Council Rates for 1940 Will Soon Know the Worst
Doubts of Greater Newcastle residents as to how much municipal rates they will pay this year will soon be settled…
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Council & local affairs, 1940
1,818 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 91
Dead Pigs in Town Water Lismore Seeks County Council Control LISMORE
A public meeting, attended by 450 persons, protested against the decision of the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. L. O. Martin) not to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland, Kurri, Cessnock West Maitland £7685 OUTSTANDING Less Than Last Year Council Told
At the end of 1939 £7685/19/7 was owing in rates and fees to West Maitland Council, compared with £8123/10/4 at the close of 1938, according to a report…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cessnock Municipal Baths Concessions for Soldiers
The Mayor of Cessnock (Ald J. Brown) informed the municipal council last night that Major E. L. Smith, of the Greta military camp, had interviewed him, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →What People Think Council Jobs
I have been deputed by my unemployed pals, all between the age of 17 and 21, to write this letter. We have read all that was said…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →N.Z. Mayor Opposes Pacifists "Emissaries of Soviet Russia" Wellington (N.z.)
Speaking at a recruiting rally, the Mayor (Cr. Hislop) said that if the pacifists wanted fight they could have it. He would do his best to prevent their…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Minister and Woy Woy Council's Crisis Sydney
Endeavors are being made to straighten out the affairs of Woy Woy Council without dismissing the present aldermen and appointing an…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wickham Tidal Flooding Council's Plan to be Carried Out Objections Withdrawn
Greater Newcastle Council's Work Committee agreed last night to recommend the granting of authority to the City Engineer (Mr. L. J. Price) to proceed with his…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Share of Motor Tax Urged Repairing Subsidiary Roads Tarro Council's Request
Tarro Council yesterday adopted a report by its Engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) urging thy Government to review the allocation of revenue collected by…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Trades Hall Council
There was no meeting of the Newcastle Trades Hall Council last night. The Secretary (Mr. G. Bass) explained that the meeting of the executive on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Chamberlain's Speech (Continued from page 1) Supreme War Council
Mr. Chamberlain referred to the Supreme War Council meeting in Paris last Monday. The Council, he said, now conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Abattoir at Maitland Premier Sees No Difficulty Council Approaches Board of Health
The Premier (Mr. A. Mair) can see no reason why the procedure adopted at Albury and Tamworth should not be followed in establishing an abattoir at…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Industrial News to Keep Business Secret Rule for A.W.U. Council COOLANGATTA
The governing body of the Australian Workers' Union decided to-day that the deliberations of Executive Council meetings should not be published…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lord Mayor to Open Church Army Hut
The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Ald. S. S. Crick) has advised Captain J. S. Cowland, of the Church Army, that he has accepted the invitation to open the first Church…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Conference on Lake Shire Sewerage Work
A conference of the Committee of Management, executive officers of Cardiff and Kurri Kurri branches of the Water Board Union, the Committee of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Industrial News "Trades Hall Keenly Interested" Mayor's Industries Committee
"The Newcastle Trades Hall Council is keenly interested in the meeting called by the Mayor (Ald. J. E. Wiggins) to form an industries committee," said the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Labour Council Against Compulsory Training Wollongong
Illawarra Trades and Labour Council adopted a motion expressing the strongest opposition to armed forces being sent overseas, and demanding the immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Privy Council Makes History London. January 16
Lord Caldicote, better known as Sir Thomas Inskip, recently took a seat for the first time as a member of the Judicial Committee of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rural War Time Problems Agricultural Council Ends Conference BURNIE
The 11th meeting of the Australian Agricultural Council was continued to-day, when statements submitted by the Department of Commerce concerning war-time…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Free Library Teaching Staff's Letter to Mayor
Sir,—The following letter has been sent to the Mayor, with the intimation that it has also been sent to the press. Dear Mr. Mayor,…
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