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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

1,198 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 60

Primary Producers' Union. District Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 August 1948 · page 1

The quarterly meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held on Thursday last. Delegates present…

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Stroud Shire Council Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Stroud Shire Council was held on Friday, 13th August, 1948. Those present were Councillors Wilson (President),…

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Footpaths in Shire Towns

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 2

CESSNOCK,. Wed.—Kearsley Shire Council last night decided to approach the Coal Board to include in its amenities scheme…

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Maitland Gas Company Asked To Sell City Council Seeks to Control Undertaking

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 1

After the gat sub-committee had reported to Maitland City Council last night it was unanimously of the opinion that, as a matter of principle, the Maitland gas undertaking should be controlled by council, it was decided to ask the…

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£1900 Grant For Shire

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 6

CESSNOCK: A grant of £1900. had been made to Kearsley Shire Council from funds allotted to the State under the Commonwealth Aid…

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Miners’ National Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY: The Miners’ Federation Convention continued its sitting in Sydney. It adopted a number of…

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Council Not to Delegate Powers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK: A bid to have section 630A of the Local Government applied .to the Muswellbrook Municipality failed at…

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Shorter Week Increases Cost of Council Works

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 4

STROUD, Thursday,—In a report to Stroud Shire Council on electricity extensions, the engineer stated that higher prices for…

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Co-operation of County Council Delegates Under-Secretary Impressed

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. — The Under Secretary of Local Government (Mr. Haviiand) told the inaugural meet-; of the Northumberland County Council at the City Hall yesterday afternoon that he was most Impressed by the…

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Singleton Shire Saleyards

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 3

SINGLETON, Friday. — The saleyards inspector, Mr. B. G. Doyle, reported to Patrick Plains Shire Council that 2806 cattle,…

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Kearsley Shire Election

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 2

The extraordinary election for B.Riding of Kearsley shire will be held on saturday, and electors in that Riding are reminded that voting is…

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Grant of £1850 for Shire

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 2

SINGLETON, Friday. — The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) advised Patrick Plains Shire that a grant could…

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£1900 Grant for Kearsley Shire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 1

A grant of 1900 had been made to Kearsley Shire Council from funds allotted to the state under the Commonwealth Aid Roads and Works act for,…

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Education Department Rejects Shire Request

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 8

After further considering a Patrick Plains Shire request for a financial contribution towards the cost of levelling…

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Truck for Council Foreman

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 8

Patrick Plains Shire Council yesterday approved the purchase at £135, of a small truck to assist the shire foreman in the…

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 5

Following representations by the Central Hunter District of the Primary Producers,Union Kearsley Shire Council has given a high priority…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 6

On 29th August the Berry Better Farming League held its annual meeting at Berry, and there was a splendid…

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"Scone Council Has Nothing to Be Proud Of" Ald. Cooper and Mayor Barton in Lively Exchanges Verbal Action at Monday's Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 2

AFTER TWO COMPARATIVELY QUIET SESSIONS OF THE SCONE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, LIKE MOUNT VESUVIUS, ALD. W. T. R. COOPER BROKE OUT IN AN ERUPTIVE OUTBURST AT MONDAY NIGHT'S MEETING OF CIVIC FATHERS…

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Primary Producers' Union District Council Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Upper Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held on Thursday last…

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Local and General News Air Map of Shire Too Expensive

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 8

After conducting enquiries with the Australian Army Department and receiving maps and other information on the…

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