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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1924

1,299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 65

Wickham. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 5

Wickham Council met last night, when there were present: Aldermen J. L. Fegan (Mayor), Coleman. Pepper, C. Brown, Young, Kirk, Turner, S. Brown,…

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New Lambton Council

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 3

The first meeting of New Lambton Council in 1924 and the first under the regime of the new Mayor (Alderman Smallman) was held last night. The…

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Lake Macqurie Shire. Water Supply Improvements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 3

Consideration was given to the water supply of the Lake Macquarie Shire area by the Hunter Water Board yesterday. The board engineer pointed…

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District News. New Lambton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 7

New Lambton Council met on Wednesday evening, when there were present: Aldermen Smallman (Mayor), Marshall, Longworth, Nicholas, Cameron, Watson,…

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Lift for Merewether Mayor's Aim For 1924

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 4

Alderman D. Meehan, Mayor of Merewether, in a New Year's message to the ratepayers of the municipality, expresses the hope that 1924 will be…

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City Council Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 6

A programme of music will be contributed by the Newcastle City Council Concert Band to-morrow night, in King Edward Park. Mrs. H. Morris and Mr…

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10-Ton Roller Cessnock Shire Purchase

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 5

The 10-ton Fowler steam roller and scarifier ordered by Cessnock Shire Council arrived, and made a start on Thursday, working at Aberda[?]e…

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Jubilee Year Wallsend Work Mayor Out For Progress

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 3

The Mayor of Wallsend (Alderman Neal) expects to see substantial advances in that township during 1924. He is red up, he says, of work…

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Council's Licence Driver May Be Arrested

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 4

The attention of the "Newcastle Sun" has been drawn to an anomaly in connection with the issue by a shire clerk in the northern area of a licence…

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Newcastle Labor Council Meeting Support for Bakers

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 5

A meeting of the Newcastle State Electoral Council was held at the Trades Hall on Saturday night. Alderman J. H. Gamble presided…

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The City Council Will Talk to Henry Ford About His Work Why Not Newcastle? Motor Works Alderman Light's Proposal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 5

Alderman Light, of the City Council, who has Just returned from a tour of the world, called in at Detroit, U.S.A., relative to some…

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Wrecking a Park Vandalism At Lambton Indignant Aldermen More Police Wanted

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 8

There are certain vermin Infesting the park after dark who willfully destroy the people's property," indignantly exclaimed Mayor Johnson…

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Sad Meeting Waratah Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 8

Owing to the death of the wife of Alderman Arthur Griffiths, Waratah council adjourned last night till Friday afternoon, when the councll's business will…

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District News Stockton Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 9

Stockton Council met last evening, there being present Aldermen Quinlan (Mayor), Hudson, Williams, Rees, and Murphy…

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Not Suitable City Council Offer Current For Water Board

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 8

Mr. G. Alibut, city electrical engineer are manager, Newcastle, wrote to the Newcastle Water Supply and [?]werage Board, submitting…

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Council Sympathy

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 8

Hamilton Council, at the instance of the Mayor (Alderman Gamble), last night ordered that a letter of condolence be forwarded to…

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Wickham Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 6

A special meeting of the Wickham Council was held last night. There were present Aldermen Fegan (Mayor), Turner, Kirk, Young, C. Brown, Pepper,…

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Lambton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 3

Lambton Council met on Tuesday evening, there being present the Mayor Alderman Johnson, and Aldermen Chariton, Fitzpatrick, Agnew. Lightfoot, Spruce,…

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Hamilton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 3

Hamilton Council met last night. There were present Aldermen Gamble (Mayor), Williams, Melville, Carlin, Lyne, Canning, Cram, Jenner, and Alexander…

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District News. Adamstown. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 6

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

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