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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

741 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 38

Council Rules Carnival Out

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 1

Newcastle City Council last night refused permission for a turf carnival to be held at Dixon Park Beach on March 22 for the Youth Peace and Friendship…

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Council Tribute To Captain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 4

Newcastle City Council last night adopted a Lord Mayoral minute recommending that a letter of appreciation, under…

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Beach Protest Fails: Council Adamant

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 6

Newcastle aldermen would have to watch they did not lay themselves open to charges of political bias the Secretary of the Trades Hall Council (Mr. Dowling) told Newcastle Council last night…

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Council's Request To Radio Station

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 5

Alderman Breen (Labor) last night asked for time to listen to a local radio station before voting on a…

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Combined Talks On County Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 6

Notices will be sent by Newcastle Council this week asking constituent councils whether they will attend a combined conference to go into the question of extending…

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Move To Shorten Council Meetings

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 2

Aid. Breen last night made another attempt to shorten the time taken by Newcastle Council to deal…

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Council Attack On Coal Board

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 4

Kearsley Shire Councillors last night heatedly criticised the Joint Coal Board. Council was discussing a letter from the board's…

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Police Not Needed By City Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 5

Precautions against a full scale protest on the refusal of Dixon Park for a surf carnival were not needed…

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City Council Calls Talks Extension For County

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 4

Newcastle City Council decided last night to call a conference of constituent councils of Northumberland County Council to consider an extension of time…

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City Council Does Not Intend To Transfer Its Control Of Nesca

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 8

The council subcommittee set up to investigate the administration of the Electric Supply Department will not consider the possibility of electricity control in…

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10 Shire Building Applications

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 4

Ten building applications for February were approved by Port Stephens Shire Council…

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Straying Stock "Blitz" By Shire Council

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 5

Lake Macquarie Shire Council will make a blitz on straying stock, the president (Cr. C. Nichols) said today. "Council has decided to do this because the stock…

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Alderman 'Has No Apologies'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 2

Ald. Skelton said yesterday that he had no apologies to offer for his part in having the proposed surf carnival for…

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Lake Shire's Health Centres

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 5

Tenders to build a baby health centre at Cardiff and another at West Wall-send were accepted at the…

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Mayor's Advice: 'Don't Dig Up Corpses'

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 3

It would be useless for Newcastle organisations to meet the Electricity…

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Sir W. McKell For Lord Mayor's Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 2

The Governor-General (Sir William McKell) and Lady McKell will attend the Lord Mayoral Ball in Newcastle on…

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Motion On Council For A.L.P.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The State Executive of the A.L.P. will consider on March 21 a motion urging the abolition of…

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Compulsory Shire Poll March 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1952 · page 4

All residents of B Riding, Lake Macquarie Shire, had to vote in an extraordinary election to be held between 8 a.m…

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Privy Council Appeal Refused Firm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday.— The Full High Court to-day refused a wheat firm leave to appeal to the Privy Council…

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Widen Inquiry On Council Finances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 2

The decision of Newcastle City Council to appoint a sub-committee to examine the Electric Supply…

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