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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

1,832 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 92

Beam Lights Mayor's Action Endorsed Newcastle Beaches

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 6

The action of the Mayor (Alderman Wheeler) in having projector lights installed at Newcastle and Bar beaches was approved of by the City Council…

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Duplicate Voting Newcastle Council Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 5

Apparent duplicate voting has been reported to the Newcastle City Council in connection with the triennial elections of aldermen, held in December last…

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Newcastle Council £10,000 Grant Asked for

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 4

Newcastle City Council met last night. There were present Ald. H. L. Wheeter, the Mayor, and Ald. M. Light, C. Parker, R. G. Kilgour, A. C. Castleden, R…

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Censor It? Sacred Screen Film Council Attitude

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 4

What is a sacred motion picture? Newcastle City Council was asked last night to permit the screening of a sacred picture in King Edward Park…

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"Enough to Pay" City Council Protest Storm Drainage

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 6

Agreeing with Alderman Christie that it had "enough to pay for now," Newcastle City Council decided last night to protest against any city…

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A Little List Junction Association's Wants Kept Council Busy

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 7

Bad fruit, bad smells, bad streets, and the timetable of a red motor 'bus were among the complaints on a long list brought before the City Council by…

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Brisbane Council Loan Debt of £17,000,000 BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 5

The loan indebtedness of the Brisbane City Council at the end of last year was about £17,000,000, or £56 per head of the population. Interest and redemption and…

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Municipal Theatre Seating Accommodation

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 4

Documents and specifications of the seating accommodation of the new municipal theatre have been finalised by the City Council's architect (Mr…

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Carrington Council Overdue Rates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 8

Carrington Council met last night. There were present—Ald. A. McLagan (Mayor), E. P. Hill, E. McCarthy, G. T. Reeves, A. Bower, H. N. Coe. W. C. Loades, E…

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Lambton Council the Drainage Rate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 2

A special meeting of Lambton Council was held last evening to consider the proposed rate in connection with the Throsby Creek drainage and the amplification…

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Council Differs Dangerous Maitland Bridge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 4

For some time the roadway on Regent-street overhead bridge, West Maitland, has been the subject of complaints by the travelling public, owing…

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New Stockton Ferry Special Council Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 6

Considerable interest is being taken by the people of Stockton in the special council meeting to be held to-night to consider an application from…

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"INCOMPETENT" So Council Won't Interfere Engineer's Work

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 7

Cleiming that no good purpose would be served by aldermen inspecting work that they were not competent to deal with,…

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Taken in Wickham Alderman's Plaint Estate Go-getters

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 6

"I have been taken in myself, and the Government should be asked to take action to safeguard people from go-getters," said Alderman Pepper,…

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"Bricks Without Clay" Engineer to Aldermen "It Can't Be Done"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 6

"You can't make bricks without clay," New Lambton's engineer, Mr. Hooper, told complaining aldermen last night…

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Wickham Council New Oil Installation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 7

Wickham Council met last night. There were present Ald. A. Young (Mayor), J. H. Kirk, A. F. Toll, B. Grahame, C. Croft, A. Davies, H. Sharp, M. Clarke, A…

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Insurance Dropped Council Takes a Risk

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 6

During the past nine years, New Lambton Council has paid £16 annually on a public risk policy cover. That meant an aggregate expenditure of…

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Stockton Rates Halfpenny Increase Council Decision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 7

Stockton aldermen decided to increase the existing rate of 6½d in the £ by a halfpenny at special meeting of the council last night…

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Labour Council New President Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 6

The Communists suffered a set-backt to-night, when Mr. F. Roels, of the Engine-drivers' Federation, was elected President of the New South Wales Labour…

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New Lambton Council Cardiff-road Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 4

New Lambton Council met last Wednesday evening, there being present Ald. G. Brown (Mayor), Hill, R. Thompson, R. Croudace, A. V. Watson, D…

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