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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs
2,604 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 131
The suggestion by the Queensland Premier (Mr. W. Forgan Smith) that the Loan Council should meet not later than the first week in February was favoured…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The committee of the Merewether Municipal Band met in the bandroom, Mr. H. Sharman presiding over a large attendance. The Secretary (Mr. J. Roach…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Patrick Plains Shire has decided to erect four central spans in Bowman's Crossing Bridge over the Hunter River near Jerry's Plains, The plans, &c., are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The old Indian trick of making a tree grow in dry or barren soil in the twinkling of an eye was reversed in the hyacinth-packed Swan Creek, three miles…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cr. W. S. Harris was re-elected President of Stroud Shire Council. Cr. C. T. Abbott will be Deputy-President…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In its meeting, the first general meeting for a month, Wallsend Council established a record for duration. It was not until 12.20 a.m, yesterday that the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fireman Buchanan, at Toowoomba to-day, was awarded £10 damages, with costs to be taxed, in his claim for £100 damages for alleged assault and false…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Several months ago an agitation, supported largely by residents of Lorn, in favour of the erection of a suspension bridge across the Hunter River from…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The eighty-fourth session of the League Council wilt open to-morrow, and is expected to end on January 20, if the thorny problems of the Saar and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Through the British Embassy in Berlin, an informal inquiry was addressed to the German Government, concerning whether it would consider the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A public meeting will be held at Cessnock next Monday night for the purpose of recognising the services of the into Alderman Shakespeare to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the first meeting of the newly-elected municipal council, it was decided to increase the general rate from 4¼d in the £ to 5¼d. The special loan rate was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During the past three weeks, many streets and roads were repaired and reconstructed. Cowper-street was reconditioned,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Secretary of the Newcastle Trades Hall Council (Mr. G. Bass) has forwarded a circular to the various public bodies, asking them to appoint delegates to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The National Park Bowling Club has informed the Newcastle City Council that since its formation about two years ago it has spent from club…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Newcastle District Bands Association has again applied to the City Council for the subsidising of bands playing for the city parks to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Many important private conversations have taken place between leading delegations to the session of the League Council…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Minister for Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) has advised Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., that a sum of £4000 has been made available to the Kearsley Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Mayor of Mercwether (Alderman Henderson) has called a special meeting of the council for next Thursday night to receive a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Railway Commissioners having, as City aldermen state, "wiped their hands" of the controversy about the…
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