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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1946

1,162 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 59

To-day’s Leader: Taxation and The Future Withdrawal From Council

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1946 · page 1

LONDON March 30. — The Times" diplomatic correspondent said members of Cabinet, Foreign Office' and…

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Citrus Growers’ Council

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 2

Sixty representatives of orchardists from every citrus district of New South Wales, at a meeting in Sydney, decided to form a…

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Japan Council Meets

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 5

TOKlO, April 1.—The Four Power Allied Council for Japan will meet on Friday. General MacArthur wilt address the opening…

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Russia’s Bolt From Security Council

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 3

NEW. YORK, April 2.—Ghavan Sultaneh’s unqualified support of. Hussein Ai[?] was coupled with renewed indications that British…

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Persian Delegate's Status. Premier's Message to Security Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 2

NEW YORK, Monday: The Persian delegate to UNO, Hussein Ala, is still fully accredited to represent his country. The Persian Premier, Sultaneh,…

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Correspondence Dungog Municipal Band. to the Editor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 1

Sir,—With your kind permission I wish, on behalf of the Dungog Municipal Band, to ask why was this Dungog Band side-stepped, not being…

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Brief Council Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1946 · page 2

Maitland City Council last night disposed of its business, in open Council, at least, in quick time, the meeting lasting approximately…

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" Walkie-talkies " to Fight Fires Special Facilities to Shire Councils

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 April 1946 · page 1

Shire councils were being given special facilities to buy modern radio equipment from the Department of Munitions, as part of their bushfire…

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Sunday Football Match On Sports Ground Council Divided, But Majority Approve Application

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1946 · page 2

Despite a query as to what constitutes a “friendly” football match, and a suggestion that a previous application for permission to use a Council ground had been subterfuge to beat Council’s ban on commercialised Sunday sport,…

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NO Reply To Request By Security Council Both Russia and Persia Silent

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 April 1946 · page 2

Thus far neither Russia nor Persia has replied to a request by the Security Council for information. The Secretary-General of U.N.O. (Mr Trygve Lie) said the Council would meet to-day (Wednesday)…

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Council Ignore Protest On Ban A.R.U. Support For Communist Party

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1946 · page 2

A protest by West Maitland sub-branch of the Australian Railways Union against the Council’s ban on the Communist Party was…

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Shire Council Requests Grant For New Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 2

“The responsibilities of the Lower Hunter Shire Council towards sharing the cost of the building of the new Hillsborough…

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Extension of Office Hours Aldermen Will Investigate

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 6

A further investigation into the office hours of Maitland City Council is to be made following action by Aid Kennedy…

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Protest By Canberra Labour Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA Thursday. — The Canberra Trades and Labour Council last night protested against the granting of priorities…

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Australian Delegate To Control Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 1

LONDON April 4.—The Australian representative on the Allied Control Council (Mr. McMahon Ball) Ball arrived yesterday…

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Soviet Delegate Not Present Persian Dispute Before Security Council Russian Attitude Explained in a Letter (Aap. Service)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, April 4.—The Russian delegation did not attend yesterday's meeting of the Security Council, which had before it the Russian and Persian replies regarding the Persian dispute…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 2

At its meeting on Tuesday night Kearsley Shire engineer (Mr. L. Gratten) reported that during the period ended on 29th March four men were…

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Kearsley Shire and Straying Stock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 2

When a notification was read out at Kearsley Council on Tuesday night that 17 head of stock only had been impounded expressions of disgust were…

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Council Takes Action

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 2

At last meeting of Dungog Municipal Council Ald. Aldis stressed the necessity to preserve our trees and to encourage civic pride in the youth of…

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Kearsley Council and Electrical Activities

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 1

It is known that Kearsley Council has had an agreement with a consultative electrical engineer for the surveying of…

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