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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1946

1,038 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 52

Minister's Decision Is Not Much Help to Cessnock Council

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 4

Little relief will be afforded Cessnock Council in its desperate financial plight by the announced decision of the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) to permit the council to arrange a loan from its street lighting fund…

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Higher Shire Rate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 6

Port Stephens Shire Council has adopted the estimates for 1946, in which provision is made for an increase of ¼d in the £ in the general…

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Cessnock's Plight: Mayor On 'Red Tape'

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 3

"Red tape obstruction" was responsible for the Minister of Local Government, Mr. Cahill, being unable to…

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Cessnock Mayor Asks for £3000

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 2

The Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. J. Brown) yesterday discussed with the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) the council's application to the…

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Government Aid Likely For Cessnock Council

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 4

Financial assistance through Government channels probably will be made available to Cessnock Council this week. The Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. J. Brown) said that as a result of dis-…

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Australia May Get Chair At First U.N. Council

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday.—Australia may occupy the chair at the first meeting of the World Security Council if the rules of the Preparatory Commission are followed, says the London…

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Poland Won on Draw Security Council Two-Year Seat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 13. A.A.P.—Poland was elected one of the three two-year non-permanent members of the Security Council of the United…

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Stop Press Makin to Chair First U.n. Council

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 12

CANBERRA.—The Leader of the Australian Delegation to the United Nations Assembly (Mr. Makin) will be the first Chairman of the World…

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Security Council "Ticket," Says Dr. Evatt Australia Gained Seat Despite Opposition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Some of the major Powers had apparently attempted to organise a "ticket," including Canada but excluding Australia, for the six seats on the United Nations Security…

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Australia Voted to U.N.O. Security Council Canada Withdraw To Break Deadlock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. 13. A.A.P.—Australia was elected to one of the six non-permanent seats on the powerful Security Council of the United Nations Organisations by the General Assembly yesterday after Canada had…

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"Strangling Shire Funds" Street Lighting Costs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 4

The cost of street lighting was strangling local funds of areas within the Lake Shire, said Cr. W. Quinn at a meeting of Lake…

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Sydney County Council Elects New Chairman

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 10

SYDNEY.—Councillor J. O. Cramer, who represents the Northern Suburbs on the City County Council, was to-day elected chairman of that council…

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Council Criticised on City Hall Use

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

Resentment was expressed by members of the Newcastle sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League last night at the refusal of Greater…

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Kearsley Shire to Discuss Power

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 4

Kearsley Shire Council decided, at its meeting last night, to most the Superintendent of Caledonian Collieries Ltd. (Mr. N. Clark) and…

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Cessnock Play Centre "Statements Not True," Says Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 4

"It is untrue to say that I refused to make council equipment available, as that was not ever mentioned," the Mayor (Ald. Brown) said at…

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Cessnock To Reform Safety Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 4

Cessnock Council will make an effort to re-form its Road Safety Council. This was decided at a meeting of…

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Council Powers on Revolving Signs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 2

The Works Committee of Greater Newcastle Council decided yesterday to consider applications for the erection of revolving advertising signs…

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R.S.L. District Council Delegates

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 8

Newcastle District Council of the Returned Soldiers' League, which was prevented from meeting last month by the lighting restrictions will hold…

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Jealousy Among Aldermen

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 5

There was too much petty jealousy among some aldermen, who wanted to do what had been allotted to others,…

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Could Zone Newcastle Area in Fortnight, Claims Alderman

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 5

Boundaries of industrial and residential areas in Newcastle could be fixed within a fortnight, Ald. Richardson claimed at last night's meeting of the Greater Newcastle Council. ALD. RICHARDSON was support…

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