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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

1,296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 65

Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Dungog Branch Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 3

At the Annual Meeting of the Dungog Branch of the Milk Zone Dairymans Council there was a small attendance of members, Mr. J. B…

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Shire Clerk Celebrates 25 Years’ Service

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 3

Splendid references were made by Lower hunter Shire councillors , to the Shire Clerk. (Mr. C. H. Hudson at a dinner given to celebrate his…

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£4000 Grader for Lake Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1947 · page 6

NEWCASTLE: Twelve months ago Lake Macquarie Shire Council decided to buy a tandem drive auto petrol grader at an estimated cost…

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No Mouse For Council Engineer, Resigns

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1947 · page 4

The assistant electrical engineer Mr. J. H. Taylor, last night submitted his resignation to Maitland City Council because, it was said,…

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Communist Party a “Cancer” Maitland City Council Decides to Debar Speakers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1947 · page 6

Because be believed in free speech and wanted to keep cut its enemies. Ald. J. V. Kennedy moved last night at Maitland City Council that two Communist candidates at the State elections be refused permission to speak in Maitland…

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Hunter Valley Soldiers’ League Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 5

The Hunter Valley Council of sub-branches of the Returned Soldiers’ league held its annual meeting at the West Maitland…

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Revision of the Pre-war Polish Frontier Proposal to the Foreign Ministers’ Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 1

MOSCOW, April 10.—The United States Secretary of State, General George Marshall, proposed to the Foreign Minister’ Council the establishment of a Boundary Commission for Germany. The commission should recommend, first the revision of the…

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Dungog Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 3

The last meeting of Dungog Municipal Council, held on Monday night of last week, was attended by all the members of the Council…

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Maitland Council Bans Communists

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 6

Because he believed in free spech and wanted to keep out its enemies, Ald. J. V. Kennedy moved at Maitland City Conncil that…

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Cessnock Council Park Improvements

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 10

Provided Cessnock Council is willing to contribute £917. a grant of £760 will be made available to the Council for the Improvement of parks within the…

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Maitland Council Bans Communist Street Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 3

The Maitland City Council refused to allow the Communist Party to hold a street meeting in Maitland…

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Maitland P. and C. Council May Disband

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 5

Maitland District Council of Parents and Citizens’ Associations may discontinue to function after the next quarterly…

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What About Municipal Markets?

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 7

BEFORE the last Municipal and Shire elections candidates were loud in their promised of inaugurating Municipal…

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Municipal Elections To-morrow. Those Entitled to Vote

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 1

The attention of electors is drawn to the fact that only those persons whose names appear on the municipal roll are entitled to vote at to-morrow's…

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ALD. McDONALD “Not Doing His Job” Port Stephens Council Attacks Water Board Member

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1947 · page 5

RAYMOND TERRACE, Saturday. — Port Stephens Shire Council deplored the action of the Hunter District Water Board in not allowing Courtaulds, Ltd., to pump water at Tomago, and decided to urge the Premier (Mr. McGirr)…

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Communists to Petition Council

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 April 1947 · page 2

A special meeting of Maitland branch of the Australian Communist Party, was held to discuss Maitland City Council’s refusal to…

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Motion on N.A.A. Council Membership Modified Resolution Not As Harsh As Original Motion Disqualification Will Be Automatic. But Nonattenders Have Right of Re-nomination

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 April 1947 · page 1

The resolution passed by the special general meeting of the Northern Agricultural Association, concerning membership of the council, is not as harsh as the motion of which, notice had been given, the first intention being modified very considerably by an…

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Ambulance Centre for Muswellbrook? Shire Council Favors Proposition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 3

A communication received from the committee organising an ambulance centre for Muswellbrook, and asking for council's…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle [?] APRIL, 1947. Musweilbrook Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers on Monday morning last, when there were…

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Primary Producers Executive Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 5

Mr. A. Newton Collard has forwarded the following, report of the Executive Meeting of the Primary Producers Union held in Sydney…

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