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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

1,158 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 58

Council Asked To Renovate All Monuments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 2

Many historical monuments in Newcastle needed renovation or general maintenance, the President of the Newcastle Historical Society…

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Church Council Branch Formed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 2

A meeting of clergy and laymen last night formed Newcastle branch of the World Council of Churches. The General Secretary of the…

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Council Of Churches Branch Formed

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 6

The General Secretary of the Australian Council of the World Council of Churches (Rev. J. Garrett) was present…

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Invitations To Join Council Of Europe

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 1

STRASBOURG, Fri. (A.A.P.)—The Ministers' Committee of the Council of Europe has decided to invite West Germany As associates, their governments would be represented in the Consultative Assembly, but not on the committee of…

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Letters To the Editor County Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 2

PERUSAL of the report of Tuesday's meeting of Newcastle City Council leaves one with a feeling of disgust at the antics of some…

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Council Works Sought For Warner's Bay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 7

Warner's Bay Progress Association decided to compile a list of works not undertaken in the area. Lake Macquarie Shire Council will…

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Letters To the Editor Bouquet to Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 2

WHILE recently spending a holiday at Swansea, I visited several holiday resorts near Newcastle. I would like to take this opportunity…

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Mayor Seeks Road Mender's Job

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 3

BERLIN, April 2. A.A.P.—The Burgomaster of Zimmers in South Baden, with a population of 300, has applied for the job of…

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Lord Mayor On New State Deputation

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 9

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) will represent Newcastle at the deputation of delegates from the New England New…

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Council Work Questioned

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 4

Up to the end of last year Newcastle Council had spent £87 19s 8d on play centres in the Birmingham Gardens area,…

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17 Shire Sites Auctioned At Marks Point

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 2

Seventeen of 19 building sites in Lake Macquarie Shire Council's No. 4 subdivision at Marks Point were auctioned on Saturday for prices…

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Sudden Death Of Mr. Lawson Shock To Council

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 3

News of the sudden death last night of the General Manager of Newcastle Abattoir (Mr. J. L. Lawson) came as a shock to…

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Council Invited To Marmong Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 3

Bolton-Marmong Point Advisory Committee will invite the President and councillors of Lake Macquarie Shire Council to a meeting…

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Support At Merewether For Peace Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 3

Support of any branch of the Peace Council organised in Newcastle was pledged by Merewether East Progress Association last night…

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Lake Council Points

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 11

Seventy applications for permits to build in the Lake Macquarie Shire were approved by the Shire Council last night. The estimated cost of the new buildings is £49,700. Fourteen allotments sold in…

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£7300 For Trees In Lake Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 4

The Joint Coal Board last night granted £7300 to Lake Macquarie Shire Council to plant trees on shire roads…

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Council Points: Works Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 7

Newcastle Council Works Committee last night recommended that the Newcastle May Day Committee be granted the free use of No. 1…

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£7300 Grant For Trees In Lake Shire

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 5

Notification was received last night by Lake Macquarie Shire Council of a Coal Board grant of £7300 to cover the full cost of tree-planting on roads other than main roads…

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Council Defers Department Merger Move

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 2

Newcastle City Council Finance Committee last night agreed to defer a suggestion that the question of the amalgamation of the general,…

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Extra £20,000 For Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 2

The Australian Loan Council had advised that the cut of £20,000 made in the £200,000 application by the council for 1949-50 had been…

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