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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

1,158 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 58

Council Alters Mind On Land Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 2

Newcastle City Council decided, on the motion of Aid. Boa, to advise the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) that it was no…

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Council Rejects Recommendation Choose Clerk From Staff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 2

A Finance Committee recommendation that applications for town clerk be called from outside as well as within the service was rejected last night be Newcastle City Council…

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Newcastle Council Will Choose Staff Man As Town Clerk

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 3

Newcastle Council will select a town clerk to fill the vacancy caused by the death last month of Mr. W. A. Miller from within its own staff. Council last night rejected a…

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Kearsley Shire Town Improvement

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 15

Kearsley Shire Council has approved of estimates for improvements to roads, streets, footpaths and culverts in areas…

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South Wallsend Request To County Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 4

The annual meeting of South Wallsend Progress Association last night endorsed a decision of a recent public meeting opposing the…

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Shark exhibits In Bad Odor With Maitland Show Council

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 3

After trouble over a shark at the Maitland Show 20 years ago, the stewards were none too keen at having the 16ft. tiger shark caught at Newcastle on Monday on the grounds. On that occasion a showman…

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Council Post Sought For Ex-servicemen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 3

Waratah-Mayfield sub-branch of the Returned Servicemen's League will seek to have the position of Newcastle Town Clerk made…

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Applications Granted By County Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 5

Revised plans for several subdivisions and many applications for building permits were approved by Northumberland County Council…

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Chairman Hits Back at County Council Critics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 2

The Chairman of Northumberland County Council (Ald. Kennedy) said yesterday that he was astounded at statements made by…

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No Overseer At Lake Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 2

Lake Macquarie Shire Council has been without an overseer since November. Mr. R. J. Fox resigned as…

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Shire Decision On Toronto Plant Deferred

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 6

Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night deferred decisions on an application to establish a dry cleaning factory at Toronto, and…

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Lake Macquarie Council Points

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 5

No funds were available to cut grass and eradicate blackberry bushes at Highfields and Eleebana, the Lake Shire Council decided last night. The council will make…

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Cricketers Ask Council For Liaison Body

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 7

A deputation from the Newcastle Cricket Council last night urged Newcastle Council Works Committee to consider forming a liaison…

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Council Says This Hut Must Go

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 1

The council decided to move for the removal of the structure. Ald. Thornton described the hut as a "monstrosity, eyesore and…

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County Council Objects To Site For Baby Centre

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 5

The Northumberland County Council has informed Lake Macquarie Shire Council that it will not agree to the erection of a baby health centre on land chosen at Swansea…

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Council Women's Auxiliary

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 15

At the annual meeting of the Newcastle City Council's Women's Auxiliary yesterday afternoon at the City Hall, the Lady…

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County Council Costs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 2

Two years ago a conference of delegates from municipal and shire councils in No. 4 Region of the State approved the…

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Stop Press Council Serves Notice

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 22

Newcastle City Council has served notice on the Transport Department seeking the removal of a weatherboard shed for bus starters in Pacific…

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Bills in State Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Glen Innes to Inverell Railway Bill was read a third time in the Legislative Assembly to-day…

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Council Asks Department To Remove Hut

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

Newcastle City Council asked the Department of Road Transport and Tramways yesterday to remove the hut it has erected in…

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