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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

797 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 40

Council Stop-work Meeting Off

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 April 1945 · page 3

Greater Newcastle Council employees' stop-work meeting, which was to have been held tomorrow, has been called off. This was announced following a…

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Suburban and District P. AND C. Council Aid for Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1945 · page 5

Officers of the Newcastle District Parents and Citizens' Council, who attended the first general meeting of the new Wickham Parents and Citizens'…

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Mayor's Invitation Withdrawn

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 3

The Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Aid. Norris) was advised by letter today that the invitation to himself and the Mayoress to attend the crowning of the May Queen on May 7 had been withdrawn. The Trades Hall Council decided…

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Aldermen Request Enforcement of Fish Market Regulations

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 4

People in the suburbs were being denied fish because the Chief Secretary's Department was not enforcing its own regulations, Alderman Quinlan told last night's meeting of the Greater Newcastle Council…

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Lord Mayor Discusses A.c.f. Deficit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 7

The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Ald. Neville Harding) discussed the Australian Comforts Fund deficit of £100,000 with the Mayor of Greater…

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Council Against Sunday "Derby"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 2

GREATER, Newcastle Council, on the casting vote of the Mayor, decided last night to send a letter to the Newcastle…

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Control of Apples Puzzles Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 2

"If the Apple and Pear Board was abolished over two years ago, who controls apples, who allows them to rot on the trees, and why cannot…

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New Council Move on Minimum Fares

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 7

The Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways (Mr. Neale) informed Greater Newcastle Council that he could not see his way…

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Stockton Huts Only Offer to Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 2

"The Trades Hall Council has challenged my statement that Greater Newcastle Council was not offered the purchase of the…

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May Day Rally Council Refuses Birdwood Park

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 2

Greater Newcastle Council last night refused to permit Birdwood Park to be used for the May Day demonstration on Sunday. The committee's application had…

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Novelty, Humor, Soundness, Pop-pourri at Council

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 6

Among the thousands and thousands of words that are poured out at each meeting of the Greater Newcastle Council, there are some that hit the high spots because they are novel, startling, humorous or sound…

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Union Cancels Stopwork Judge Will Hear Council Dspute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 2

A stopwork meeting of employees of Greater Newcastle Council, planned for to-day, has been cancelled by the Municipal Employees'…

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"May Day Procession Will Be Held:" Ban on Part by Council

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 7

Despite Greater Newcastle Council's decision last night to refuse to permit Birdwood Park to be used for the May Day demonstration on Sunday, the procession would definitely be held, the secretary of the May Day Committee (Mr. J. Wilson)…

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Nobody Touched Council Notice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 April 1945 · page 2

THE Assistant Parks and Building Surveyor of the Greater Newcastle Council (Mr. R. O. V. Horton) stood yesterday…

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May Day Committee Overcame Council Ban on Park Thousands Saw Procession

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 April 1945 · page 2

Newcastle May Day Committee overcame Greater Newcastle Council's ban on the use of Birdwood Park yesterday by delivering their addresses from a sound-equipped lorry in King-street to the crowd assembled in the park…

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Garbage Service for Lake Shire Start When Lorries Available

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 2

Installation of a garbage service throughout the shire was approved at a special meeting last night of the Lake Macquarie Shire Council. The…

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Lakeside Progress Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1945 · page 5

A Swansea-Belmont District Council of Progress Associations was formed to coordinate local government activities in the district. Mr. M. O. Hogan…

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Won't Disband War Advisory Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1945 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Government does not intend to disband the War Advisory Council, the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley)…

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Five-day Week at Abattoir Council Approves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1945 · page 2

The General Manager of Newcastle Abattoir reported to Greater Newcastle Council Abattoir Committee that employees had decided to…

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Council To Confer On Baby Health Centre

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 May 1945 · page 5

Financial arrangements for the establishment of Baby Health Centres in Newcastle will be discussed with the Minister for Health (Mr. Kelly). In reaching this decision last night,…

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