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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

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Newcastle Council Main Roads Action

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 5

Newcastle City ,Council met last night. There were present: Ald. H. L. Wheeler, the Mayor, and Ald. M. Light, C. Parker; R. G. Kilgour, W. M. Shedden, R. H…

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Bar Beach Conduct Council Arranges Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 4

Further complaints have been made to Newcastle Council regarding the conduct of grown-ups on Bar Beach. The Mayor (Alderman Wheeler)…

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'Bus Services Council and Owners Meet

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 4

A conference to discuss ways and means of bettering and controlling the 'bus services in Newcastle is to be held at a date to be fixed by the…

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Newcastle's Growth Need for Annual Report Council Considers

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 7

"We have a Town Hall and something to boast about now. We should have something like this," said Alderman Light at the meeting of the City…

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TELEPHONES "People Blaspheme Them" Council Decision Automatics for Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 4

People blaspheme them! And they blaspheme the others, too! These were the unanimous opinions of aldermen at the City Council…

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Police Guard Salvation Army Council Secret Moves General Booth Will Be There LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 1

Salvation Army authorities have asked for a special police guard at their Sunbury Court premises during the meeting of…

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Waratah Council Increase of Aldermen Proposal Defeated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 8

Watatah Council met last night. There were present Ald. A. Griffiths (Mayor), Ald. J. L. Cowie, A. McGregor, O. J. Ellis, W. H. Tripet, H. J. Ireland, A. J…

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Lake Macquarie Shire Council Omnibus Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 2

Lake Macquarie Shire Council met on Monday night. There were present Cr. G. Pearce, President, and Crs. W. Beath, G. E. Hardy, H. Richards, W. H. Nord,…

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Waratah Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 4

"Waratah Council last night turned down a proposal to move in the direction of having the number of aldermen increased from nine to 12. The…

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Municipal Theatre Question of Furnishing Council's Policy

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 7

Bound up to some extent with the question of leasing or not leasing, the municipal theatre is the problem of furnishing…

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Port Stephens Railway Action by Stroud Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 6

The Stroud Shire has decided to seek the support of all shires and municipal councils in the north and north-western portions of New South Wales in the…

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Carrington Trams Council Seeks Concessions

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 6

Pointing out that since the motor buses stopped running to Carringto, the Tramway Department had refused to stop trams at Denison-street,…

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Carrington Council Park Alienation Proposal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 7

Carrington Council met last night. There were president. Ald. A McLegan, the Mayor, and Ald. J. N. Brown, A. Bower, E. Parker, G. Reevess. H. Coc…

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"Too Tight" West Maitland Council All Scotch!

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 4

West Maitland aldermen are "too tight." They are all Scotchmen, according to the Mayor (Alderman Pender)…

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"An Insult" Ambulance v. Council Maitland War

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 6

There is a little w. between East Maitland Council and Maitland Ambulance. The ambulance wants a subscription and the…

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Impound Them Stock and Owners, Too! Council's Mistake

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 6

Stock owners in East Maitland are worried. The fair-minded ones among them admit that when stock strays on the…

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Shark Protection Council to Move to See Surf Clubs

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 4

Newcastle Council is going to get down to business very shortly now to see just what is possible in the way of shark protection…

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Small Debts Court. Municipal Rates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 2

Verdicts in favour of the Hamilton Municipal Council for amounts due as rates were returned in each of the following cases, in Which the defendants were:…

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Wickham Council New Bridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 6

Wickham Council met Inst night. There were present: Ald. A. Young (the Mayor), end Ald. C. Croft, J. H. Kirk, A. Toll, L. Grahame, A. Davies, H. Sharp. A. B…

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Wallsend Council Rates Increased

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 6

After a tour of inspection of the municipality yesterday. Wallsend Council had a special meeting for the consideration of the estimates for the year…

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