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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1946

1,162 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 59

Endowment for Shire £1300 To Patrick Plains

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 3

SINGLETON Friday.—The Department of Local Government wrote to yesterday’s meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council,…

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National Fitness in Cessnock Unauthorised Committees Mayor Explains Trenchant Criticism

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 1

The following explanation was submitted to Cessnock Council meeting on Tuesday night by the Mayor (Ald. J…

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Campaign by Council Eradication Of Mosquitoes

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 4

SINGLETON Friday.—At last night’s meeting of Singleton Municipal Council, it was decided to make another positive…

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Cessnock Council Finances. Town Clerk's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 1

The Town Clerk (Mr. MacPherson) stated at the Cessnock Council meeting on Tuesday night that in…

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Upper Hunter Regional Committee. Council Delegate's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 3

At the Shire Council meeting on Tuesday, Cr. Henderson submitted the following report to council of the meeting of the Upper Hunter…

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Racing Sidelights Mentone Looks Safe Bet Encaged in Lord Mayor's Cup. Lady Marie Hardest to Beat

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 6

The race of the day at Rosehill to-morrow is the Lord Mayor's Cup, run over one and a quarter miles. A dozen…

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Wants Council Meetings Hastened Last Night Was Not Good Start

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 1

It is the desire of the new Mayor (Aid. G. Hayes) to have council meetings hastened along to end at an earlier hour, but…

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Mr. Makin's Address to Security Council First Task Before It

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

"Together we must establish high standards, which should obtain in the work of this council if it is to proceed with business smoothly and expeditiously, and if it is to justify the very great hopes which the peoples of…

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World's Great Hopes in Uno Mr. Makin's Address to Security Council Co-operation Essential for Peace

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—"Together we must establish the high standards which should obtain in the work of this Council if it is to proceed with the business smoothly and expeditiously, and if it is to justify the very hopes which the peoples of the world have centred…

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Labour Council Lifts Ban on the Schreiber Household

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.— Following the removal of the black ban imposed by the Canberra Trades and Labour Labour Council on Brigadier Derek Schreiber’s household, Schreiber’s former valet-chauffeur, Ernest Cyril Fields, has been…

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Persia's Dispute with Russia Approach to Security Council

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 1

The Persian delegation to the United Nations Organisation has decided to bring Persia's dispute with Russia to the attention of the Security Council. Persia is demanding a cessation of th[?]alleged…

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 4

The regular monthly meeting of Stroud Shire Council was held on January 11. 1946, those present being Councillors C.T. Abbott…

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Merriwa News Merriwa Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council was held on Tuesday, when the following councillors were present: Messrs T. J…

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Scone Municipal Council

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 2

Present at last week's meeting of Scone Municipal Council: Ald. H. E. E. Garside (Mayor), W. J. O'Brien, G. H. Marshall, and O. Barton; also Messrs. J. A. Doring (Town Clerk), J. Hayne (Leading Hand), and G. A. Rowney (Waterworks Manager)…

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Milk Zone Council

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 2

An important meeting of the Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council will be held in Letter’s Hall, Church-street, at…

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County Council Plan Not Favoured at Muswellbrook

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 2

A suggestion by the Local Government Department for the formation of a County Council for the distribution of gas to…

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Russians New Bombshell for Uno. Wants Greek Situation Brought Before Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 2

Russia hurled a bombshell into the deliberations at the United Nations' Conference last night by asking that the situation in Greece be brought before the Security Council. Simultaneously, Ukraine has asked that the Indonesian…

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Lord Mayor's Home Robbed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 4

While the Lord Mayor (Aid. Bartley) was supervising the washing down of the Sydney Town Hall, thieves were busy at his home in…

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To-day’s Leader: Getting Back to Normal Comnlint On Soviet letter To Security Council Australian Associated Frees

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 1

LONDON, January 23.—American delegates favour postponement until April of consideration by the Security Council of Russia’s objection to the presence of British troops in Greece and Indonesia, and Persia's complaint…

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Shire Roads

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 4

At the recent consideration of the estimates for the year 1[?]46, regarding the various roads under the Council Mr. Monkley, Shire Clerk submitted the…

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