Royalty Greets Lady Alderman
Newcastle's only woman alderman, Mrs. Mary Pepperall, was detained by the Queen and the Duke of…
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Council & local affairs, 1954
832 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 42
Lord Mayor's Welcome To Queen And Duke
In his address of welcome to the Queen and the Duke at Newcastle City Hall this afternoon the Lord Mayor (Alderman Purdue) said: "TO HER MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, ELIZABETH THE SECOND…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Embarrassed By Tax Worries
SAN FRANCISCO (O.S.R )—San Francisco citizens have utility projects that would cost more than a billion dollars to replace but they would glady give away the tax assessments that [?]o with them. The municipal tax…
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It was just about time that the Government began to face up to its responsibilities towards the subnormal children and other incapacitated persons in Newcastle, Ald. D…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Aldermen To See Visit Mementoes
The Lord Mayor (Ald. Purdue) told Newcastle City Council last night that he would arrange a small display…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Tilt at Minister Land Decision 'Frustrating'
The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Renshaw) was "frustrating" Lower Hunter Shire Council and Northumberland County Council, Cr. G. Humphries said…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Council to Aid A-research
Newcastle City Council decided last night to contribute to the cost of research into atomic energy at the University of Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Gives £500 For Nuclear Work
Alderman McDonald told Newcastle Council last night that he was ashamed when he heard remarks passed in public after the previous council had refused to help subsidise nuclear research at Sydney University…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Big Increase In Shire Valuations
A report to Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night revealed that valuations in the shire last year increased by £409,958. Valuations compared are:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rate Increase In Lake Shire
Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night fixed its general rate for the current year at 8 pence in the £âan increase of one penny in the £ on last year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lake Shire Raises Most Of Rates
Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night increased most of its rates for this year Those increased included the general rate, urban area…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Condition of Grounds Fitness Decided by Council
City Council officers made the decision that all first-grade grounds for District Cricket Association matches on Saturday could be used, despite steady overnight and morning rain…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Royal Portraits Will Be Shown To Council
Two large portraits of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will be on show in Newcastle Council Chambers when the council meets tonight, together with mementoes of last week's Royal tour. The photographs were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Move For Cancer Clinic
A special meeting of Newcastle Council will be called soon to deal with the setting up of a clinic for the detection and prevention of cancer…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Lake Macquarie Shire Loans Reallocated
Loans raised by Lake Macquarie Shire Council several years ago and which have remained idle were reallocated to new works by the Council last night. The loan money…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News In Brief At Lake Shire
LAKE Macquarie Shire Council last night fixed its proposed borrowing programme for the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Lake Shire Wants To Use Loans
Lake Macquarie Shire Council decided last night to ask the Department of Local Government to allow £13,419 raised by loans in the past seven years to be re-allocated for specific works…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Progress Council Annual Meeting
The objectives of all progress associations included the betterment of their particular areas and delegates who gave up their time to achieve this were to be congratulated on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shanty Town Must Go, Alderman Tells Council
Unless the shanty town on Platts Estate, at Waratah West, was wiped out completely, Newcastle Council would get nowhere in trying to clean up the area, Ald. C. K. Jones said last night. He was speaking on a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floods Isolate Shire President
Isolated from his home at Miller's Forest since Monday, the president of Lower Hunter Shire Council (Cr. L. F. Monkley) had this experience to lend force to his argument when he declared…
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