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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

924 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 47

Council Support For Cessnock "Squatters"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 6

The Mayor (Aid. C. Richardson) told Cessnock Council last night that he had been informed that all vacant dwellings at West Cessnock British Migrant Centre had been occupied by squatters. On a motion by Aid. F…

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Lake Shire Council Points

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 5

The Ministry for Transport advised Lake Macquarie Council that if it was willing to bear the cost of altering the railway overhead bridge at North-st., Teralba, by replacing the parapet walls with mesh wire to improve vision at the approach, the department would prepare the estimates…

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Lake Shire To Repair Roads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 4

Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night voted £300 a week to make urgent repairs to roads…

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Council Warned Of Costs

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 5

Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night agreed that it must take extreme measures, that might place…

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Progress Men for Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 4

Cardiff Progress Association will set up a committee to select candidates to contest the shire council elections in November. This action was suggested in…

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Council Thanks for Grants

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 4

Newcastle City Council has thanked Mr. Booth, M.L.A., for having obtained Government grants to improve district…

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Council Projects At E. Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 5

Works to be carried out at East Lambton include Bedford-st. from Karoolard. to Young-st. at a cost…

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Shire Backing For County

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 5

Port Stephens Shire Council yesterday rejected a presidential minute that it support Newcastle City Council in calling on the County Council for return of…

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Boys See Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 5

Boys from the Kurri Central School attended a meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council last night…

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Council Ferry Plan Revived

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 2

Newcastle Council Finance Committee will recommend that the council seek legal advice on the manner in which…

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Council To Meet Fire Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 3

A deputation from Newcastle City Council will meet the Board of Fire Commissioners on March 23…

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City Council Has Its Moon Troubles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 1

A meeting night of the Electric Light subcommittee of Newcastle City Council should be changed because of the new moon, Ald. McGuirk suggested last night. The subcommittee, which…

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Council Markets Policy Now Being Framed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 12

Newcastle aldermen want to set up a municipal markets, but they are not quite sure how they want it to operate. The Health Committee has now asked the Chief…

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Finnan Appointment to Be Debated by City Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 3

Newcastle Council will debate the appointment of Mr. Frank Finnan as chairman of the Hunter District Water Board, as a special matter, when it meets next Tuesday night…

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Aldermen Under Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 5

Statements by Ald. Skelton and City Engineer (Mr. Baddeley) were criticised by the President of South Newcastle…

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Lake Shire Council News In Brief

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 5

A grant of £3209 made available by the Joint Coal Board for the reconstruction of Alick-st, Belmont, was accepted and the work authorised by last nights meeting of Lake Macquarie Shire Council. THE Engineer was…

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Shire Revaluation Plan Rejected

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 5

The Valuer-General (Mr. Rost) advised the Lake Shire Council last night that he was unable to…

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Extra Lights In Lake Shire

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 5

Extra street lights in several localities were recommended to Lake Shire Council last night by the engineer (Mr. Webb). He recommended new…

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Shire's Discretion On Minimum Rate

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 5

The Department of Local Government advised Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night that it could use discretion in the levying of a minimum rate upon separate…

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Shire Works Plan For Warners Bay

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 2

The Lake Shire Council Works Committee submitted the following recommendations to council last…

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