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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

830 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 42

Sydney Council Is Short Of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 8

SYDNEY: Approaches have been made by the Sydney County Council to the Minister for Supply and Shipping…

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Council Will "Lose Power To Plan"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 2

Various commissions with over-riding powers and the proposed county council for the district would prevent Greater Newcastle…

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Security Council Told 'Russia Backed Czech Coup'

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 2

NEW YORK, Mon. (A.A.P.): Russia engineered the recent Communist coup in Czechoslovakia, the Security Council was told today. Russia was also accused of moving troops across the…

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Miners's Central Council May Reject Coal Stoppage

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Miners' Central Council, which opens in Sydney today, may now reject a proposal for a national coal stoppage, as a protest against anti-picketing legislation in Queensland…

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Council Points

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 4

THE Works Committee decided not to object to the erection of a public telephone in front of Mr. A. W. Owers' shop, in…

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Criticism, Praise For Council's Art Comment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 3

Maitland City Council, which recently had a debate on the art exhibition to be held in May, last night heard two letters—one of…

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Council Cannot Remove Garbage From Ships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 5

The Commonwealth Medical Officer advised the Greater Newcastle Works Committee last night that the council's authority to…

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Regional Planning Council May Clash With Government

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 2

Greater Newcastle Council's decision to withdraw from any proposed regional planning scheme is believed to be in direct conflict with the State Government's wishes…

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Council Seeks Iron To Help On Roof Repairs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 2

Greater Newcastle Health Committee decided last night to ask the Minister for Building Materials (Mr. Dickson) to allocate a quota…

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Against County Council Newcastle Wants to Be Alone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 2

Greater Newcastle Council decided last night to tell the Premier (Mr. McGirr) it did not favour a county council or any similar body to control planning of region No. 4…

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Retirement Exemptions Firm Stand Taken by Mining Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 4

The Coalmining Unions' Council has taken an uncompromising attitude on the question of exemptions from compulsory retirement. The secretary of the council…

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No Immediate Coal Strike: Decision By Miners' Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY: There will be no immediate nation-wide coal stoppage. This was decided today by the Miners' Central Council, which contented itself with a machine motion empowering…

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Deputies Meet On Western Union Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 1

LONDON, March 24. A.A.P.—The deputies of the five Foreign Ministers who signed the Western European Union Treaty last week…

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Miners' Council Decision Repudiate Appeal By Mr. James

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation decided unanimously to-day to "dissociate itself from and repudiate" a statement of the Coal Liaison Officer (Mr. R. James, M.H.R.)…

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Five Powers Agree On Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1948 · page 1

BRUSSELS, March 26. A.A.P.—Agreement on steps for the establishment of a permanent Consultative Council was announced at the…

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Aldermen at Easter Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan), aldermen and officers, photographed on a visit to the Newcastle Electric Supply…

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Lord Mayor to Open Stroud Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 2

Stroud Show will be held next Friday and Saturday. It will be officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Ald…

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Regional Planning Lord Mayor To Reopen Matter

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) intends to reopen the question of regional planning to give Greater Newcastle Council an opportunity to define its attitude more clearly…

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Council "A Failure"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 4

Even the most optimistic supporter of the Greater Newcastle scheme would surely be prepared now to admit that what theoretically…

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Trip by Aldermen Council Reconsidering Carrington Project

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 4

A strong lead has been given by the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) to a move to rescind a previous decision of Greater Newcastle Council disallowing the establishment of a £500,000 fertiliser…

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