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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1924

1,299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 65

Extra Typist Hamilton Council Heavy Office Work

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 3

The desirableness of appointing a junior typist, under 17 years of age, at a salary of £85 a year, was discussed at Hamilton Council meeting last…

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Electric Trams Hamilton Extension Council's Desire Superintendent Sympathetic

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 5

This morning Mr. E. J. Doron, chief traffic manager of trams, accompanied by Mr. A. E. Davies, district superintendent of trams,…

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Deliberations at the Suburban Council Table Wickham Works Estimates For This Year TOTAL, £11,140 Adopted By Council

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 3

A special meeting of the Wickham council was held last night to consider the estimates for l924. The estimates were adopted…

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Second City Road Re-opening The Question. Council Discussion

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 5

The necessity for a second mail traffic artery to relieve the congestion in Newcastle is again evoking considerable discussion…

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Topical Sticky Footpaths City Council Way Maiden And The Tar

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 4

Newcastle City Council has recently been making the variegated footpaths of Hunter-street more unsightly. Some portions laid…

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Ford Factory Visit of Representatives Newcastle Claims Council To Try Persuasion

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 5

Is Newcastle, after all, to have a Ford factory? The point is still in doubt, but there seems some chance that Tasmania may not get the factor after all. At all events there is every chance of Newcastle claims as the manufacturing centre of Australia…

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Absent Aldermen Family Sorrows

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 8

Reference was made by the Mayor (Alderman Neal) at Wallsend Council meeting last night to the absence Alderman Turnbull, owing to the death…

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Merewether. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 3

Merewether Council met last night, when there were present Aldermen Meehan (Mayor), Davies, Wisby, Pont, Rowlands, Dixon, Townson, and\…

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District News. Wallsend. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 5

Wallsend Council met last night, when there were present Aldermen S. M. Neal (Mayor), Scott, Timmins, Jones, Lee, Capewell, Brooks, England,…

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Council's Grievance Carrington v. Newcastle "Conference a Farce"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 3

Carrington Council has a grievance against the Newcastle Council in respect to street lighting by electricity, and at the last meeting of Hamilton…

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Waratah Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 3

Waratah Council met yesterday afternoon, those present being Aldermen Ireland (Mayor), Silcock, McMeekni, Whyte, Cowie, McGregor, Hughes,…

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City Council Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 6

The Newcastle City Council Concert Band will play as usual in King Edward Park to-morrow evening. Miss Rose Brennan and Mr. Will Rayner will be the…

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TOPICAL 1924 Problems Roads and Traffic Newcastle Mayor's Views

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 4

That the two great problems to he faced by the city of Newcastle during l921 are those of roads and traffic, is the opinion of the…

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£500 OVERDRAFT Waratah Council Finance

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

Waratah Council has received a certificate of limit of overdraft for an amount of £500, in respect of the council's gas works trading fund from…

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Station Subway Waratah Council Requests

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 5

On October 4 last a deputation from the Waratah Council waited upon the Chief Commissioner of Railways, and made several requests…

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Ford Factory Newcastle Claims Stated Council's Representations

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 5

Representatives of the Newcastle City Council met Mr. French, representing Henry Ford's Canadian motor business interests, yesterday to urge…

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Lone Rescue Alderman Cornish, Hero Saves Girl In Surf

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 3

The story of a thrilling rescue from the turf has just come to light. It occurred last Thursday, and the tardy publication of the heroic deed…

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Our Roads Pain of Travelling Adamstown Council

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 4

Sir. Mark Reid recently wrote to the Adamstown Council regarding its unforgivable roads, and was dealt with by the…

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Newcastle City Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 5

The Newcastle City Council met last night. There were present: Alderman R. G. Kilgour, the Mayor, and Aldermen Moroney, Ellis, Grahame, Light,…

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Council Subsidy Wallsend Hospital

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 5

Speaking at Wallsend last night, Mr. T. R. Davies, clerk of the Lake Macquarie Shire Council, said the council had…

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