Council Should Prosecute The Government
The chairman of the Smoke Abatement Advisory Panel (Alderman Purdue) says that legal advice has been sought whether the City…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1950
1,158 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 58
Purchase Opposed by Council Courtaulds Fail; Foreshore Move
Northumberland County Council yesterday refused an application by Courtaulds Ltd. for permission to purchase about a mile of Hunter River foreshore at Tomago…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Council Of R.S.L. Makes 11th Expulsion
SYDNEY, Monday.— The State Council of the Returned Servicemen's League to-day expelled Mr. S. Hatton, of Kogarah, Secretary of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Points From Lake Shire Council
The Lake Shire Works Committee will make an inspection of the locality known as the Five Islands between Speers Point and Teralba, with a view to improving the area…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aldermen Hear "Squatter," Grant Respite
Mr. R. Barry, occupier of the old Newcastle East fire station, appeared to put his case to Newcastle Council Finance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire 'Opposed' Narrow Cardiff Subway
Lake Macquarie Shire Council was within its rights in refusing to meet part of the cost of widening Cardiff subway, the Engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£2000 More For Shire Roads
An additional £2000 would be made available to shires for road work in sparsely populated areas, the Department of Public Works…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lake Shire Overdraft At Record Figure
Lake Macquarie shire Council's general fund overdraft would be a record of £32,643 by the time rates for 1950 begun to come in,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Lost Both Ways
Maitland City Council is no longer interested in the resumption of property off High-street, Maitland, which it had proposed to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Clerk Warns Of Record Bank Overdraft
The Lake Shire Council is faced with a record high general fund bank overdraft of £32,643. In a report to the council last night, the Shire Clerk (Mr. T…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lake Shire May Seek to Raise Loan
Lake Macquarie Shire Council may have to raise a loan to finance its share of proposed community and baby health…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Record Year Of Building Activity In Lake Shire
More than £1,000,000 was spent on new homes in a record year of building activity in the Lake Macquarie Shire in 1949. In the 2146 building applications received, the council ap…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council's Stand On Cardiff Subway
It would appear from reports in the Press that Lake Shire Council was entirely to blame for delay in completing the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council "Doing Best on Roads"
Newcastle Council Works Committee agreed last night that the council was doing its utmost with its present facilities to maintain all roads, not only bus routes, satisfactorily…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Overseers For Council Recommended
Newcastle City Council Works Committee last night recommended that applications be called for the position of maintenance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Aim To Control Parked Buses
Newcastle Council Health Committee will again ask the Department of Local Government to bring down legislation to give councils…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Father's Plea Saves Squatters From Eviction By Council
Newcastle Council Finance Committee last night reversed its decision to evict a family of ten "squatting" in the disused Newcastle East Fire Station, after hearing Mr. R. Barry, head of the family. The committee will recom-…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Officers Believe Penny Rate Increase May Be Needed
Executive officers of the Newcastle Council believe that an increase of 1d in the £ in the general rate will be necessary this year if the council is to maintain services at their present standard…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Golf Course For Toronto Sought
A site suggested for a municipal golf course Toronto will be inspected soon by Lake Macquarie Shire Council Works Committee. An estimate of cost will be prepared by the engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trades Hall Council Elections Tonight
The election of officers for the Newcastle Trades Hall Council will take place at the annual meeting tonight…
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