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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1933

2,651 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 133

Lake Shire Relief Award Rates Demanded Council Action

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

Deputations had a night out at Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night They came from all points of the shire with a large…

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Alderman Prompt with His Help

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

During a discussion, at Merewether Council last night of a complaint by one ratepayer concerning the growth of weeds on…

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Lake Shire Bus Route Extension Wallsend Request

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 15

Urging that the omnibus route from Beveridge's Corner, Newcastle-Cardiff-road, be extended to the Cardiff railway station, a deputation from the…

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Pay Award Rates Lake Shire Decision Combined Deputation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 8

On the casting vote of the President (Cr. Hardy), Lake Macquarie Shire Council decided last night to apply award rates and conditions to relief work. The…

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£4275 Grant for Road Work Lake Shire Signs Agreement

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

A grant to Lake Macquarie Shire Council of £4275 16s 9d for work on the main road from Watkins Bridge to Toronto has been approved by…

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Swansea Wants Improvements Extension of Water Supply List for Shire

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

Extension of the water service to Swansea, repairs to the channel bank and the construction of two roads to provide work for the unemployed…

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Loan Council Premier Reports to Cabinet SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 10

A report outlining what happened at the recent meeting of the Loan Council in Melbourne was submitted to Cabinet today by the Premier (mr. B. S. Stevens),…

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Walsh Island Further Efforts for Retention Trades Hall Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 8

The Newcastle Trades Hall Council will continue its efforts to have Walsh Island Dockyard retained as a Government concern. At last night's meeting of the…

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Merewether Council New Fire Station Contract List of Relief Works

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 3

Merewether Council met last night. The Mayor (Ald. E. Lloyd) presided. Ald. Norris and Deane were the only absentees…

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News From The District Councils "Figures Were Misleading" Weaver and Walsh Is. Merewether Mayor Makes Charge "Not Satisfactory"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

"Mr. Weaver had a victory, and he gloated over it," said the Mayor of Merewether (Ald. Lloyd),…

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Want Room 13 at Trades Hall Unemployed Not Superstitious Request to Council

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 5

Even in these enlightened days there are not many people who would willingly choose a room with number 13 painted on the…

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Toronto Baths Are Not Shark-proof 'No Funds for Repairs.' Says Lake Council

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

Toronto baths are in a bed state of repair, and Toronto Urban Area Committee, writing to Lake Macquarie Shire Council, said that the…

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Dublin's Lord Mayor

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 3

Mr. Alfred Byrne. Lord Mayor of Dublin, who played an important part in the recent elections. He made a strong appeal for…

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Greta Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 7

Sir,—As a citizen of Greta for many years. I received the news with dismay and apprehension that we may lose our states as a council, and be absorbed by…

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Brisbane Notes Council and Relief Workers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 14

A lot of excellent work is being done in the metropolitan area at a minimum cost by relief workers—work in many instances that could not otherwise have been…

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Wallsend Council Drainage Improvement Hopes for Government Grant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 3

A report by the Mayor (Ald. S. M. Neal) to Wallsend Council on Thursday night kindled hopes in the alderman that arrangements would be made by the…

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Surf Boards May Be Barred City Council Is Considering

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 7

The use of surf boards among bathers on any of the Newcastle beaches may be prohibited by the City Council to prevent injury…

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Local Supplies for Relief Works City Council Request

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 8

The Newcastle City Council's representations for timber requirements on local relief works to be confined to local suppliers have been…

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Morals and Beach Competition Request to City Council "True Womanliness"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 6

The Newcastle City Council has been asked not to sanction anything in connection with any beach competitions that might…

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£500,000 a Month State Works Programme Aid From Loan Council Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 5

It is expected that, with the assistance of the Loan Council, the State Government will embark shortly upon a works programme involving a stabilised…

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