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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

2,751 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 138

Toronto Urban Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 3

Mr. G. Goffet presided at a meeting of the Toronto Urban Council on Monday. The Electric Supply Department, Newcastle City Council, wrote that the failure…

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Dole to Cease Labour Alderman's Claim Mr. Ely Remains Silent Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 6

Speaking at a meeting of the Granville Council last night, Aid. Adams, at member of the Labour party, stated that he had been informed by the Assistant Minister…

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Wickham Council Financial Position Reduction of Overdraft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 6

Submitting details of the transactions for last year to the meeting of the Wickham Council last night, the Town Clerk (Mr. W. A. Miller) reported that the…

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Internal Loan Discussion by Loan Council CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 5

"Nothing in this direction has been formulated at the present time," said the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) to-day, commenting on the report that the…

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SAVED £2230 Wickham Council's Finances Ratepayers Owe £5002

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

Wickham Council not only balanced its budget last yeat but succeeded in improving the financial position of the council by £2230 17s 3d…

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Loan Council Premier Again Questioned Mr. Lyons' Statement Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 5

A further question relating to the negotiations between the Government of New South Wales and the Loan Council for financial assistance was asked in the…

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Waratah Municipal Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the Waratah Municipal Band the Chairman (Mr. R. Sladen) congratulated the Treasurer (Mr. W. Traise) and the Secretary (Mr. M…

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Hamilton Council Prosecution

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 8

Mr. T. Carlin, ex-alderman of the Hamilton Council, received a summons yesterday in connection with the allegation made by the Hamilton Council that he…

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Lake Shire Rates All-round Reductions

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 6

All-round reductions marked the fixing of the various rates for 1931 at a special meeting of Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night. The general…

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Hospital Appeal Church to Assist Mayor Adamstown Action

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

A fornight ago the Mayor of Adamstown (Alderman Cameron) called a public meeting of citizens of devise ways and means of supporting the…

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Heated References Labour Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 9

Heated references to the Court's judgment were made at a meeting of the Trades and Labour Council to-night, and further allegations of bias were made…

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"Annul It" Labour Council's Demand Commission Wanted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 9

The decision of the Arbitration Court was emphatically condemned by representative trade-unionists in Newcastle Employers, on the other hand, preferred…

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Labour Council Nominations for Executive SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 8

At the Trades and Labour Council meeting to-night, the following nominations wore received for the executive positions in the council, for the ensuing year:…

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New Lambton Council Rate of 5¼d in Pound

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

At New Lambton Conueil meeting on Wednesday night, there were present the Mayor (Ald. Edden), and Ald. W. G. Hill, A. V. Watson, G. Brown, A. Auckett,…

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Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 11

Nominations for the election of two aldermen to Cassnock Municipal Council to fill vacancies caused by the resignations of Ald. J. Girvan and A…

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Problem For State Ministry Lang's Policy Wants Government Employees Under State Awards Railway Position Sydney Labor Council's General Strike Threat Not Taken Seriously Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

It is considered likely that as a large number of State employees are affected by the Federal ten per cent, wage cut, that the State Ministry will decide to bring the wages of Federal award men in line…

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Fixing the Blame Wall Collapse That Killed Girl "Owners and Council" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 3

PERCHED on the crumbling wall of the factory in Parramatta-road, Camperdown, which was the scene of last night's tragic…

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ALD. C. G. MELVILLE Record Municipal Service Growth of District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 12

Not one of the aldermen connected with Local Government in the northern district have a record equal to that of Ald. C. G. Melville, who has been for nearly 47 years…

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Caucus Wants £1,000,000 From Loan Council Plight of Farmers Is Desperate Caucus Hears the Facts Wheat Proposals Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 1

So poignant was the picture of the desperate plight of farmers throughout the State painted by the…

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Council's Rental Losses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 4

Compared with the Previous year, the amount received by the Sydney City Council from rentals during 1930 shows a reduction £200,000. The Town Clerk…

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