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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

2,802 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 141

Clashes Between Aldermen Dixon Park Surf Club's Request Heated Exchanges

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

Frequent clashes between Aldermen Dixon and Jefferson marked the discussion at Merewether Council last night…

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Lake Shire Issue of Food Relief Endowment Grants

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 11

Lake Macquarie Shire Council was advised last night by the Local Government Department that the apportionment of endowment for shire councils for the…

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Relief Workers Requests to Wallsend Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 10

The frequency of requests on behalf of the men engaged on emergency relief works evoked expressions of disapproval from several aldermen at the meeting of…

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Swansea Channel Repairs a Matter for Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 8

Adverting to personal representations by Mr. G. Booth M.L.A., and letter dated December 11, 1933, from the Lake Macquarie Shire Council with reference…

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To Save Time Deputations to Go to President Lake Shire Decision

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

Time is valuable at the Lake Macquaric Shire Council Chambers on meeting nights and last night it was decided…

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£1000 ADVANCE Emergency Relief Work Adamstown Council Meet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 7

A advance of £1000 has been made to Adamstown Council by the Local Government Department to assist in the Government emergency relief work. This…

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A.B.C. BAND No Newcastle Bandsmen Labour Council Supports Protest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 13

A special meeting of the executive of the Newcastle Trades Hall Council was held last night, at which several matters of urgency were dea[?] with. The…

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League Council Meeting Begins Monday S. American Dispute Discussion on Saar Probable (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, January 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 9

Business to come before the Council of the League of Nations, which meets at Geneva on Monday, includes the further examination of the…

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Bolwarra Shire Council Rate Fixed for Year

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 9

The President (Mr. W. J. Read) presided at a meeting of the Bolwarra Shire Council held at Lorn, West Maitland, yesterday afternoon. There were also…

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Manning Shire Rating

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 6

Manning Shire Council has again decided to adopt a rate of 2d in the £ (writes our Taree correspondent). The unimproved capital value of all ratable…

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Bolwarra Shire Rate Fixed

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 10

Bolwarra Shire Council late yesterday afternoon fixed its general rate at twopence, which is estimated, to return £4358. The local rates…

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Public-spirited Citizens Thanked by Mayor Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 4

At a meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council, the Mayor (Ald. D. Jordan) expressed appreciation of the valuable honorary service…

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Presented to Mosman Council

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 9

THIS IS A PICTURE of Balmoral Beach taken in the middle 8O's by the late Mr. Lewis Leplastrier, and which has been presented to Mosman Council by his brother, Mr. Claude Leplastrier. The picture shows the yacht Gipsy at anchor, and the crew are seen playing a game of…

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All Funds in Credit Muswellbrook Council Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 4

At a meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council, rates for 1934 were struck as follows:— General fund, 4 1-4 in the £; water,…

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Council Affairs Ministerial Intervention Deplored "Dangerous Precedent" Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 7

The actions of the-Minister for Local Government. Mr. E. S. Spooner, in dissolving the Bankstown Council, and in appointing an engineer for the Katoomba…

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Port Stephens Shire Rate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 6

The Port Stephens Shire general rate for 1934 has been conformed at 2d over the whole area. The Nelson's Bay urban area rate was fixed at 1d, and the…

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Suggested Council Fusion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 6

The Newcastle City Council will hold a special meeting on Friday night to confer with Carrington Council on the subject of a possible basis for the amalgamation…

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Rationing of Council Employees

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 8

The Newcastle City Council's Electrical Engineer and Manager (Mr. Allbut) has asked the council to authorise him to make the necessary…

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Shark Net Scheme Abandoned Council May Forfeit Nobbys Lease

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 8

All hope of the erection of a shark-proof enclosure at Nobbys Beach this surfing season has now been abandoned by the…

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Relief Workers Go on Strike Tarro Shire Refuses to Pay Transport Protest at Weston

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 8

As a protest against the failure of the Tarro Shire Council to provide transport to work men engaged under…

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