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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1946

1,162 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 59

Voting at Municipal Elections

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 October 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—In the course of his address at the total Government conference at Albury the Minister Mr Cahill,…

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Rural Electricity Responsibility of Municipal Councils

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 October 1946 · page 2

He looked to the Municipal Councils of the State to face up to the responsibility of providing surrounding rural districts with…

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Kearsley Shire Council Items

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 6

CESSNOCK Thursday.— The Branxton Hospital Auxiliary and Returned Soldiers’ League were granted the use of Branxton…

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New Valuations For Lower Hunter Shire

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 4

New valuations for A and B [?] of Lower Hunter Shire were raceived from the Department of the Va[?] General at…

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Council Allocated Power Roller

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 4

An Armstrong Holland six to eight ton power roller, at present located in Queensland, had been allocated to council, the…

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Council Offer Hours Unchanged

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 4

Maitland City Council office hours are to remain-,as at present —10 a.m. to 3 a.m. on week-days and from 9.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on…

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Farmers Claim Competition From Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 4

Farmers at Phoenix Park complained to Lower Hunter Shire Council that damage had been done to their properties…

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Aid. Pryor Resigns From Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 5

Aid. J. Pryor, who was ,an alderman of West Maitland and the Maitland City Council for the past eight, years, has…

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Council’s Donation To Ambulance

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 4

In appreciation of the efforts of the Deputy S[?] of Maitland Ambulance (Mr. L. Rees), who recently completed…

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Council’s Policy On Extensions

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 4

When the electric light committee recommended approval to Maitland City Council of an extension to supply five consumers…

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Clash on the Allied Control Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 5

TOKIO, October 17.—The antagonist between the American chairman of the Allied Council, George Atcheason, and the British Commonwealth member, Mr. Macmahon Ball, of Australian, came into the open at yesterday’s…

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International Court Open to Spain Security Council Decision

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 6

LAKE SUCCESS (New York), October 15.—Poland failed ill an attempt before the Security Council to bar Spain form the International Court. Voting was seven to four against the proposal…

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Quiet Council Meeting Good Attendance by Aldermen

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 3

Last night's meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council was one of the quietest on record, and all business was speedily…

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 4

Stroud Shire Council held its monthly meeting on Friday, 11th, October, those present being Crs. Abbott (President), Zeininger, Wilson, Green and…

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Undergarments on Lines Alderman Shocked

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 5

"North Sydney people often hang undergarments, women's lingerie, etc., where they are embarrassing to passers-by," Aid. G. A. Fowler told…

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Dungog Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 1

There was a minimum attendance of only live aldermen at Tuesday night's meeting of Dungog Municipal Council, those present being the…

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Dungog Municipal Council Electricity Committee's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 2

A report submitted by the Electricity Committee of a meeting held on 8th inst, read:— Present: The Mayor (Ald. Mackay),…

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Painting of Shire Chambers

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 4

The Shire-Clerk (Mr. A. E. Craig) reported at the monthly meeting yesterday that a quote for painting of the interior of the Shire Office for…

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Road Estimates For Shire

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 6

SINGLETON, Friday.—Patrick Plains shire engineer (Mr. A. W. McIntyre) presented to yesterday’s meeting the Main Road…

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Patrick Plains Shire Finance

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 4

SINGLETON, Friday—A debit fund in the general fund of £2532/15/6 was revealed at the meeting of Patrick Plains Shire…

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