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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1925

1,578 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 79

District News. Carrington Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 9

Carrington Council met last night, there being present: Aldermen Devon (Mayor), Wilson, Brown, Parker, M'Lagan, Coe, Loades, and Murray…

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City Estimates Council to Consider

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 3

The estimates for the current year for the town clerk's, city engineer's, and the health inspector's departments of Newcastle City Council are ready…

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Railway Gates Privy Council Case LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 1

The Privy Council has reserved judgment in the suit of the N.S.W. Attorney-General and William McGrath versus the New South Wales…

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Uncle Sam's Fleet Newcastle Wants Visit Council Request

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 7

Newcastle desires to join in the welcome to our American cousins, the boys of Uncle Sam's Navy, with the same whole-heartedness as it did the…

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Council Sympathetic What of Funds? Crown-st. Widening

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 7

A lengthy discussion took place at the Newcastle City Council meeting last night on a motion moved by Alderman Parker, who was anxious…

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Whose Fault? Water Board and Council Holes in Street

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 3

The Hunter Water Board, at its meeting yesterday, had again under consideration the complaint of the Stockton council regarding the…

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Municipal Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 7

The rates of pay asked for in the new claims of the municipal and shire employees range from £9 a week for carters providing their own turnouts,…

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Locked Doors Shire President's Rule Cessnock Council Remarkable Statement

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 5

Councillor Scott, President of Cessnock Shire Council, has made the following typewritten statement available to the "Sun" in reference to the "Key"…

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"Who's to Rule ?" New Lambton Agitated Aldermen and Engineer

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 3

New Lambton Council last night discussed at length the action of the engineer in dispersing with the services of a carter and giving the work…

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Council and Ambulance

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 3

In response to the appeal by the ambulance committee for a subsidy from the Carrington Council, it has been decided to vote the usual amount…

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Wickham. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 7

Wickham Council met last night, when there were present Aldermen C. Croft (Mayor). Fegan, Pepper, C. Brown, Young. Kirk, S. Brown, Moore, Sheridan…

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District News. New Lambton. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 6

New Lambton Council met last evening, when there were present: Aldermen J. Longworth (Mayor), Marshall, Smallman, Nicholas, Brown, Cameron, Watson,…

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Lord Mayor's Reply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 4

Alderman Stokes, the Lord Mayor, commenting on the statement made by the Minister for Works, said to-night that as the City Council had clearly…

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Lake Macquarie Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 5

A meeting of Lake Macquarie Shire Council was held at Speers' Point on Wednesday. There were present: Councillor Talbot (President), Johnston,…

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Newcastle Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of the Newcastle Municipal Council, convened for last evening, was further adjourned. Alderman Light, the Mayor, was…

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Greta. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 5

Greta Council met on Tuesday. There wore present Aldermen James Proudfoot (Mayor), Blackwell, Smith, M'Kinnon, Houston, Ekin and Walton…

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Sympathy of Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 4

At the adjourned meeting of the Newcastle City Council last night, Alderman Light, the Mayor, said he regretted to inform the council that Alderman…

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Electricity Supply Council v. Commissioners Statement by Mr. Ball Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 4

Mr. fall, the Minister for Works and Railways, when questioned to-day upon the action of the City Council in passing resolutions for the purpose of cancelling…

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Municipal Metal Re-starting the Quarry

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 4

The Martin's Crock metal quarry will resume operations under the direction of the municipal managements committee on Monday…

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City Council Concert Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 6

Newcastle City Council Concert Band will have the assistance of Mrs. H. Morris, soprano and Mr. R. Royston, piccolo soloist, at their recital in King Edward…

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