Ald. J. Brown Re-elected Mayor of Cessnock. 32 Years in Local Government
Ald. J. Brown was re-elected Mayor of Cessnock at a special meeting of council last night. It was the 11th occasion on which…
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Council & local affairs, 1948
1,198 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 60
British From the Council Meeting Business at Wednesday's Meeting
The Municipal Council held its fortnightly meeting on Wednesday last, when there were present: Aldermen, G. S, Adams (Deputy-Mayor) in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Band Wants Share of Coal Grant. Request to Council
T. Wattus, hon. secretary, Muswellbrook Band, wrote to Wednesday's meeting of the council, stating that the committee had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The City Council Elections As Seen By Our Sydney Correspondent
The City Council 'election results on Saturday were hailed by the "Sun" as a "surprise victory for Labor."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council To View 'Bus Stops. Offer by Manager of Company
Following an offer by the Manager of Rover Motors Ltd. (Mr. R. Lewis), members of Kearsley.... shire Council last night accepted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cr. S. Payne Re-elected Shire President Appeals for More Co-operation From Some Councillors
At the special meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council this morning Cr. S. Payne was re-elected Shire President for the ensuing year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Access Road to Open Cut and Proposed New Road Council Adheres to Previous Decision. Coal Board Repeats Requests
In a letter to the Municipal Council, the District Mining Engineer for the Joint Coal Board asked that specifications for the reconstruction of the access road to the Board's cottages at the open cut mine be supplied by the council, but pointing out that the submission of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£2000 Kerbing, Guttering Programme Planned Item in Municipal Council Estimates
Singleton Municipal Council proposes to spend £2000 on a kerbing and guttering programme during 1949. this being one of the items in the estimates presented to aldermen last week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Costa Rica Invaded by Force From Nicaragua Appeal To The Security Council
NEW YORK, Dec. 13—The invading force which crossed from Nicaragua into Costa Rica on Saturday is not more than 309 men strong, says a Costa Rican Government communique. The communique adds that the force is being contained in a small area in the…
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The Mayor of Maitland (Aid. F. O. Fahey) had his first air ride yesterday afternoon. It was in the RAAF Sikorsky helicopter,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Briefs from the Shire Council Meeting CR. R. CLENDINNING. Re-Elected President
Cr. R. Clendinning was unanimoubly re-eiected President at yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council, at winch there was a run…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Musmellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 14th DECEMBER, 1948. Shire Council's Policy on Tar-Surfacing Interesting Report Submitted by Engineer. Establishment and Maintenance Costs
Mr. E. R. Brown (Shire Engineer) yesterday submitted an interesting report to the Shire Council on bituminous surfacing of district roads. The report, he stated, had been prepared to enable the council to determine its policy on the question of tar-surfacing roads…
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Dungog Council held its last meeting for the year on Monday night, and at its conclusion the Mayor entertained the aldermen, the staff and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dungog Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting
The regular meeting of Dungog Municipal Council, held on Monday night, was attended by the Mayor (Ald. F. H. Robinson), who presided,…
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“While I am Mayor, I will continue to criticise when and where, In my opinion, oriticlam is warranted,” the Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stroud Shire President Cr. Flannery Elected
At a special meeting of the Stroud Shire Council held on Friday last, Cr. Flannery was elected President for the ensuing year and Cr. Blows…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ald. Fahey Unopposed As Mayor Did “Magnificent Job”
After unanimously re-electing Aid. F, O. Fahey for hit second term as Mayor East night, aldermen of Maitland Council congratulated him on a “magnificent Job” in the interests of the city and expressed the opinion that his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Office to Close Over Xmas Period
Dungog Council has decided that the office be closed for the three days between the Christmas and New Year holiday breaks, so that the office…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Milk Zone Dairymen's Council Additional Subsidy for March
The Secretary of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council has been informed by Mr. Sedgwick, Producers' Representative on the Milk Board, that a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Town Planning Scheme for Maitland Council Defers Discussion On Committee’s Report
Submitting a comprehensive town planning proposal to Maitland City Council last night, the newly constituted planning committee recommended that it be adopted, with or without amendments, and forwarded to Northumberland…
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