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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

1,832 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 92

Ratepayers Barred Can't Appeal to Council

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 6

Frequently council meeting are delayed by ratepayers with a grievance being allowed to address the aldermen…

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Clock Tower Hamilton Testimonial to Ex-alderman

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 4

Hamilton's testimonial to ex-Aldermnn Alexander, will be a clock and tower above the council chambers. A beginning has been made with…

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Sydney Trades Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 4

The Sydney Trades and Labour Council will hold the annual election of officers next Thursday. For the President's position, from which Mr. J. Bea[?]ey,…

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Merewether Council Drainage Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 10

Merewether Council met last night, there being present Ald. W. Henderson (Mayor). G. Sunders. W. Jefferson, E. E. Rowlands. R. Wells, A. Campbell, J…

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OPPOSITION Council v. Gramophone

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 6

Strains of a gramophone next door to Wallsend Council Chambers vied with the shouts of the aldermen last night for supremacy…

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Wallsend Council George-street Crossing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 10

Wallsend Council met last night, there being present—Ald. T. R. Davies Mayor) T. R. Scott, W. Timmins, E. C. Thomas, W. J. Paterson S. M. Neal, J. Dennis,…

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New Lambton Council Special Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 12

A special meeting of New Lambton Council was held on Wednesday evening, there being present-Ald. G. Brown (Mayor), A. Edden, A…

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Trades Hall Council District Unemployment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 4

The Newcastle Trades Hall Council [?]net last night, Mr. A. V. Carroll presiding. Credentials were received from Messrs…

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Road Wrangle Hamilton Council's Protest Merewether Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 8

"When Alderman Lloyd, of Merewether, said a month ago that Hamilton Council had not kept its agreement with Merewether in connection…

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"RIDICULOUS!" Council and Water Board Water Pipe Repairs

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 4

Wallsend Council its incensed at the action of the Tramway Department in demanding a fee of £4 when it is necessary to open up the ground…

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"Too Hot" Leave Their Jobs DISCHARGED Council Reinstates Them

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 5

"It's too hot to work." said two members of the Unemployed Union engaged on the Lavender Creek job at Cessnock on…

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Tax Protest Stormwater Drainage Plan Rate Too High Hamilton Council Evidence

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 8

Hamilton Council is standing solidly behind its protest against the suggested taxation of a flat rate of 1s 1d in the £ for the proposed…

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Anti-shark Net Council to Get Cost Estimate Newcastle Beach Definite Move for Safe Surfing

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 5

On the suggestion of Alderman O'Neill, at a meeting of the City Council's "shark committee" last night, the city engineer (Mr. Cummins) was instructed to prepare an estimate for the netting in of that portion of Newcastle beach between the rocky…

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Afghan King Rallies Forces to Fight for Lost Throne Council in Tears Booth Doesn't Know Yet Thinks He Is the Leader "Nobody Has the Heart to Tell Him" LONDON, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 1

General Booth has ceased to command the Salvation Army. Commissioner Higgins, chief of staff, to-day reigned in his stead…

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Lake Shire Boolaroo Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of Boolaroo Urban Committee of the Lake Macquarie Shire was hold in the Council Chambers on Thursday evening. Those present…

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Adamstown Council the Drainage Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 11

A special meeting of the Adamstown Council was held last night for the purpose of expressing council's views, as asked for by the Water and Sewerage Board on…

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INJUNCTION! Legal Fight Commenced Sudden Move Booth and High Council LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 1

General Booth hat begun an urgent High Court action to restrain the High Council from proceeding further with his deposition as…

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Salvation Army Council Involved in Legal War Underground Perils London Residents Alarmed Gas and Water Mains "City Unsafe Until Reorganised" LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 1

Londoners are most alarmed at the peril of subterranean upheavals of which 14 have occurred in four months, causing two deaths and numerous injuries. Damage is estimated at half a million pounds. The most serious was at Bloomsbury on…

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Kearsley Shire

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 2

Twenty applications for permission to build were dealt with by Kearney Shire Council at its last meeting. Estimated total value was £9029. Included in the…

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Collapse Feared Creep-damaged House Council Acts

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 2

Morewether Council is pursuing its policy of having all houses in the municipality made habitable or demolished…

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