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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

1,058 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 53

Casual Labour For Cessnock Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 2

Cessnock Municipal Council is short of labour to meet requirements because of extra work resulting from storm damage last month,…

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Dockers' Council to Meet in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 2

The First Federal Council meeting of the Painters and Dockers' Union to be held in Newcastle will start at the Trades Hall on…

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Road Safety Council Seeks £200,000

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 1

HOBART, Wednesday.—A grant of £200,000 will be sought by the Australian Road Safety Council from the Commonwealth so the…

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Minister Removes Stroud Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Members., of the Stroud Shire Council have been removed from office. The Minister for Local…

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Labour Council Beats Move To Open Procession

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A Left Wing move to permit political and national groups to take part in this year's May Day procession was…

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Stroud Council Employees Stay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 3

None of the 42 employees of Stroud Shire Council is expected to be dismissed, despite the council's inability to meet all its salaries and wages commitments immediately…

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Aldermen "Only Guinea Pigs When County Council Takes Control"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 9

Aldermen of the Newcastle Council would be only guinea pigs when the County Council took over control of the main works of the Council in a few years here, Ald. H. Scott-Daisley told members…

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Threat To Stop Council Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 2

A special summoned meeting to-morrow night would decide whether drastic action would be taken because of Greater Newcastle Council's refusal to receive a deputation to discuss seniority, the…

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City Council Workers To Consider Action

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 2

The Newcastle secretary of the Municipal Employees' Union (Mr. C. R. Krempin) intends to recommend to a meeting of Newcastle Council employees tomorrow night that they should take every action short of striking to establish the principle of seniority…

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Council "Misled on Buildings"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 2

WYONG, Monday.—To secure permission to buy building materials for home construction, hundreds of landholders in Wyong…

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One-Man "Council" Adopts Own Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 1

At a "one-man" meeting of Stroud Shire Council, called by himself, the Council Administrator (Mr. H. W. Dane) yesterday adopted his own report recommending the levying of a special rate of 2½d in the £…

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Letters To the Editor Trades Hall Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 2

THE recent controversy between Messrs. Rooney, and Thomas, on the one hand, and Mr. Dowling, Secretary of the Trades Hall…

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Council Men To See Lord Mayor To-day On Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 2

The Municipal Employees' Union decided last night to send a deputation to the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) this morning in the hope…

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Manning Council President Dies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 5

WINGHAM, Tuesday.—Mr. Willia, James Norris Wamsley died at Wingham last night, aged 71. He was President of Manning…

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Council Points: Works Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 4

Greater Newcastle Works Committee decided to install synchronous dustproof and waterproof clocks at Nobbys and Bar Beaches. The…

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Extensive Tree-Planting Plan For Lake Macquarie Shire

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 9

Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night decided to embark on an extensive tree-planting campaign throughout the shire area. The project is being sponsored by the Joint Coal Board in the…

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Council Funds Not For Violin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 2

The suggestion by Messrs. Page and Kearns, that the cost of a new violin for Ronald Woodcock could be met out of Greater Newcastle…

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Council Men May Get Appeals Body

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 2

A deputation from Newcastle branch of the Municipal Employees' Union agreed yesterday to a proposal of the Lord Mayor (Ald…

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Letters To the Editor Trades Hall Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 2

MR. H. J. IRWIN has joined the red-baiters, Messrs. Rooney and Thomas, as an apologist for industrial groups. It is significant that…

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County Council Appointments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 4

The following appointments to Northumberland County Council staff were approved— Deputy County Planner, Mr. R…

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