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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

956 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 44 of 48

Electricity in Kearsley Shire

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 4

Mr. Geo. Booth, member for Kurri Kurri, has been informed by the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) that Kearsley…

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Resurfacing of Shire Roads

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 5

The resurfacing of main roads involved in the current year’s programme would be commenced on Monday, the engineer (Mr. W…

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Brief Items From Maitland Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 6

Hunter District Water Board wrote to Maitland Council regarding the extension or sewer in the George-st. North area,…

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Vital Meeting of Miners’ Central Council Western District Miners Becoming Restive

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—lf the Miners’ Central Council to-morrow adopts the Northern Management Board’s recommendation for a general coal stoppage throughout Australia, the decision will have to be ratified by members of…

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Dungog Municipal Council Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 4

There was a full attendance at last meeting of Dungog Municipal Council. The Mayor, Ald. D. R. Mackay, presided…

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Parcels for Britain Appeal by the Mayor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 5

Foodstuff is in such short supply in Britain that appeals are being made to provide some degree of cheer for our kinsmen during the Xmas and…

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Municipal Council Adopts Library Act. First Step to Free Public Library

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 1

The Municipal Council took the first step towards establishing a free library on Wednesday last, when it unanimously adopted the…

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Kearsley Council and Electricity

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 5

The Minister for Local Government has informed Mr. G. Booth that Kearsley Shire Council cannot establish its…

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Shire Rate Notices Printers’ Strike Delays Issue

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 2

The shire clerk (Mr. C. H. Hodson) informed the Lower Hunter Council that the printers’ strike had delayed the…

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Kearsley Council and Steel Trouble

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 9

The President of Kearsley Shire Council (Cr. W. Varty) is to consult with the Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Ald…

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Steelworks Dispute Council Not Going on Deputation

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 3

The Lower Hunter Shire Council yesterday afternoon decided against sending a delegate to a conference to be held in…

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Council to Build Six Homes. £5000 Loan Proposal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 1

A letter from the Local Government Department, giving approval to the council raising a special loan of £5000, subject to the…

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Open-cut Road Traffic. Complaint from Bell Street Residents. Council Adopts Firm Attitude

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 1

The use of Bell Street by traffic from the open-cut mine resulted in a lengthy discussion at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal…

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Testing Cattle in T.b.free Area. Unlawful for Council's Inspector to Carry Out Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 1

In a letter to the Municipal Council on Wednesday, Mr. Max. Henry, of the Department of Agriculture, stated that as the…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Friday, November 30, 1945. News from the Council Table Business at This Week's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 3

There was a full attendance of aldermen at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council. A letter was read from Hon. J. P…

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Bureau Divisional Council Meeting Important Discussions

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 December 1945 · page 2

An important meeting of the Upper Hunter Divisional Council of the Agricultural Bureau was held on Saturday night in…

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Scone Municipal Council Ald. Garside Re-elected Mayor

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1945 · page 1

Prior to the general business of the Scone Municipal Council being dealt with, a special meeting to elect the Mayor of Scone…

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Local Aldermen. Tribute from Labuan

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 December 1945 · page 1

A Muswellbrook "boy" serving in Labuan (Borneo) sends along the following tribute to our aldermen and comments on the controversies which…

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Ninth Term As Mayor

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed.—At a special meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council last night, Alderman J. Brown was re-elected Mayor…

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Special Shire Council Meeting. Adoption of Estimates

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 December 1945 · page 4

A special meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council was held on Tuesday for the purpose of considering the estimates of income and expenditure…

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