Automatic Signal for Level Crossings Kearsley Council To Seek Details
Kearsley Shire Council is to seek from Rutherford Shire Council particulars of an automatic alarm in use on level crossings in the Sutherland…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1940
1,818 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 91
Council's Shortest Meeting
Greater Newcastle Council held its shortest meeting last night. It started 10 minutes late, because of difficulty in securing a quorum of 11, and finished at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →County Council Plan Consideration Deferred
Greater Newcastle Council was told last night that Lake Macquarie Shire Council is seeking, the establishment of a county council to administer the council's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →City Council Puts Up a Record Time
The Newcastle Council created what promises to be an all-time record last night. Its meeting—which usually drags on until midnight—lasted only…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Council Declines Grant Songs Of Newcastle And Lake
At its meeting last night the Newcastle Council had before it a letter from Mr. A. Galloway, of Newcastle, asking for a grant of £20 to assist in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →To Seek Walsh Is Conference City Council Decision
When a letter from the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. L. O. Martin), concerning the revival of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Council Meeting Lapses Over Bingo Dispute Brisbane
Labour aldermen to-day did not attend the special meeting which the non-Labour aldermen had caused to be called to discuss the leasing of council land on which…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Illegal Killing Health Officer Reports to Council WOLLONGONG
Suggestions that cattle were being taken outside the shire and slaughtered and the carcases then brought back to the area and sold were made in a report…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shipbuilding at Walsh Island Council Still Wants to See Minister
Notwithstanding an assurance from the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. L. O. Martin) that the Government is making every effort to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New School May Be Built at Sandgate City Council Asked For Land Grant
The Education Department is considering the establishment of an infants' school at Sandgate for the convenience of children who now have to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Posts in Belmont Lane Issue Between Council and Urban Area Legal Action Threatened
Whether posts shall be placed at the entrance to a lane between Walter and Clift Streets, Belmont, is an issue between the Lake Macquarie 'Shire Council and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mayor Calls Public Meeting for Red Cross
At the request of the Hamilton branch of the Red Cross Society, the Mayor (Aid. J. E. Wiggins) has called a public meeting for Wednesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Greater City Council
Sir,—Some weeks ago I applied to the Greater Newcastle Council for permission to erect a small verandah—a small matter that should have been attended to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Road Deaths in Country Safety Council's Analysis
Analysis of reports of road accidents in the State for December and January show that more than 65 per cent. of the fatal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lake Shire Men Accept Full-time Work Become Members of Union
An aggregate meeting of unemployed Was held in the Central Hall, Boolaroo, on Wednesday night, to deal with the call-up of men for full-time work within…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Flour Tax Act Privy Council Grants Special Leave to Appeal London
The Privy Council has granted special leave to appeal from tho High Court decision in the case of W. R. Moron Pty. Ltd. versus the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"A First Line of Defence" People's Housing Needs Trades Hall Council's Claim
Because it was one of the first lines of defence, Newcastle Trades Hall Council felt that the Government should favourably consider advancing funds to meet…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →In Brief Lord Mayor's Fund £1,000,000
London, February 2.—The Lord Mayor will give a luncheon in the Mansion House to celebrate the Lord Mayor's Fund having attained £1,000,000 sterling…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Muswellbrook Council Concerned About Sewerage Scheme MUSWELLBROOK
It was reported to a meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council that the Government had not paid the one per cent, interest as provided in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Expand British Exports New Council Being Established LONDON
An export Council is being set up to help organise Britain's exports in war-time. This step was announced by the…
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