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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

1,198 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 60

Shire Employee Found Dead Beside His Plant

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 2

William Haig Sutton (29), an employee of the Upper Hunter Shire Council, was found dead beside the plant which he had been…

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Briefs From the Council Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 1

At the Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday permits to hold street stalls were granted as follows: Railway Women's Auxiliary, 17th…

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Council's Finances. General Fund Expenditure High

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 1

In a comprehensive report dealing with the finances of the council, Mr. A. E. Border (Town Clerk) stated that for the first half of the year…

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Lord Mayor Wants Councillors Done Up Would Like Buckled Shoes for Important Occasions

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 1

Melbourne's new Lord Mayor (Councillor J. S. Disney) would like to see city councillors wearing buckled shoes when they…

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Council Opens Fund. Help for U.N. Appeal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 1

The Municipal Council on Wednesday decided to open a subscription list with a further donation of ten guineas in support of the…

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Stroud Shire Council Engineers Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1948 · page 6

The Shire Engineer (Mr. Stone) reported to last meeting:— State Highway No. 10—General maintenance is proceeding on this…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Monthly Meeting

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

A meeting of the Council of the Shire of Wallarobba was held in the Council Chambers, on Tuesday, 24th August. Present were Councillors J…

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Dungog Municipal Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1948 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Dungog Municipal Council, a report was submitted by Ald. W. J. Brown, Deputy Chairman of the Water and Sewerage…

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Shire Election

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

From Mr. H. J. R. Sivyer with reference to the election and appointment of returning officers and poll clerks suggesting that the positions should…

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Berlin Council Meets in British Sector Appeal To The Powers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1948 · page 1

BERLIN, Sept. 7.—Denied the use of their City Hall by yesterday’s Communist demonstration and subsequent developments, the Berlin City Council last night resumed their interrupted meeting in the Technical University in the…

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Royal Visit to Maitland Council Appoints Sub-Committee

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1948 · page 1

To consider all aspects of the Royal visit to Maitland on April 9 next year, the city council last night appointed a sub-committee…

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Name New Division “Maitland” Council’s Request To Commissioner

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1948 · page 1

With all aldermen strongly in favour, Maitland City Council decided last night to recommend that the name of the proposed new electoral division be altered from Paterson to Maitland…

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Model Suburb On Church Laud At Morpeth Suggested For Country Council’s Consideration

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1948 · page 2

Land held by the Church of England at Marpeth could be subdivided and made portion of a model suburb, said Ald. M. J. Clyde at Maitland City Council last night. He made the statement when submitting that the…

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Items From Kearsley Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 4

CESSNOCK: Messrs. Thelander and Bartlett, architects, submitted to Kearsley Shire Council estimates to Improve and alter Crawford Park…

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Muswellbrook Council’s Works Loan

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK, Thurs— Estimated . expenditure from works loan of £5000 Includes £1819 for reconstruction of…

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Kearsley Shire Council In Brief

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 2

Kearsley Shire Council on Wednesday night accepted an offer from the Bush Fires Advisory [?] to [?] distinguishing [?] for captains…

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Wallarobba Shire Election

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 4

DUNGOG, Friday.—The. extraordinary election for O Riding, in Wallarobba Shire,: caused by the death of Councillor Smith,…

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Around the Council Table

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 10

Cessnock Municipal Council was Informed by the Joint coal Board on Tuesday night that Inquiries had revealed that at present no Army…

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Kearsley Shire To Borrow £21,600 For Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 1

So, that it can carry out a programme of road works in the area Kearsley, Shire Council decided on wednesday night to borrow…

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Around the Shearing Shed Murrurundi, Warrah Shire to be United

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 7

MURBURUNDI, Thursday,—At a meeting of the Murrurundi Municipal Council tonight (Thursday), the Under-Secretary of the…

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