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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

1,158 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 58

£404,500 Amenities Programme For Lake Shire Area

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 5

A 10-year programme of amenities in the Lake Macquarie Shire Council's area is estimated to cost £404,500, of which the council's 40 per cent, contribution will be £162,000. The remainder will be…

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Council Priority For Central Library

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 9

The Newcastle Council will defer the establishment of any additional branch libraries until a central lending and reference library is established in the city. The council last night reject-…

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Council to Support Floral Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 4

Newcastle City Council agreed to support the War Memorial Cultural Centre's Floral Week, proposed to begin on September 4, and…

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Clash in Council Over Luncheon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 2

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) and Ald. McDougall clashed at the Newcastle City Council meeting last night over the provision of a council luncheon for visiting interstate bowlers on March 16…

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Council Asks Again For Wickham Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 6

Advised by the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) that the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Garside) had refused to lift the covenant that the land…

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Council Revives Mayfield Civic Building Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 4

Newcastle City Council decided last night to revive its building project at Mayfield bus terminus and call for fresh plans, specification…

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Lake Council Waives Rates By Pensioners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 6

Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night agreed to a request by Boolaroo Urban Area Committee to waive local rates payable by…

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Council Checks On Bona Fides Of Barrowmen

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 2

The Lord Mayor (Aid. Quinlan) today instructed Newcastle Council health officers to investigate the bona fides of all barrowmen operating in the city and suburbs…

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Maitland Council Seeks Data On New Belmore Bridge Site

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 4

The Health and By-Laws Committee of Maitland Council is to seek further information from the Main Roads Department on progress made on the site for the new Belmore Bridge…

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Rugby League Must Adhere To Its Fixtures Or Lose Council Grounds

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 11

The Chairman of the Newcastle Council Works Committee (Aid. Rundle) last night threatened that if Newcastle Rugby League did not adhere to its fixtures during the present season, it would lose the…

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Woman Alderman State Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The State Liberal Party has chosen a housewife and alderman as its candidate for Bankstown at the State…

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Stroud Shire Clerk Retires

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 2

The Stroud Shire Clerk (Mr. H. Adcock) retired yesterday after 35 years' service with the shire. Mr. Adcock entered local…

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Lower Hunter Shire Opposes Farmlet Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 7

Lower Hunter Shire Council decided yesterday to instruct its delegate to Northumberland County Council (Cr. L. F. Monkley) to…

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Council Defers Move On Eastville Homes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 7

Action on Eastville housing conditions was deferred by the Health and By-laws Committee of Maitland City Council pending a report…

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Press Excluded From Trades, Labour Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The New South Wales Trades and Labour Council to-night decided to exclude the Press from its meetings…

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M.L.A. Slates Sydney Council Over Power

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY: The Sydney County Council had failed to supply the city with electricity because of "disgraceful inefficiency" Mr. Landa. (Lab. Bondi) declared in an impassioned attack in the Legislative Assembly…

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R.S.L. Official Hits At Council Appointments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 2

So long as municipal and other local government authorities could ignore the Preference to Soldiers Act by making promotions within…

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Letter Box Council Surcharge

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 6

The action of Newcastle Council in putting a surcharge on enclosed grounds is one of the worst examples of…

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Lord Mayor Rejects Another Request To Receive Red Dean

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) today again refused to extend a civic reception to the Dean of Canterbury (Dr. Hewlett Johnson) when he visits Newcastle at the end of this week…

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Plan For Atlantic "Peace Council"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 2

LYONS, Mon. (A.A.P.): Creation of an "Atlantic High Council for Peace" was proposed yesterday by the French Premier (M. Georges Bidault)…

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