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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

1,198 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 60

Council's Great Opportunity. Money from Joint Coal Board

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 3

The decision of the Joint Coal Board to allocate approximately £1800 a year for the provision of amenities in the town presents the council with…

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Plan for Palestine’s Trusteeship United States. Proposal For Council

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, April 6.—A 15-point plan far Palestine trusteeship which proposes that the United Nations itself should be the administering authority was presented to an informal meeting of Security Council delegates yesterday by…

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Newcastle Council Loan

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Wed. — The town clerk (Mr. Wells) reported to the meeting of Greater Newcastle Council last night that…

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Council’s Minimum Charge For Electricity

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 3

When the Mayor (Aid. F. O. Fahey) suggested to Maitland City Council that a letter from Paterson branch of the MUIOOF,…

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Council Asks When Bridge Plans Available

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 2

The Mayor (Aid. F. O. Fahey) told Maitland City Council last night that the Main Roads Department had been asked to…

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Jerry's Plains Parochial Council Reviews Successful Year

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Jerry's Plains Parochial Council. held at Warkworth, various reports on the efforts and achiever…

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Request for Minister to Inspect Girls’ High Crave Reflection On City, And Department, Says Mayor

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) is to [?] asked to inspect personally the Maitland Girls’ High [?] Primary Schools with a view to having a new girls’ school erected on a suitable site chosen by the department at [?]…

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Council Seeking Truce in Palestine

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, April 8.—Jewish and Arab representatives last night conferred for three hours with the president of the…

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Footpath Had “Rad It,” Council Complaint

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 5

Lodging an emphatic protest against being charged with the full cost of a concrete footway strip in front of his premises in…

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Immunisation in Kearsley Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 3

The Health Inspector (Mr. J. MeBlain) reported to the Kearsley Shire Council this week that while the response from parents in the Kurri…

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Council's Powers Extended

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 1

The Local Government Bill now before Parliament amends the 1919 and subsequent Acts and extends the powers of councils in four respects…

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Chamber of Commerce Request to Shire Council Highway Through Merriwa To Tomalla New Road Classification Would Benefit District

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 1

In a letter to the Upper Hunter Shire Council at its meeting yesterday, the Scone and District Ccamber of Commerce asked the Shire to make representations to the Main Roads Board with a view to having the length of road from Merriwa…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 3

On March 17, 1948, the public prices inquiry into milk prices concluded its public sittings in Sydney. The Board is at present…

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Aroung the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 7

The Health Inspector reported that the immunisation campaign was commenced at the Cessnock Hospital on April 1, when 106 children received…

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Kearsley Shire Works. Proposed Loan of £17,500

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 1

The Kearsley Shire Council decided at its meeting this week to make application to the Loan Council for tentative approval to a proposal to borrow…

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Cessnock Arts Council Plans Lectures

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 5

The Cessnock branch of the Australian Council of Arts last night decided to arrange a series of lectures on the "Appreciation of Music" in conjunction…

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Points From the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 3

The Kearsley Shire Engineer (Mr. Grattan) submitted to the council an estimate of £872/2/ for the construction of concrete pipe culvert with three…

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The Royal Visit Cessnock Council's Claim

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 1

The Minister in Charge of the Royal Tour (Senator Armstrong), in reply to Mr. R. James, who had made a request on behalf of the Cessnock…

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Assistance For Engineer. Kearsley Council's Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 1

The Kearsley Shire Council, at its meeting this week, decided, on the recommendation, of the Shire Clerk (Mr. W. Grieve), to procure assistance for…

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Wafer Revenue Deficiency. Kearsley Council's Inquiry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 8

The Hunter District Water Board, at its meeting in the board's offices, Newcastle, dealt with an inquiry by the Kearsley…

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