilton Council Report

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 4

Reporting to Hamilton Council last night on the recent visit of the fire commissioners, in reference to a site for a central fire station, the…

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Cessnock Shire Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 6

The Cessnock Shire Council met at Cessnock yesterday. In the absence of the President, Councillor J. Brown, from whom an apology was received, Councillor…

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Wallsend. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 5

Wallsend Council met last night. There were present: Alderman Timmins (Mayor), Scott Turnball, Jones, Lee Morris, Capewell, J. Hill, C. H. Rae,…

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W.I.U. Council Meeting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 5

The council of the Workers' Industrial Union of Australia (Mining Department) held a meeting at the offices of the federation to-day…

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