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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

797 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 40

Five Permanent Members of Security Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—It was clear proposals laid down by the Dumbarton Oaks Conference would be taken as a basis for the World…

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Business Done Quickly Council Committee System Change

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 2

There was a full attendance of aldermen at the City Hall last night when the new system of all aldermen sitting on each committee was…

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Army Huts at Stockton Council Refuses Offer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 2

By unanimous vote, Greater Newcastle Council last night turned down an offer from the Commonwealth Disposals Commission for the purchase…

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£1661 Damage to Lights Council to Confer With Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 2

Following a report by the Electrical Engineer and Manager (Mr. G. Allbut) that damage to street lights last year had cost £1661 in…

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Temporary Homes: Council Criticised

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 7

Greater Newcastle Council was accused, at Newcastle Trades Hall Council last night, of showing very little desire to devise…

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Sub-branch Can Have Two Council Officers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 3

Election of two delegates from one sub-branch to District Council offices was not a breach of the constitution, said the President of…

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Sports Ground Ban City Council Called Anti-Working Class

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

"I THNIK it is a disgrace that we have a City Council that is so anti-democratic and so anti-working class." Mr. H. Wade (Plumbers)…

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Unions Urged to Defy Council and Use Sports Ground

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 6

As an example of the criticism last night at a meeting of Newcastle Trades Hall Council of the City Council's ban upon use of No. 1 Sports Ground for Sunday May Day celebrations, one delegate said that if the aldermen would not…

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Mayor Sees Pope Collection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 4

The Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Ald. Norris) and the Principal Libration of the N.S.W. Public Library (Mr. John Metcalfe) examine a volume of Gould's "Birds of Australia," part of the Pope collection of books and pictures valued at £10,000 which…

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Wyong Golfers Buy Land for Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 4

WYONG, Sunday.—Wyong Golf Club has purchased 40 acres of land it occupies for £1000, and has handed it over to Erina Shire to be used for…

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Alderman Nominee for Legislative Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 2

Wallsend A.L.P. last night voted that the President (Ald. F. S. King) should be a northern nominee for the Legislative Council…

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Minister, Mayor Turn Nurse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 2

THE Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) and the Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Ald. Norris) nursed children…

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Protest to Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 3

A resolution protesting against the action of Greater Newcastle Council in refusing the Trades Hall Council request for the use of the Sports Ground for…

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Roof Removed From Council Building

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 2

"Vandalism is becoming too prevalent." Cr. W. Quinn said at the meeting of Lake Macquarie Shire Council when the Health Inspector…

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Lorry Driver's Claim Against Council

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 5

A doctor giving evidence in a compensation Court case today said that pain was not evidence of disability…

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Unionists Will Attend Council in Force

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 5

Newcastle trades unionists are likely to pack the gallery at Greater Newcastle Council's meeting tomorrow night, according to the Secretary of the May Day Committee (Mr. J. Wilson)…

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Wants Lord Mayor Dismissed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Greig (Lab., Drummoyne) suggested that the Lord Mayor (Ald. Neville Harding)…

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Garbage Burial Likely Policy Aldermen Inspect Several Sites

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

After Inspecting sites which the Chief Health Inspector (Mr. Meddows) suggested were suitable for the burial of garbage, most of the Greater…

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Claim Against Shire Fails

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 8

Harry Davies Goodsir, driver-mechanic of West Wallsend, failed in his claim against the Lake Macquarie Shire Council…

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Sister City's First Mayor In 1399

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 12

A complete list of Lord Mayors of Newcastle-upon-Tyne is contained in the Corporation Manual for 1944-45 issued by the city and county of…

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