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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

1,296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 65

Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 2

Cessnock Council has decided to ask the Australian Broadcasting Commission to make a broadcast of Cessnock, similar to those made in other centres…

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Shire Loan Approved Programme of Road Works

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 1

Upper Hunter Shire Council's application for permission to raise a loan of £3270 for road works has received Vice-Regal approval…

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Australian Country Party New England Electorate Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 1

A meeting of the New England Electorate Council of the Australian Country Party, was held in Treloar's Hall, Brisbane-street…

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Bordar Commission For Balkans Zone Discussion at Security Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 1

LONDON, July 4. — The British representative, Sir Alexander Cadogan, addressing the Security Council to-day on the Balkan issue, said: “It we cannot apply proposals such as those submitted…

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Still Waiting for Reply Council's Housing Project Held Up

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 1

Up till yesterday, the Municipal Council had received no reply from the Housing Commission in response to a request for the release of timber…

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Minority Fleport Blames Sydney County Council Urges End To General Manager’s “Autocracy”

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday. — While a majority report of the State Electricity Authority on Bunnerong power house blames inferior cod, staff and material shortages and industrial troubles for the power failures, a minority report blames…

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Experiments with Continuous and Rotational Grazing Report by Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 8

Continuous grazing was compared with two systems of rotational grazing in an experiment described in a bulletin, just issued by the Council…

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Labor Council to Seek General 40-Hour Week Registrar Says No Compulsion to Work Employees 44-Hours

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.—Following a ruling by the Commonwealth Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. Murray Stewart, that there was no…

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Hunter Motions Before P.p.u. Council Sectional Committee Going Into Milk Price Matters

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 July 1947 · page 3

Motions submitted from Central Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union to the quarterly conference received…

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Opposition to Council Chambers Loan

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 4

The meeting of the Dungog Businessmen's Association on Friday night expressed strong opposition to the move being made to oppose the…

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Deputation Planned to City Council

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 4

MORPETH: At last meeting of Morpeth Progress Association It was resolved that two delegates be present at next Council…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Milk Qualities

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 1

Instructions are issued to Factory Managers at receiving depots in the country setting out the standards of milk required by the Board…

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Australian Country Party. New England Electorate Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 4

A meeting of the New England Electorate Council of the Australian Country Party was held in Treloar's Hall, Brisbane Street, Tamworth. Mr…

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Hunter Federal Council of the A.L.P. Industrial Groups

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 1

"I doubt whether workers anywhere else in the world enjoy better conditions than worked in Australia," said…

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Macleay County Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY Wed—The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cha[?]) last night announcement the constitution of the Mac[?] River Country Council…

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Shire Response to Food for Britain

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1947 · page 2

The shire clerk (Mr. Grieve J reported to Kearsley Shire Council last night that schools which had forwarded foodstuffs in…

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Dangers Of Soil Erosion On The Hunter Shire Discusses Report Of Conservation Committee

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1947 · page 6

If soil erosion were allowed to continue in the Hunter valley as it bad been in the past, the position would get out of hand,. This statement was made by Cr. T. McCarthy at the…

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Floodboats for Shire

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 July 1947 · page 4

Lowers Hunter Shire Council decided at its meeting yesterday to purchase two [?] floodboats for the Miller’s Forest area. The…

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Auctioneers and the Council Saleyards Deputation Meets Mayor and Aldermen

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 1

A special meeting of Scone Municipal Council was called on Monday night last, when three firms of auctioneers were called together to hear a complaint lodged by Messrs. Garside and Holmes, relating to the Scone Municipal Saleyards…

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Suggested White Way. "Impracticable," Aldermen State

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 3

In a letter to the council, regarding ways and means of improving the standard of street lighting in the town, the Progress Association…

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