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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

832 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 42

Council, Union to Confer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 4

Newcastle City Council representatives will meet representatives of the Electrical Trades Union this afternoon…

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Council's Plans For Its Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 6

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Purdue) said to-day that it would not be practicable at present to demolish the Central Hotel and rebuild it to provide more accommodation…

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Council Budget Again Under Fire Tonight

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 11

Newcastle Council's budget for 1954 is likely to come under fire again tonight. The Finance Committee last week deferred…

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Cessnock-shire Merger Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 8

The Department of Local Government has asked Cessnock Municipal Council to reconsider seriously its attitude on the union of the municipality with the…

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City Council Defers Voting Talk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 4

Discussion on changes in the voting system for Local Government elections was deferred by Newcastle City…

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Council Hears E.T.U. Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 7

Proposed rates for a new industrial agreement were submitted by representatives of the Electrical Trades Union…

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Council Asks For Park Baby Centres

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 2

Newcastle City Council will ask Northumberland County Council to vary the draft ordinance scheme to allow baby…

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Big Spending Approved Newcastle Council Adopts Budget

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 2

Newcastle City Council last night adopted the budget recommended by the Finance Committee with two minor addendums. The budget allows for a record expenditure of…

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Newcastle Move To Put End To County Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 5

Newcastle Council has decided to move for the immediate abolition of Northumberland County Council. Council decided unanimously to ask the Minister…

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Million-Pound Budget Goes Through Council After Big Debate

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 10

Newcastle Council's £1,105,000 budget had to weather a stormy passage lasting three hours last night before it was given the approval of the council…

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Lord Mayor's Defence Of Council Progress

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 3

Newcastle Council had been able to make a real effort to develop its area properly only in the past six years, the Lord Mayor (Ald. Purdue) said today…

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Council to Save with New Depot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 2

The transfer of Newcastle City Council's depot from Corlette-street to Turton-road, Waratah, would save up to…

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Lake Shire Council Points

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 5

Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night reaffirmed its policy of support for the retention of the Northumberland County Council and its ultimate gazettal as the implementing authority of the planning scheme. The Minister for Local…

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Agreements Approved On Shire Works

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 5

Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night approved draft agreements forwarded by the…

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Council's Plea On 'Unhealthy Land'

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 12

Lake Macquarie Shire Council will, ask the Minister for Health to meet a deputation and discuss the possibility of excluding certain land at Stoney Creek, Toronto, from a…

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Union Agreement With Council

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

Finality has been reached on an industrial agreement between the Newcastle City Council and…

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Conference On Council Action Sought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 4

Cardiff Heights-Lookout Progress Association will ask Cardiff Urban Area Committee to call a conference of…

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Council, Union Agreement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

Terms of a new industrial agreement between Newcastle City Council and the Electrical Trades Union were…

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Aldermen Are Lukewarm On Regional Plan

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 10

Councils already had the power to carry out all the functions they were capable of carrying out, without the setting up of extra authorities to do their work for them,…

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Shire Orders Removal Of Garage

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 3

Lower Hunter Shire Council decided today to order the demolition within 24 hours of a structure…

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