Suburban and District Want Compulsory Council Voting
A motion by the President (Mr. D. Rees) to insist that provision should be made for compulsory voting in municipal and shire elections, in the…
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Council & local affairs, 1943
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Boolaroo Ex-miners Will Not Work for Council
In reply to inquiries by Cessnock and Lake Macquarie councils about the number of retired mineworkers who would work for the councils, the Secretary (Mr…
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The Mayor (Ald. E. Dunkley) told members of the Central Technical School Parents and Citizens'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mayor on Social Evils Need for Child Guidance
"If parents do not wake up to the necessity of giving their children a better moral and spiritual education. I do not knew what will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Action on Tree Lopping
Taking a serious view of the unauthorised lopping of a large gum tree near the tennis courts in Jesmond Park, Greater Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vandalism, Petty Crime Aldermen Blame Brownout
Widespread examples of vandalism and petty crime were quoted by Ald. Young and Cane when they urged Greater Newcastle Council last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Considers Own Insurance
Further inquiries are to be made by Greater Newcastle Council on the proposal of Ald. Williams that the council should conduct its own…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mayor Commended for Frankness Need for Better Home Training
"The declaration by the Mayor (Ald. Dunkley) on the need for stricter supervision of children and improved home training in many cases to offset…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Control Of National Fitness
"The plans suggested by the Mayor (Ald. Dunkley) for council control of the National Fitness Committee will need a great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Gives £100 to Kindergarten
Greater Newcastle Council last night voted a subsidy of £100 to Newcastle branch of the Kindergarten Union. The branch asked…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Men in Two Jobs
Some employees of Greater Newcastle Council, after completing their work during the day carry on other jobs at night as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Makes Grant to College Committee
Greater Newcastle Council last night granted £10/10/ to the working expenses of the University College Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Mayor Says: Moral Decline Due to Liquor and Apathy of Parents
Liquor and parental apathy were blamed to-day by the Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Alderman E. Dunkley) for the deterioration of morals which, he said, had been noticeable not only in Australia, but also in other parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council May Have Control Subsidise Fitness Movement
A plan for council control of the national fitness movement in Newcastle was referred by Greater Newcastle Council to its Finance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor Council Seeks Five Day Easter Brea
SYDNEY.—NSW Labor Council has adopted a proposal of the ACTU that, where a holiday falls on a non-working day, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wharf Lease to Company Council Application Refused
The Maritime Services Board has reaffirmed its decision not to grant Greater Newcastle Council the lease of the Market-street ferry premises…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Council May Soon Control Fish Marketing
Greater Newcastle Council may soon control fish marketing in this area in accordance with the Government scheme. This would…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Set Up Fish Supply Area Council Seeks Control
Establishment of a fish supply district for Newcastle, permitting the control of marketing, was under consideration, the Under-secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Saturday Night Bookings Charities to Protest to Council
A deputation protesting against the decision to restrict the City Hall on Saturday nights to functions for patriotic purposes will interview…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Council Calls Convention Grave View On Coal Unrest
An extraordinary national convention from the rank and file will be called by the miners' Central Council, which met in Sydney yesterday and expressed a "deep sense of alarm at the…
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