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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

1,198 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 60

"Call Off P.P. Boards Or Give Us Fumigants" "Rabbits Mean Too Many Dollars For Govt. To Encourage Destruction" Strong Claims by Patrick Plains Shire Councillors

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 1

Patrick Plains Shire councillors are to seek immediate lifting of the embargo placid by the Federal Government on the Hnportztfion of rabbit fnmigants, cyanoges and larvacide. This decision was reached during yesterday s meeting of…

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Wallarobba Shire Council Engineer's Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 1

Since the last meeting most of the men have been on holiday. All Council's regular employees who have had 12 months service and therefore had…

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Shire Sympathy

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 3

Lower Hunter Shire Council decided to send a letter of sympathy to Mr. O'Brien's relatives, Cr. F. L. Monkley said that for over…

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Food for Britain From Wallarobba Shire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 2

Cr. J. B. Carlton, President of Wallarobba Shire Council, is in receipt of the following letter, which was accompanied by a photo of the town of…

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Pasteurised Milk Adopted in Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 3

The Macleay River Co-op. Dairying Co., Ltd., wrote to last night's council meeting in reference to pasteurisation of milk consumed in the municipality…

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£3410 Grant to Shire

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 6

SINGLETON.—The Commonwealth Government has made a grant of £3410 to Patrick Plains Shire Council towards the cost…

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Petrol Cut for Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 3

Advice was before the councillors of the Patrick Plains Shire Council at their monthly meeting last week from the Liquid Fuel Control Board, that a…

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Council Calls for More Fumigators. Or Calling Off of P. P. Board Action. Rabbits and Dollars

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 1

Patrick Plains Shire councillors are to Seek the immediate lifting of the embargo placed by the Federal Government on the importation of…

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Scone Council to Take Over Municipal Electricity Supply Mayor Gives Casting Vote Ald. Cooper Called to Order

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 1

AT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING OF THE SCONE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, A LONG DISCUSSION AND ARGUMENT ENSUED AS TO THE…

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Shire Slaughterings

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Wednesday.— The slaughterings within Kearsley Shire for the fortnight were: Bovine. 309; sheep 1948; pigs 18; condemnations…

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Sympathy of Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 2

Maitland City Council last night, on the motion of the. Mayor (Aid, F. Fahey) carried a motion of sympathy with Mr. D. A. Hislon and…

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County Council Favoured for Regional Planning

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 2

During discussion at the meeting of the Maitland City Council last night on the planning of the area covered by the Newcastle Regional…

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Maitland’s New Tariff for Electricity City Council Provides For Process Heating Rate

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 2

Maitland City Council last night approved of an amendment to the schedule of electricity tariffs recently adopted by the insertion of a rate to be Known as the “restricted hours process heating rate,” to,-cover off-peak process working to…

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N.a.a. Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 5

SINGLETON, Thurs.—An additional nomination to the Northern Agricultural Association Council is Mr. D. L. Barry…

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To-day’s Leader Timely Advise Economic Council for West Germany

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 1

LONDON, January 29.—Eight Premiers of western German provinces at a meeting in Frankfurt have reluctant agreed to collaborate in the reorganisation of the Bizonal Economic Council recently announced by the American and…

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Merriwa Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 5

The usual monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council was held on Wednesday of last week, when the following councillors were present:—…

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City Inspection By Aldermen

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 5

Seven members of Maitland city Council, accompanied by the engineer and town Clerk, made an inspection of the area yesterday…

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Advisory Committee for Showground. Decision by Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 6

The Shire Council decided at its last meeting to appoint an advisory committee, on which local organisations will have representation, to…

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Entertained by Mayor

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 5

The Mayor and Mayoress of Maitland (Ald. and Mrs. F. Fahey) last night entertained the aldermen and their wives, and Mr. S. J…

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Merriwa District News Improvements to Showground. Sporting Bodies' Request to Merriwa Shire Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 6

At last week's meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council a deputation, consisting of representatives of local sporting bodies, asked for improvements to be effected to the Merriwa Showground. The deputation consisted of Mr. T…

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