Greater Use of War Council "Best Method," says Mr. Curtin
The best method of effective co-operation in the crisis was to increase, in certain respects, the authority and functions of the Advisory War…
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Council & local affairs, 1942
993 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 50
East Maitland Council Wants Discussion Council Wants Discussion Appointment of Warden
East Maitland Council decided last night to inform West Maitland Council that it could not comply with the request to ask the Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kearsley Council Adopts Control Policy
Against the opposition of the Chief Warden of Kurri Kurri (Cr. P. Saxton). Kearsley Shire Council last night adopted a coordination…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Elections Counting System Is Challenged
If the recent municipal election had been carried out in accordance with the proportional representation system instead of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alderman As Chief Warden Ald. Jenner Objects
Exception to the appointment of Ald. Fairhall as Chief Warden was taken by Ald. Jenner at the Greater Newcastle Council meeting last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Points From the Council
BAR BEACH KIOSK.—The lessee of the Bar Beach kiosk (Mr. K. Fraser) informed Greater Newcastle Council of his intention to vacate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fewer Local Broadcasts Council's Protest
Despite an assurance by officials of the Australian Broadcasting Commission that they were in full sympathy with Greater Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Committees Elected For City Council
Committees elected last night by the City Council wore:—Beaches Liaison: The Mayor (Ald Young), Ald. Stevenson, Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Raised £55,784 in Rents
Greater Newcastle Council, which owns more valuable property than any other landlord in Newcastle, received £55,784 from rents in 1941…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Grants £100 for Play Centres
Greater Newcastle Council voted. £100 last night for the Newcastle play centres. Applying for the grant, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →City Council to Retain Married Woman
Whether the services of a woman on the staff of the City Council should be retained after her pending marriage to a soldier was a question that came in for a full-length debate at a meeting last night of the council…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Will Cost £810 First Council Shelter
A start was made yesterday on the first of the air-raid shelters to be provided on property owned by Greater Newcastle Council. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Female Clerk to Marry Council Will Retain Services
Greater Newcastle Council decided last night to retain the services of a female clerk after her marriage. The Town Clerk (Mr. Wells) said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crown Land Rating Council to Make Further Request
Greater Newcastle Council will communicate with local members of Parliament in an endeavour to secure an amendment of the Local…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lake Shire Aluminium Problem
Although the appeal for aluminium by the President of Lake Macquarie Shire has had an excellent response, difficulty in collecting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Current Topics "Council Observes Awards"
LAKE MACQUARIE COUNCIL will investigate specific cases of men in its employ paid other than in accordance with awards, if such…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Slag and Metal Streets Progress Council Wants Costs
As a primary move to find the comparative costs of roads constructed of Martin's Creek metal and those laid down in slag, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A.C.T.U. Meeting on War Labour Council Move
Newcastle Trades Hall Council will ask the A.C.T.U. to meet to discuss the new war position and to determine again the policy of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mayor Praises Canteen Fund
A mobile canteen for use in Newcastle in time of emergency is the aim of the Victoria League. The President Miss Dora Sparke) said yesterday that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wants Mr. Lang on War Council
The Prime Minister will be asked by the Carrington Official A.L.P. to appoint Mr. J. T. Lang to the War Council in an advisory…
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