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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

1,296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 65

Improvement to Shire Roads Conference With Parliamentarians

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 4

Kearsley Shire Engineer (Mr. L. Grattan) on Tuesday night reported to Council on a conference with…

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No Cases of Infectious Disease in Shire

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 7

The health inspector for the Patrick Plains Shire Council (Mr. B. G. Doyle) reported to council yesterday that there had been no case of…

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Electricity Burning Problem "Bomb-shell" Dropped Amongst Aldermen Price Rise to Consumers Very Likely

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 1

Unless aldermen of the Municipal Council are sufficiently convincing in their argument, and can stay the hand of the supply authority—the Railway Commissioner—and the Government authority concerned, an increase in the price consumers have to pay for electrical current is imminent…

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Council Will Assist Tree Planting

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 7

The Town Clerk (Mr. C. A. Buchan) said last night that if the Municipal Council did not do something to assist the proposed…

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General Matters Before Shire Councillors Representation for £3410 Grant

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 7

Patrick Plains Shire Council decided yesterday to meet half the cost required to connect electricity to the Aborigines' Mission at Minimbah…

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Move From Cessnock for Council's Amalgamation

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 9

A proposal to amalgamate the Cessnock municipal area and Kearsley shire area is to be placed before the Minister for Local Government,…

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Council Bamboozled Most Suitable Hours for Turning Off Electricity Not Known

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 1

Singleton Municipal Council is at a loss to know what are suitable hours for the interruption in the electrical supply, so that…

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Kearsley Council's Electricity Scheme. Councillor Johnson Critical Is There Political Bias?

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 1

The assistance of the Miners Central Council is to be sought by Kearsley Shire in a joint approach to the Minister to expedite an amendment to the…

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Control of Outside Sewerage Connections Council Has No Objection to Link-up with Hospital Line

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 7

Though there will be a form of control by the Municipal Council over any future seweragge connections which will come from…

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Alderman Asks Questions On Traffic Matters

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 April 1947 · page 2

Ald. J. McGrogan asked at last week's meeting of the Municipal Council what was being done regarding traffic resolutions…

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Aldermen Come to Agreement on Definition of Garbage

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 April 1947 · page 2

For more than two years, aldermen of the Municipal Council have been trying to arrive at agreement on the satisfactory definition of…

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Electricity in Patrick Plains Shire

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 April 1947 · page 4

SINGLETON: Patrick, plains Shire Council is to inform the Municipal Council that the sole reason why council asked for a…

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Ravensworth Residents Ask for Protection Petition Before Shire Councillors

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 April 1947 · page 1

Before the monthly meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council was a petition signed by 16 residents of Ravensworth…

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Premier’s Address to A.l.p. Council

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 April 1947 · page 2

“Labour had been the only Government to undertake a vigorous programme of home construction,” said the Premier (Mr…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 3

A meeting of the Council of Shire of Wallarobba was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday, 8th April. Present were Crs.' J B. Carlton…

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 6

The regular monthly meeting of Stroud Shire Council was held on Friday, April 11, when the following Councillors were present: Crs. C. T…

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Elected As Alderman

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK: At a meeting of the Muswellbrook and District War Armorial Committee, Mr. C. E Wall was…

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Birthday of Mayor

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 3

When concluding his reply to a civic welcome to-day, Cardinal Gilroy mentioned the fact that the day was the birthday of the…

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Municipal Council. Call Meeting Has Lengthy Business

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 1

At Wednesday's meeting of the Muswellbrook Muncipal Council there was a full attendance: Present: Aldermen E. C. Humphries (Mayor)…

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Amenities Officer Makes Grants to Kearsley Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 3

The Chief Welfare Officer of the Joins, Coal Board (Mr. Carrington) yesterday save an assurance to the miners Central Council that, as a result of…

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