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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

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Council to Seek Loan of £7000 for Plant

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 December 1945 · page 2

Maitland City Council on the recommendation of the works committee is to investigate the question of raising a loan to…

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Waiting Shed at Railway Delay Not Caused by Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 December 1945 · page 2

The question of a waiting shed at West Maitland railway station was largely a matter for the railways’ authorities, it was stated at…

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Dungog Municipal Council Ald. D. R. Mackay Mayor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 3

Ald. D. R. Mackay was re-electcd Mayor of Dungog on the unanimous nomination of all the aldermen. The first business was the fixation…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Or. J. B. Carlton Re-elected President

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 2

At. Tuesday's meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council. Cr. J. B. Carlton was re-elected President. Cr. W. J. Leake was re-elected Deputy…

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Proposed Extension of Municipal Boundaries Conference Between Municipal and Shire Councils

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 2

A conference was held between the Municipal and Shire Councils concerning the proposed extension of the municipal…

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President of Port Stephens Shire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 2

At the meeting of Port Stephens Shire Council, Mr. S. Palish was elected president. He has been a member of the council for about 14…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Salisbury

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 2

A meeting of members of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held at Salisbury Hall on Tuesday night, 7th December. Shelton's bus ran from…

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Muswelibrook Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held on Monday, when there was a full attendance of councillors, presided over by…

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Shire Council Rates. Denman Rate Re-imposed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 10

The Shire Council estimates for 1946 provide for a rate of 2d. in the £, and for a re-imposition of the Denman local rate of 4d. in…

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Free Public Library. Proposal Before Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 3

The report of the joint committee, representing the Municipal and Shire Councils, to consider the practicability of establishing a free public library…

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Kearsley Shire Council Election Cr. Varty Again President

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 3

Although a large majority of people in the Kearsley Shire thought that Cr. Opie would be President for the ensuing…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Report on Proposed Water Supply for Gresford and Rating Proposal

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 3

Mr. F. W. Aldis. Shire Clerk, submitted the following to last meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council:— "I have been asked to report on the…

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Zone Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 5

Following the annual meeting, a meeting of the Zone Council was held. Present: Messrs. G. S. O'Halloran (vice-Chairman), C. E. Bennett…

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ALD. E. C. HUMPHRIES. Elected Mayor. Eld. Adams, Deputy-Mayor. Tributes to Ald. Thompson's Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 1

Alderman E. C. Humphries was elected Mayor for the ensuing term at Wednesday's meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council. Ald. G…

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Kearseley Council to Borrow £25,000

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 1

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) has advised the Kearsley Council that if it is the wish of the Council to carry out a programme…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council. a Busy Year

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 10

Numerous matters have concerned the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council over the past few weeks; in fact, it had been one of the busiest periods of…

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Unlicensed Gates on Roads. Council Calls for Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 1

At its last meeting the Shire Council decided to call for a report on the 115 unlicensed gates on the council's roads, with a view of ordering either…

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Australian Country Party. New England Electorate Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 4

A meeting of the New England Electorate Council of the Australian Country Party was held in Tamworth, on December 7…

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News from the Council Table Business at Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday last, when there was a full attendance of aldermen…

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Farmers Complaint to Council. "Rabbits From Roads Invade Gardens."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 10

In a letter read to the Shire Council, A. S. Andrews, a Martindals farmer, asked that steps be taken to deal with the rabbits which, he said, had…

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