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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1946

1,162 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 59

To-day’s Leader: Famine In India Brazil Supports Security Council Report On Spain (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, June 3.—The Brazilian Government has withdrawn its reservation on the Security Council sub-committee report on the situation in Spain. Brazil has now expressed complete satisfaction with the…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 4

Consequent upon extensive damage by flood during the period 14th to 18th of April, 1946, the whole of council's organisation has been…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Shire Council was held yesterday, when there were present: Crs. R. Clendinning (President), Jas. Lonergan, A…

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Shire Council and National Fitness. "Of Little Benefit to Shire Youth."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 2

Cr. R. Clendinning (President) reported to Monday's meeting of the Shire Council that he and Crs. A. S. Bowman and R. G. Bray had…

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County Council Not Favored. Shire Councillors' Attitude Defined

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 1

The decision of the Upper Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union in favor of the formation of a county council…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Report Continued From Last Issue

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 3

An account from Messrs. Pender & Foster for £117/6/9 for timber supplied, was passed for payment on the motion of Crs. Fitzgerald and…

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Aid of Scientists to Be Sought. Stinkwort Menace Alarms Producers. Shire Council's Decisions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 1

Alarmed at the increased growth of stinkwort along the Goulbnrn and Hunter Rivers, the District Council of the Primary…

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Dungog Municipal Council Town Clerk's Report. Water and Sewerage

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 3

Mr. W. J. Macken, Town Clerk, reported to Council as follows:— As previously reported, Council is now liable under the recent Local…

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"Absolutely Unsuitable for District." Commission's Houses at Aberdeen. Alderman White's Criticism

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 1

Ald. S. C. While said at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council that the houses being erected at Aberdeen by the…

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Scone Municipal Council Town Clerk's Report Duties, Privileges and Conduct of Meetings

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 2

Read at last week's meeting of the Municipal Council :— One of the Town Clerk's most important duties—a duty he owes to…

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Shire Clerk's Report on Summer School, 1946

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 4

I tender my report on the proceeding's of the Summer School held at the University, Sydney, on Tuesday, the 23rd April, 1946…

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Spain Menace to International Security Report By Security Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 1

The U.N.O. Committee on Spain has reported to the Security Council that the Franco regime does not constitute an existing threat to peace, but that it is a potential menace to international security…

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Spain Refutes Report Security Council Criticised

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 1

"Political indictment was the description given by the Spanish Embassy statement to ths report of the sub-committee on the Security Council on Spain. The statement said it was not a report, but a verdict which violated the Atlantic Charter,…

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City Council Criticised No RSL Speakers at Civic Service

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 3

West Maitland sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League on Monday night criticised Maitland City Council for not…

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[?] Riding Port Stephens Shire

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 3

On Thursday night last, the ratepayers of B riding, held a public meeting at Seaham, to protest against the delay in road repairs and attention at the Seaham…

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Cessnock Council Mayor's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 8

The Mayor (Aid. J. Brown) submitted the following report at Tuesday night's meeting of Cessnock Municipal Council: "It is proposed to construct tennis…

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Scone Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 2

Many matters were dealt with at the fortnightly meeting of Scone Municipal Council, and several reports including one from the Town Clerk, which has already been published, were presented to aldermen, all of whom were present…

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Aberdeen May Be Sewered Cr. L. W. Davies and Shire Council Take Action

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 1

Following a circular letter being tabled at yesterday's Shire Council meeting from the Hon. J. J. Cahill, Minister for Public Works and Local Government, Aberdeen may expect and be hopeful of having sewerage connected to the town…

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Council of Music and Arts

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 5

A meeting of the Cessnock branch of the Council for the Encouragement of Music and Arts last night decided, to go ahead with plans for the conducting of…

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Widen League Membership. Hunter R.s.l. Council Move

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 6

Yet another move has been made to widen membership of the Returned Soldiers' League, this time at the meeting of the Hunter…

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