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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1935

2,604 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 131

No Sunday Cricket in Tamworth Decision of Council Tamworth

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 9

Tamworth Municipal Council last night, by seven votes to four, refused to allow the Sports Oval to be used for Sunday sport…

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Waratah Council Mayfield West Transport Mayoral Minute Minister and Trolley Buses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 13

A minute from the Mayor (Ald. S. F. Webb) regarding the Mayfield West transport service and the Minister's attitude towards the proposed trolley 'bus service…

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News From Suburban Councils Seven Minute Ferries for Stockton? Extra Service Authorised Company and Council Keen Correspondence

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 5

Stockton Council decided last night to grant the application of a resident to run a ferry service…

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Tarro Shire Council Wallis Creek Floodgates Work Delayed by Rising Waters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 9

Cr. J. T. Butler presided at the Tarro Shire Council meeting in the Tarro Shire Office yesterday. Others present were Crs. W. N. Foster, B. N. Frith, P…

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Death of Mr. T. Griffiths 42 Years an Alderman

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 13

The death of ex-alderman Timothy Griffiths, at Stockton today, removed one of the bestknown men in the district…

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Doleworkers' Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 9

The South Maitland Council of the Unemployed and Doleworkers' Association has decided to write to the State Secretary of the movement (Mr. T. Payne) to…

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Cessnock Council By-election

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 15

Mr. Ben Reen. retired police sergeant, will contest the Cessnock Council by-election as an independent…

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Relief Work Deputation to Meet Minister Adamstown Council Move by Council and Workers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 9

A deputation, representing the Adamstown Council and the Adamstown Unemployed and Relief Workers' Association is to wait on the Minister for Labour and…

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Shire Boundaries Realignment Inquiry Into Petition From Dalwood Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 15

A public inquiry into the proposal to remove the Dalwood area from Kearsley Shire and attach it to Bolwarra Shire has been ordered by the…

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£29,000 for Works City Council Schedule May Ask for Grant

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 14

A list of works, involving an expenditure of £29,000, has been prepared by the City Engineer for submission to the…

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Relief Work At Adamstown? Request Made to the Council "Better Than the Dole" 270 Workers Are Affected to See Minister

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 15

That work under the Emergency Relief Scheme was better than the dole and was preferred by 95 per cent, of…

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Shire Boundaries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 15

The desire, of the ratepayers of that part of Kearsley Shire on the northern side of the Hunter River, from and including Lamb's Valley to the western…

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Mayor's Support Preventorium for Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 12

"Many children are suffering from malnutrition owing to the inability of their parents to provide proper and sufficient food for them," said the Mayor of…

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Toronto Urban Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 16

A special meeting of the Toronto Urban Council was held on Wednesday night to discuss the proposed offer of the Toronto swimming baths to the Shire Council and…

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MR. T. GRIFFITHS Stockton Pioneer Dead Eleven Times Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 12

Mr. Timothy Griffiths, one of the oldest residents of Stockton, died yesterday morning, at the age of 86 years. He had been in failing health for six months…

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Lake Shire Speers Point Tramway Removal Approved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 20

Lake Macquarie Shire Council was advised last night that the Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways had approved of the immediate removal of the…

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Lake Shire Quota Accepts Hospital Liability Largest Contributor

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 10

Lake Macquarie Shire Council decided last night to pay its quota (£1200) to the cost of establishing the proposed…

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Wallsend Trees Further Investigation Council's Decision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 12

With four letters before it objecting to the proposal and pleading for a review of the decision, Wallsend Council last night modified its decision concerning…

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Merewether Council and Surf Club "Club Below Standard" Committee's Adverse Finding Adopted by Council

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 10

The "beach committee reported to Merewether Council last night that Council's property on…

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Wallsend Council Drainage and Sewerage Department's Reply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 14

Wallsend Council last night discussed a letter received by Mr. R. Cameron, M.L.A., from the Department of Public Works, in reply to representations urging…

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