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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

1,198 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 60

And Jews Accept Cease Fire Order Security Council Calls For Four Week’s Truce

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS June 2. — Both Arabs and Jews United Nations cease fire order, which provides for a four week’s truce in Palestine Israel was the first to notify the Security Council of its acceptance, and the Arab…

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Penalised for Being Prompt, Mayor Claims

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 4

“It looks as if we are being penalised because we set about giving early attention to a very necessary work,” said the Mayor…

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Mediator to Set Time for Cease Fire Council To Study Control During Armistice

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS (New York), June 3. — As fighting continued in Palestine yesterday the United Nations Security Council, in renewed efforts to secure the truce to which both the Arab states and Israel earlier agreed, appointed its Palestine mediator, Count…

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Crows Retreat From Lord Mayor

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 1

Local golfers are wondering what gift has been given to Lord Mayor, Ald. R. Bartley. When playing to the first hole to-day, a local player drew…

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Mayor Protests Against Baby Health Change

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 4

[?]tages of metropolitan [?] in the Department of [?] Welfare and Baby Health [?] caused a revision of ac[?]…

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Around Hie Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 5

Mr. J. Butler. at a meeting of the Kearsley shire council on Tuesday night, submitted a motion dealing with the suppiy of electric light and power…

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Newcastle Mayor Came 100 Miles for Singleton Ball—may Go to Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 4

The Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Aid. L. Quinlan) and the Lady Mayoress (Mrs. Quinlan) travelled just over 100 miles to…

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Wheat Case May Be Taken To Privy Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday—The decision of the full Court, which held on appeal that the Commonwealth Government had the right to acquire compulsorily the 1945-46 wheat crop, may be the subject of an appeal to the privy Council…

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Barristers Retained for Bank Case Preparedness for Possible Privy Council Hearing

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 6

The Australian Government and the Australian trading banks have retained a host of English barristers for their…

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Dungog Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 4

The Mayor (Ald. F. H. Robinson) presided at the meeting of Dungog Municipal Council held on Monday night. Others present were Ald. J. W…

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Council Selects Court House Site for New Bridge Five Years Delay Before Tenders Called

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 3

An the casting vote of the Mayor (Aid F. O. Fahey), Maitland City Council on Monday night decided in favour of the courthouse site for the…

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Lower Hunter Producers’ District Council

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 June 1948 · page 2

Mr. W. Smith, delegate from the new branch of the Australian Primary Producers’ Union at Dungog replying to a welcome at the…

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Muswellbrook Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held yesterday, when there were present:—Councillors R. Clendinning…

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Minister Likened To Domineering Teacher Lower Hunter Shire Comment On County Council Decision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 3

In a report to Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day on the recent conference decision to set up a county council for regional planning, Cr. L. F. Monkley likened the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) to a school teacher, who…

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Port Stephens Shire Loan

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 2

RAYMOND TERRACE, Wed.— Port Stephens Shire Council has decided to raise a loan of £20,000 for works on the Tomago,…

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Gift to Lord Mayor From Law and Press

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 2

Fate plays a part in the lives of men. As part of the sesqui-centenary celebrations in Newcastle last year, the Lord Mayor, Aid. H. D. Quinlan,…

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Shire Allocated £10,599 For Two Coal Roads

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 3

The Joint Coal Board advised Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day that approval had been given to the allocation of £10,599,8' for the…

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Shire Roads

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 4

The Shire Engineer, (Mr. Payten) reported to the meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council, held on Monday, 7th June: Pacific Highway:—Repairs were carried…

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Bar Council Protests ‘Larrikin Lawyer’ Statement

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The council of the NSW Bar Association has protested, against a remark made by the Prime…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 11 th JUNE, 1948. Municipal Council Briefs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 3

Aldermen Adams and Farrell were prevented from attending Wednesday's meeting of the council owing to being down with the flu…

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