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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

797 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 40

Straving Stock in Erina Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 2

GOSFORD, Tuesday—Straying stock are a worry to Erina Shire Council, which has one impounding officer for 500 square miles of…

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Unionists to See Council To-night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 2

All members of the May Day Committee propose going to the Town Hall to-night to support their delegate when he asks the City Council…

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Council Rejects Cessnock Cricket Assocn. Requests

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 15

Cessnock Municipal Council last night rejected an application by Cessnock District Cricket Association for a movable cover for the wicket at the…

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P. And C. Council Appreciated Minister's Visit

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 10

Secretary of the District Council of P. and c. Associatione (Mrs. J. E. Moran) said today that the first vLsit of the Minister for Education…

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Council Has No Aldermen On Water Board Now

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 5

Of the five local government representatives on the Hunter District Water Board only one is now an alderman. GREATER Newcastle Council has…

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May Day Decision Rescission Move at Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 2

A move to rescind Greater Newcastle Council's refusal to allow No. 1 Sports Ground to be used for May Day celebrations on…

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Non-rateable Properties £35,000 Each Year Lost to Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 2

Greater Newcastle Council was losing £35,000 a year because Government-owned properties were not rateable, the Town Clerk (Mr. Wells)…

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Wants to Intern Lord Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Demands for the internment of the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Ald. Neville Harding) were made during question time in…

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P.M. May Talk To Labor Council Bodies

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) may personally outline to the labor councils in N.S.W. and Victoria problems…

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Another Protest to Council

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 5

A meeting of Newcastle branch of the Municipal and Shire Employees' Union decided to protest against the decision of Greater Newcastle…

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National Fitness Council To Meet At Gosford

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 5

Progress made by national fitness will be revealed at the first annual meeting of the National Fitness Regional Council to be…

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Union to See Mayor About Grounds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 6

Newcastle Rugby Union decided last night to seek an interview with the Mayor (Ald. Norris) to-morrow to discuss allocation of grounds…

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Shire Move Over Water Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 2

Port Stephens Shire Council will try to get direct representation on the Hunter District Water Board. Its representative under the…

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Shire Clerk Stole £8469, Gaoled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 2

GOONDIWINDI, Monday.—Robert James Burns, 35, found guilty of having stolen £8469 while clerk of the Balonne Shire Council, was…

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New Castle Rugby Union to Interview Mayor on Problem of Grounds

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 11

The Newcastle Rugby Union decided last night to send a deputation to the Mayor of Newcastle (Aid. R. H. Norris) to- morrow to discuss the problem of playing grounds and the question of the allocating of grounds under the control of the Oval…

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Woman Pays Council For Referendum

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 3

GOSFORD: A Gosford woman has just paid the expenses of a municipal referendum, for which she had asked. AS President of the Gosford High,…

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P. and C. Council Annual Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 10

The Newcastle District Council of the Parents and Citizens' Association will hold its annual meeting in the City Hall on Monday night. Miss…

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Council Move for Garbage Burial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 2

Notice of motion to allow burial of garbage, instead of incineration, was given by Aid. Armstrong at last night's meeting of Greater Newcastle Council's Health Committee. Ald. Armstrong will seek the…

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Wider Council Powers Urged by Former Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 3

It should be the function of Greater Newcastle Council to control local transport and generation of electricity, Mr. E. S. Spooner, a former…

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2HD Issue Again At Sydney Labor Council

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 3

The secretary of Newcastle Trades HallCouncil (Mr. R. F. Loudon) has gone to Sydney today to attend to-night's meeting of the New South…

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