Lord Mayor's Chain In Three Weeks
Finality has at last been reached on Newcastle's Lord Mayoral Chain of Office—it will be made in Sydney within the next three weeks…
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Council & local affairs, 1954
832 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 42
Shire Chambers to Be Extended
Kearsley Shire Council will call tenders for the renovation and extension of the council chambers at…
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Kearsley Shire Council decided last night to borrow money to extend and renovate the council chambers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Council To Inspect Hall Sites
Aldermen of the Cessnock Municipal Council will inspect proposed new sites for a town hall…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Council Ice Cream Licences
The Public Health and Local Government Departments have said no further action will be taken to empower councils to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Report Soon On Council Affairs
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Superintendent of the C.I.B. (Superintendent Ramus) said to-night that a complete report…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Caution On Traffic No Council Job
The principles of uniform traffic control would not be well served if local bodies undertook the erecting of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Rate Unchanged
Lower Hunter Shire Council yesterday rejected a move for an increased general rate of 6d. in the £…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Queen At Historic Privy Council
WELLINGTON, Jan. 13. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The Queen made history when she held a Privy Council in Wellington to-day. It was the first Privy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Left Wing Wins TH Council Poll
The overwhelming victory of the left-wing in last night's election of a returning officer for Newcastle Trades Hall Council indicates that leftists will control the council…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tour Car Rehearsal Story Dismissed by Ld. Mayor
The Lord Mayor (Ald. Purdue) said today that claims by Ald. Breen of "bungling" in the Royal tour car rehearsal last week were really not worthy of comment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aldermen Wary; Seat Plan Fails
A move to have Newcastle City Council aldermen seated in the council chambers in ward groups was defeated last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aldermen Concerned On How Queen Met
Newcastle City Council last night deleted from its records all discussion on a rejected motion which had sought to have the Lord Mayor (Ald. Purdue) meet the Queen at Newcastle Station…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accused Aldermen Want To Stand For Parliament
SYDNEY: Two former Leichhardt Council aldermen, charged with acting in civic office while disqualified, want to stand for the Leichhardt State by-election. This was stated in Glebe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aldermen Upset, But Too Late To Alter Tour Plans
Newcastle aldermen have voiced strong dissatisfaction on some of the Newcastle arrangements for the Royal tour, but have decided it is too late to do anything about them. They claimed last night…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Letter To Council Resented
Maitland City Council decided last night to seek legal advice on a letter from a resident…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Council To Raise £100,000 Loan
Newcastle City Council will raise a loan of £100,000. The loan will be allocated to the electricity works trading…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ward Group Not For Seating City Council
Some of the new aldermen on Newcastle Council are not contented. They want their seats changed round the council table so that ward aldermen can sit together. However, their numbers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Route Can Be Altered, Mayor Tells Stockton
The Lord Mayor (Aid. Purdue) today offered to make arrangements for the Queen to use the alternate route to Williamtown if Stockton people were dissatisfied with present arrangements. He was replying to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Engineer Promoted
Mr. D. McVea, formely assistant to the Maitland City Council's Engineer-manager, has been appointed…
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