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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

1,296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 65

To-day’s Leader A Health Matter Distribution of Greyhound Profits by Show Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 1

Maitland Show Council last night approved the distribution of additional funds from greyhound racing by the Greyhound…

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 4

Stroud Shire held its monthly meeting on Friday, October 10, 1947 those present being Crs. Abbott (President), Wilson, Zoininger, Tunnock, Wilson,…

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Stroud Shire Council List of Electors

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 2

A fresh original List of Electors has been prepared for the Shire of Stroud, consequent upon the alteration of the riding boundaries as…

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Municipal and Shire Library

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 3

The library was opened to the public on Monday, 17th inst., and over 100 borrowers have been enrolled already. There is still a little distance to go,…

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 3

The Minister for Housing (Mr. Evatt) advised Cessnock Council that the shortage of Materials was responsible for the houses at Cessnock not being…

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Outstanding Shire Rates. Legal Action to Be Taken

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council the Shire Clerk (Mr. W. J. Lockrey) submitted the following report in regard to…

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Racing Sidelights Deep Sea Likely Winner Finished Fourth in Epsom. Alderman and Tactician Next Best

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 8

Racing is at Canterbury to-morrow where an eight programme will be run off and the sprint race looks like being the attraction of the…

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Electric Stoves for Commission Homes. Cessnock Council Insists

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 2

Immediately electric stoves are available, Cessnock Council intends to ask the Housing Commission to…

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Protest By Cessnock Council Reduction of 'Bus Employees' Wages

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 10

A motion by the Deputy Mayor (Ald. J. Brown), protesting against the reduction in wages of 'bus…

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Reduction in Outstanding Rates. Action by Cessnock Council To Recover Arrears

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 1

At the end of September this year there was an amount of £34,315 outstanding for rates and…

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Care and Improvements to Showground. Representative Committee to Wait on Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 5

The vexed question of caring for and effecting improvements to the Merriwa showground is one which has engaged the attention of the Shire…

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Municipal Elections December 6

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 1

The Municipal elections will be held on December 6, and on Tuesday night the Council agreed that the…

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Merriwa Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council was held on Wednesday of last week, when the following councillors were present:—…

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£90,000 Allocated For Kearsley Shire Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 1

The Australian Loan Council had allocated £90,000 for borrowings by Keareley Shire Council…

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Council Notes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 1

Scone Municipal Council met last night, with the absence of Ald. G. H. Marshall and S. Clark. However, a quorum sat and…

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Council and the Carnival Building No Co-operation Between White Park Bodies

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 1

AT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING OF SCONE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, IT WAS MADE TO APPEAR THAT THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE VARIOUS SPORTING BODIES WITH THEIR GROUNDS IN THE…

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Against a County Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 October 1947 · page 3

Cr. L. F. Monkley, reporting to a meeting of Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day on the meeting of the Newcastle…

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Kearsley Shire Works

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 3

At the meeting of Kearsley Council on Tuesday night the Engineer (Mr. L. Grattan) reported that the following works had been carried cut in the…

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Dungog Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 4

The regular meeting of the Dungog Municipal Council took place on Monday night last. There was a full attendance of aldermen, with the Mayor…

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Kearsley Shire Elections Kurri A.L.P. Nominees

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 1

Kurri branch of the A.L.P. has selected Messrs. J. Butler and H. Cockerill to contest the Kearsley…

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