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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1946

1,162 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 59

Street Tree Planting Council to Start on Scheme

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1946 · page 2

The Maitland City Council will shortly start on a tree-planting scheme, to continue that which had been instituted by the former…

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To-day’s Leader: The Toll of The Road Security Council Again Debates Spanish Case Dr. Evatt Disagrees With British Proposal(Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, June 18.—Sir Alexander Cadogan urged the Security Council to refer the sub-committee's report on Spain to the General Assembly without any recommendations. Dr. Evatt sharply disagreed - and demanded that the…

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Victory for Recommendation Favoured at Security Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 June 1946 · page 1

Russian delegate Gromyko invoked a veto in the Security Council on the resolution referring the Spanish question to the General Assembly. The Council voted by nine votes to one favouring Dr. Evatt's resolution recommending the Securitly…

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Price For City Milk Dairymen’s Council Favours 1/8

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1946 · page 4

The management committee of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council, at a meeting in Sydney, adhered to Its view that the…

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Russia Invokes Veto On Spanish Question Security Council Favoured Dr. Evatt’s Motion (A.A.P. Ser.)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, June 19.—The Russian delegate, M. Gromyko, invoked the veto in the Security Council recommendation referring the Spanish question to the General Assembly. The Council voted nine votes to one favouring Dr. Evatt’s…

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Old Council Chambers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 5

The finance committee of the Maitland City Council . last night received a letter from the East Maitland Branch of the…

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Community Hotel Council Proposal for Forster

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 4

Reporting to the Stroud Shire Council on the proposal for a community hotel at Forster, the engineer said that it was part of…

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Taxis to Be Licensed by Municipal Council Decision Last Night by Aldermen

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 2

All taxis running for hire in the town are to be registered under Section 507 of the Local Government Act with…

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To Form County Council Wingham Municipality and Manning Shire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 1

At the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Wednesday, Crs. Wamsley, Martin and Deer, pursuant to notice, moved "that the Oxley…

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Finances of Patrick Plains Shire Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 7

SINGLETON, Friday.—A debit balance of £1575/12/4 was revealed in the general fund at yesterday’s meeting of Patrick…

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Kearsley Shire Parks

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 1

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cabill) informed Mr. Booth, M.L.A., that he is prepared to offer a grant of £l,000 to…

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News From the Council Table

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 3

MUSWELLBROOK.—The Butler Air Service Pty. Ltd., wrote to the Municipal Council stating that due consideration would be…

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Buildings Approved Applications to Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 5

Included in the building applications approved by the health committee of the Maitland City Council last night were a…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Executive Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 1

A full meeting of the Management Committee of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council was held in Sydney on Wednesday, 12th June. Several…

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Collections by Communists Discussion in Trades and Labour Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 8

Allegations that the Communist Party was dishonestly collecting money in factories on the pretext that the money was to finance a…

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Civic Ball On-off a Tiff Puring the Council Meeting Last Night

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 1

Because the Mayor (Aid. G. Hayes) specifically picked out Aid. C. H. Dunlop as a dissentient to the motion that…

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Urgent Work Has to Wait Municipal Finances Over the "Border Line"

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 1

Works of an urgent nature required to be done by the Municipal Council cannot be attempted, because finances are over the "border line." Matters are aggravated by delay in the departmental approval of loan monies, and there is a slight fear that…

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Australia on Food Council

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1946 · page 4

WASHINGTON June 21.—Australia has been elected to the Central Committee of the Food Council…

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Long Mscussion Over Vital Roadway Shire Councillors Differ From M.r.b. Engineer

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 1

The Patrick Plains Shire Council, at its June meeting on Thursday, had long discussion with Mr. J. M[?]ld, divisional engineer…

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Council Discussion on Erection of Tent (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 3

Sir,—I noticed in your issue of Friday last that the Municipal Council gave permission to me to erect a tent on my land in Bishopsgate Street…

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