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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1925

1,578 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 79

Dead End Carrington Street Council's Problem

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 2

Little Young street, Carrington, comes to a dead-end with a residence between it and Forbes-street. The council has been endeavoring to find…

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Building and Machinery Notes No Power Badly Drawn Plant Council's Views

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 2

Discussion took place at the last meetings of the West Maitland Council regarding plans submitted building permits…

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Playing Areas Newcastle's Provision Mayor's Policy

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 6

The Mayor (Alderman Light), in his policy speech, made reference to the provision of open spans as playing areas for children…

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Shire Papers Ex-President in Court Cessnock Control

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 5

The hearing of the case in which John Brown, administrator of the Cessnock Shire, proceeded against James Robert Scott for the larceny…

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"Misleading" Report Waratah's Mayor Annoyed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 5

The Mayor of Waratah (Alderman Gardiner) regrets that newspaper reports stated that, in company with the town clerk, he had met the…

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Cessnock Shire Ex-president's Charges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 8

Mr. J. R. Scott, ex-President of Cessnock Shire, in reply to the request made by Mr. John Brown, administrator of the shire, that he should formulate any…

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Stockton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 4

Council met last evening, there being present: Aldermen Murphy (Mayor), Griffiths, Dalby, Quantrill, Hudson, Rees, Williams, Cody, and Quinlan…

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Lambton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 9

Lambton Council met last evening, there being present Aldermen Lightfoot (Deputy Mayor, in the chair), Charlton, Jarrett, Fitzpatrick, Agnew, and Spruce…

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Maitland District Cessnock Shire Trouble Brown V Scott

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 8

At the Cessnock Police Court yesterday before Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.M. the case was continued in which John Brown, Administrator in the Cessnock…

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Beach Lights Stockton Council Scheme

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 5

Stockton Council spread last night to sign the agreement with the Newcastle Council for the provision of six 400 C.P. electric lights on the…

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Stockton Surf Council Gives Help

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 5

The secretary of the North Stockton Council last night for a real, line, and surf belt, to replace the present ones…

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Stockton Land Bowling Club and Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 1

Alderman Cody gave notice of the following questions at last night's meeting of the Stockton Council: (1) What tenure has the Bowling Club…

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Damaged Street Board and Council Stockton Complaint

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 6

Last year the Water Board placed mains in Rexburgh-street, Stockton, and shortly after it was noticed that many holes were present, through the…

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Won't Stay Stockton Council Clerks Deadlock Reached

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 3

Stockton Municipality has been unfortunate in not being able to keep its town clerks. During the past three years they…

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Hours of Work East Maitland Decision Council Employees

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 5

"Forty-eight hours is certainly not too long for a person to work," declared Alderman Garrett, when the question of a 44-hour week was under…

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"14 AFFIDAVITS!" Alderman's Challenge

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 4

The council rose at six minutes past twelve." the minutes of the last Adamstown Council meeting concluded…

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Cessnock Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 6

Mr. John Brown, Administrator of Cessnock, Shire, writes:— "In connection with the charges made by ex-Councillor Scott, as appears in the…

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Show Charges "Exploiting the Public" Alderman's Protest

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 5

Alderman Gamble, at Hamilton Council meeting last night, made a strong protest against the action of Newcastle Show committee in raising…

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Council's Bouquet

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 4

The Adamstown Council had a bouquet thrown at itself last night. Mr. S. R. Parker, on behalf of several ras[?], wrote, thanking the…

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Hamilton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 5

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

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