N, II, IIIDEX 55, 1984 LIBERAL PARTY (Con't) LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Con't) Treatraent works inquiry sought 11,6:3 New Federal Seat for Valley 10,8:1 Peacock backs policy 15.5:10 Report could clear air at Council 11.8:1 Peacock's rating drops to 317, 28,6:4 Lord Mayor stands down 13,8:1 Valder puts his worst foot forward 17.7:3 Town Clerk cleared 15,8:1 Optimisira helps Andrew Peacock bat on 18,7:4 Tapes : call for Judicial Inquiry 17,8:1 Liberals 'not enamoured with de facto trips' Wade sticks to statement 17.8:1 20.7:3 Mayoral stakes be an exercise gallop 18.8:1 Party never more ready : Peacock (Elections) 21,7:4 ALP given sarae type of data 22,8:3 Peacock attacks Incomes Policy 25,7:5 Lord Mayor 'victim of Council hostility' 23.8:3 Liberals seek firra stance 20,8:8 Council rolls to close today 28.8:8 Three Liberals vie for Hunter Seat 23,8:7 Geddes chosen for poll 5.9:3 Peacock 'dwarfed' by astute Deputy 27,8:9 Faction chiefs vary on Council attack 19,9:3 Liberals warn high taxes 27.8:11 MP's, Alderraen beat path to Ministers' door Fair go for Andrew : Howard 30,8:3 21,9:1 Liberal candidate states policies 8,9:13 Council sets policy on taping 25,9:4 Dilemma over 'PM a crook' outburst 17,9:3 New Mayor in chamber 9,10:3 Plenty of evidence on ALP : Peacock 18.9:5 Council's business took 31 seconds 10,10:1 Howard calls for freer speech 20.9:14 MP's may speak at official functions 10,10:4 Libs to offer challenge 11,10:4 Cancelled poll costs sought 11.10:3 Liberal school proposal absurd : Ryan 17,10:7 Calls to show feelings at Ballot 11,10:4 Howard fails to rule out top job challenge Local Governraent Association's Annual Conference 8.12:3 15.10:8 New Peacock team 14,12:5 Lunch gives food for thought 17.10:4 Everinghara to sit with Libs 14,12:5 Tradition broken by Adrainistrator 17.10:4 Liberals set sights on Hunter 22,12:3 Inspector* to examine NCC Administration 17,10:4 Politics 'put Councils at risk' 18.10:3 LIBRARIES Quit call rejected by MLA 18.10:3 Councils go public on committees 5.11:4 Lake school bookmobile to end after 22 years Councils seek dismissal safeguard by 1988 13.11:3 17,1:4 Council in exile proposed by Geddes 24,11:3 Grant to index Herald 19,1:3 Car not necessary for valley MP 22,12:12 Food voucher library plan opposed 1.2:1 Library shows old photos 8.2:4 LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARIES Library tops list 8.2:18 New lending role for library 14,3:8 Transfer of Ulan proposed 29.3:6 New school library booking in ahead of Changes throw hopefuls off 11,8:1 schedule 24,3:3 2 new Hunter Seats 'for ALP' 11.8:3 Library shows raining towns 9.5:14 Newcastle Region Seats draw complaints 30.8:5 Definitely not for the birds at $lra 7,5:1 Paterson hopefuls 31.8:5 New T.V. service at Charlestown Library 7.6:6 'Identity crisis danger' in new boundaries Plaque raarks library extensions 23,6:23 (Lithgow and Paterson) 12.9:7 Parties at library 25,6:10 $30,000 grant for library (Newcastle Region LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE Public Library) 3.7:5 500,000th book for library 25.7:7 Council option on club rents 7.4:5 Grant of $8000 to library 18.8:13 Rate levels hit funds for Council programs 11.1:3 Libraries join coraputer