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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

1,158 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 58

Newcastle RSL Council Against Anzac Service Alteration

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 9

Newcastle District Council of R.S.L. Sub Branches last night decided not to cooperate in the suggestion made by the Council of Ex-Servicemen's organisations that the Anzac Service be held in Civic Park instead of King Edward Park…

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Lord Mayor to Seek Hamilton Seat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) is to seek Liberal Party pre-selection for the Hamilton State electorate…

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Council Supported; Smoke Nuisance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

Newcastle Retail Traders Association decided yesterday to support Newcastle City Council in agitation for the installation of grit…

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Reds Rebuffed By Sydney Labor Council

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY: N.S.W. Trades and Labor Council last night rebuffed the Reds, who had made overtures for a united front to meet the attacks of the Menzies Government on the Communist Party…

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Prosecute, If The Council Has Power

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

The proposals put forward by the Smoke Abatement Panel to diminish the discharge of grit from Zara-street powerhouse are…

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Labour Council Will Resist Attack on Rights

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The New South Wales Trades and Labour Council to-night carried a motion warning the Menzies Government…

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Legislative Council For Virgin Islands

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.— The Secretary for the Colonies (Mr. Creech Jones) has agreed to a proposal from the…

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Lake A.L.P. Branches Elect Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

Delegates from A.L.P. branches in the new electorate of Lake Macquarie elected a State Electoral Council. Branches represented…

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Aldermen To See Premier About Waratah Land

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 3

At the request of Newcastle City Council, the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) and Ald. Edwards will ask the Premier (Mr. McGirr) the…

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Alderman Alleges Officer Canvassed For Salary Rise

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 5

East Ward representative, Ald. C. Jones, last night accused the General Manager of Newcastle Abattoir (Mr. J. L. Lawson) of having approached aldermen in their homes to canvass for an increase in salary. Ald. Jones made this accu-…

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Shire Takes No Action On Fires

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 12

Although it was suggested at a meeting of Lower Hunter Shire Council today that council's advertisements regarding…

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£4429 Cut in Lake Shire Estimate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 4

A WORKS estimate of £33,595 was approved by Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night, provided it was reduced by…

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Council Retains Beaches Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 3

A motion by Ald. Armstrong at the Newcastle City Council meeting last night, that a committee be appointed to investigate whether…

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Lake Shire Again Fixes Rate At 6d

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

Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night fixed its general rate at 6d in the £—the same as in 1949. An amendment by Cr. H. Taylor…

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£15,441 Roads Programme For Lake Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 4

The 1950 main roads maintenance programme for Lake Macquarie Shire is estimated at £15,441 (grant or loan)…

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Council's Reply On Hillsborough Bridge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 12

The president of the Hillsborough-Gosforth Progress Association (Mr. S. G. Vile) will be informed by the Lower…

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Lake Shire U.C.V. Up By £602,334

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 9

The unimproved capital Value of the Lake Macquarie Shire has increased by £602,334 during the past year. This was closed by the Shire Clerk (Mr. T. Halton)…

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Lake Shire Defeats Move for Penny Cut in Rate

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 9

Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night rejected a resolution aimed at reducing the general rate from sixpence to fivepence in the £. Cr. Hazell contended that a rate of sixpence would create…

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Council Accepts Home Move For "Squatters"

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

Newcastle City Council agreed, on the recommendation of the Finance Committee, to ask the Housing Commission to find temporary…

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Lord Mayor's Gauntlet Down Over Loss of More Trams

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 3

A protest against the Glebe and Merewether trams being replaced by buses on Feb. 26 was telegraphed today to the Road Transport Department by the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan)…

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