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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

1,616 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 81

Merewether Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 8

Merewether Council met on Thursday night, when there were present: Aldermen Rowlands (Mayor), Campbell, Robinson, Jefferson, Henderson, Scoular, Dixon,…

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District News Adamstown Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 9

Adamstown Council met on Wednesday night, when there were present Aldermen Coote (Mayor), Cousins, Cameron, Haddow, Howells, Moxey, Wiggins, Williams,…

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District News. Wallsend. Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 7

Wallsend Council met last night, when there were present: Aldermen R. E. Lee (Mayor), Scott, Timmins, Thomas, Belford, Neal, Morris, Jones, Brooks, Rae,…

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Council Abolition Meeting of Protest Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 7

The intense interest which is being manifested in the Government's proposal to abolish the Legislative Council was demonstrated by a huge attendance at a…

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"Worse Than Before" Wallsend-Minmi-road Condemned by Council

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 4

Some time ago Wallsend Council expressed its displeasure with the condition in which the Minmi-road was left after the Public Works…

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State Parliament Legislative Council the Abolition Bill Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 6

The Legislative Council sat until early this morning and passed a number of clauses in the Workmen's Compensation Bill…

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Cessnock Shire Administrator's Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 6

Mr. J. Brown, Administrator of the Cessnock Shire, held a meeting at the Cessnock Shire Chambers yesterday, and deal with the business of the council for…

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Newcastle White Way City Council Enterprise

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 5

The first sections of Hunter-street included in Newcastle's White Way were illuminated last night. The switching-on ceremony was per…

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"Would Smash It" Proposal to Enlarge League Council Smuts Emphatic "Its Defenders Must Veto Idea to Maintain Peace"

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 1

"It would be a smashing blow at the League," said General Smuis, discussing the proposal to enlarge the League of nations Council. The enlargement, he added, would constitute a device to pack the council…

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Cessnock Shire

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 February 1926 · page 3

Thirty-one applications to build were approved of at the last meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council. The approximate value was £11,903…

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Council Abolition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 February 1926 · page 4

A question of material concern to the State will come before the Legislative Council this week, as the Government has announced that the Bill…

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Shire Ratings Cennock Valuer's Report

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 February 1926 · page 3

The following valuations for 1926 have been declared by Mr. A. G. Evans, valuer for Cessnock Shire Council:—…

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Council Abolition Will Government Fail Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 February 1926 · page 4

The present session of the State Parliament is likely to be brought to a close this week. When members will reassemble again depends upon the fate of the…

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New Lighting Hunter-street White Way City Council Work

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 February 1926 · page 3

The cost of the new Great White Way lighting scheme in Hunter-street, Newcastle, approximates £1050. It was switched on for the first time…

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Lake Macquarie Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 5

A meeting of the Lake Macquarie Shire Council was held at Speers' Point yesterday. There were present Councillors Hardy (President), Pearce, Johnston,…

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Is It Legal? District Quarry Board Mayor's Firm Stand Row in City Council

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 2

"You will have to go for your life! We are there, and a Galling gun will not move us," Alderman Light informed the Mayor of…

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Municipal Quarry Action by Newcastle Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 5

At the meeting of the Newcastle Council last night, a report was received from Alderman H. P. Cornish, the Mayor, dealing with the Newcastle District Metal…

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Newcastle Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 4

The Newcastle City Council met last night. There were present: Alderman H. P. Cornish, the Mayor, and Aldermen Gibson, Parker, Shedden, Light, Kilgour,…

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Town Hall Issue Newcastle's Referendum Mayor's Campaign On Saturday week, March 6

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 6

castle ratepayers will be called upon to decide by referendum whether they will I [?] a town hall, municipal theatre, and shops, forming a…

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Claims for Car Hire Shire Ex-President Sued Cessnock Case

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 12

The reserved decision in the case Arthur Edward Parker v. James R. Scott, ex-president of Cessnock Shire Council, in which £24 2s 6d was…

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