age 12.9:12 No easy answer to rating anoraalies 12.3:4 2 new libraries planned 24.10:3 Inflation lowers Local Council Grants 10,9:3 Flexible plan to set rates 15.10:8 LINGARD HOSPITAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT - STRIKES AND DISPUTES Boost for Lingard Hospital 3.2:7 Lingard head goes to top Sydney post 2.8:7 Strikers return (Cessnock) 3.2:5 Hospital paraphlet a student project 13,12:4 Lake Council staff back at work after short-week strike 6,3:5 LITERATURE Council staff back 7,3:15 Lake ALP 'split' over deputy job 21.8:3 Electronic test of greatness 6,2:3 Labor walks out of Council meeting 22.8:1 CJueen Victoria's secret wonderland 6,2:3 Labor's knives out for Lewis but cutting edge Passing the word around (Banjo Paterson) 21,3:2 is blunted 23.8:3 Robins family death puzzle solved 26,5:8 MAITLAND LITTER Money flows for bypass 3.2:1 Beach party leaves refuse danger 12,1:4 Road 'led to health, financial woes' 4.2:10 Beach cleared of broken glass 14,1:5 DMR's Maitland property bid 'a favour' 8.2:18 Maitland's bypass final stage in doubt 9,2:3 LIVER TRANSPLANTS Walsh rejects bypass allegation 10,2:5 Resident seeks halt to bypass 14,2:4 Donor liver found for QLD transplant baby Public supports colonial fair 30,4:4 (Paul McKee) 9,7:1 Les Darcy Restaurant 'exhibits faith' 15.6:5 QLD baby survives operation (PaulMcKee) 16,7:8 Floods will cut $30ra bypass 2.8:3 Operation No, 4 for liver baby (Paul McKee) Decline in local building industry 18,8:13 Gaslight cabaret 'highlight' 13,10:13 30,7:4 Bears out in force (Teddy Bears Picnic) 24.10:1 Hospital ready on livers 23,8:7 Coramitraent 'needed on issues' 10,11:15 $180,000 Grant for liver transplant 1,9:5 Measles hits QLD liver baby (Paul McKee) 11,9:3 Yards deal 14,4:1 Liver baby out soon (Paul McKee) 25,9:5 CBD lift for Maitland 24,11:1 Liver baby leaves hospital 'jolly happy' Community guide ready by March 1.12:21 (Paul McKee) 1.10:8 New retail potential for central Maitland 19,12:3 QLD sets up liver transplant unit 23.10:4 Aust, liver unit 'next year' 19.11:5 MAITLAND CITY COUNCIL LOCAL GOVERNMENT Joint club facility rejected 25.1:4 Leasing sports fields, car parks mooted 8,2:4 Mayors demand freedom from states 25,2:13 Green Hills housing to proceed 15.2:4 Councils look at shorter week 1,3:4 Council's pool decision to be debated anew 16,2:6 Council groups needed to benefit regions 18,6:8 Maitland to expedite centre plan 1,3:3 Citizens Group bands together 7,7:1 Private weds public to rescue city 10.3:10 Report on Council tape to be tabled 18,7:1 Appeal for road fund payment 9,4:4 Cohen comments further on MHR's influence 21,7:3 Maitland plunges into pool despite problems 2,5:1 Maitland pool to go ahead 23,5:3 N, H, INDEX 56, 1984 MAITLAND CITY COUNCIL (Con't) MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND FAMILY Dump gatekeeper draws fire 30,5:4 Brutality, rape hidden behind curtains in many Council likely to accept $l,4ra offer 16,6:14 homes 2,1:1 $600,000 tender awarded 20,5:1 Horrors of a molested childhood 3,1:1 $l,35m for Maitland saleyard 20,6:1 Plan to end family pay 'mess' (Maintenance) $1.2m deficit shocks Maitland 27,6:3 8.2:3 Maitland saleyard stalemate 4,7:20 Paying for a split family 15.2:17 New report proraised