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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

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Increase of Municipal Rates

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 4

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cehill) has advised Cessnock Municipal Council that he had recommended that approval be given to…

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Points From Cessnock Council Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 December 1945 · page 4

CESSNOCK Wed—The Minister for Lands (Mr. Tully) advised Cessnock Municipal Council meeting last night that the…

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City Council Meets Friday December 28

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 December 1945 · page 3

The Maitland City Council, which holds its measures regularly every Tuesday night will not meet next Tuesday. Christmas…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1945 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council was held on the 7th December. The full Council was present. Cr…

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Stroud Shire President

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1945 · page 4

STROUD Thursday.—Cr. Abbott was elected president of Stroud Shire Council. Crs. Tunnock and Wilson were also…

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Shire Rates Fixed

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1945 · page 4

STROUD, Thursday. — The Stroud Shire Council adopted the report of the finance committee which recommended to following…

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Gloucester Shire President

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1945 · page 4

GLOUCESTER Thurs—At the Shire Council meeting, Cr.Moore was re-elected president unopposed, and Mr. J. G Wilson deputy…

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Municipal Services

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1945 · page 4

Arrangements for sanitary [?] garbage service by the Maitland [?] City Council over the holiday [?] are that on Christmas [?]…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 4

Present at last meeting of Wallarobba Shire Council were Councillors J. B. Carlton (President), W. J. Flannery, R. L. Fitzgerald, K. A. Gam, E…

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Notes From Last Shire Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 6

Several matters of interest were dealt with at the Shire Council meeting. held on Tuesday of last week. ESTIMATES FOR 1946…

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Mayor Entertains

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 2

At the conclusion of Monday's meeting of Dungog Municipal Council, the Mayor (Ald. D. R. Mackay) invited fellow aldermen and members of…

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Aldermen Had a Battery on Themselves

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 2

Members of the Municipal Council last night had a battery on themselves, though it was only for lighting purposes, and not to send them…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council Last Meeting of the Year

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 2

The last meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council for 1945 was held in Scone on 12th inst., when Cr. A. A. McDonald was re-elected President. Cr. W. C. Carter was nominated and elected deputy President, a report of which appeared in an earlier issue…

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Municipal Council Rates

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 2

Except for a change in the minimum water rate, which will bo ruined from 30/ to 38/, Municipal Council rates for 1946 will…

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Aldermen Share Trials with the Common Clan

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 2

Prospects for bottled beer for the festive season have never been blacker in the history of Singleton than is the case this…

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Sailing Close to the Wind Shire Council Debit Near Overdraft Limit

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 2

Patrick Plains Shire Council is sailing close to the wind in regard to finances, but the Clerk (Mr. A. E. Craig) said he did not…

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Ald G. Hayes Mayor of Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 3

SINGLETON Friday — By six votes to two. Aid. G. Hayes was electe[?] Mayor of Singleton Municipal Council last night…

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President of Patrick Plains Shire

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 2

SINGLETON Friday. — Cr. A. [?] Pankhurst was yesterday elects[?] president of Patrick Plains Shi[?] Council…

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Council in Recess

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 5

Cessnock Council has gone into recess for four weeks until January 15…

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Northern Pensioners' Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 3

At a meeting of the Coalfields District Council of Old Age and Invalid Pensioners' Association, a motion of sympathy was carried in the death…

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