Abattoir Board Election Candidates Address Tarro Shire
Aldermen Kilgour, McGregor, Payne, and Soper, members of the Newcastle Abattoir Board. Ald. Neal. of Wallsend, and Ald. Murphy, of Stockton,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1937
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Mayor of Greater Newcastle "Election by People Advocated" Case for Spooner
The suggestion is being advanced that provision in the Greater Newcastle legislation should be made for election of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Meeting Delayed Had to Wait for Quorum Stockton Council
Because a quorum was not present, the meeting of the Stockton Council did not begin last night until 8.10, instead of 7.30. At 7.30 there were present the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Campaign Plans Referendum "Yes" Vote Federal Council Formed Sydney
A meeting in Sydney to-day planned to attract support for the referendum proposals. Members of the United Australia Party and the Country party, as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →County Council Attacked By Chief Officer Advice Was Rejected Sydney
Rejecting the advice of its General Manager (Mr. Forbes Mackay), the Sydney County Council has accepted the contract of Metropolitan-Vickers, a British…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rate of 6½d at Waratah Council's Attitude to Concrete Jobs
Waratah Council last night fixed its rate for 1937 at 6½d in the £. Requests for kerbing, guttering and paving in front of premises were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lambton Council Cartage of Coal for Unemployed Matter for Whole District
A suggestion from New Lambton Council that the matter of payment for the cartage of cool for the unemployed should be dealt with by the Coordination…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Park Seats Colour Dispute at Leeton Ex-soldiers and Council Leeton
A difference of opinion between the local sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League and the Shire Council regarding the colour of seats in the Memorial Park…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rate of 6½d Fixed by Waratah Council No More Small Jobs
The combined rate for 1937 in the municipality of Waratah was formally fixed by the Waratah Council last night at 6½d in the £ on the unimproved capital value…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Gift Clothing Isn't Fit to Wear" Good Reason to Complain Protests Made at Tarro Council
Strong criticism of the condition of the clothing made available by the Federal Government for distribution among…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small Debts Court Tuesday, January 19 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Verdicts for Council
Stockton Council, represented by the Town Clerk (Mr. C. H. Cunningham), obtained verdicts for rates, interest and sanitary fees against three ratepayers. The…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Abattoirs at Thornton Alderman Suggests Removal
The opinion that the Newcastle Abattoir buildings should be situated at least 20 miles from Newcastle was expressed by Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Relief Work Tarro Shire's Dilemma Council Wants to Meet Minister
Tarro Shire Council forwarded a telegram to the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) yesterday expressing concern that no…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Clothes Approved Maitland Aldermen Inspect Them
Following the chorus of criticism of the clothing provided by the Federal Government for the unemployed in the Maitland and Coalfields areas, West Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Council News Adamstown Park Improvement Report to Council
The Overseer (Mr. A. Wi1lgoose) presented a report to Adamstown Council last night on park improvements, estimated to cost £501…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Labour Council Dock and Shipbuilding
The Secretary of the Newcastle Trades Hall Council (Mr. G. Bass) paid a tribute yesterday to the prompt manner in which the representatives of the City…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Brief Business Adamstown Council Meets
Business was brief at Adamstown Council meeting last night. There were only two routine reports and a few letters to be dealt with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work for 100 Hamilton's Footpath Scheme Council Discussion
The Mayor (Ald. J. E. Wiggins) informed the Hamilton Council at its meeting last night of the special conditions that would apply in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →40-Hour Week City Council Wages Staff Tentative Discussions
A move is on foot to have the Newcastle City Council adopt a 40-hour week for its field employees. The proposal has so far been only tentatively discussed,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Loan Council Objection to Date Tasmanian Premier Annoyed Hobart
The proposal to hold a Loan Council meeting at 9.30 a.m. on February 4 has annoyed the Premier (Mr. A. G. Ogilvie) in view of the communication from…
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