on deficit 11,7:24 Dads make great mums 7,3:23 Bid to switch Maitland saleyards 25,7:4 The family : my kids, your kids, our kids $l,8ra project to go ahead 27,7:5 29,3:1 Businessmen's step on site for saleyards too late Lives of wedded bliss 18,4:11 1,8:12 Family Law Act 'needs change' 19,4:4 $2ra plan for Maitland Mall 2,8:6 Daughter, 16, beats her mother to PWP win Contractor upset over pool work 11,8:l4 24,4:3 Start seen this year on K-Mart 11,8:14 Young people 'uncertain, confused on marriage Lavatory state disgusts city alderman 11,8:14 3,5:7 Mall plans backed by council 15,8:3 Helping relationships work 15,5:11 Guy sure to be raayor 18,8:13 Sources of friction in couples 29,5:11 Saleyards work will begin in two months 18,8:13 Marriage is for life, survey shows 21,8:5 Staff discuss allegations (Garbage staff) 15,9:5 FJ backseat baby boo« 15,9:4 City considers changes to procedures 13,10:13 Synod relaxes marriage policy 3,10:5 Radiation 'present in oval soil' 24,10:1 Defacto couples will be able to adopt children Maitland rates set to rise by 8% 3,11:12 18,10:3 Maitland residents face 127. rate rise 28,11:3 Talks for parents group 29,10:4 'Favours for mates' alleged 5.12:4 Act tops Australian divorce rate figures 30,10:3 Maitland seeks 127. rate rise 12,12:3 Council to cut staff numbers 'silently' 12,12:10 MASONIC HOSPITAL, SHORTLAND MAITLAND - HISTORY Masonic Hospital to reopen 22.2:12 Maitland's histoiry saved with camera 4,2:5 MATER MISERICORDIAE HOSPITAL Piece of history up for auction (Bagatelle Wine Saloon) 7,7:23 North hospitals hit by hepatitis 3,1:1 Vaccine funds must be given (Leader) 3,1:2 MAITLAND HOSPITAL Hepatitis outbreak under control : doctors 4.1:3 $80,000 casualty ward 12,3:3 Ambulanceman hepatitis victim 5,1:1 Hospital bed shortage at Maitland alleged 25.5:3 Ambulancemen vent anger 5,1:1 Stop-gap solution found to medicare pathology Disease waiming failure a puzzle 7,1:3 tussle 30.5:8 Gaps in disease follow-up (Leader) 7,1:2 Maitland ' to have next new hospital' 25.9:4 Work on X-Ray bunkers begins 2,2:4 Mulock to consider raore beds 29.9:4 Second hepatitis shot 'ignored' 22,2:1 More Hunter wards close 6.11:1 Loneliness seen as health hazard 14,3:8 Action could 'cripple' hospital staff 8,11:1 Only one child can go horae 4,4:1 Maitland Hospital danger 24.10:3 Good saraaritans act quickly, generously 5,4:1 Valley doctors' test case booms 26,11:1 'Cardiac kids' raise $7,000 9,4:3 Hospital opened despite losses 1,12:2 Mater, cancer group win (Linear Accelerator) Hospital won't close : Chief 3.12:1 11,5:4 Two hospitals given notice by visiting raedical MANSLAUGHTER officer 5,6:5 Mater waits for baby care beds 5,7:1 Caves Beach man on death charge 21.2:3 Concrete first at Mater 18,7:14 Man acquitted of party fight death 18.4:8 Mater in hopes of funds 24,10:5 Man for trial in taxi death 25,5:5 Fairmer on trial over death of lad 14 3,7:5 MATTARA FESTIVAL Farm death verdict 5,7:6 Six year terra for melon killing 11,7:6 Mattara Administrator sought 21.1:5 15 years jail for raanslaughter 31,8:4 Mattara finance (Leader) 24,4:2 Death charge 8,9:1 Search for Mattara head raay be held 3,2:7 Dead youth naraed (Kevin William Wells) 10,9:3 Poetry prize sets City on the map 13,2:5 Man 'bashed,