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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1946

1,038 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 52

At U.N.O. Security Council Talks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 1

Leading personalities in the United Nations Organisation Security Council meetings at New York. From right: The…

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Merewether Council Chambers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1946 · page 4

Sir,—Greater Newcastle Council deferred an application by Merewether R.S.L. to buy the old Council Chambers to convert them into…

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Security Council Delegates' Luncheon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1946 · page 3

Delegates from all member nations of the U.N. Security Council attended a luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York, given by M. Trygve Lie (Secretary-General). Left to right: M. Arkady Sobolev (U.S.S.R.), Lieut.-Colonel W. R. Hodgson (Australia). Dr. Quo Tai-Chi (China), M. Trygve Lie (Secretary-General). Dr. Pedro Lea Velloso (Brazil), Mahmoud Hassan Pasha…

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Move to Oust Council Shortland People Seek Support

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1946 · page 2

Residents of Shortland at the week-end endorsed a proposal by the local Progress Association for a campaign against Greater…

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Mayor Wants to See Libraries in All Parts of District

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 5

The Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Ald. R. Norris) told members of Wallsend School of Arts last night that it was essential to have public libraries throughout the Greater. Vewcastle area…

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'Council Should Borrow £1M. For Road Repairs'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 2

Greater Newcastle Council should have the courage to borrow £1 million for road and footpath construction, said the Secretary of…

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Water Wanted at Morisset Council Waits on Government

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 4

Extension of electricity and water mains to Morisset was sought by a deputation from Morisset Progress Association to Lake Macquarie Shire…

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Mayor Commends Boy Scouts' Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 6

The launching of the annual appeal for funds for the Boy Scouts' Association was commended yesterday by the Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Ald…

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Wallsend, Waratah, Lambton Reference Libraries In Mayor's Plans

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 4

Provided satisfactory arrangements can be made with the trustees, the Mayor (Ald. R. Norris) hopes to open suburban reference libraries in the School of Arts buildings at Waratah, Lambton and Wallsend…

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Council Gets Tar for Roads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 2

Greater Newcastle Works Committee expressed satisfaction yesterday at advice from the B.H.P. that it would be able to supply the council…

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Give Cessnock Aerodrome Council Wants Strip Developed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 2

Cessnock Municipal Council will ask the Federal Government to place the Cessnock air strip under local government control, if it was not…

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Council Appoints Library Committee

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 3

The Greater Newcastle Council last night appointed a library Committee to implement the Library Act. The council recently struck a rate…

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Legislative Council Amends Pensions Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Legislative Assembly Members' Pensions Bill was amended in the Legislative Council to-day to provide pensions…

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Council to Hear Town Planning Officials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 3

A special meeting of Greater Newcastle Council will be held on April 30 when the senior planning officer of the Town and Country Planning…

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Anzac Day Sport Upheld by Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 2

GREATER Newcastle Council last night refused to alter its decision allowing Newcastle Rugby League to use No. 1 Sports Ground…

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Confer on Centre Council and State Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 2

Greater Newcastle Council will again invite the Public Buildings Advisory Committee to confer with its General Purposes Committee on…

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Security Council Decides to Debate Soviet Note

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 2

NEW YORK, Wednesday.—A secret meeting of the Security Council decided today sian dispute from the agenda will be dealt that Russia's demand for removal of the…

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Central Aerodrome Favored by Maitland Aldermen

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 4

An aerodrome in a central location to meet the needs of Newcastle, the Lower Hunter and Maitland is advocated by Maitland City Council. THIS was the decision at a…

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Minister to Meet Shire Deputation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 10

The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Cahill) will meet a deputation from the Kearsley Shire, at noon next Tuesday, to…

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Shelter Removal Not Council Job

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 4

Greater Newcastle Council had stated that removal of an air raid shelter at Georgetown was a matter for the Main Roads Board. Mayfield…

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