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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

1,296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 65

Entrance to W.m. Ration Council Urges Improvements

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 4

Maitland City Council is to make a number of suggestions to the Railway Department for the better handling of passenger traffic through…

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Merriwa Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2

The business at the Shire Council meeting on Wednesday occupied the attention of the councillors throughout the day. The meeting terminated…

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Upper Hunter Shire Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 4

All Councillors were in attendance at the May meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council, held in Scone…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 3

Mr. J. F. Stewart (Engineer) reported to Council as follows:— Tile following works have been completed or commenced during the…

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Stroud Shire Council Engineers Report. Tea Gardens

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 4

The potentialities of Tea Gardens and Hawk's Neat as tourist areas axe not properly known but these places wiLl develop rapidly on completion of…

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Accident to Shire President

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 5

Mr. T. J. Houlahan, President of the Merriwa Shire Council, is a patient in the Gulgong Hospital, suffering from a fractured knee-cap. The…

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Council Works Foreman's Report

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 4

The Works Foreman (Mr. W. Byrnes) submitted the following report to Cessnock Council on Works carried out in the municipality during the fortnight:—…

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Council Vote "To Be Compulsory"

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 1

Assurances had been given by the Deputy Premier (Mr. Baddeley) and Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., that the State Government would introduce…

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Must Preserve Faith in the Empire Mayor’s Address At Maitland Celebrations

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 5

School children throughout the .Commonwealth celebrated Empire Day to-day in traditional manner by singing patriotic songs and listening to addresses on the significance of the day…

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Protest Against Politicians' Salary Grab Cessnock Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 1

The Federal Parliamentarians' £500 salary grab has not been allowed to pass unheeded by Cessnock…

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Primary Producers' Meeting District Council Meeting at Muswellbrouk. Guaranteed Price for Milk Sought

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 1

The quarterly meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at Muswellbrook yesterday, when…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 23rd MAY, 1947. Huts or Temporary Dwellings? Housing Shortage Discussed. Officer Confers with Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 3

Mr. Steele, an officer of the New South Wales Housing Commission, met members of the Municipal Council on Tuesday and…

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Ald. Scarlett’s Confession Council Comment

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 4

If open confession is good for the soul, Ald. Scarlett should have felt considerably rejuvenated after the meeting of…

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World Church Unity Council Of Churches’ Plan

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 7

BUCK HILL FALLS, Pennysylvania—(Associated Press) —The World Council of churches looks toward its first assembly with the hope of gaming co-operation and unity of its members in a common faith, but without the thought of…

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70 Appeals Against Shire Valuations Possibility That Many Will Not Go On Initial Hearing in Appeals Court

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 2

It was disclosd before a sitting of the annual appeals court last week that approximately 70 ratepayers in the Patrick Plains…

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Stroud Shire Council Engineers Report. (Continued from Last Issue)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 4

Mr. F. G. D. Stone, Engineer, reported as follows.— State Highway No. 10, Pacific Highway.—It was found that…

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P. [?] G. District Council for Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—A district council of Parents and Citizens’ Associations covering districts sending people the Cessnock High School…

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District P. and C. Council to [?] Formed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 3

At the Cessnock Council Chambers last night a meeting of delegates from Parents' and Citizens' Association decided that a district council, covering…

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Primary Producers' Meeting at Muswellbrook District Council Seeks Guaranteed Milk Price

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 1

The quarterly meeting of the Upper punter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at Muswellbrook on Thursday last, when there were present: Messrs. J. S. Haig (President), W. M. Alford, R. Bell, A. Meehan (Scone), K. W…

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Lower Hunter P.p.u. to Urge Amalgamation Sectional Committee and Dairymen's Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 1

Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Producers' Union decided at its meeting at Raymond Terrace to ask the milk…

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