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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

741 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 38

Request For Repairs To Shire Bridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 3

The condition of a bridge over a private railway line at Whitebridge was so bad that traffic should be restricted till…

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New Powers For Council Opposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 4

Lambton-New Lambton Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League decided last night that it would not…

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Lake Shire Has A Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 2

Representation of Lake Macquarie Shire Council on the authority responsible for the distribution of electricity…

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Lord Mayor Opens Radio Display

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 2

The Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. Armstrong) opened a radio and electrical exhibition in the City Hall…

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Dutch Set Up Native Council

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 12

THE HAGUE, Tuesday (A.AP.).—The Dutch Minister of Union Affairs and Overseas Realm…

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City Council And Mr. Cahill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 2

When informing the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) that it was intended to call a meeting of…

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Council Body On Transport

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 4

Newcastle City Council will set up a transport committee to deal with improvements to Newcastle bus services. The council decided last…

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Letters To the Editor. Council Caucus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 2

I CONGRATULATE the "Newcastle Morning Herald" on the leading article on "Caucus in Councils." I have…

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Letters To the Editor. Shire Caucus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 2

SEVERAL contributors possess little knowledge of an A.L.P. Caucus and its workings. Before writing…

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Protest Over Shire Rates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1952 · page 6

Young Wallsend Amenities Committee will protest to Lake Macquarie Shire Council against the increased general…

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Aldermen Here to Learn

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 4

The Mayor of Canterbury (Aid. H. R. Thorncraft) believes council representatives should make…

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Lord Mayor Has Plan To Solve Parking

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 4

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Armstrong) has evolved a scheme which, he believes, may solve Newcastle's immediate parking problems without involving the City Council in any major expenditure. Ald. Armstrong will not…

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Arts Council Forms Branch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 2

A Newcastle branch of the Arts Council was formed at a public meeting at Newcastle City Hall last night. The Lord Mayor (Ald…

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Arts Council Branch Formed In Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 4

Any city without an active cultural life was "very poor," the founder of the Arts Council in Australia…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A Hardwick S.m.) Council Prosecutions

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 5

A. E. Cabban, of Telford St., Newcastle, was fined £2 with £1 4s costs for selling adulterated sausages. Inspector…

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Alderman Clashes With Lord Mayor

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 6

There was a short but sharp clash over procedure in Newcastle Council last night when Ald. A. Braye refused to leave a Works Committee meeting to attend a…

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Aldermen Set Fast Tempo To Get To Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 2

Newcastle Council aldermen paid the Sydney Symphony Orchestra a high, compliment last night by…

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Highfields Questions For Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 4

Unless it can get "satisfactory" answers to two questions, Highfields Progress Association will ask the…

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Council Seeks Meat Branding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 2

Application to the Newcastle area of meat branding will be sought by Newcastle City Council when the method becomes law…

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Police Search For Alderman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — New South Wales police have been alerted to watch for a Bankstown alderman who has…

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