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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

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Shire Jobs To Be Completed

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 2

Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night again authorised a number of jobs that could not be…

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Protest By Lake Shire President

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 2

The Lake Macquarie Shire President (Cr. Nichols) last night made a strong protest against the omission of Lake Shire representation at the Newcastle conference with…

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Fire Protection In Lake Shire

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 2

Fire protection will be provided, for both Valentine and Eleebana townships early this year with…

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Grant For Roads In Lake Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 2

A grant of £13,288 has been approved by the Department of Main Roads for new works in Lake Macquarie Shire this…

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£18,000 Owing In Lake Shire Rates

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 2

An amount of £18,000 rates levied last year by the Lake Macquarie Shire Council had not been collected, the President (Cr. Nichols) reported to the council last night…

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Show Holiday in Lake Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 2

Thursday, February 21, has been proclaimed a public holiday in Lake Macquarie Shire for Newcastle Show…

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Council May Aid Power Work

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 4

Newcastle Council employees may be used to speed up work on the new electricity interconnector between Sydney and Newcastle…

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Deputation To See Lord Mayor Trade Losses In Blackouts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 2

A deputation from Northumberland branch of the Meat and Allied Trades Federation will meet the Lord Mayor (Ald. Armstrong) and Northern Regional…

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Kearsley Shire Housing Needs

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 4

Kearsley Shire Council will ask the Minister for Housing (Mr. Kelly) to provide for the building of Housing Commission homes in the smaller townships of the shire…

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Shire Attacks Country Decision

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 4

Lower Hunter Shire Council today strongly criticised the action of Northumberland County Council in dealing with an application for the establishment of an industry at…

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Infectious Diseases In Kearsley Shire

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 4

Last year 55 cases of infectious diseases were reported to Kearsley Shire Council…

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Council To Probe Garbage Disposal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 6

Any proposal for the treatment of garbage as fertiliser would have to be proved as a sound economic project before the Newcastle Council could consider undertaking it, the…

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"End Red Tape, Bottlenecks" Council To Ask For Power Supply Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 1

Newcastle City Council decided last night to ask the Premier (Mr. McGirr) to appoint a commission to investigate the supply of electricity to Newcastle in the past month…

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Shire Critical of County

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 4

Constituent councils could become mere "rubber stamps" if Northumberland County Council continued to deal with applications before they had been referred to the…

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Challenge to Union Decision "Go To Privy Council"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Isaacs, K.C., said to-day he would go to the Privy Council to Prove invalid a decision by the Ironworkers' National Conference…

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Lord Mayor Sees Zara-street Power Staff "Doing Best"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 2

The Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. Armstrong) said yesterday that he was satisfied the staff at Zara-street power station was doing its utmost to maintain full output from the out-of-date plant…

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Lord Mayor's £1 A Minute For Ambulance Appeal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 1

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Armstrong) claims he earned a £ a minute for the Ambulance Parlor Coach Appeal when he addressed visitors to a special bowls meeting held in aid of the appeal by the Newbold's…

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Council Sticking To Royal Itinerary Here

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 3

Newcastle Council could not commit itself to include any individual functions outside those already provided for in the tentative itinerary for the Royal tour on April 7. This was emphasised by…

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council to start Works Programme Next Week

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 2

Newcastle Council's major works programme will begin a week from today. The Lord Mayor (Ald. Armstrong) said today that…

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Aldermen Criticise Cuts In Bus Services

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 8

Two aldermen today complained about the manner in which, they claimed, bus transport services were being curtailed without any notification to the public…

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