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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1935

2,604 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 131

Wireless on Ships Seamen's Union Discusses Left in Hands of Council Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 13

The monthly stop-work meeting of the Sydney branch of the Seamen's Union, held to-day, discussed the proposed regulations governing the instailation of radio…

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MAITLAND—CESSNOCK—KURRI West Maitland Full-time Job District Sewerage Scheme Council's Desire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 9

A letter from the Minister for Works (Mr. R. W. D. Weaver) submitted at a meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last night stated that it was…

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Miner's Case for Privy Council Onus of Proof Issue Compensation Claim London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 1

The Privy Council has granted special leave to appeal on behalf of the Metropolitan Coal Co., Ltd., against Jacob Pye, a coal…

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Praise or Blame? City Council and Rail Chief Tourist Traffic Members of the Newcastle City Council had difficulty last night in deciding Whether or not to send its thanks to the Railway

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 5

In the end they both praised and blamed the Commission. They praised him for co-operating with the Council's Publicity…

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News Of Suburban Councils Need for Isolation Hospital City Council to Give Lead Will Urge Others to Contribute Finds Its Quota

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 5

Agreeing last night to contribute £750 to the construction cost of the proposed infectious diseases hospital, the…

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Overdraft Liquidated Tarro Shire Council Meets Estimates for 1935 ADOPTED

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 9

The estimates for 1935 were adopted at a special meeting of the Tarro Shire Council held at East Maitland yesterday. The President (Cr. J. T. B. Butler) was in the…

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Engineer's Report Restoration Favoured in Lake Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 7

The report of Mr. Main states that all the works submitted by the Lake Macquarie Shire Council were suitable and useful, and that estimates of the works…

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Resume on Monday Relief Work in Lake Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 8

Emergency relief work, which was discontinued in November last, in the Warner's Bay, Cardiff, Belmont, and Swansea areas, Lake Macquarie Shire, will be…

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Western Miners' Council Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 13

Mr. Martin Gallagher has been appointed to the Western Districts Miners' Council, in place of Mr. C. Garrard, for the Mudgee line. Mr. Gallagher has been…

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Protest at Hamilton That Report on Relief Work Mayor in Reply

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 14

The Mayor of Hamilton, Aid. Melville, claimed to-day that the dismissal of relief workers at Hamilton was like the case of the…

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Orchardtown Sewer "Impracticable" Reply to Council

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 16

Both from financial and engineering aspects it is not practicable to provide sewerage facilities for the Orchardtown area, the Hunter Water…

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Amount Is Doubled Council's Donation to Ambulance

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 16

The New Lambton Council's annual donation to the Newcastle Ambulance Brigade was doubled last night…

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Kearsley Council to Meet 800 Men Affected

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 14

The attitude of Kearsley Shire Council will be defined to-night at a council meeting. Councillors arc not unanimous on…

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Valuable Impetus City Council's Support Technical College Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 6

Members of the Technical College Advisory Committee are confident that a valuable impetus will be given to the movement to establish a modern technical…

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Wickham Council Deputation to Sydney Many Matters to Discuss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 11

The Mayor of Wickham (Ald. J. H. Kirk) and the Town (Mr. W. Miller) will visit Sydney to-morrow in an endeavour to deal with several matters that…

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Keen Debate Infectious Diseases Hospital New Lambton Council Combined Rate of 5½d in £

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 11

New Lambton Council last night debated whether the Council should contribute its quota to the cost of the proposed infectious discuses hospital…

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MAITLAND-CESSNOCK--KURRI West Maitland Relief Workers Dismissal of 24 Men Council Asked to Intercede

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 9

A deputation representing the Pelaw Main and Stanford Merthyr relief workers attended a special meeting of the Tarro Shire Council yesterday to protest against…

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Council News Beautification at New Lambton Planting of Trees £50 Will Be Spent 200 Trees Suggested

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 16

Beautification of the district by the planting of 200 trees and palms at an estimated cost of £50, is the aim…

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Cessnock Minor Roads Kearsley Shire Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 11

The more important minor roads carrying heavy traffic were specially mentioned by the Shire Engineer (Mr. J. C. Shine), in his report to a meeting of the…

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Council Quarters Criticised Kearsley Shire Clerk Outspoken

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 8

"The owner or a tin hare dog who had the mildest consideration for his animal, would not house it in such drafty and cold quarters," said the…

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