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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1932

2,237 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 112

Council to Proceed Stockton's Alternative Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 6

Ald. Shedden protested at a meeting of Newcastle Council last night, at the steps being taken to provide an overhead transmission line to provide…

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Prosecution Hint Council and R.S. League Employment Preference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 4

Relations between Newcastle Council and the Returned Soldiers' League over the employment preference issue have reached a point where the league was threatened…

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City Council £15,000 Loan Plan Hunter-street Awnings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 6

Newcastle Council met last night. The attendance was composed of the Mayor (Ald. C. J. Parker) and Ald. R. Gibson, H. Fenton, R. Christie, T. Blackall W…

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Council Critic "Much Time Wasted" Committee Parleys Works Programme Suggested

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 4

Urging that the General Purposes Committee should meet in public, Ald. Fenton trenchantly criticised Newcastle Council last night for the time which he said was…

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"Alderman" Wiggins American Impressions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 4

Mr. James Wiggins, whose old pipe was as familiar a sight in Newcastle Towns Hall as his spreading straw sombrero was in Hunter-street, and whose…

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Working Out Rates Carrington Discussion Mayor's Difficult Task

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 4

Following a spirited discussion at a meeting of Carrington Council last night, it was agreed that the Mayor (Ald. E. J. Parker) should try to formulate…

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Rate Not Decided City Council Adjourns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 4

Newcastle Council grappled with the estimates of receipts and expenditure for 1932 for many hours last night, but was unable to reach finality, and the meeting…

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Carrington Council Effect of New Rating Act Railway and Crown Lands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 2

Carrington Council met last night. A full complement of aldermen attended. The Mayor (Ald. E. J. Parker) presided. Reporting on the Rating Exemption…

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MR. H. D. McINTOSH Appeal to Privy Council SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 6

It is reported that Mr. Hugh D. McIntosh intends to appeal to the Privy Council against the sequestration of his estate. The main ground for the appeal will be…

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B.H.P. MINERS "Not to Work Coal for Ships" Order of Council Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 4

There was an important development to-day in connection with the dispute between the Broken Hill Proprietary, Ltd., and the Newcastle branch of the…

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New Bandmaster Merewether Municipal Band MR. J. J. Gilmour Appointed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 4

The committee of the Merewether Municipal Band has appointed Mr. J. J. Gilmour to the position of Bandmaster, in place of the late Mr. H. E. Kerry. There…

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Merewether Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 4

Sir,—Reading a report of Merewether Council meeting, I notice Ald. Scarle has proposed to erect high seats, with hood covering, on the line side of Merewether…

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Toronto Urban Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 5

A meeting of the Toronto Urban Council was held on Monday night. Messrs. G. Nicoll (President), G. W. Goffet, A. D. Griffiths, S. Croudace, and A. B…

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Commonwealth Acts in Wharf Case Hurried Council Meeting Proclamation to Be Issued Rush Order Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 7

Prompt action has been taken by the Commonwealth Government to nullify the intervention by the South…

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Mayor Visits Kilaben Bay

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 8

Accompanied by members of a special sub-committee of the council, the Mayor or Newcastle (Alderman Parker) paid a visit of Inspection to-day…

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Cessnock United Unemployed Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 11

Messrs. J. Norton, President of the Cessnock branch of the Unemployed Workers' Movement, and Mr. B. McKenzie, Treasurer, have been appointed to…

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Central Council Matter Northern President's Statement "Union Mandate"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 7

In a statement issued by the northern miners president (Mr. Hoare) this afternoon he made it clear that the attitude of the John Darling and…

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No Rate Fixed New Lambton Council Debate on Estimates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 15

Further consideration was given at the meeting of the New Lambton Council to the matter of economy and the striking of a rate for 1932. Two recommendations…

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Labour Council All-union Conference Uniform Policy Sought Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 10

The Trades and Labour Council decided to-night to convene an All-Australian Trades-union Conference, to advance a policy to combat what was described as…

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Federal Cabinet Preparations for Loan Council MR. W. J. Clemens Reappointed Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 7

At the conclusion of the Federal Cabinet meeting to-day, the Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons) stated that practically all to-day's business comprised discussion…

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