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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

924 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 47

Lord Mayor To Watch Dredge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 2

The Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. Purdue) and the City Engineer (Mr. Baddeley) will watch a suction dredge…

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Council Busy On Irrigation Pumps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 6

A great amount of work had been done in the past month in installing irrigation pumping plants and…

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Aldermen To Decide On Hut Future

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 3

Newcastle aldermen on Tuesday night will decide whether they will allow the N.S.W. Hospital…

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12 Councillors In Lake Shire

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 9

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. B. Renshaw) has advised Mr. J. Simpson, M.L.A., that…

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Shire Seeks Loan For Baby Cenres

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 2

Lake Macquarie Shire Council will seek a loan to finance the construction of the Baby Health Centres at West…

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Lake Council of A.l.p

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 5

A special meeting of Lake Macquarie State Electorate Council of the Labour Party will be held in the Council…

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Lord Mayor Sees Dredge Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 3

The Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. Purdue) and City Council Engineer (Mr. Baddeley) inspected a suction dredge…

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Plan To Fight Shire Link

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 4

Cessnock Council this year would renew its fight against the amalgamation of Cessnock and Kearsley Shire, the Mayor…

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Big Increase In Lake Shire Rates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 2

Lake Macquarie Shire Council had increased its income from rates from about £30,000 to £152,000 in a few years,…

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Labour Plan On Money Credit Council Proposal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—The 20th Commonwealth conference of the Australian Labour Party, beginning in Adelaide on Monday, will consider a proposal to…

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Lord Mayor's Assurance Games "To Go On"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Melbourne would stage the Olympic Games in 1956, no matter what the Premier (Mr. Cain) said or did…

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Alderman Passes Final Exam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 3

Ald, Skelton, of Newcastle City Council, has been advised that he was successful in Sydney University Extension…

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Council Move On Baby Health Centres

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 3

A start will be made this week to determine priorities for Council constructed Baby Health Centres…

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MAITLAND and DISTRICT Burr Census Ordered By Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 4

The health inspector had been asked to prepare a census of the incidence of Noogoora burr so action could be taken…

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Council Action On Newsboys

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 4

Newcastle City Council had more to do than go hounding newsboys, Ald. Skelton said at a council meeting last night…

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Council Gets Rebate On Insurance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 2

Newcastle City Council last night accepted a tender for insurance from Messrs. Edward Lumley and Sons…

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Lord Mayor To Open Scots' Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 2

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Purdue) said yesterday he would open the Newcastle Scots' Association Highland…

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Women's Church Council Sought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 5

The formation in Newcastle of a branch of the Women's Inter-Church Council of New South Wales would give district church women a great deal of influence, Mrs…

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Work Estimate by Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 6

The Lake Macquarie Shire Engineer (Mr. Webb) last night submitted to the council general fund estimates of £133,898 to cover shire work for this year…

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Lord Mayor Ready To Aid Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 2

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Purdue) said yesterday that he was prepared to cooperate in a "million bob in" fund to…

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