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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

1,296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 65

The British Council Its Aim and Purpose Opportunity for Australian Students

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 10

The British Council, an organisation dealing with educational and cultural matters, now has a representative in Australia at the invitation of the…

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Egypt to Go to Security Council

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 1

CAIRO, March 4. — Premier Nokrachy Pasha told a Prese conference that Egypt had decided to submit the question of…

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Cessnock Council Criticised. To the Editor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 2

Sir,-The residents of [?] view with disgust the condition of the socalled streets in the area known as Aberdare Extended, especially after the…

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Firm's Offer Rejected by Council Building for Red Cross

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 1

At Monday night's meeting of Scone Municipal Council, an offer was made by Messrs. Pitt, Son & Keene Pty. Ltd., to purchase a…

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Primary Producers' Union Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 1

Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, M.L.A., was re-elected president of the Lower Hunter and Gloucester District Council of the Primary Producers' Union…

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Slaughterings in Kearsley Shire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Wednesday.—The meat Inspector’s report to Kearsley Shire Council showed that during the fortnight the…

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Application for Closing of Shire Roads

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 3

The engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) recommended to Lower Shire Council to-day that an application for the closing of…

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Suspension Threat By Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.—[?] Municipal Council decided to give the town clerk, Mr. D. G. Tilghman, one month in which to resign, If…

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Miners’ Council Opposes Strike Substantial Progress Towards Demands

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.—Because it considered substantial progress had been made towards meeting the demands of the miners, the…

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Play Centre at Largs Council Asked to Assist

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 5

Largs School of Arts committee informed Lower Hunter Shire Council of its desire to establish a children’s play centre, and…

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Graziers on for Telling . Shire Council Off Complaints Over State of Roads

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

A section of the attendance at Wednesday night's meeting of the Graziers' Association was on for telling Patrick Plains Shire…

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Comment on Shire Roads

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 3

SINGLETON. Friday.—At the Graziers’ Association meeting, Patrick Plains Shire Council was severely criticised for the bad…

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Kearsley Shire Building Applications

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 9

Kearsley Council has approved the following applications for permission to build:-D.H. Thompson 8 Price Street, Greta, re-erection of dwelling, £100:…

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Council Wants Further Tax Cut

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

The Municipal Council on Wednesday decided to co-operate with the Leeton Shire Council in pressing for tax cuts. It was held that some…

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New Debate On Strike Labor Council's Decision

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

Successful moves were made at the meeting last night of the New South Wales Trades and Labor Council to re-debate the dicision…

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Bus to Maitland Council Wants Service Retained

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

Several aldermen at the Municipal Council meeting this week strongly deplored the announcement that the bus service from Dungog to Maitland…

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Community Hotel for Muswellbrook? Council to make Investigation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 3

Muswellbrook Municipal Council is interested in providing a community hotel for Muswellbrook. The subject was raised at…

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New Council Chambers Rival Schemes Debated. More Data on Bank Plan to Be Sought

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 3

Dungog Council spent some time in discussing the proposed purchase of "Coolalie" for the purpose of making it into new Council Chambers. The…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Friday, 7Th March, 1947. News From the Council Table Business at Wednesday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Muncipal Council was held on Wednesday last, when there were present: Aldermen G. S. Adams (in the…

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Cessnock Aggregate Meeting Endorses Central Council Recommendation. Quietest Aggregate Meeting On Record. General Strike Rejected By 481 To 10

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

In a very temperate speech at the Regent Theatre on Wednesday, the Northern Vice-president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Scanlon) submitted a resolution from the Miners' Cent-ral Council which advised mineworkers not to precipitate a…

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