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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1946

1,038 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 52

Reform of B.M.A. Council Urged by Doctor "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 April 1946 · page 3

LONDON, April 18.—Dr. Hennessy's slander case and Lord Justice Charles's comments were cited by Dr. H. B. Morgan M.P., Medical…

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Mayor's Holiday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1946 · page 3

The Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Ald. Norris) investigated complaints of drainage failures at Wickham, Stockton and Carrington yesterday…

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Newcastle Trades Hall Council Plans To Form Cooperative Society

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 4

A plan for a cooperative society, one of whose primary aims will be to establish a workers' club, is to be submitted to Newcastle Trades Hall Council. Tentative rules have been drawn…

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"Britain Seeks Revenge on Japan" Basic Differences In Allied Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, April 22. A.A.P.—Last week's battling in the Allied Council for Japan was merely a skirmish for more serious conflicts. The basic disagreement between the United…

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Lake Council to Collect Garbage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1946 · page 2

Lake Macquarie Shire Council decided last night to accept the loan of £10,000 to establish a garbage service, and do the work itself, in the…

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City Aldermen Criticise Office Transfer For Health Week

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 5

A charge that the Health Week Committee had been offered a room in Nesca House provided an employee of the Electric Supply Department was appointed secretary, was made by Ald. Grahame at last night's meeting of the Greater Newcastle Council…

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Council Points

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 6

IN A HEAVY fall of rain, Glebe-road became flooded from Morgan-street to Bryant-street, on the south side, said Ald. Lloyd at Greater…

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Union Protest on Council Leave

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 4

Letters were received by Greater Newcastle Council last night from the Municipal Employees' Union and the Electrical Trades Union…

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£10,000 for Cultural Centre Mayor Wants Abattoir Gift From Profits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. Norris) told Greater Newcastle Council last night that he would like a gift of £10,000 to be made to the War Memorial Cultural Centre from Abattoir Department profits which amounted to £63,000 in the last two…

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Kearsley Shire's Roads Protest

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 11

Kearsley Shire Council will seek the support of miners' lodges and other local organisations in a protest to the Government over the…

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New Australian Proposal On Spain For Security Council

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 2

NEW YORK, Friday. — The Australian representative (Colonel Hodgson) has presented anew proposal to the Security Council—that a sub-committee of five inquire into the Spanish situation and report back to…

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Brisbane's Lord Mayor Re-elected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday.—Brisbane's Lord Mayor (Ald. Chandler) was re-elected with a majority of 34,000 votes. When counting ceased last…

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A.l.p. Council Officers

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 2

Mr. E. Sinclair (Newcastle branch) defeated Messrs. H. Sheedy (Mayfield) and P. Haslam (Hamilton) for the presidency of Newcastle A.L.P…

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Reprimand for R.s.l. Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 4

Wickham-Carrington Returned Soldiers' League has instructed its delegates to draw the District Council's attention to the fact that it has…

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Seek Compulsory Voting for Council Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 2

The Kurri Kurri A.L.P. Electorate Council's delegate to the June conference (Mr. G. T. Stanton) will urge the Government to introduce a bill…

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Asking Lake Shire to Set up Community Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 3

A PUBLIC meeting at Lake Macquarie Shire Council Chambers last night decided to ask the council to apply for a licence for…

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Labor Council May Take Over Control of Meat Strike: Big Queues

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY.—Queues today outside the handful of Sydney butcher shops still open, bore witness to housewives' struggle for the small supplies of fresh meat on sale. Cessation of employment in other unions affected by the…

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Newcastle Mayor Wants Speed-up

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 2

"We would cooperate with the western districts in any move to speed-up the construction of the Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway…

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Building Applications In Kearsley Shire

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 5

Kearsley Shire Council last night granted the following applications for permission to build: L. Avery. Buchanan, dwelling, £600; L. Jones,…

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Kearsley Shire Seeks Support of Miners in Road Plant Claim

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 5

Kearsley Shire Council will ask the Miners' Federation to join a deputation to the Federal Minister for Works (Mr. Lazzarini) and the War Disposals Commission seeking immediate release of a motor grader and other road maintenance plant for…

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