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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

1,296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 65

Council's Electricity Undertaking. Expert's Report and Recommendations

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 8

Mr. H. G. Comic's report on the Muswellbrook electricity undertaking was read at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council…

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Compulsory Dairy T. B. [?] Support by Kearsley Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 2

Kearsley Council on Tuesday night decided to support a request by the Canobolas Shire Council to ask…

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News From the Council Table Business at Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting' of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday, when there were present:—Aldermen E. C. Humphries (Mayor), C…

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Christmas 'Bus Service to Holiday Resort. Another Effort By Kearsley Council

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

Kearsley Council decided on Tuesday night to again ask for a bus service to Tuggerah Lakes at…

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No Sign of Settlement of Bakers' Strike Warning From Newcastle Trades Hall Council

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 1

There is no sign of a settlement this week of the operative bakers' strike. Newcastle Trades Hall Council last night endorsed the strike. It carried a resolution asking that all trade-unionists refrain from…

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South Maitland District Council of P. ond C. Visit of Mr. Nicod. (Contributed)

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

At the High School Assembly Hall, last Monday, Mr. Nicod, superintendant of the Hunter River district of Junior Farmers' clubs, save a very…

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Tense Position In India Meeting To-day may be Council of War

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 2

Dominion and Provincial ministers from all over Pakistan have been summoned to meet at Lahore to-day, in what may virtually be a council of war. This follows the apparent failure of Saturday's peace talks…

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"Landslide Against Labor Protest Against Socialisation" Winston Churchill Jubilant Over Municipal Elections

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 1

Winston Churchill last night hailed the landslide against Labor in the English and Welsh municipal elections, in which parties of the Right showed a net gain of 652 seats, as a "nationwide protest against socialist mismanagement of our affairs."…

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Shire and Municipal Elections

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 1

Saturday December 6th, is the date set for the Municipal and Shire elections. From time to time there…

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Nominations for Shire

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 3

Nominations close to-morrow afternoon at 6 o’clock for the Lower Hunter Shire Council election to be held on December 6…

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Candidates For Shire Election[?]

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 6

KURRI KURRI: Messrs. J. T. Butler and H. Cockerill ha[?] been selected by Kurri Kurri branch of the ALP to contest [?]…

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Those Bus Fares. Mayor Says Increases Warranted

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 3

To the Editor: In a recent issue of your paper appeared an article signed by the three communist aldermen of the Muncipal Council…

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Tooloogan Agricultural Bureau Meeting Members Agree to Support Nominations for New Shire Council Electricity and Better Roads Sought

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 1

AT A WELL ATTENDED MEETING OF TOOLOOGAN BRANCH OF THE AGRICULTURAL BUREAU ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT LAST, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY DECIDED TO CANVASS FOR "NEW BLOOD" ON THE UPPER…

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Mid-north Coast Cricket Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 2

A Mid-North Coast Cricket Council has been formed with headquarters at Taree. The area covered includes the Shires of Wallarobba, Manning…

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[?]Hiraji Triumphs Over Rivals in Melbourne Cup Alderman and Head Mistress Succeed In Photo Finishes

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — The 1947 Melbourne Cup was a triumph for the grey [?]orse, Hiraji, who shot to the front at the fur[?] post and held off the three-year-old,…

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Council Refuses Street Meeting to Communists

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 2

The Grafton City Council unanimously decided to refuse the Communist Party the use of Market Square on Saturday morning, November 15, and…

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A.l.p. Notes Hunter Federal Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Hunter Federal Council of the A.L.P. was held at West Maitland on Sunday last, Mr. W. Bloomfield presiding…

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Vale Dr. McELHONE Passing of Ex-mayor of Kempsey. Loved Man of the Services

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

A fine, respected, and highly esteemed identity in Lieut.-Colonel (Dr.) Joseph Benedict McElhone, M.B., Ch.M., passed away in a private…

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Shire Council to Ask for Goitre Survey Request to Be Made to Health Department

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 November 1947 · page 1

Lake Macquarie Shire Council has decided to ask the Department of Public Health to make a survey of the incidence of…

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Junior Farmers' Advisory Council

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 November 1947 · page 2

The meeting, called at the High School is for the purpose of forming an adult advisory council to assist the recently formed, Junior Farmers'…

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