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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1923

1,172 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 59

District News. Hamilton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 2

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

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Editor's Letter-box Municipal Foresight

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 4

Mr. Joseph Daniels writes: — Looking round my favorite city (Newcastle), I cannot help noticing amongst the many difficult recent…

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Cessnock Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 3

A meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council was held at the shire chambers, Cessnock, yesterday. There were present: Councillor J. Brown (President),…

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Tarro Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 6

The Tarro Shire Council met at the shire office, East Maitland, yesterday. Present: Councillors Taylor President), Markham, Butler, M'Lean, Foster, and…

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Merewether. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

Merewether Council met last night there being present Aldermen D. Haddow (Mayor), A. Campbell, Pitt, Jefferson Meehan, Dixon, Pont, Wisby, Davies, and…

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Greta. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 6

Greta Council met on Wednesday night. Present: Aldermen T. H. Walton (Mayor), North, Houston, Smith, M'Kinnon, and Proudfoot…

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Wallsend Works Council Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 8

Works for which the inspector of tho Wallsend Council has submitted estimates of cost, and which will be proceeded with by the council…

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New Council Chambers Memento

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

Alderman Pont suggested at Merewether Council last night that official photographs of the new Council Chambers he presented to the mayor…

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Moscheto Island Recouping the Council

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

Tarro Shire Council was notified yesterday by the Local Government Department that the representations made in the interview with…

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District News. Wallsend Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

Wallsend Council met last night There were present: Aldermen W. Timmins (Mayor), Scott, Turnbull, Jones, Leo, Morris, Hill, Brooks, England,…

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COUNCIL v. Company Wallsend Wrangle Should Gifts Be Accepted?

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 8

In a letter to Wallsend Council last night, the manager of the Wallsend Coal Company stated that he had read in "The Sun." after the last council…

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Municipality Wanted Alderman's Curiosity

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 8

"Why don't you make Cessnock a municipality?" Alderman Light, of Newcastle, asked this of a well-known Cessnock…

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Newcastle City Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 4

The Newcastle City Council met last eight. There were present: The Mayor Alderman H. P. Cornish, and Aldermen Moroney, Grahame, Light, Gibson, Creer,…

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Bands on Week-nights Council Invitation Use of the Parks

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 7

The City Council resolved last night to inform the various bands of the district that, the council is prepared to consider applications to give…

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Lake Macquarie Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 3

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

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No Change in Council Declaration of Re-count Legal Questions About Votes Number Rejected As Informal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 5

The re-count of the votes cast at the recent Newcastle City Council election was completed to-day by the returning-officer, Mr. D. Sefton. Although there was a small difference in the actual votes east for several aldermen, the result wan not affected, and the…

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Hamilton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 6

A special meeting of the Hamilton Council was held last night. There were present: Aldermen Myers (the Mayor), Williams, Melville, Carlin, Lyne, Howard,…

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Wickham. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 6

Wickham Council met last night. There were present Aldermen Colman (Mayor), Fegan, Pepper, C. Brown, Young, Kirk, Turner, T. Moore, Croft,…

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Carrington. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 3

The council met on Tuesday night, there being present Aldermen Parker (Mayor) Devon, Lott, Wilson, M'Gregor, Murray, Hill, Dally and Montgomery,…

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Street Watering Special Rate Struck Wickham Council's Decision

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 3

Alderman Pepper moved at the meeting of the Wickham Council last light that a special rate of a halfpenny in the pound be struck on the…

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