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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

871 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 44

Report On Meat Meal For Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 3

The General Manager (Mr. C. Matters) last night answered questions by Ald. Wade, concerning the manufacture of meat meal at…

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Fish Markets Still Under Council Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 6

Aldermen of Newcastle Council's Health Committee adhered to statements made concerning the fish markets and would continue to press for amended legislation to enforce inspections of fish by…

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Vital Decision By Wharf Council Late Today

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Federal Council of the Waterside Workers' Federation may today lift the overtime ban, which has operated since February 5…

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Lake Shire Points

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 6

Tar sealing of Workshop-road, Cardiff, was in the main roads programme, Lake Macquarie Shire Council told Cardiff Urban Area…

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Lord Mayor Appeals To Gardeners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 2

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Purdue) yesterday appealed to householders to cooperate with the organisers of the Floral Festival in…

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Lake Shire in Brief

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 3

Council voted £1000 for work performed on Belmont Baby Health Centre and will ask the contractor to expedite its completion…

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Plant Unable To Handle Shire Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 6

Existing plant could not cope as quickly as desired with an £82,500 public works programme and a construction programme…

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Shire Needs More Plant For Works

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 6

Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night deferred consideration of the engineer's request for purchase of…

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Council Protest On Jubilee Grant

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 6

Lake Shire councillors were disgusted last night with a £75 grant by the Jubilee Celebrations Committee (Sydney)…

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Council Delegates Control To Clubs

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 2

The Lake Shire Council will delegate the care, control and management of bowling greens and tennis courts, vested in…

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Council Club in Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 3

Members of Newcastle City Council Recreation Club will be guests of Sydney County Council Sports and Social Club in Sydney…

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Sydney Lord Mayor Clashes With Judge

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: The Lord Mayor (Aid. O'Dea, M.L.C) and Mr. Justice Cantor clashed in the Industrial Commission today over delay in hearing, an award application. Al. O'Dea was appearing for…

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Lake Shire Bookmobile

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 5

The Lake Macquarie Shire public library scheme is proving very popular in the outer districts. Pictures show some of the residents of Charlestown selecting their books when the Bookmobile arrived in that district yesterday afternoon. The…

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Mosquitoes Reduced In Port Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 6

Five years of hard tramping through the country and the distribution of a few million gambusia affinis had reduced mosquitoes to…

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Council Tribute to Police Officer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 4

Newcastle City Council last nigh adopted a Mayoral minute recommending that a letter be sent under the council seal to Superintendent…

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Casting Vote Clash In City Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 2

Newcastle Council last night rejected an application by the Amalgamated Engineering Union for three weeks' annual…

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Wants Shire To Lift Ban

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 4

Representatives of 14 progress associations in Lake Macquarie Shire decided last night to ask the Shire Council to lift its…

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Head Of British Company Calls On Lord Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 2

Mr. John Thornycroft, managing director of Thornycrofts Ltd., a British engineering and shipbuilding firm, paid a courtesy call on…

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Union Council Summons Wharf Officials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Three officials of Melbourne branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation were to-day summoned…

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Municipal Roll Reform Sought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 4

Northumberland Council of Progress Associations last night decided to seek the abandonment of the use of municipal rolls at local…

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