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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

1,818 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 91

Y.M.C.A. NOTES Activities Council's First Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 18

Twenty-one groups and activities in the intermediate and senior departments of Newcastle Y.M.C.A. will be represented on the new Activities Council,…

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Bus Service Refused North Lambton, Hamilton Routes Progress Council Protest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 10

Public meetings to protest against the refusal of the Commissioner of Transport, to introduce bus services for the North Lambton, Hamilton North,…

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Administrator May Be Needed Minister Has Report on Woy Woy Council SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 8

The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. L. O. Martin) has received a report from Mr. Hughes, investigation officer and inspector of local government…

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Export Council in Britain Advance Economic War Will Take Over Former German Trade (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, February 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 10

To advance England's economic warfare against Germany the Government intends to set up an export council immediately, the Prime Minister (Mr…

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Profit of £42,000 by County Council Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 7

Sydney County Council made a surplus of £42,085 on the operations of its electricity undertaking last year. Industrial expansion In the Sydney…

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Alter Boundaries in Lake Shire Council Seeks Permission Will Balance Revenue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 9

On notice of motion by Cr. C. H. Wilson, Lake Macquarie Shire Council decided last night to apply for permission to alter the boundaries, so that…

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Mayor Is Not Perturbed Maitland and Its Abattoir

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 7

The Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. J. E. Wiggins), who is also chairman of the northern councils' committee on the central abattoir…

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Vandalism in Lake Shire Park Parents to be Warned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 6

After a division had been taken at the meeting of Lake Macquarie Council last night, the President (Cr. T. A. Johnson) was deputed to confer with…

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Supreme War Council Meets London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 7

The Allied Supreme War Council met twice in Paris to-day—their fifth meeting since the outbreak of war. THE delegates examined the progress…

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Woy Council Dispute Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 2

The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. L. O. Martin) paid to-night that he had received the final report of the inspector of Local Government…

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Parents of Boys to Be Warned Vandalism In Lake Shire Park

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 6

The matter had been "on the shelf" too long, said a councillor at a meeting of Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night, when the council was…

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Road Stalls Must Be Attractive Blue Mountains Shire's Ruling LAWSON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 10

Following up its policy of banning roadside hoardings because of their unsightly appearance, Blue Mountains Shire Council at its last meeting criticised roadside stalls…

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Council and Cultural Centre Proposal Govt. Offer Maybe Withdrawn

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 7

If the Newcastle Council does not come to an amicable agreement with the Newcastle School of Arts on the cultural centre issue by…

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Nightm Are, Says Alderman Lake-road in Tarro Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 11

The condition of Lake-road within the Tarro Shire boundary was described by Ald. Jim Brown at a meeting of Cessnock Municipal Council last night as…

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Morpeth Two New Aldermen Elected Unopposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 11

Two nominations only were received for vacancies in Morpeth Council caused by the retirement of Ald. E. J. Cutcliffe and I. Clyde. Messrs. J. G. Drummond…

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"Cannot Dictate to Us" Newcastle Rugby League Attacked Cessnock Alderman Critical

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 11

Newcastle Rugby League's inquiry of Cessnock Municipal Council about the terms and conditions of the letting of the Sports Ground for next season was…

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Reply Expected To-day Maitland Abattoir Proposal Mayor Hopeful

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 11

West Maitland Council was waited yesterday for the decision of the Premier (Mr. A. Mair) on the proposal to establish an abattoir in the Maitland district…

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Cultural Centre Proposal Council's Answer To Minister

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 9

The City Council will probably reach a decision on the much-discussed cultural centre issue with a margin of four days to…

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Nameplates for Streets Council on Dairy Supervision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 11

Nameplates are to be fixed at the intersections of all streets in the municipality. Most of the principal streets which interest the main roads have…

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Notice Given to Council of Legal Proceedings

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 8

West Maitland Council was informed last, night by Messrs. Heyes and Wilson, solicitors, that after one month from date of notice, they intended, on…

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