Council Grants for Hospitals
Greater Newcastle Council last night agreed to subsidies of £150 to Newcastle Ambulance Brigade, £100 to Newcastle Hospital, £25…
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Council & local affairs, 1948
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Newcastle Council Hotly Criticised
There was nothing more miserable and parochial than the attitude adopted by Greater Newcastle Council in regard to regional planning, Cr. T. McCarthy said at a meeting of the Lower Hunter…
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Greater Newcastle Council decided to confer with the Local Government Association on variations of awards of council employees…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council "Wrong" on Firemen's Hours
The refusal of Greater Newcastle Council to meet the cost of the introduction of a 56-hour week for permanent firemen in Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Review of Vacant Land
Greater Newcastle Council intends to make a complete review of all vacant land in the district owned by the council in order to put it to the best use…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council to Call Hotel Tenders
A motion by Ald. Jones, that the calling of tenders for the lease of the Central Hotel be deferred for one month for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aldermen Visit Kembla Fertilizer Plant Approval 'Likely'
The application of Australian Fertilizers Ltd. to establish a £500,000 factory at Carrington was likely to be approved by Greater Newcastle Council, the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) ,said yesterday, after a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Delete Lake Shire Parks Estimate
AT A SPECIAL meeting last night Lake Macquaire Shire Council decided to delete from its estimate of probable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Bureaucrats In Council"
"There are a Sot of bureau-crats in the Greater Newcastle Council," a member of the Whitegates…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lake Shire To Defer Town Planning
Lake Macquarie Shire Council decided last night to defer considering the institution of a town planning scheme until the estimates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Old Council Clock on Time
The clock was installed in 1929 by the citizens of Hamilton in memory of Ald. Alexander, who was 34 years a member of Hamilton…
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Mr. R. C. Morgan, at a meeting of Newcastle Trades Hall Council last night, quoted this week's trip by several Greater Newcastle aldermen to the South Coast to inspect a fertiliser factory in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council "Fallen Down On Job"
A long motion carried by Newcastle Trades Hall Council last night expressed concern about "the do-little and rescission-moving…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Aid Sought On Ships' Garbage
A deputation appealed to the Lord mayor (Ald. Quinlan) yesterday for aid in getting rid of ships garbage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Housing Policy For Lake Shire
The policy recommended on the housing requirements of Newcastle and surrounding districts, including Lake Macquarie Shire, was to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fertilizer Plant Council Approval Expected
Greater Newcastle City Council on Tuesday probably will approve the application by Australian Fertilizers Ltd. for permission to build a plant at Carrington…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Letter Box Alderman's Remarks
I was present at the last Greater Newcastle Council meeting and my interpretation of Alderman Boa's remarks…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lord Mayor Opens Stroud Show
The Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) officially opened the Stroud Show on Saturday. He was accompanied by Ald. Cane, of Newcastle Show…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Protest On Shire Sanitary Charges
As a protest against an increase in sanitary fees, which it was stated had gone up 55 per cent., Blacksmiths Progress Association decided…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dismissal of Alderman Leads To Dock Strike
After the dismissal from the State Dockyard yesterday of Ald. Jones, of Greater Newcastle Council, Newcastle branch of the…
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