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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

1,058 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 53

50 Associations In P. and C. District Council

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 6

A report submitted at the 18th annual meeting of the District Council of Parents and Citizens' Association last night…

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Next Move on the Tabernacle Site Is With Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 2

Strong, if conflicting arguments on the design of the War Memorial Cultural Centre are advanced by experts in an article…

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Mayor Recalls Council Errors

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) told aldermen and officers of Greater Wollongong Council today that many errors committed by Greater Newcastle Council at its inauguration had not been corrected…

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Wollongong Aldermen On Visit To Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 1

Aldermen and officers of Greater Wollongone Council at a reception by the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) at City Hall this morning. They are here to obtain information on the workings of Newcastle Council. The party will return to Wollongong tomorrow…

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Data On Council Sought By Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 2

Seventeen aldermen and officers of Greater Wollongong Council arrived in Newcastle yesterday to obtain information on the workings…

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Suburban and District Blacksmiths Against Municipality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 3

Blacksmiths Progress Association had objected to being included in the plan for a proposed Belmont municipality, the secretary (Mr. H…

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Mines Council To Proceed With Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Combined Mining Unions' Council decided in Sydney to-day to push on with its claims for higher pay,…

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Road Plan For Lake Shire

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 9

Subject to finance being made available, Lake Macquarie Shire Council will tar-surface the full…

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Council Points Works

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 3

THE CITY Engineer (Mr. Baddeley) reported that although Cowper-street, Georgetown, needed attention, no funds had been…

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Council Will Not Attend Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 3

Maitland City Council decided last night not to attend a conference, called by Lake Macquarie Shire Council, to discuss an…

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Council Objection To Smoking In Cafes

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 4

Newcastle Council may shortly begin a campaign to discourage people smoking in cafes. The Newcastle Council Health Committee last night…

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Bus Stoppage Averted By Lake Council's Decision

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 4

Adoption by the Lake Shire Council last night of the Shire Engineer's suggestion to do certain work on the Toronto-Wangi bus route averted a threatened stoppage of bus services set down for next week-end. The engineer's…

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Council's Scheme To "Share" Blackout Burden More Fairly

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) said today that Newcastle Council had evolved a scheme which would en sure that the effect of recurrent blackouts during the coming winter months would be borne fairly by the whole of the district…

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Lord Mayor Blames Miners For Blackouts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 2

Miners principally were to blame for the electricity blackouts which faced Newcastle, the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) said yesterday…

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Shire Staff Months Without Pay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 2

The Acting Engineer of Stroud Shire Council had not been paid since he joined the staff on November 15, last year, said a report to…

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County Council Surveyor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 4

Mr. R. G. Walker, of Jesmond, has been appointed Survey Officer of the Northumberland County Council…

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Lord Mayor "Pushing Political Barrow" by Blaming Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 3

By blaming miners for electricity blackouts in Newcastle, the Lord Mayor (Ald. H. D. Quinlan) was "trying to push his political barrow," said the miners' Northern District Secretary (Mr…

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Shire Staff to Get Pay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 2

Finance was being arranged immediately to meet accounts due to December 31, 1948, and all staff salaries to date, it was announced…

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Ideas About County Council 'Confused'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 4

THERE were too many confused ideas and wilful misinterpretations of the duties of the Northumberland Country…

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Plan to Speed Decision By County Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 2

A report by the County Clerk (Mr. Wells) designed to expedite consideration of interim development applications and to reduce…

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